Leading international oilfield services company, Expro, is celebrating its 40th anniversary at this year’s Brasil Offshore International Conference in Macaé, by showcasing its investment in a range of new technology. Expro will exhibit the new high pressure/high temperature (HP/HT) Drill Stem Testin
Seaway Heavy Lifting has been awarded a heavy lift contract from Subsea 7. This contract is part of Subsea 7’s main contract with Statoil for the Gullfaks Subsea Compression Project in Norway. Seaway Heavy Lifting’s scope includes Transport & Installation (T&I) of a 500t Wet Gas Compression station
The Belize Natural History Centre at Chaa Creek has applauded a recent government decision to deny approval for a large cruise ship project in an environmentally sensitive area of Southern Belize, according to the Centre’s assistant manager Brion Young. Mr Young said that the decision sends a clear
In the 22nd licensing round on the Norwegian shelf, Det norske has been awarded four new licences in the Barents Sea, whereof two as operator. Det norske is very pleased with the award. SVP Exploration Bjørn Martinsen says that the ministry places great trust in Det norske by awarding the company tw
The Crown Estate has announced a new leasing programme to encourage further investment in a range of offshore wind test and demonstration projects, including a leasing round for floating offshore wind technology. Other components will include calls for interest in for non-grid connected projects and
FoundOcean has been awarded the contract by Graham Construction to pile grout the foundation for the world’s largest offshore wind turbine, developed by Samsung Heavy Industries, in Fife, Scotland. This will be the first 7MW turbine to be installed. Each blade measures over 80m, longer than the wing
Sea turtles, dugongs and some of the healthiest tropical seas in the world are safe today as the Northern Territory Government protects waters around Groote Eylandt from devastating seabed mining, according to leading Territory environment groups the Australian Marine Conservation Society and the En
Incat Crowther and Marine Engineering Consultants (MEC) announced the commencement of the construction of a 24m long-range Catamaran Patrol Vessel to work in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area (GBRWHA). The GBRWHA is jointly managed by Queensland’s Department of National Parks, Recreation, S
EvoLogics GmbH presents new collaborative projects at OCEANS’13 MTS/IEEE Conference and Exhibition in Bergen, Norway / 12.06.2013 EvoLogics GmbH, german manufacturers of cutting-edge underwater communication and positioning systems, are at OCEANS’13 in Bergen, Norway, to demonstrate the results of t
Prysmian Group will be present at 2013 RenewableUK Offshore Wind in Manchester, from June 12 to 13 (booth 47) with its state-of-the-art range of products and services for the offshore wind power industry. The range on display will include AC and DC high power transmission capacity submarine cable sy
CGG has published an interview with Sam Borman, SVP, Sales & Marketing, with CGG’s Marine Division, about the Industry’s Biggest Geophysical Fleet and its Capabilities. How is the CGG fleet looking after the arrival of the vessels from Fugro in February? “We now have 23 vessels in our fleet with the
Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a contract to support the U.S. Navy’s integration onto an unmanned surface vehicle (USV) of the Northrop Grumman-built AQS-24A Side Look Sonar System to look for bottom and volume mines remotely. The repackaging of the sonar for USV use will build upon t
Halliburton announced the opening of its new Technology Center at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) Technology Park, located at Ilha do Fundão, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The center provides the setting for collaboration as the Company works with the country’s leading universities and cus
The general meeting of NHO (The Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise) has elected Tore Ulstein new president today, 11 June 2013. Tore Ulstein is Chairman of the Board and Deputy CEO in Ulstein Group. “I would like to thank the members of NHO for their trust, and it is with humility that I take on
