Subsea
Clinton Names Lead Geophysicist
Sweden’s Clinton Marine Survey AB has appointed Robin Dymlind as the company’s lead geophysicist at its Gothenburg office. According to Clinton, Dymlind will be responsible for the company’s processing department. Dymlind has over 9 years of background in marine offshore surveys and has worked as ge
ECA Scoops EUR10 Mln in Contracts
ECA Group, a Groupe Gorgé subsidiary, has recently won two export contracts valued at more than €10 million for Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USV). For the first contract, the company informed that its customer exercised an option for two additional Inspector Mk2-type USVs after ordering two in early 2
Helix Sees Profit Drop
Houston-based well intervention and robotics specialist, Helix Energy Solutions, recorded earnings of $19.6 million, or $0.19 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2015 (Q1 2015) compared to earnings of $53.7 million, or $0.51 per diluted share, for the same period in 2014. In the fourth quart
Damen Conducts EPC Upgrade on FPSO Petrojarl I
After four months of preliminary work alongside, FPSO Petrojarl I moved on April 16, 2015 into Damen Shiprepair Rotterdam’s dry dock no 8 for work to the hull. In all, the vessel will spend a year at DSR before heading off to the South Atlantic. The Teekay managed FPSO arrived at Damen Shiprepair Ro
Deepwater Horizon Trustees Announce 10 New GoM Restoration Projects
Five years after the BP Deepwater Horizon oil disaster claimed 11 lives in the Gulf of Mexico, the government trustees charged with restoring the Gulf of Mexico announced 10 new projects, worth $134 million, including the first projects to address impacts in the deep-water environment, where the blo
TGS, Thalassa in Barents Seismic Deal
Norwegian seismic player, TGS, has inked a deal with BVI-based Thalassa Holdings for a new seismic data acquisition in the Norwegian Barents Sea. Both companies, TGS’ and WGP Survey, Thalassa Holdings’ subsidiary, announced plans for further work in 2015 after wrapping up 2014’s multi-client/proprie
Bluefin Ship Hull Inspection Systems 4 and 5 for US Navy
Bluefin Robotics has delivered new vehicles to the United States Navy that will increase the Navy’s capability to remotely search and investigate ship hulls, harbor sea floors, and other underwater infrastructure for limpet mines, Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and other objects of interest. Th
APTelecom to Market MENA Cable
APTelecom has been engaged by Middle East and North Africa Submarine Cable System (MENA-SCS) to assist with international sales and the commercialization of a new submarine cable system known as MENA Cable, connecting Europe to Middle East and India. The MENA cable system is independent of other bui
Applied Acoustics Recognized with Queen’s Award
Great Yarmouth based Applied Acoustic Engineering Ltd has won the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the International Trade category, for a second time. The Award is recognition of its achievement in boosting export revenues over three years. “This is wonderful news for us,” said Managing Director Ada
Ashtead Tech Provides Sonar for Furgo’s Survey
Ashtead Technology has supplied Edgetech 6205 interferometric sonar to Fugro for the acquisition of imagery and bathymetry data while surveying the San Francisco Bay. By mounting Edgetech 6205 sonars to Fugro’s M/V Locator and M/V Julie Ann survey vessels, Fugro surveyed 422 square kilometers of the
Siemens’ Electrical Installation for Nautilus’ Production Support Vessel
Nautilus Minerals Inc. announces that the order for the supply of the entire electrical installation for the production support vessel has been awarded to Siemens International Trading (Shanghai) Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Siemens AG. Mike Johnston, Nautilus’ CEO, commented, “The electrical
Siem Extends Deadline for Daya’s OSCV Financing
Oslo-listed Siem Offshore and Daya Materials Bhd. (Daya) have agreed to extend the deadline for termination of the Memorandums of Agreement (MoAs) to April 24, 2015. Namely, the two companies entered into an agreement in August 2014 for the sale of the two 2013-built Offshore Subsea Construction Ves
SME to Deploy PLAT-Os at EMEC
Sustainable Marine Energy (SME) has signed a long term testing contract with the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC). SME will be taking on one of the berths at the Fall of Warness tidal test site where it will deploy five PLAT-O systems in an array over the next two years. This array will host Sch
650 Lost After Migrant Boat Sinks in Mediterranean
A boat with around 700 migrants abroad capsized in the Mediterranean. According to the Maltese authorities only around 50 people have been rescued and the rest 650 are missing. According to UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) this could be the largest loss of life from any incident on the Medite