The UKHO has once again successfully delivered another of its internationally accredited marine cartography courses to six overseas hydrographic officers. The six delegates from Bangladesh, Indonesia, Mexico, Oman, Pakistan and Philippines completed the 15 week marine cartography course in December,
Osiris Projects are confirmed to exhibit at Oceanology International 2012 at ExCeL, London. The company will be showcasing their expertise within the field of ultra-high resolution shallow water survey and, subject to work schedules, demonstrating their 27.5m semi-SWATH specialist coastal survey ves
Visitors to the Teledyne TSS stand at Oceanology (Stand No D100) will be among the first to view the newest additions to this well-respected company’s advanced product range. With its reputation having been built on motion sensor technology, visitors will be able to witness the launch of yet another
GDF SUEZ E&P Norge was awarded three partnership licenses and two operatorships in the North Sea through the Awards in Predefined Areas round for 2011. The two operatorships are located in the Gjøa area (PL 636 and PL 634). Two of the partnership licenses are located in the northern North Sea, and t
The Partrac Group will be hosting an official workshop at the RenewableUK Wave & Tidal 2012 Conference and Exhibition. The workshop, entitled ‘Unique Challenges of Site Characterisation in Wave & Tidal Projects’, will take place on 14th March 2012 at the EICC, Edinburgh, the day before the main conf
Nautronix has conducted a successful trial of NASNet® for Cairn Energy, offshore Greenland, proving the viability of NASNet® and the Nautronix ADS² signalling technology capabilities in a harsh environment. The NASNet® system was deployed from the AHTS Siem Aquamarine in approximately 300msw and dur
Statoil was awarded ownership interests in eleven production licences on the Norwegian shelf. Statoil will be the operator in eight of the licences. In this APA round (Awards in Predefined Areas), Statoil applied for more areas than has been the case in recent years, submitting a targeted applicatio
IHC Offshore Systems, part of IHC Merwede, announces it has been awarded a rental contract for the Noise Mitigation System NMS-6900. Dutch offshore contractor Seaway Heavy Lifting will operate the NMS-6900 during the installation of 30 monopile foundations for the Riffgat offshore wind farm off the
A fixed platform has been selected by Statoil and its partners for the Dagny oil and gas discovery in the North Sea, while the Eirin gas field is to be developed with a subsea solution. Gas from Dagny will be exported through a tie-back to the infrastructure on Sleipner East, while offshore loading
In July 2011 A2SEA acquired a 29% share interest in the Danish cable installation company CT Offshore. A2SEA has now decided to increase their shareholding in the company to 67%. The remaining 33% of the shares are still owned by CT Offshore’s founder and CEO, Paw Cortes. The company will stay at it
As well as being a renewable energy success , SeaGen, the world’s first commercial tidal current energy turbine is also an environmental success. The tidal turbine, designed and deployed by Marine Current Turbines Ltd (MCT) and located in Northern Ireland’s Strangford Lough has had no major impact o
FoundOcean has won two North Sea pile grouting contracts for a total of five jacket structures, the installation of which are due to start in the first half of 2012. The contracts were awarded as FoundOcean and Saipem enter the second year of a three year agreement between the two companies. Operati
Statoil has matured more reserves through improved recovery than the Skrugard and Havis discoveries combined in 2011. The company is now strengthening its focus on improved recovery. “2011 will always be remembered for the major finds on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS), while at the same time
Alstom and the leading Scottish marine developer SSE Renewables have signed a new joint venture agreement to develop the Costa Head Wave Project, an up to 200 Megawatts (MW) wave energy site located north of mainland Orkney, in The Crown Estate’s Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters Strategic Area. Alst
