Subsea
Statoil: Eldar Sætre New President and CEO
Statoil’s board of directors has appointed Eldar Sætre as new president and CEO. Sætre has been acting as president and CEO since October, and assumes the role with immediate effect. He has 35 years’ experience from Statoil and the oil- and gas industry. “Eldar Sætre was our first choice. The indust
CRP Assists Namibia with Seabed Mining EIA
Chatham Rock Phosphate is sharing its experience of New Zealand’s environmental consenting regime to assist Namibia in designing an environmental assessment process for its seabed phosphate resources. The Namibian government sought input from interested parties to define the content of an Environmen
WERPO, ACEP Cooperate on Wave Energy Development in Ghana
Blackbird International Corporation has signed a partnership agreement with ACEP, The Africa Center for Energy Policy, with the goal of erecting a sea wave energy power plant to supplement the region’s energy needs. WERPO signed a JV agreement with ACEP, The Africa Center for Energy Policy in Ghana.
UCL Finds How to Stretch Subsea Cables Transmission
A new way to process fibre optic signals has been demonstrated by UCL researchers, which could double the distance at which data travels error-free through transatlantic sub-marine cables. According to UCL, the new method has the potential to reduce the costs of long-distance optical fibre communica
Romica Umbilical Winches for NOC
Romica Engineering Ltd (REL) has signed a contract with The UK’s National Oceanography Centre (NOC) to provide 4 umbilical winches. According to REL, these winches should allow NOC to facilitate seismic and towed ocean bottom instrument operations at sea with self-contained systems providing the abi
Teledyne in Bowtech Buy
Teledyne Technologies has acquired designer and manufacturer of underwater environment vision systems Bowtech Products through a U.K.-based subsidiary. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1989, Bowtech is a supplier of rugged cameras and LED lighting sources deployed in the extre
Forum Boosts Product Portfolio with J-Mac Acquisition
Forum Energy Technologies announced today that it has acquired J-Mac Tool, Inc. (J-Mac). J-Mac, located in Fort Worth, Texas, manufactures high quality hydraulic fracturing pumps, power ends, fluid ends, and other pump accessories. J-Mac also provides repair and refurbishment services for power ends
TAP Brings in New Directors
Trans Adriatic Pipeline AG (TAP) has strengthened its project management team, hiring Norman Ingram as Project Director and Martin Mair as Operations Director. Both positions are located at TAP’s Headquarter offices in Baar, Switzerland. Norman Ingram joins TAP from BG Group in Queensland, Australia
Ceona Amazon Gets Multi-Lay VLS and Twin Cranes
Ceona has announced the successful installation of 570te multiple pipelay VLS and twin 400te cranes onto the Ceona Amazon vessel. One month after the vessel’s arrival at Huisman yard in the Netherlands, the Ceona Amazon has been equipped with multi-lay VLS with a top tension of 570te, and with two 4
Scientists Find Origin of Dissolved Iron in Central Pacific
A new study led by scientists at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) points to the deep ocean as a major source of dissolved iron in the central Pacific Ocean. This finding highlights the vital role ocean mixing plays in determining whether deep sources of iron reach the surface-dwelling
OceanServer Wins Orders for 6 Iver AUVs
OceanServer Technology has bagged contracts for 6 new Iver AUVs across 3 different customers. The systems were expected to be delivered by the end of January 2015. Four systems will be delivered to YSI/Xylem for use in water quality application utilizing the YSI Sonde 6-Series Sensors. The second cu
Kongsberg Supports Hydrography Training Course in Japan
Kongsberg Maritime has contributed to a hydrography training course taking place in Japan by supplying training on its shallow water multibeam survey equipment. The Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) invited eight participants from Australasian countries as far afield as Kirabati, Myan
Huntington Ingalls Buys Engineering Solutions Division
Huntington Ingalls Industries has acquired the Engineering Solutions Division of The Columbia Group, a designer and builder of unmanned underwater vehicles for domestic and international customers. As a previous stand-alone division within The Columbia Group, ESD is headquartered in Panama City Beac
KBAT to Launch Training Centre in Singapore
KBA Training Centre (KBAT) has announced four levels of training courses under its latest Diving Training Programme with the first launch of Level 1 CSCUBA training course scheduled on January 19 to February 13, 2015. The official opening ceremony will be held at the training site on February 6, 201