Subsea
BW Offshore Pens Letter of Award for Catcher FPSO
BW Offshore has signed a Letter of Award (LOA) with Premier Oil for a FPSO to operate on the Catcher oil field in the UK North Sea. The LOA will be converted into a final contract subject to final partner sanction and Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) approval, expected to be completed
WGP Group to Perform Seismic Survey in North Sea
The Board of Thalassa informed that WGP Group has received a service order to perform a survey in the North Sea. One of the Group’s PMSSTM units will be mobilised on an operated field platform survey vessel that will be converted into a seismic source vessel for the duration of the survey. Mobilisat
Primeline Starts 3D Seismic Survey in East China Sea
Primeline Energy Holdings Inc. announced that its contractor, China Oilfield Services Ltd. (COSL), has commenced the 3D seismic survey in Block 33/07, East China Sea. As announced in December 2013, Primeline signed a turnkey contract with COSL for a 600sq km 3D seismic survey in Block 33/07 (“the Su
Belfast Waterfront Hosts Biggest Wave and Tidal Energy Conference
Belfast Waterfront recently hosted RenewableUK’s 11th Annual Wave and Tidal Conference and Exhibition, the largest event of its kind not only in the UK, but throughout the world, for the first time in Northern Ireland. Hailed as being at the forefront of developing energy generation from the tides,
Maritime Institute Willem Barentsz Joins CARIS Academic Program
The Maritime Institute Willem Barentsz (MIWB) in the Netherlands joins the CARIS Academic Partnering Program with CARIS HIPS and SIPS and BASE Editor for hydrographic data processing. The program provides academic institutes with CARIS software used by industry, allowing students to gain valuable ha
Harkand Adds HOS Mystique to Its Gulf of Mexico Fleet
Harkand has entered into a charter agreement with Hornbeck Offshore for the offshore construction vessel HOS Mystique for a firm period of two years plus options. The 250ft (76.2m) DP2 vessel has a 70 MT AHC crane and will be outfitted with a Harkand Triton XLS ROV to support IRM and survey work in
CIOH Adopts CARIS Spatial Fusion Enterprise (Colombia)
During the first week of March CARIS completed the implementation of CARIS Spatial Fusion Enterprise (SFE) at the Centro de Investigaciones Oceanográficas e Hidrográficas (CIOH) of the Colombia Navy in the city of Cartagena de Indias, Colombia. CARIS staff were onsite to provide consultancy and trai
Ithaca’s Profit Increases to USD 145 Million
Ithaca Energy Inc. announced its financial results for the twelve months ended 31 December 2013, independently assessed year-end reserves and an operations update. The company reported growth in cashflow by 170% ( 2013 $ 244 million – 2012 $90 million ), resulting in cashflow per share of $0.81 (201
Panama Canal Authority Implements CARIS Bathy DataBASE
The Panama Canal Authority has recently adopted CARIS Bathy DataBASE for the storing and management of the Canal´s bathymetric information. The waterway’s heavy traffic and expansion operations called for a robust and efficient method to manage survey data. The implementation of Bathy DataBASE will
Seatronics Buys Kongsberg Mesotech’s M3 Sonar System
Seatronics Pte Ltd, an Acteon company, has purchased Kongsberg Mesotech Ltd’s M3 Sonar System to add to its Asia Pacific rental fleet. The purchase is part of an ongoing investment by Seatronics into cutting-edge technology to support its global marine equipment rental fleet growth and marks a signi
AGR Drills Northern-most Wells for OMV (Norway)
AGR was assigned by OMV to drill a well in the Barents Sea. As a result of establishing different drilling targets and challenging reservoirs, the operation ended with two wells drilled with the Leiv Eiriksson rig. AGR delivered the Wisting wells with no major delays and excellent results achieved i
Bumi Armada Secures USD 750 Mln Loan for Kraken FPSO
Bumi Armada Berhad’s subsidiary, Armada Kraken Pte. Ltd., has today secured a syndicated bridge loan facility of USD750 million. The lenders of the Facility are Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited, Maybank International Labuan Branch, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Singapore Branch, Un
IPCC Reports Alarming Future for Great Barrier Reef
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report, finds the Great Barrier Reef will suffer irreversible damage from coral bleaching and ocean acidification. Senator Larissa Waters, Australian Greens environment spokesperson, commented on IPPC’s report on Great Barrier Reef : “Today’s report conf
Global Cloud Xchange Plans to Build New Submarine Cable
Global Cloud Xchange, announced that plans are underway for the company’s latest investment into expanding its Trans-Pacific footprint. The new subsea infrastructure is part of the company’s strategy to lead and drive the world’s critical digital trading routes. “The cable with its open architecture