Subsea
Victorian Wave Partners Secure USD 5 Mln Funding from ARENA
Ocean Power Technologies announced that Victorian Wave Partners Pty. Ltd. (“VWP”), has received approximately A$5.0 million in initial grant funding from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (“ARENA”). VWP is a project-specific entity wholly-owned by Ocean Power Technologies (Australasia) Pty. Ltd
GE Oil & Gas Demonstrates Active Commitment to Saudi Arabia
GE has further strengthened its commitment to localized manufacturing with the groundbreaking of the new GE Oil & Gas Manufacturing Facility, located in Second Industrial City in Dammam. The expansion is part of the US$1 billion investment commitment announced by GE in the Kingdom, and follows the s
EnQuest, Uzma Work on Development of Petronas’ Tanjong Baram Field
Uzma Berhad has announced that a contractor Group that includes its wholly owned subsidiary, Uzma Energy Venture (Sarawak) Sdn Bhd (“UEVS”) and EQ Petroleum Developments Malaysia Sdn Bhd (“EQ”) has on 27th March 2014 signed a Small Field Risk Service Contract (“SFRSC”) with Petroliam Nasional Berhad
BMT Provides Metocean Assessments for Tullow Oil
BMT ARGOSS (BMT) has been awarded a number of metocean assessments for Tullow Oil Plc., including comprehensive overviews of meteorological and oceanographic conditions in West Africa and South America, to help support the company’s offshore oil and gas exploration and operating activities. Colleen
Royal Navy Aids in Search for Missing MH370 Aircraft
The Royal Navy has assigned The Trafalgar Class submarine to help with the search for the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 that went missing on 8 March. HMS Tireless arrived in the southern Indian Ocean on April 1st. With her advanced underwater search capability, HMS Tireless will be able to contribute
EV Opens Downhole Video Technology Centre
UK-based downhole video technology specialist EV has opened a new technology centre to house its research and development, which the company is expected to invest nearly £2million into over the next year. EV, the market leader in downhole video applications for the oil and gas industry, opened the n
Kongsberg Delivers Its 200th GeoSwath Plus
Kongsberg Maritime subsea sales manger in Canada, Nick Burchill presented a plaque to Denis D’Amours, Director of the Canadian Hydrographic Service’s Pacific Region, as engineering projects supervisor, for 200th delivery of GeoSwath Plus. The Canadian Hydrographic Service uses its GeoSwath Plus syst
Nexans to Change Composition of Board of Directors
Nexans Board of Directors, chaired by Frédéric Vincent, met on March 31, 2014 to approve the resolutions to be submitted to the shareholders at the annual shareholders’ meeting of May 15, 2014. The Board took note of the decision of François Polge de Combret, independent director since May 2006, to
Dolphin Geophysical Achieves ISO 9001:2008 Certification
Dolphin Geophysical has attained ISO 9001:2008 certification for the provision of seismic services including marketing, sales, planning, project management, seismic acquisition, quality control and reporting. The certification was awarded by DNV GL following multiple site and vessel audits. “Dolphin
Wood Group PSN Awarded Esso Australia Retrofit Contract Extension
Wood Group PSN (WGPSN) has been awarded a contract by Esso Australia Proprietary Limited, an Australian subsidiary of ExxonMobil, to provide reimbursable engineering, procurement and construction services to support the Gippsland Basin Joint Venture’s retrofit portfolio of projects in Victoria, Aust
SeaBird, TGS Sign LoI for 2D Seismic Data in Mexico
SeaBird Exploration Plc has signed a letter of intent with TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company (“TGS”) to acquire up to 200,000 km of 2D seismic data in Mexico. The LOI provides TGS access to charter up to four seismic vessels from SeaBird over a period of approximately 36 months, estimated to commence Q4
Baosteel Yantai Delivers Subsea Steel Pipes for Bohai Oilfield
Baosteel Yantai has supplied steel pipes to the China National Offshore Oil Corporation in Bohai oilfield with more than 900 tons of large diameter seamless steel pipes. Since the end of last year Baosteel Yantai, has delivered nearly 7000 tons of large diameter seamless pipe to China National Offsh
IMarEST Marks Its 125th Anniversary
Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) celebrates its 125th anniversary, with its new president Richard Vie. Addressing more than 400 leading marine professionals from around the world at the IMarEST’s Annual Dinner at London’s Guildhall on Friday 28th March, Mr Vie also c
ABB, Prysmian to Supply Cables for Horns Rev 3 Offshore Wind Farm
Energinet.dk has signed contracts with ABB and Prysmian for the supply of 220kV high-voltage cables to transport power from the Horns Rev3 offshore wind farm in the North Sea into the Danish electricity grid. ABB will supply the 33 km long submarine cable for the connection of the wind turbines to t