Engineer Alan Jordan has joined Jee as a Principal Cables Engineer. Alan has 38 years experience working with subsea cables, ranging from managing trans-oceanic submarine telecommunications network projects to cable product design and manufacture, installation processes and marine maintenance. In hi
The operation to remove the wreck of the cargo ship MV Carrier, which ran aground near Llanddulas, North Wales, was completed this week. It has taken contractors, PGC, less than six weeks to remove the wreck and all scrap materials from the vessel have now been removed from the site. However residua
AGR has been awarded a frame agreement with RWE Dea to provide reservoir services. As a result of recent exploration successes, E&P firm RWE Dea is looking to AGR’s Reservoir Management for the provision of subsurface services during exploration, interpretation, early field development and increased
Dong Energy, Fredericia (Denmark) and Nexans Deutschland have signed a contract for the delivery and installation of medium-voltage submarine cables for the West of Duddon Sands wind farm. The order for the wind farm located 15 kilometres west of Walney Island comprises 122 kilometres of submarine c
The Statnett Group reports profit after tax of NOK 265 million for the first quarter of 2012. The corresponding figure for the same period in 2011 was NOK 394 million. The reduction was due to downward adjustment of tariffs for 2012 and lower congestion revenues in the period. In the first quarter o
With the help of deep-sea submersible Panther Plus experts managed to identify trawler Ametist lost in the Sea of Okhotsk in Feb 2011, said press secretary of FSUE KamchatNIRO Maria Varkentin referring to director Oleg Lapshin who is coordinating the search operation on board research ship TINRO. “I
An important part of the TAP service is the provision of trained, expert operators who are able to ensure that the Echoscope is operating optimally as soon as it’s installed, and is providing imagery and recorded data to suit the customer’s requirements. CodaOctopus has entered into an agreement wit
As part of continual company growth and development, Coastline Surveys Ltd has placed an order for the purchase of a DATEM 5000 CPT system. The DATEM 5000 unit is a coiled rod design offering the latest technology and increased push capability compared to similar CPT designs available. The unit is c
Leading oil and gas industry body, the Intervention & Coiled Tubing Association (ICoTA) European Chapter is set to host industry experts at a one-day seminar of technical presentations in Stavanger later this month. Among the 12 presentations, Expro will discuss its AX-S system, a unique remotely-op
Dudgeon Offshore Wind Limited (DOW), a subsidiary of Warwick Energy Limited, has selected ABB Limited (ABB) as the preferred supplier for the delivery of the electrical works for the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm (Dudgeon) project following a competitive tendering exercise. The formal contract for thes
Offshore Marine Management (OMM) has announced the appointment of Business Development Director Ian Gaitch to the company. Ian joined OMM in late February of this year; bringing to the role over 25 years’ experience in the submarine cable industry both on and offshore. As well as Ian’s 7 years of ex
IHC Engineering Business (IHC EB) announces the appointment of Jon Dale as Managing Director IHC Engineering Business. Neil Baxter has been the Managing Director since February 2011 having joined with the specific objective of strengthening the management capabilities and systems within IHC EB to be
The Shareholders of Nord Stream AG have asked the company to conduct a feasibility study of possible options to further increase the capacities to transport natural gas from Russia to the EU through the Baltic Sea. Over the next eight months, Nord Stream will make an assessment of various criteria o
Final preparations for the planned well intervention on Elgin’s leaking G4 well are nearing completion. These have included the West Phoenix drilling rig positioning itself about 30 metres away from the Elgin complex ready to support the operation. Weather permitting, the well intervention should no
