Hydratight has officially become one of the safest companies by winning the British Safety Council’s highest award, the Sword of Honour. The West Midlands-based joint integrity and engineering service company is one of only 54 in the whole of the UK to receive the award — and one of very few operati
Aker Solutions’ operating revenues in the third quarter of 2011 were NOK 8.56 billion. Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation amounted to NOK 322 million. Order intake in the quarter was NOK 8 billion. “Our subsea challenges in Brazil are well known. We are working on a number
After the end of the third quarter, contracts have been completed for all vessels in GC Rieber Shipping’s portfolio. Order backlog has been increased by half a billion, compared with the previous quarterly reporting. – This gives us an excellent starting point for the future in a turbulent period, s
TGS reports net revenues of USD 160 million in Q3 2011, compared to USD 130 million in Q3 2010, a 23% increase. Investments were USD 111 million, up 77%. These investments were a record for the Company in a single quarter and resulted in a record high number of vessels utilized in a quarter. [&helli
Oil & Gas UK’s chief executive, Malcolm Webb, welcomed over 1,100 delegates from all over the UK to the 2011 PILOT Share Fair in Aberdeen. Companies making major investments in the UK’s oil and gas resource will present details of upcoming work to a host of small and medium-sized supply chain contra
The next successfully delivered project confirms the status of the Kerch Shipyard Zaliv as the active participant of the world market of offshore shipbuilding. The vessel “Polarcus Adira” (building number 01293) purposed for seismic shelf research became the seventh built by Zaliv within the coopera
RBG has enhanced its subsea service capability with the launch of two purpose-built dive intervention craft (IC). The launch was announced by RBG’s new Marine & Subsea director, Roddy James, who joined the company in October 2011 from STS having previously served as global account director, oil & ga
The relocation of the approx 5,000 stones at the surface of the seabed, which may cause problems to the wind turbine and cable installation, is well underway. However, a number of planned wind turbine positions are presently being screened with advanced sonar equipment to unveil any critical stones
Nexans, a worldwide leading expert in the cable industry, has been awarded a 75 million euro contract by Statoil to design, manufacture and supply a total of 165 km of static and dynamic power umbilical and power cables, as well as necessary accessories, for the Åsgard oil and gas field in the Norwe
Global joint integrity specialist and engineering services company Hydratight has appointed Syed Taqvi as global marketing leader. Syed joins the company from GE Oil and Gas, where he was marketing director for subsea equipment and marketing integration leader for ESP, acquired by GE in 2011. Prior
On Tuesday November 8, Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel – together with President Dmitry Medvedev and the Prime Ministers of France François Fillon and the Netherlands Mark Rutte and EU Energy Commissioner Gunther Oettinger – will formally inaugurate the first of Nord Stream’s twin 1,224 kilometre
Sonardyne International has launched the sixth generation (6G®) version of its best selling acoustic positioning transponder, the Wideband Sub-Mini. The new Wideband Sub Mini 6 (WSM6) is a versatile USBL (Ultra-Short BaseLine) transponder that now supports the Company’s advanced Wideband 2 signal ar
A diver has died during an operation on an North Sea platform… (STV) [mappress] Source: STV, November 02, 2011;
Subsea 7 S.A. announced results for the third quarter 2011 which ended on September 30, 2011. The combination between Acergy S.A. and Subsea 7 Inc. was completed on January 7, 2011. Upon completion, Acergy S.A. was renamed Subsea 7 S.A. As a result of the combination and the change in fiscal year, t
