NetSurvey has recently passed their certification audit and are now certified according to the quality, environmental and working environment standards. The certification was conducted by INTERTEK and is according to the ISO 9001:2008, ISO 14001:2004 and OHSAS 18001:2007 standards. MMT Group´s Quali
Gravitas Offshore Limited is the latest UK company to secure innovation funding from a DECC and Technology Strategy Board (TSB) innovation scheme to support the development of next generation offshore wind technology. Energy and Climate Change Minister Greg Barker said: “The Coalition is committed t
The Royal Navy survey ship HMS Echo returns home to the HM Naval Base, Devonport, Plymouth, today (16 August) after a 19 month deployment. The ship has been away for 593 days with 421 actually at sea and has sailed about 74,000 miles – 2.5 times around the equator. The ship made 24 stops in [&hellip
Chris Lade has been appointed Defence Sales Manager at Saab Seaeye, the world’s largest manufacturer of electric remotely operated underwater vehicles. This is a new position with responsibility for sales of underwater vehicle systems to the defence industry and follows Saab Seaeye’s expanded role i
Ennsub to focus on the design and provision of specialised products and equipment and bespoke engineering services to the subsea-sector of the offshore oil and gas industry. In response to continuing high-levels of activity in the subsea industry, a group of senior professionals with extensive track
Octopus, a 414 foot megayacht, one of the world’s largest private superyachts, is the latest to set sail on an expedition to study a British battleship lost during World War II. The HMS Hood was sunk during a battle in the North Atlantic in 1941. This 40,000 ton wreck, which was located 11 years [&h
In order to get a better understanding the effects of the forces, from waves and currents, on the well developed Cast Iron Cable Protectors over the lifetime, Vos Prodect asked Hogeschool Windesheim to build a simulation model of their cable protectors. The model had to be able to perform both stati
FoundOcean has completed foundation grouting for three new platforms in the North Sea. The contracts were awarded by Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC). All three jackets were designed using pile-to-sleeve connections and fabricated with grout line connections above the waterline. The first project wa
Osiris Projects announces that Michael Slater has joined the company as Project Manager. Mick previously spent 4 years with South West Surveys (UK) Ltd. based in Exeter, and prior to that was an officer in Hydrographic Survey with the Royal Navy for 34 years attaining the rank of Warrant Officer. He
ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS (CoPSAS) has received consent to carry out manned underwater operations in connection with installation of the Ekofisk 2/4 VB facility. The consent for manned underwater operations covers work in connection with the 2/4 VB SSWI project, where CoPSAS is installing a new
The Italian-American Consortium, TITAN/Micoperi, presented the detailed engineering and design plan for the removal of the wreck Costa Concordia to representatives from Osservatorio during a regularly scheduled meeting on Monday. The presentation confirmed the previously presented and shared phases
JDR announced the company has been selected by WindMW GmbH as a partner for the Meerwind Sud/Ost Offshore Windfarm. The project will use 80 wind turbines to generate 288 megawatts of electricity and will be located approximately 23km north of the island of Helgoland, with completion planned for 2013
The OE2012 conference which runs parallel to the Offshore Energy exhibition on 23 & 24 October in the Amsterdam RAI features an international faculty of expert speakers. They will offer perspectives on new North Sea oil and gas discoveries, challenging hydrocarbons and future offshore vessel concept
Tritech, the underwater technology specialist, has developed its 360° real-time anchor-chain and riser integrity system for Floating Production Storage and Offloading Units (FPSOs) to include a full design service that ensures optimum deployment. A field-proven technology, RAMS™ offers continuous mo
