Subsea
Non-Executive Director Named at Mermaid Maritime
Mermaid Maritime Public Company Limited announces the appointment of Dr. Jean Paul Thevenin as the Company Non-Executive Director. Dr. Thevenin has shown his interest to become more involved in the business affairs through his appointment onto the Company’s Executive Committee. The Nomination Commit
BMT Gets IMMS Provision Contract form SBM Offshore
BMT Scientific Marine Services Inc (BMT) has been awarded a contract from SBM Offshore to provide an Integrated Marine Monitoring System (IMMS) for the Stones Floating Production Storage Offshore (FPSO) in the US Gulf of Mexico. The IMMS monitors, logs, and displays data in real-time to provide oper
Siem Offshore Releases Third Quarter Results
Siem Offshore, a company which serves the global oil and gas industry with a modern, environment friendly and technically advanced fleet, has announced the results for the third quarter 2013. The operating revenues for the quarter were USD 96.7 million (2012: USD 104.4 million). The operating margin
Mermaid Maritime Names New Executive Director
Mermaid Maritime Public Company Limited, a leading provider of subsea and drilling services for the offshore oil and gas industry, announces the appointment of Joseph Wan Huat Chia as Executive Director. The Nomination Committee (with Mr. Chia abstaining), having considered Mr. Chia’s potential to a
Norfield Orders Two Seismic Support Vessels
Norfield has ordered two 69,8 metres Seismic Support Vessels of SALT 450 SSV design. The vessels, which will be operated by Vestland Offshore AS, are ordered from Cemre Shipyard in Turkey and will be delivered mid 2015. Salt Ship Design is an independent ship design company utilizing best available
ABB Revenues Rise (Switzerland)
ABB reported higher revenues, earnings and cash flows in the third quarter of 2013, on improved performance across all divisions. Orders in early-cycle businesses, driven mainly by customer investments in improved productivity and efficiency, grew compared to the same quarter in 2012, while further
Environmental Concerns Arise Over Beach Dredging
North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation (NQBP), with has a long history of dredging projects at multiple ports along the Queensland coast, has released the following announcement: “Good environmental and social outcomes matter to us and we have undertaken 19 dredging campaigns across all of our port
Europa Oil & Gas Ends 3D Seismic Programme Off Ireland
Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings) plc, the AIM listed oil and gas exploration and development company with a combination of producing and exploration assets in Europe, announces the completion of a 1,500 sq km 3-D seismic acquisition programme on Frontier Exploration Licences (`FELs’) 2/13 and 3/13 in the
OceanGate Dives in GoM
OceanGate Inc. (OGI), a global provider of deep-sea manned submersible solutions, has completed a series of dives in the Gulf of Mexico to observe the ecological impact of decommissioned oil platforms on ocean life using the 5-person manned submersible Antipodes. This expedition was part of an initi
Offshore Energy 2013: “Minimizing environmental impacts of oil and gas operations”
The scientific community is trying to build on the lessons learnt both in terms of prevention and mitigation of consequences stemming from accidents such as the catastrophic Deepwater Horizon spill in the U.S. Gulf of 2010. Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference in Amsterdam, The Netherlands last w
Cygnus DIVE Draws Interest at Middle East Event
Cygnus Instruments Ltd enjoyed a good response at the Seatrade Middle East Workboats & Offshore Marine event in Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. Co-exhibiting with Unique System FZE, their long standing distributor, Cygnus demonstrated a range of ultrasonic thickness gauges that use the Cygnus Multiple Echo techni
Vallourec to Supply Pipes for Offshore Xerelete Field in Brazil
Vallourec, world leader in premium tubular solutions, announces that Vallourec Tubos do Brasil, Vallourec’s wholly-owned Brazilian subsidiary, has been selected to supply premium pipes for the offshore Xerelete field in Brazil, of which Total became an operator in June 2012. The Xerelete field is lo
Global Submarine Fiber Cable Market to Grow by 9.8 Pct
TechNavio’s analysts forecast the Global Submarine Fiber Cable market to grow at a CAGR of 9.87 percent over the period 2012-2016. One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is the interlinking countries for economic growth. The Global Submarine Fiber Cable market has also been witnes
Leica Geosystems Buys Airborne Hydrography AB
Leica Geosystems strengthens its market position in airborne surveying through Hexagon’s acquisition of Airborne Hydrography AB (AHAB), a provider of airborne laser survey systems for hydrographic and topographic surveys. Founded in 2002 and based in Jönköping, Sweden, AHAB serves international surv