Subsea
ZPMC Hands Over Pipe-Laying Ship to Malaysian Owner
Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. (ZPMC), a specialist in pipe-laying ship fabrication, has handed over a 3,000-tonne shallow water pipe-laying ship to a Malaysian customer. ZPMC has successfully applied standardized shipbuilding technologies to the ship, adjusted to the specific needs of th
USCG Issues Final Rule on Marking Sunken Vessels
The U.S. Coast Guard announced Tuesday the publication of a final rule revising its regulations to implement Section 301 of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2004. This Act authorized the Commandant of the Coast Guard to waive the statutory requirement to mark sunken vessels with a
VIDEO: Seagliders Go Where People Can’t
The Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) at the University of Washington has deployed Seaglider technology on various missions and it proved to be a very efficient device for places where people don’t want to go due to extremely harsh weather conditions, distances or other obstacles. APL-UW Principal Oc
VIDEO: Kongsberg Maritime Plunges into Subsea Exploration
Through history, the human race has managed to gather an in-depth knowledge of the ways of the world, however two thirds of our planet remain a mystery, namely the world beneath the sea surface. A myriad of opportunities and potential lie underneath the water for scientific explorations, accessing n
HRTO&G’s Full Take-Over of Polvo Field Set for January
HRT Participações em Petróleo S.A. (HRT), together with its wholly-owned subsidiary, HRT Oil & Gas Ltda (HRTO&G), have acknowledged the approval of the request for the Assignment of Interests regarding a 60% participating interest in the Polvo Field from BP Energy do Brasil Ltda (BP) to HRT O&G by t
JX Nippon Wins Exploration Licences for Kanumas & Greenland Sea Areas
JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration Corporation announced that through Greenland Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd. (GreenPeX), it was successful in the 2012/2013 Licensing Round in Greenland Sea Area, Greenland Self-Government, and won the two offshore exploration licenses, Block 9 and Block 14, in Kanuma
V. Alexander Transports Overseas Cable Reels to UAE
V. Alexander International Logistics GmbH, member of the Cargo Equipment Experts CEE network in Germany, carried out the ship’s-charter, loading, survey and sea-transport of two overseas-cable-reels from Hartlepool/U.K. to Abu Dhabi. The successfully moved heavy cable reels weigh each 350 tons with
Norwegian Firms Major Subsea Contractors in Goliat Project
Norwegian firms are being awarded major supplier contracts for the Goliat field development project, according to a brand new report from Norut Alta commissioned by Eni Norge. “It looks as though by the time the Goliat project is completed, about 60 per cent of the total contract value will have bee
Raytheon Nabs Order for Underwater Warfare Sonar Spares
Raytheon has been awarded a $42.5 million contract for the manufacture and delivery of AN/AQS-22 Airborne Low Frequency Sonar spares for the Royal Australian Navy. The AN/AQS-22 Airborne Low Frequency Sonar (ALFS) is the primary undersea warfare (USW) sensor of the MH-60R multi-mission helicopter. T
Norway: EMGS Records Share Capital Rise
The Norwegian Registry of Business Enterprises registered a share capital increase in Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) on 24 December 2013, following the exercise of options notified 16 December 2013. As a consequence, the new share capital is NOK 49,934,888.75 divided on 199,739,555shares, ea
Report on the International LiDAR Market Now Available
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “2013 Report on the International LiDAR Market – Includes Forecast to 2018” report to their offering. A typical LiDAR system consists of three major components: a laser sensor, a Global Positioning System (GPS) unit, and an inertial navigation u
OWI-Lab Joins WIFI JIP Project Team
The ‘Offshore Wind Infrastructure Application Lab’ (OWI-Lab), a R&D initiative, has been accepted as additional partner in European project WIFI JIP. The Joint Industry Project WIFI will investigate wave run-up on fixed foundations for offshore wind turbines by numerical modeling, model testing, off
UK: Contract Assigned for BT’s Biggest Subsea Engineering Project
BT Group, UK-based communications services company, has awarded three firms a £26.9 million (circa USD 44.1 million) contract for an ambitious subsea cabling project which will help deliver fast, fibre broadband to the Highlands and Islands. The selected companies are: Chelmsford-based Global Marine
Lundin Norway Awarded Drilling Permit for North Sea
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Lundin Norway AS a drilling permit for well 16/3-8 S, cf. Section 8 of the Resource Management Regulations. Well 16/3-8 S will be drilled from the Bredford Dolphin drilling facility at position 58°48’23.35’’ north and 02°40’27.67’’ east in production l