Subsea
EOC Commences Gas Production on FPSO Perisai Kamelia for Hess in Malaysia
EOC Limited (EOC or the Group), one of Asia’s leading providers of offshore production services to the oil and gas (O&G) sector, has announced that the Perisai Kamelia – the Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel deployed to a fast-track gas production project in the North Malay B
Safe Software, CARIS Team Up to Improve Interoperability with CSAR Framework
Safe Software and CARIS have announced that support for the CARIS Spatial Archive (CSAR) raster format for gridded bathymetry and elevation data will be included in FME 2014, available already in the beta and scheduled for official release in January. FME users will now have direct access to the cut
GAC EnvironHull Presents Innovative Underwater Hull Cleaning
GAC EnvironHull, part of global shipping, logistics and marine services provider GAC Group, has launched HullWiper, its new innovation offering diver-free, cost effective and eco-friendly underwater hull cleaning. Despite its compact size of just 3 x 1.5 x 0.80 m, the high-speed, remotely-operated v
FOGL Completes Farm-Out Agreement with Premier and Rockhopper
FOGL, the oil and gas exploration company with its extensive licence areas offshore the Falkland Islands announces that the farm-out with Premier and Rockhopper in connection with the Falkland Islands licences PL004a and PL004c has been completed. As announced on 3 October 2013, FOGL signed heads of
NOAA Issues Final Ship Strike Reduction Rule
NOAA officials issued a final rule continuing protections to reduce lethal vessel collisions with the highly endangered North Atlantic right whale. The ship strike reduction rule, first implemented in 2008, requires large ships to travel at speeds of 10 knots or less seasonally, in areas where right
ISS Expands Services. Buys Marine Surveying Company.
Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS), the world’s leading maritime services provider, is expanding its services into the maritime survey sector following its acquisition of Christy & Griffin, a leading marine surveying and consultancy business in New South Wales. The acquisition is an important mileston
TE SubCom Begins Survey Work on USA and Ireland’s Emerald Express Submarine Cable
Emerald Networks, a new undersea fibre optic network provider, and TE SubCom, a TE Connectivity Ltd. Company and an industry pioneer in undersea communications technology, announced that the survey of USA and Ireland territorial waters has commenced. This is a key milestone for enabling the construc
RWE Dea Completes 3D Seismic Survey Offshore Suriname
Only five months after RWE Dea’s arrival in Suriname the German company announces the successful completion of a 3D seismic acquisition program in the offshore Licence Block 52. Following the data acquisition, the data will now be processed with the results becoming available for interpretation in t
LPA and AutoNaut Sea Trials Show Success
J+S Limited’s first deployment of its miniaturised low profile acoustic array (LPA) off Plymouth Sound proved a resounding success. J+S were very pleased with the performance of the array when towed by AutoNaut® a newly developed UK unmanned surface vessel (USV). Ease of handling and the robust natu
Island Offshore Secures Contract Extension for Ocean Intervention III
Island Offshore announces that Oceaneering International GmbH has elected to extend the charter period on Ocean Intervention III with one year. There are options for further yearly extensions included in the contract Ocean Intervention III is performing subsea IMR work in Angola, and has been in ser
Bibby Remote Intervention Expands ROV Fleet
Bibby Remote Intervention Limited (BRIL) has secured a multi-million pound contract with Olympic Shipping to install two 150 horse-power deep water Quasar ROVs onboard the construction support vessel (CSV), Olympic Ares. The two ROVs will be installed in the purpose built ROV hangers onboard the ves
U.S. Navy Launches UAV from Submerged Submarine
The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) with funding from SwampWorks at the Office of Naval Research (ONR) and the Department of Defense Rapid Reaction Technology Office (DoD/RRTO) demonstrated the launch of an all-electric, fuel cell-powered, unmanned aerial system (UAS) from a submerged submarine
Trinity Announces Oil Discovery at TGAL-1 Exploration Well
Trinity, the leading independent E&P company focused on Trinidad and Tobago, announces an oil discovery at its TGAL-1 exploration well within the Galeota license (Trinity 65% operated interest). Highlights · TGAL-1 well drilled to a total depth (“TD”) of 5,694 ft measured depth (“MD”) · Well interse
HMAS Penguin Redevelopment Officially Opened
After two years of construction, the upgraded Royal Australian Navy Diving School and the Submarine and Underwater Medicine Unit (SUMU) were officially opened at a ceremony at HMAS Penguin today. Deputy Chief of Navy Rear Admiral Michael van Balen, was joined by current and former members of the Nav