Seatec recently received an order for the design, fabrication and delivery of special purpose Turbine Tents (6 pcs). These units will be used by an offshore institute measuring gasflow on the seabed. Each unit is equipped with a high-end sampler unit. All units will be loadtested (750kg) prior to de
Seatec again received an order for the delivery of a heavy duty multi purpose Sonar pole. Last year Seatec already received an order for such a unit. The pole is designed in such a way that beside a Multibeam Sonar also other sensors can be mounted. It is fitted with a multipurpose adapterflange in
An underwater war grave containing the victims of one of the worst British naval disasters of the first world war has been surveyed for the… (guardian) [mappress] Source: guardian, August 30, 2011;
The Board of Directors of Prysmian S.p.A. has approved the consolidated results for the first half of 2011. “The first half of 2011 has confirmed the signs of recovery in demand seen from the second half of last year, resulting in a volume increase for the majority of businesses”, states CEO Valerio
Aberdeen-based Ecosse Subsea Systems has marked its 15th anniversary with news that turnover has again increased… (subseauk) [mappress] Source: subseauk, August 29, 2011;
International oilfield services company Expro, is undertaking a contract to provide its SafeWells integrity management software system globally to Tullow Oil Plc. Expro Well Services has been awarded a contract to provide SafeWells to Tullow in support of centralising Tullow’s management of well int
Aker Solutions has appointed Bengt Larssen as head of its geo business. Mr Larssen has since February 2010 been with Aker Solutions’ geo business as vice president exploration. Prior to Aker Solutions he has spent 16 years in various management positions at Schlumberger/Western Geco, operating as ge
Officials are questioning the feasibility of a proposal by the Russian government to build a 64-mile long tunnel under the Bering Strait tha… (digitaljournal) [mappress] Source: digitaljournal, August 28, 2011;
The Norwegian government will consider extending its North Sea gas pipeline infrastructure as far as the Barents Sea if sufficient gas is… (argusmedia) [mappress] Source: argusmedia, August 26, 2011;
Recently Hydrex Spain carried out a permanent insert repair on a 225-meter cargo vessel at anchorage in Algeciras… (marinelink) [mappress] Source: Marinelink, August 25, 2011;
Last Friday, Shell divers closed the relief valve from which oil had been seeping. No oil has been released from the flowline, or release valve, since that point. Continuous monitoring is being carried out to ensure that no releases have occurred. A reconnaissance flight on Tuesday evening reported
Gryphon field operator Maersk Oil has awarded TWMA a contract to handle and dispose of subsea structures and equipment damaged during the Gr… (engineerlive) [mappress] Source: engineerlive, August 25, 2011;
In spring of this year MMT was awarded the marine route survey contract for the NordLink Submarine Cable. Since the mid nineties several power cable connections between Norway and Germany have been on the drawing board. The landfall areas in Norway have all been in the Lista and Fedafjorden area, wh
Paradigm™ announced today that Fugro has selected the Paradigm Reverse Time Migration to meet its challenging depth imaging objectives. Reverse Time Migration is a preferred solution for imaging of seismic data in areas affected by complex wave phenomena, such as those encountered in the deep waters
