The Strategic Scoping Report (SSR), a report on key marine activities published on August 6 2013 by the Marine Management Organisation (MMO), identifies natural resources and activities – both recreational and industrial – in the marine area, and will inform marine plans that are being developed to
Osiris Projects have successfully completed a full geophysical and geotechnical programme in the German Bight for regular clients TenneT Offshore GmbH. The original scope of the project involved 66 vibrocore and CPT stations and more than 700 survey line km. On completion of the work, ahead of sched
In late July 2013, partners of the Marine Robotic System of Self-Organizing, Logically Linked Physical Nodes (MORPH) European Project concluded five-day sea trials in Toulon (FR), having successfully integrated several AUVs (Autonomous Underwater Vehicles) and ASVs (Autonomous Surface Vehicles) into
Ocean Rig UDW Inc., an international contractor of offshore deep-water drilling services today announced its unaudited financial and operating results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2013. The Company recorded a net income of $38.8 million, or $0.29 basic and diluted earnings per share, for th
Pacific Drilling S.A. announced revenue of $176.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2013, as compared to revenue of $175.0 million for the first quarter of 2013 and $156.8 million in the second quarter of 2012. Net income excluding charges related to our debt refinancing for the second qua
FMC Technologies, Inc. announced the appointment of two new members to its Board of Directors. The new board members are Clarence P. Cazalot, Jr., Executive Chairman of Marathon Oil Corp., and Peter Mellbye, former Executive Vice President of Development & Production of Statoil ASA. Mr. Mellbye will
In order to facilitate the fishermen engaged in coastal fishing, Naval Divers attached to the Eastern Naval Command placed buoys in the Back Bay in Trincomalee earmarking the area for their exclusive use. The bay, which had once been a hive of activity with traditional fishermen taking the lead, was
Global supplier of fluid transfer systems, FES International, has secured a contract to supply two Diverless Bend Stiffener Connector (DBSC) units for the Kizomba Satellites Phase 2 development located about 95 miles off the Angolan shore, West Africa. The £277,000 order from Oceaneering Internation
DOF Subsea USA has taken delivery of the new build DPII Multipurpose Construction Vessel – Harvey Deep-Sea under a 4-year long term charter agreement with Harvey Gulf International Marine. DOF Subsea will immediately commence the planned mobilization, comprising of structural reinforcement of the ba
The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), U.S. Coast Guard, and Walter Oil & Gas Corporation (Walter), through the Unified Command, continue to oversee and coordinate response efforts to secure the South Timbalier 220 natural gas Well A-3. Safety of personnel and protection of the e
IHC Merwede’s Offshore division has been successful in securing orders worth over €1 billion for the design, engineering and construction of a total of six pipelaying vessels. The agreements for these six ships have been signed with Subsea 7 and Seabras Sapura, the partnership between SapuraKencana
Petrobras has extended the contract for Skandi Vitória with two years from September 2013. The extension of the charter contract is done in line with the current market. The vessel is owned through a joint venture formed by DOF Subsea, a subsidiary of DOF ASA together with Technip. Skandi Vitória is
Cal Dive International, Inc. reported a second quarter 2013 loss of $1.7 million, or $0.02 per diluted share, on revenues of $121.0 million. Included in the loss is a $4.0 million after-tax gain related to the final marked-to-market adjustment of the derivative liability on the Company’s convertible
Petrobras has confirmed the presence of oil in well 3-SPS-101 (3-BRSA-1179-SPS), in the Carioca Discovery Evaluation Plan area, block BM-S-9, Santos Basin pre-salt. The well, informally known as Iguaçu Mirim, is located 303 km off the coast of the state of São Paulo, 34 km south of the discovery wel
