Subsea
Carnegie Completes Pipeline Milestone for Perth Project
Carnegie Wave Energy Limited has completed the final pipeline milestone and a progress milestone for the CETO unit component of the Perth Wave Energy Project with the approval of $1,072,880 from the Western Australian State Government and $2,095,024 in payment claims submitted to the Australian Gove
WHL Energy: La Bella Seismic Survey Data Encouraging
Australian energy company WHL Energy Limited provided an update on the interpretation of data obtained from the La Bella 3D seismic survey acquired in the Otway Basin permit VIC/P67 (WHL 40% and AWE 60%), offshore Victoria, in late 2013. While further state-of-the-art and more detailed interpretatio
NCS Survey Reinforces Its Commercial Team
NCS Survey, an Acteon company, has appointed Simon Goldsworthy as business development manager in its Aberdeen office. Goldsworthy will be responsible for building relationships with existing and potential clients and growing NCS Survey’s presence in the offshore industry globally. Having been activ
Specialist Subsea Services Grows Its ROV Fleet
Specialist Subsea Services (S3) has purchased two new ROVs from FMC Technologies Schilling Robotics. The acquisitions, worth in excess of $6.6 million, form part of the company’s ambitious global growth plans and bring the total number of work class ROVs within S3’s fleet to six. The two Schilling-H
AGR Awarded P1 Software Contract by Sakhalin Energy
Global oil and gas service provider AGR announced that its software solutions division had signed its first contract with Sakhalin Energy. The three-year deal includes the latest version of its P1™ software, as well as maintenance and support services. This software allows operators to maximise perf
REA Welcomes Government Offshore East Marine Plans
The REA welcomed the Government’s East Marine Plans, approved by Environment Secretary Owen Paterson and published by the Marine Management Organisation (MMO). The Inshore and Offshore East Marine Plans are the first two of 11 Marine Plans the Government intends to complete by 2021. These will event
ION Commences Multi-Client 2D Seismic Survey Offshore Peru
ION Geophysical Corporation has been awarded permits to acquire 12,600 kms of seismic data offshore Peru. The 2D multi-client survey, known as PeruSPANTM, covers the offshore margin from the Talara basin in the north, to the Pisco basin in the south. ION has developed the program in close cooperatio
Global Energy Group Expands Its Diving Division
Global Energy Group, international energy services company, is launching a new offshore diving division to expand its existing inshore diving operations. Representing a multi-million pound investment by the highly successful Scottish-based group, Global Diving will deliver services for the offshore
Congressman Pallone Voices Concern over Seismic Testing
Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. sent a letter to Dr. Kathryn Sullivan, Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, expressing his concern that the results of new proposed seismic testing off the coast of New Jersey could potentially be used to open up the Atlantic Ocean to o
EMGS Provides Vessel Activity for Q1 2014
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) has released information on vessel activity and utilisation for the first quarter of 2014. Vessel utilisation for the first quarter 2014 came in at 66% compared with 63% for the first quarter 2013. In the first quarter this year, the Company’s vessels were allo
Expro Recognised with Eni Safety Award
Leading international oilfield services company, Expro, has won the Eni safety award for well testing services at a ceremony held by the Italian operator in San Donato, Milan. The award recognises a contractor that has reached the best results in the field of safety, while working with Eni. The judg
The Underwater Centre Starts Nitrox Diver Training Course
The Underwater Centre, Fort William-based subsea training and trials facility, has launched the first ever commercial diver training course in the use of Enriched Air Nitrox. The training is already widely available in leisure diving but until now the use of Nitrox for commercial diving, which allow
Hydrasun Invests in Subsea Intervention Equipment
Hydrasun, a provider of integrated fluid transfer, power and control solutions to the global energy market, has invested more than $1 million in new specialist equipment and inventory, for the completion of High Pressure long length specialist Hose Assemblies for subsea intervention operations. The
Atlantis Resources, Dongfang Begin Tidal Turbine Testing in PRC
Atlantis Resources Limited, a vertically integrated turbine supplier and project owner in the tidal power industry, has reached an agreement with Dongfang Electrical Machinery Co. Limited (Dongfang) for the execution of onshore tidal turbine testing in Hangzhou in the People’s Republic of China (PRC