Subsea
BOURBON Revenues Increase in 3Q (France)
BOURBON, a company which offers the most demanding oil and gas companies a comprehensive range of surface and subsea marine services for offshore oil and gas fields and wind farms, has announced third quarter 2013 results. Revenue increased 8.6% versus third quarter 2012 benefiting from fleet increa
Unique System FZE, Hypack Conduct Volume Computation Course in UAE
Unique System FZE, a Unique Maritime Group Company, which is one of the world’s leading integrated turnkey subsea and offshore solutions provider, in association with Hypack Inc. is conducting the Hypack Volumes Course on the 6th and 7th of November 2013 at its training centre in the Hamriyah Free Z
Sir Robert Smith Welcomes Proserv’s Apprenticeship Commitment
Sir Robert Smith Bt, MP has visited market leading production technology services company Proserv to see how the firm develops the engineers of tomorrow. At Proserv’s test and assembly base at Birchmoss, near Echt in Aberdeenshire, the MP for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine took a tour of the faci
ORE Catapult and Crown Estate Ink Three-Year Memorandum of Understanding
The Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult and The Crown Estate announced that they will work together on programmes aimed at increasing the momentum of driving down costs of offshore wind, wave and tidal energy. A three-year Memorandum of Understanding agreed between the two organisations specifically
Eriksson Diving to Exploit Exceptional Power of Saab Seaeye Panther XT Plus ROV
Long known for squeezing more from an ROV with creative tooling ideas, Eriksson Diving now plans to exploit the exceptional power of their new Saab Seaeye Panther XT Plus. A fan of Seaeye ROVs since the 1980s, company head, Arne Eriksson was early to spot the potential in underwater vehicles as a pl
Parker to Supply Mooring Lines for Shell’s Prelude FLNG
Parker Hannifin Corporation, the global leader in motion and control technologies, has been awarded a contract by SBM Monaco for the supply of the wire rope sections within the mooring system for the Prelude FLNG to be operated in Northwest Australia. In May 2011, the Board of Royal Dutch Shell plc
VARD Reports Weaker Performance in Third Quarter
Vard Holdings Limited (“VARD”, and together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”), one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of offshore and specialized vessels, announced its results for the third quarter of financial year 2013 (“3Q 2013”) ended 30 September 2013. Financial and operating rev
Australia: WHL Energy Mobilises Seismic Vessel CGG Viking II for La Bella Survey
Australian energy company WHL Energy Limited (“WHL Energy” or “the Company”) reports that the seismic vessel the CGG Viking II has mobilised to the Otway Basin and is currently deploying its equipment. The La Bella 3D Marine Seismic Survey (MSS) in offshore Otway Basin permit VIC/P67 is expected to
Aker Solutions’ Earnings in Third Quarter Show Steady Improvement
Aker Solutions’ earnings for the third quarter of 2013 showed a steady improvement in profit compared with the first half of the year, helped by improved execution in several business areas and key deliveries. Financial Highlights – Sales were NOK 10.9 billion in the third quarter of 2013, compared
Norway: Statoil Starts Production from Visund North Field
Statoil has started production from the Visund North oil and gas field in the North Sea. Visund North is the sixth project that has started production of the 12 “fast track” projects Statoil has in its portfolio. “Completion of the first production well as well as a production shutdown at the Visund
Bibby Offshore Invests in Sonardyne SPRINT INS for ROV Operations
Aberdeen-based subsea installation contractor Bibby Offshore has chosen to invest in two SPRINT subsea inertial navigation systems from Sonardyne International Ltd. to support ROV operations carried out by its new offshore survey business division. Bibby Offshore will be using SPRINT to assist in a
Noise Impact Assessment from OWF Construction May Help Protect Marine Mammals
Growth in offshore wind generation is expected to play a major role in meeting carbon reduction targets around the world, but the impact of construction noise on marine species is yet unknown. A group of scientists from the United Kingdom and the United States have developed a method to assess the p
Statoil Extends Frame Agreement with AGR for Another Two Years
The reference is made to an announcement published earlier in 2012 where Statoil awarded AGR a Well Management contract with options. AGR confirmed that Statoil has now exercised the first two-year option under the frame agreement until January 25, 2016. The initial contract between AGR and Statoil
Waverider Buoys in Focus during Severe Weather
As UK and Ireland distributors of the Datawell bv “Waverider” range, RS Aqua can report that the many directional Waverider buoys deployed along the English south coast by the Channel Coastal Observatory became a focus of attention last week as one of the severest storms in recent times passed throu