Subsea
James Fisher Inks Partnership Agreement with Mammoet Salvage
James Fisher Marine Services Ltd (JFMS), part of James Fisher and Sons plc – the UK’s leading marine services provider, announces the signing of a cooperation agreement with Mammoet Salvage B.V a division of Mammoet. Operating for over 200 years and with a global office network, Mammoet is the world
Asian Geos, Gardline Lecture on Marine Impact Assessment in Myanmar
Gardline’s Paul Salmon presented on best practice methods for marine Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) whilst Andy Campbell from Asian Geos and Gardline presented on International Standards of Marine Environmental Sampling at a knowledge-exchange event in Myanmar. In March 2014 Myanmar provision
Odyssey Recovers Gold During First SS Central America Reconnaissance Dive
Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc., a pioneer in the field of deep-ocean exploration, recovered nearly 1,000 ounces of gold during the first reconnaissance dive to the SS Central America shipwreck site on April 15,2014. Recovered gold included five gold ingots and two $20 Double Eagle coins (one 1857
HMS Blyth’s Divers Take Part in NATO Operations
Divers on board Royal Navy minehunter HMS Blyth have held the first dive of their Mediterranean deployment since leaving their home port of Faslane, Scotland. The Sandown-class vessel has taken over from Portsmouth-based minehunter HMS Brocklesby as part of the Standing NATO Mine Counter Measures Gr
Good Energy to Invest in Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon
Good Energy is to invest for the first time in a tidal energy project, the Tidal Lagoon in Swansea Bay, Wales. The Swansea Bay project is projected to deliver renewable power to more than 155,000 homes in the Swansea area and to save the equivalent of 236,000 tonnes in carbon dioxide emissions a yea
BAS Gets Improved Ice Core Drilling Winch from MacArtney
The MacArtney Group has announced the supply of an intelligent and rugged ice core drilling winch solution to British Antarctic Survey (BAS). The winch will be used to deploy the new BAS Rapid Access Isotope Drill (RAID) which is able to complete 600 m drilling cycle in just one week, before being r
Dredging Effects on Great Barrier Reef Worse than Reported
A new report has revealed that the impact of dredging and dumping in the Great Barrier Reef is much worse than the mining industry or state-owned ports have indicated, raising concerns over plans to dredge and dump more than 100 million tonnes in the Reef’s waters. The report’s key findings include:
RPS, Petrofac Offer THUET Course at OTC
Raytheon Professional Services LLC, (RPS), a subsidiary of Raytheon Company, and Petrofac Training Services announced a first-of-its-kind offering under their jointly owned Hi-Con Training program. The new Tropical Helicopter Underwater Escape Training (THUET) course is being launched at the Offshor
Saipem Bags EPCI Contract from Petrobras in Brazil
Saipem has been awarded an EPCI contract from Petrobras for the Lula Norte, Lula Sul and Lula Extremo Sul Project, to be developed in the Santos Basin Pre-Salt Region, approximately 300 kilometres off the coasts of the Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo States. The scope of work includes engineering, proc
CGG: First Quarter 2014 in Line with Expectations
CGG, a fully integrated Geoscience company providing leading geological, geophysical and reservoir capabilities to its broad base of customers primarily from the global oil and gas industry, announced its non-audited 2014 first quarter results. First quarter results reflecting execution of contracts
DECC’s North Sea Licensing Round Gets Strong Response
DECC’s latest offshore oil and gas licensing round, which closed for applications on Friday 25 April, has received a strong response with 173 applications from industry for around 370 blocks. Energy Minister Michael Fallon said: “It’s 50 years since North Sea licensing began and there remains an ext
EOC Wins Multy-Year Support Contracts in Asia and Africa
EOC Limited, one of Asia’s leading providers of offshore oil and gas development and production solutions, has secured an award worth in excess of $40 million including options for the Lewek Chancellor. Under this award with an oil major, the accommodation and construction barge will provide full su
BSEE Plans Establishment of Technology Center in Houston
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) Director Brian Salerno outlined his intent to establish a Houston-based BSEE Technology Center during a panel discussion at the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston. During the discussion with Department of Energy Acting Assistant Secretary
Reef Subsea to Execute Pipeline Trenching for GDF SUEZ
Reef Subsea has successfully secured its first pipeline trenching project for the industry-leading Q1000 jet trencher on the Sierra L5 pipeline for client GDF SUEZ. This month, Reef Subsea will mobilise its state-of-the-art Q1000 jet trencher on-board the Reef Despina Construction Support Vessel to