Subsea
FLiDAR Supports Growth by Hiring Engineers
FLiDAR, the European market leader in floating lidar wind measurements has recently strengthened its team with three experienced engineers. Bruce Douglas, General Manager of FLiDAR, said, “Based on recent commercial successes we are delighted to be able to grow the team with talented and experienced
PHOTO: Damen’s Optima Propeller Nozzles for Polarcus Naila
Three Damen companies were involved in the successful Polarcus Naila refit: Damen Shiprepair & Conversion yard ‘Shipdock Amsterdam’, steel construction company ‘Niron Staal’ and Damen Marine Components (DMC). As a partner and supplier of Caterpillar Marine (formerly Berg Propulsion), DMC has provide
ASL to Build Acoustic Instrument for Deep Ocean Hydrothermal Vent Flow
ASL Environmental Sciences Inc. has been awarded a US$0.5 million contract by the University of Georgia to build a reciprocal transmission acoustic scintillation instrument to measure the flow dynamics of a hydrothermal vent plume for a research project led by Dr. Daniela Di Iorio of the Department
Severstal Starts Pipes Shipments for South Stream Project
OAO Severstal, one of the world’s leading steel and steel-related mining companies, has begun shipments of 813 mm diameter pipes for the South Stream Offshore Pipeline. The pipes are manufactured at the Izhora Pipe Mill, part of Severstal’s Russian Steel division. The Mill’s first batch of 39.0 mm w
DP Energy Joins Ocean Energy Europe Board
DP Energy has joined the board of Ocean Energy Europe, the trade association for ocean renewable energy in Europe, as a lead sponsor. The Irish tidal developer has been central to the push which has taken ocean energy to the brink of deploying pilot farms in recent years. They will now bring this ex
WHL Energy Gets Funding for VIC/P67 in La Bella Permit
Australian energy company WHL Energy Limited has announced it has completed a financing agreement to raise A$3.2 million. The capital raised via the cash advance term loan facility will be utilised to fund WHL Energy’s ongoing activities including the current interpretation of 3D seismic data acquir
FoundOcean Tests Its Latest MGP Units on OWF Jacket (UK)
FoundOcean has announced that the company is trialling its latest range of Marine Growth Prevention units on an unnamed offshore wind farm jacket structure in the UK. “To demonstrate the effectiveness of controlling marine growth with this established technology, we have installed two units on a jac
Carnarvon Petroleum Spuds Phoenix South-1 Well
Carnarvon Petroleum Limited has advised that the Atwood Eagle semisubmersible drilling rig has started drilling operations at the Phoenix South-1 well within WA-435-P on the North West Shelf of Western Australia. Drilling is expected to continue for approximately 60-70 days which includes time for l
Paradigm to Continue with Projected Increase in Revenues
A privately held investment fund based in the Netherlands has seen revenues from its portfolio of companies in the North-east grow by 900% in three years. Paradigm Group BV, which was established in late 2009 with a focus on investing in upstream technology, reported a rise in turnover from £1.8mill
Applied Acoustic Launches New Low Cost Release Beacon
A new, compact and lightweight acoustic release beacon has been launched by Applied Acoustic Engineering based in Great Yarmouth, UK. The model, the omni-directional 1519, is part of the company’s 1500 Series that employs spread spectrum technology for added ‘uplink’ reliability. The release beacon
Planktons Expanding in Arctic Basin, JAMSTEC Finds
JAMSTEC has reported that Dr. Eiji Watanabe and Dr. Jonaotaro Onodera, Research and Development Center for Global Change, the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science Technology detected a significant amount of sinking biological materials with particulate organic nitrogen under sea ice during early wi
Aubin’s Growth Plan Includes New CFO Appointment
Chemical technology specialist Aubin Group has appointed Katy Gifford as Chief Financial Officer to strengthen its management team and help drive the future growth of the company. Katy brings over 25 years senior management and international experience in the oil & gas industry to Aubin Group. A Cha
Aubin Completes Operational Trial of LiquiBuoy System
Materials technology and engineering specialists Aubin is set to transform subsea lifting after the successful completion of its first operational trial of its LiquiBuoy system. The company conducted rigorous testing of its liquid gel technology at The Underwater Centre in Fort William to prove its
Cobham, Fugro Extend Hydrographic Survey Partnership for Royal Australian Navy
Cobham Aviation Services has been awarded a five year contract extension by Fugro LADS Corporation Pty Ltd to support the provision of hydrographic survey services for the Royal Australian Navy. Cobham will continue to support Fugro in providing this unique service which involves operating an airbor