Dave Vander Heyde has joined IHC Merwede on 15 December 2011 as the company’s new Finance Director. He has succeeded Fred Brouwer, who has reached the age of retirement. Mr Vander Heyde began his career in the financial sector for what was previously called the Belgische Kredietbank NV. He then went
The new real time and postprocessing software for EA sounders is available. The sidescan sonar mosaicing software has been developed extensively. The software is available in three versions: * Basic * Professional * Online * Additional-Tool: Spot The main tasks of EA SSM are: * Planning and performi
From late December 2011 till Mid January 2012 earth scientists from the Leibniz Institute of Marine Sciences (IFM-GEOMAR) and from the Cluster of Excellence „The Future Ocean“ in Kiel, Germany will examine the causes of earthquakes and tsunamis along the continental margins of the Mediterranean Sea
ASCO, one of the world’s leading oil and gas logistics companies, announces the retention of three significant long-term North Sea contracts – two with Nexen Petroleum UK Limited and one with Centrica Energy Upstream. Together the contracts are valued in excess of £90m. For a number of years, ASCO h
Broad efforts have been made to identify the direct and underlying causes of the Gullfaks C well control event on 19 May 2010. Operator Statoil has responded to the most recent post-incident orders from the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA). As required by the PSA, risk assessment and work pro
This month Norwegian wave energy developer, Intentium AS launches open wave energy project – owep. This is meant to be a hub where developers, decision makers, suppliers and students, can publish their own project or request for involvement. This will typically be a project for a complete ocean ener
Marine mining, featured on the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology’s (IMarEST) Technical Activities Hot Topics Register, has added an important sustainability credential with the adoption of the revised ‘Code for the Environmental Management of Marine Mining’ by the International
Martin Deffontaines is appointed Vice-President, Investor Relations of Total. He succeeds Bertrand de La Noue who is appointed General Representative for Total in China. Martin Deffontaines has been Vice President Strategy within Strategy Business Development R&D Division, in Exploration Production,
BOURBON opens a new affiliate in Saint Petersburg, Bourbon Baltic, which will provide clients with first-class ship management resources. It complements BOURBON’s current operations in Sakhalin. Global leader in offshore oil and gas marine services, BOURBON opens Bourbon Baltic, an affiliate based i
Fast-evolving oil and gas remote downhole and wellbore camera specialists EV has entered a six-month agreement with BP Norway to deploy its industry-reputed technology on North Sea assets. The company, which has also been named as the oil major’s preferred supplier of camera and video inspection too
EMGS and Schlumberger have announced the intention to enter into a cooperative agreement effective from 3 January 2012 in which the parties will offer to the industry their respective expertise in the marine electromagnetic related fields of processing, advanced modelling and earth model building. S
The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) has purchased two Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) from Hydroid, Inc., a subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime and the leading manufacturer of AUVs. The REMUS 100 AUVs will be used to support Sweden’s mine countermeasures program, especially in harbo
Russian Navy’s ensign – St. Andrew’s flag – was triumphantly hoisted on the autonomous deep-sea submersible Consul at JSC Zvezdochka Ship Repair Center, reported Russian Defense Ministry Press Service. Deputy defense minister Gen. Nikolai Makarov endorsed the submersible’s acceptance certificate in
nkt cables has entered a contract with E.ON Climate & Renewables Central Europe GmbH at a value of around € 20 million for the offshore wind farm Amrumbank West. For nkt cables, Amrumbank West will be another project with armoured 33 kV submarine cables. The cable will be manufactured at the product
