Subsea
Offshore and Dredging Business Boost IHC Merwede’s Order Book
IHC Merwede successfully increased its order book in 2013 across the main sectors of its business: offshore and dredging. The company received almost € 1.8 billion worth of new orders in the past year. At the end of 2013, the order book was valued at over € 1.7 billion, which is the equivalent of a
CGG Delivers Q1 2014 Vessel Utilization Report
CGG provided its vessel utilization and its fleet allocation updates for the first quarter of 2014. During the first quarter of 2014, the CGG Symphony has definitely stopped operations on February 10th. Vessel utilization for the first quarter of 2014: The vessel availability rate was 94%. This comp
Tree C Bags Fall Pipe Vessel Simulator Contract from Jan De Nul
Jan De Nul Group awarded Tree C Technology B.V. a contract for the development and delivery of a Fall Pipe Vessel Simulator for its headquarters in Capellen in Luxembourg. The simulator will be used for personnel training of the Jan De Nul Group’s fall pipe vessel Joseph Plateau and its sister vesse
Spectrum Starts Phase 2 of Fingerdjupet-Hoop Survey in Barents Sea
Spectrum has started acquisition of the Phase 2 broadband 2D seismic survey in the Barents Sea Fingerdjupet-Hoop area. A minimum of 4,600 km will be acquired using the vessel Lazarev from SMNG. This is a continuation of the 2,226 km Phase 1 survey acquired last year. Rock property products for litho
Rosneft, ExxonMobil Start Kara-Winter 2014 Ice Expedition
The Arctic Research and Design Center (a joint venture of Rosneft and ExxonMobil) have organized The Kara-Winter-2014 Expedition, with expert support from the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute Federal State Budget Institution. This is going to be the largest ice expedition by the sea area cove
30 Areas Available for Petroleum Exploration Offshore Australia
The Minister for Industry Ian McFarlane has formally released the latest offshore petroleum exploration areas at the annual Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (APPEA) conference being held in Perth. Minister McFarlane announced that 30 areas in ten hydrocarbon provinces woul
AWE Gets New Exploration Permit Offshore Western Australia
AWE Limited has been awarded a new exploration permit offshore Western Australia, WA-497-P (formerly release area W13-18), as part of the Australia 2013 Offshore Petroleum Exploration Acreage Release. The permit covers an area of 560km2 in water depths ranging from 150m to 500m and is located in the
2G Robotics Sets Up UK Headquarters in Aberdeen
2G Robotics opened a new office in Aberdeen, Scotland. The new office will serve as 2G Robotics United Kingdom headquarters. Strategically situated along the shores of the North Sea, the new 2G Robotics Aberdeen office will improve 2G Robotics’ ability to interact with companies who are exploring im
Carnegie: Australian Federal Minister Unveils CETO 5
Carnegie Wave Energy Limited advised that its three CETO 5 Buoyant Actuators were unveiled by the Federal Energy Minster at BAE Systems in Henderson, Western Australia. The CETO 5 Buoyant Actuators were unveiled by the Hon Ian Macfarlane MP, Federal Energy Minister, and Ivor Frishknecht, CEO of AREN
EOC Reports Sharp Increase in Net Attributable Profit
EOC Limited (EOC or the Group), a provider of offshore accommodation, construction and production vessels and services to the oil and gas (O&G) sector, has reported a sharp increase in its net attributable profit to US$44.0 million for the second quarter ended 28 February 2014 (2QFY14) from US$1.4 m
HYPACK, Marine Magnetics Work on Magnetometer Solution
HYPACK Inc and Marine Magneticsc have joined forces to provide a complete solution for magnetometer surveys. Following the purchase of a fleet of magnetometers by SHOM (French Hydrographic Department), Marine Magnetics and HYPACK, Inc. worked together to provide a solution to better acquire and proc
Dolphin’s Sanco Sword Conducts Surveys in Barents Sea
Dolphin’s new high-capacity 3D seismic vessel, Sanco Sword, is in full seismic production with 12 seismic cables of 7 km length on the Gotha North and Gotha East Multi-Client surveys in the Barents Sea. The prospective Gotha survey areas are planned and designed together with local area operators, w
Aker Solutions’ Subsea Manifolds for Petrobras’ Pre-Salt Fields
Aker Solutions won a contract worth more than USD 300 million from Petrobras to supply eight manifolds that alternately inject water and gas to increase oil recovery from Brazil’s deepwater offshore fields. The subsea manifolds, designed for water depths of 2,500 meters, will be installed by Petrobr
ASV Showcases C-Worker in USA
Autonomous Surface Vehicles (ASV) Ltd showcased C-Worker to international oil and gas companies in Houston TX. C-Worker took to the water in Lake Conroe for its first International showcase following three highly successful demonstrations in the UK. Personnel from over 40 major oil and gas companies