Chelsea Technologies Group announced this week a significant increase in both sale and rental contracts for the 2011 Model Sub-Sea Pipeline Leak Detection System. The PLD system now includes the provision of digital output on all fluorimeters that operate these systems, and alignment of power requir
Grup Servicii Petroliere SA (GSP) – a rapidly emerging drilling, pipe lay and offshore construction company, announces the appointment of Stuart D Oakley as its new Chief Executive Officer to be based in Constanta in Romania. Mr. Fanel Hahui who previously held this position will now move into the n
Grup Servicii Petroliere SA (GSP) has been awarded a new contract in the North Sea, for pipelay services. This is the second contract awarded to the company by Wintershall Noordzee B.V. The pipelay contract is for GSP Falcon, the DNV class pipelay vessel which will carry out the installation of a 10
Malcolm Vincent BSc (Hons), MSc, CEng, FIMarEST, FIMechE, FIOD has been appointed the 110th President of the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) at its AGM on 8 March. Andreas Chrysostomou has been appointed President Elect. Malcolm Vincent takes over the reins of offic
The gas find “Luva” off Helgeland was renamed “Aasta Hansteen”. Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Ola Borten Moe, announced the new name during a speech at a Norwegian Sea conference held in Stjørdal on 8 March 2012. Aasta Hansteen was a campaigner for women’s rights and a high-profile participant i
An additional deep-water facility at Lerwick Harbour has been brought into operation ahead of schedule to support a major subsea project in the North Sea. Work was accelerated on an 80-metre section of the quay under development at Greenhead to make it available for use by Technip, a world leader in
Marine handling systems specialist, Caley Ocean Systems is presenting the oceanographic handling expertise being deployed on the new oceanographic research vessel for the Geological Survey of India (GSI), and the Woods Holes Oceanographic Institution’s (WHOI) new R/V Atlantis research vessel, to han
StarFish Seabed Imaging Systems, the shallow water, sidescan sonar system from Tritech, is proving to be the standard Search and Rescue (SAR) tool. StarFish has been successful in a SAR operation for body recovery. Where other sonars have failed to locate the missing person, StarFish 990F’s high res
Market leading offshore equipment rental company, Seatronics, an Acteon Company has increased its commitment to Sonardyne’s sixth generation technology platform – 6G – with a major order for subsea acoustic positioning hardware. The equipment will be added to Seatronic’s equipment pool in Aberdeen f
“The market upturn in 2011 has resulted in early signs of an improvement in BOURBON’s performance and results,” Christian Lefèvre, Chief Executive Officer of BOURBON announced. “EBITDA was up 24.6% compared with the previous year. This market upturn is more apparent in the deepwater offshore segment
The SeaKing Hammerhead high resolution, 360° mechanical scanning imaging sonar is the solution for a variety of detailed survey tasks. Now available as a package complete with top box, tripod, cable on reel and transit cases, the SeaKing Hammerhead can be deployed on the tripod for many survey tasks
David Neser has been appointed Chief Operating Officer and Chief Technology Officer of Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) with effect from 1 May, 2012. David joins EMGS from WesternGeco, and brings with him over 20 years of experience in operations management, sales, business development and new
Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) signed in December last year a contract with Fassmer shipyard for construction and delivery of a 21m research vessel. With this order, the series of research vessels being built at Fassmer will be completed. The series comprises the 65-met
Proserv has bolstered its position as a global-leading specialist in energy production services after unveiling a new subsea test and assembly facility that doubles the company’s capacity and harnesses the fast-growing market demand for its services. Energy industry leaders reinforced the significan
