CodaOctopus reports on yet another Echoscope® success with a major construction company in Spain. UTE Langosteira is a consortium of companies involved in one of the largest port expansion projects currently being undertaken. The project, situated on the North West coast of Spain, consists of formin
Aberdeen-based specialist subsea service company DOF Subsea UK has secured a contract with Hess to provide diver-less Decommissioning servic… (subseauk) [mappress] Source: subseauk,May 24, 2011;
IHC Engineering Business (IHC EB), a part of IHC Merwede group, has recently been awarded a contract for the supply of a 35 tonne Launch and Recovery System (LARS) to Canyon Offshore Ltd (Canyon). The bespoke A-Frame system will be used to launch and recover a new build trenching ROV. IHC EB enginee
Cecon ASA, the Norwegian based independent offshore subsea contractor, has announced firm commitment for its new office in Leiden, The Netherlands, including the creation of 15-25 new jobs and a further significant investment over the next 12 – 24 months. It is intended that Cecon”s Dutch branch wil
The PGS GeoStreamer GS (TM) introduces a new era of ghost-free, broadband seismic data. Seismic data without the source- and receiver sea surface reflections (ghosts) produce subsurface seismic images of unprecedented quality and represent removal of some of the most significant noise components tha
CGGVeritas has initiated acquisition on the first 3D multi-client program that uses BroadSeisTM, its superior broadband marine solution. Located in the Central North Sea, Quad 29 Phase 1 covers 2,100 km² and is being acquired by the CGGVeritas Oceanic Challenger operating with a 10 x 75 x 6000 m lon
TGS commences the acquisition of multi-client 3D seismic data in the Hoop Fault Complex area of the Barents Sea. This survey is an extension of the previously announced Hoop Fault Complex survey and will add 1,800 km2 to the existing data in the area. Approximately 500 km2 of the survey are infill i
Apply Sørco, a company owned by Apply ASA, has been awarded the contract on Statoil’s Gullfaks C platform for topside modifications regarding replacement of production pipelines for the Tordis field. The work includes engineering, procurement, fabrication and installation of two 10″ pipelines with v
Leading project management, engineering and construction company, Technip has issued a call to talented subsea specialists to discuss their… (subseauk) [mappress] Source: subseauk ,May 23, 2011;
Joint efforts by Inocean and scientists at University of Gothenburg could restore life to the Baltic Sea through the Baltic Deepwater Oxygenation project. Based on research performed by Professor Anders Stigebrandt at the University of Gothenburg, engineers at Inocean under the management of Vice Pr
Nylacast has become the first UK company of its type and one of only six UK companies to have achieved the industry recognized accreditation to ISO29001:2010-Oil and Gas. ISO 29001:2010-Oil and Gas was developed as a direct result of a partnership between ISO and the international oil and gas indust
As from 16 May 2011 Seatec has been taken over by the investment company Value Enhancement Partners from Amsterdam. This company will obtain a majority share and will be supported by the previous owners. For this reason the company name is changed into “Seatec Seamergo Subsea Systems B.V” Seatec wil
The European Union (EU) funded project ECO2 to evaluate the potential impact of sub-seabed carbon dioxide (CO2) leakage from storage sites on marine ecosystems has now been launched. 27 project partners from nine nations will study existing sub-seabed storage sites in the Norwegian North Sea and the
DNV has signed an agreement with the Swedish Transmission Research Institute (STRI) in an effort to meet the increasing market demand for advanced solutions for power transmission in the offshore and wind energy sectors. “There are two fundamental drivers behind the decision to collaborate,” says Kj
