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Navy Hydrographic Ships Complete Survey of Dawson Strait in PNG
Two of the Royal Australian Navy’s Coastal Hydrographic Survey ships have recently returned to their homeport of Cairns, having completed a survey of Dawson Strait, Papua New Guinea. The two ships, Mermaid and Paluma, commenced vital survey work in August to assist mariners in the safe passage and n
KONGSBERG Announces Q3 Results
KONGSBERG reports operating revenues in Q3 2013 of MNOK 3 448 (MNOK 3 675) and EBITDA of MNOK 518 (MNOK 646), resulting in an EBITDA margin of 15.0 per cent (17.6 per cent). Kongsberg Maritime and Kongsberg Defence Systems have higher EBITDAs than in Q3 2012, while Kongsberg Protech Systems has lowe
Proserv Appoints Country Manager in Nigeria
International energy technology services company Proserv has reinforced its expanding global reach by appointing a country manager in one of West Africa’s fast-emerging provinces. Olu Phillips takes up the post in Nigeria where Proserv has experienced rapid growth in demand for its integrated servic
SeaBird Announces 14 Pct Increase in Revenues
SeaBird Exploration PLC, a global provider of marine 2D/3D/4D seismic data, and associated products and services to the oil and gas industry reports revenues for the third quarter of $51.9 million, an increase of 14% compared to the comparable period in 2012 and up 29% relative to Q2 2013. Third qua
PETRONAS Announces New Gas Discoveries in Malaysia, Indonesia and Australia
PETRONAS announces new gas discoveries in three of its upstream ventures in Malaysia, Indonesia and Australia. The first discovery is via the Pegaga-1 well in Block SK320, offshore Sarawak, which is operated by Mubadala Petroleum through a Malaysian affiliate. PETRONAS Carigali Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary
Bluefin and NRL Complete Long-Endurance UUV Mission from Boston to New York
Bluefin Robotics, a leading provider of Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs), announced that the company, in support of the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), has successfully completed a long-endurance UUV mission from Boston to New York totaling over 100 hours with NRL’s Reliant “Heavyweight” UUV. Th
Shell Releases Third Quarter 2013 Results
On Thursday, October 31, 2013 at 07.00 GMT (08.00 CET and 03.00 EDT) Royal Dutch Shell plc released its third quarter results and third quarter interim dividend announcement for 2013. Third quarter 2013 summary of unaudited results: – Royal Dutch Shell’s third quarter 2013 earnings, on a current cos
ULSTEIN Sells 100th Offshore Ship Design
ULSTEIN’s latest design contract for Vroon Offshore Services pushes the total number of offshore ship designs sold past the 100 mark. This milestone has been achieved in 14 years, with 74 of the contracts signed for the X–BOW® design. The numbers behind that ‘headline hundred’ are a testimony to the
DeepOcean Names John Baxter as Director SURF
DeepOcean AS (“DeepOcean”), a subsidiary of DeepOcean Group Holding BV, announced that John Baxter has been named DeepOcean’s Director SURF. “We are excited that John has decided to join DeepOcean to head our SURF team in Haugesund and Aberdeen. He has the experience and business contacts and we are
Subsea 7, Technip Awarded Contracts for TEN Project in Ghana
Subsea 7 S.A. announced the award of a contract by Tullow Ghana Limited for the TEN Project offshore Ghana in water depths reaching up to 2000 metres. The contract awarded to a consortium of Subsea 7 and Technip has a combined value of approximately USD 1.23 billion. Subsea 7’s share of the contract
Periplus Inks ‘Framework Agreement Hydrography 2013’ with Rijkswaterstaat
Periplus Consultancy BV, an Amsterdam based company, has, on 16 October 2013, announced the signing of the ‘Framework Agreement Hydrography 2013’ with Rijkswaterstaat. On behalf of the company the contract was signed by the Managing Director, Mr. Bart van Mierlo. The framework agreement covers the c
Aker Solutions Sells Mooring and Loading Systems Business to Cargotec
Aker Solutions agreed to sell its mooring and loading systems business to Cargotec for an enterprise value of NOK 1.4 billion, or about EUR 180 million. The unit, known for the Pusnes brand name, provides mooring equipment, loading and offloading systems, as well as deck machinery for the global off
Number Eastern Siberia Cliff Erosions Increases
The high cliffs of Eastern Siberia – which mainly consist of permafrost – continue to erode at an ever quickening pace. This is the conclusion which scientists of the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research have reached after their evaluation of data and aerial photo
Schlumberger Releases SonicScope Service
Schlumberger announced today the release of the SonicScope* multipole sonic-while-drilling service for wells with large boreholes. The SonicScope service provides high fidelity measurements to determine formation pore pressure and breakout limits to improve drilling risk management. “When drilling i