Subsea
Ocean Sonics Opens Digital Hydrophone Calibration Lab
A new state of the art digital hydrophone calibration lab, the only one known of its kind, has been commissioned at the Ocean Sonics office in Great Village, NS. The traditional analog approach to calibrating hydrophones is a tricky and demanding task. Digital hydrophone calibration greatly simplifi
BMT to Showcase FVPM Solutions at Posidonia 2014
BMT SMART Ltd, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, an international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy, will showcase its performance monitoring portfolio at Posidonia 2014 next week in Athens, Greece. The SMART suite of services works by collecting vessel performance data and p
PSA Norway Audits Total Norge’s Martin Linge FSO Management
On 23 and 24 April 2014, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway carried out an audit of Total E&P Norge AS and the modification project for Martin Linge FSO. The objective of the audit was to monitor that Total, in partnership with the owner KNOT FSO 1 AS and engineering contractors, was complying wi
ConocoPhillips to Remove Accommodations from Ekofisk 2/4Q
ConocoPhillips has received consent for the removal and final disposal of accommodation and office modules at Ekofisk 2/4Q in development licence 018. Ekofisk 2/4Q is located in the Ekofisk complex and has operated as a combined accommodation and office module. The activity is scheduled to start in
Superior Energy Names VP of Risk Management
Danny Young, Superior’s Executive Vice President of Corporate Services, has announced that Paul Remson has joined Superior Energy Services as Vice President of Risk Management. Based in Houston, Paul’s responsibilities include, among other duties, the placement, analysis and management of the compan
OWS Acquires Diving Support Vessel ‘Offshore Beaver’
Offshore Wind Services has announced the acquisition of the multipurpose / diving support vessel “Offshore Beaver”, formerly known as “Union Beaver”. Before entering the fleet of OWS, “Offshore Beaver” had supported projects in the North Sea for Boskalis. With her 32 pax accommodation capacity, 25t
PRM Setup on Snorre and Grane, Work Continues
Installation of the system for permanent reservoir monitoring (PRM) on Statoil’s fields, will move forward with installing a seismic streamer on Snorre. A dedicated system with a seismic streamer will also be installed on Grane. This work is scheduled for completion in early winter 2015. While the c
ITW’s Ducorit on Over 2000 Offshore Wind Farms
ITW Polymers Europe, a Danish manufacturer of ultrahigh performance grout Ducorit for offshore and onshore wind turbine foundations, has reached a milestone in the wind industry by grouting it’s 2000th foundation. During the past 14 years, ITW Polymers Europe (previously Densit) has specialised in t
Drilling at Pharos-1 Carries On, Karoon Gas Reports
Karoon Gas Australia Ltd has released a Pharos-1 exploration well, WA-398-P progress report. As at 0600 WST on 30 May 2014 the cement shoe at the bottom of the 13-3/8″ casing has been drilled out and preparations are being made to drill ahead in the 12-1/4″ hole section. Since the last update, the 1
AMCS: Industrialisation, the Fastest Growing Threat to GBF
The Queensland Resources Council, in media stories today, is selectively citing pre-existing problems in order to divert efforts from addressing the fastest growing new threat to the Great Barrier Reef – industrialisation. Australian Marine Conservation Society, Great Barrier Reef Campaign Director,
Sonardyne 6G Platform Becomes Affordable for U.S. Scientist
Marine science and ocean research programs across the United States are set to benefit from access to more affordable underwater technology thanks to a new discount scheme introduced by Houston-based Sonardyne Inc. Under the terms of the company’s Academic Discount Partnership, Sonardyne is offering
Jee to Run New Subsea Specialist Course
Jee Ltd, an independent multi-discipline subsea engineering and training firm, will hold a new subsea power cable installation course on 6 November this year. This is an in-depth, technical course detailing the engineering for power cable installation using surface laying, ploughing and ROV burial i
Topaz CFO Calls It Quits
Topaz Energy and Marine, a leading offshore support vessel company has announced that its Chief Financial Officer, Pernille Fabricius, is leaving the company. The company said that, “Ms. Fabricius leaves with the Chief Executive and Board of Directors’ best wishes and appreciation of her time with t
Navy Finds T-34C Turbomentor Aircraft Wreck off Texas
Navy Sailors and Divers from Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 found and salvaged a downed T-34C Turbomentor aircraft off the coast of Texas, May 14-27. MDSU 2’s Area Search Platoon conducted towed, side-scan sonar searches 200 feet around the suspected crash site May 15 locating the T-34C approximat