Subsea
CARIS Finishes HPD Consultancy in Argentina
CARIS representative Graciela Inés Lado was recently in Argentina for consultancy with the Servicio de Hidrografía Naval (Naval Hydrographic Service). The consultancy focused on CARIS Hydrographic Production Database (HPD), a database solution for the production of paper charts, Electronic Navigatio
Noble Energy Makes New Discoveries in GoM and Eastern Mediterranean
Noble Energy, Inc. announced discoveries at the Dantzler exploration well in the Deepwater Gulf of Mexico and at the Tamar Southwest (SW) exploration well offshore Israel. At Dantzler, wireline logging data indicates that the well encountered over 120 net feet of primarily crude oil pay in two high-
CARIS Holds Annual HPD and BDB User Meetings
CARIS users were recently in Wellington, New Zealand for the annual CARIS Hydrographic Production Database (HPD) and Bathy DataBASE (BDB) user group meetings. This was the first time the meetings were held in the southern hemisphere, which attracted a number of new participating agencies. CARIS user
FMC Technologies’ Schilling Robotics Supply ROVs for Tidewater Subsea
FMC Technologies, Inc. announced that it has received an order from Tidewater Subsea (Tidewater) to supply a fleet of six work-class ROV systems for its subsea operations business. The ROV systems will be supplied by FMC Technologies’ Schilling Robotics business unit and are expected to be delivered
Densit Completes Substation Grouting at West of Duddon Sands OWF
The world’s leading grouting expert Densit has completed substation grouting at one of the biggest European wind farms West of Duddon Sands (UK). A joint venture between Scottish Power Renewables and DONG Energy West of Duddon Sands Limited, this wind farm will comprise a total installed capacity of
Penspen Gets Energy Institute Training Accreditation
Penspen has been accredited as an Approved Training Provider of the Energy Institute (EI) for its high quality of training provision in the global energy sector. With many years of experience in pipeline engineering, operations, maintenance and integrity training, Penspen has trained over 5000 peopl
Royal Naval Reservists Join Diving Training Weekend
Six Royal Naval Reservists plunged into the waters of the diving training lake at the Navy’s Horsea Island training site, swimming across the lake, completing a timed set of circuits and leaping several times from the highest platform (over 30 feet) into the water, clutching their fins to their ches
Osiris Projects Achieves ISO14001 Accreditation for Environmental Management System
Specialist hydrographic and geophysical survey company Osiris Projects announces their environmental management system has been awarded ISO14001 accreditation certified through NQA. Following the award of OHSAS18001 earlier this year for their health and safety management system, the award of ISO140
GL Certifies CPNL’s Diverless Spreader Beam
CPNL Engineering GmbH, engineer and supplier of alternative cable protection equipment, received the design certification of Germanischer Lloyd for its diverless spreader beam, to be used for the Baltic cable joint this winter period. The design of the spreader bar for lifting of bending restricted
Pulse Opens Bergen Office, Names New Business Development Manager
Pulse Structural Monitoring, an Acteon company, has appointed Eivind Vethe as business development manager in Norway. His appointment coincides with the opening of a new Bergen office to extend Pulse’s presence in the Norwegian market and enable the company to offer enhanced local support. Based in
Grandweld Shipyards Delivers Bourbon Gannet Hybrid Seismic Support Vessel
Grandweld Shipyards has completed the delivery of Bourbon Gannet, the third Hybrid Seismic Support Vessel in a series of six for Bourbon Offshore. The vessel was handed over in a delivery ceremony held on Saturday November 23, 2013 at Grandweld facilities at Dubai Maritime City. The 54metre length,
Sonardyne Deploys Acoustic Monitoring System for Brunei Shell Petroleum
A long life acoustic monitoring system developed by Sonardyne International Ltd to detect minute changes in the seafloor due to settlement has been successfully deployed in South East Asia for Brunei Shell Petroleum (BSP). Installed in 45 metres of water, the network of Autonomous Monitoring Transpo
UAE: AMEC Secures Project Management Contract for Umm Lulu Phase 2
AMEC, the international engineering and project management company, has been awarded a Project Management Consultancy services contract by Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company (ADMA OPCO) for their Umm Lulu Phase-2 full field development projects offshore United Arab Emirates (UAE). The contract is wo
Petrobras’ Oil Production Stable in October
Petrobras has announced that the oil production (oil plus natural gas liquids – NGL) from all of its fields in Brazil averaged 1.960 million barrels per day (bpd) in October, remaining practically stable in relation to its production in September (1.979 mbpd). Taking into account the volume operated