When most people think of warships, they think big guns, missiles and helicopters. But for the Royal Navy’s hydrographic vessels the most important systems they carry aren’t necessarily their weapons, but their state-of-the-art underwater survey suites. Four Chelsea SeaSoar undulating oceanographic
Fuglesangs AS announced that it has initiated to spin-off its subsea pump business into a newly formed entity to be called Fuglesangs Subsea AS. The spin-off is being effected to allow Fuglesangs Subsea to increase its focus on the rapidly growing subsea pumping and processing markets. Following the
Sea Fibre Networks (SFN), owner and operator of Europe’s most advanced sub-sea telecoms network, CeltixConnect, announced an expansion of their C-Fibre portfolio from the greater Dublin area to Paris, via London. Demand for high capacity bandwidth and low latency solutions connecting Paris is largel
On 19 April 2013, Ocean Mineral Singapore Pte. Ltd., a company sponsored by the Government of Singapore, submitted an application for approval of a plan of work for exploration for polymetallic nodules in a reserved area. The area under application is the reserved area portion of the UK Seabed Resou
Fairfield Energy, the North Sea-focused independent oil and gas company, announces the start of a 400km² Broadband 3D seismic survey over their recently awarded 27th Round Licence P2089 Block 43/28. The survey will be acquired by Polarcus and will fulfil the firm commitment work programme on the lic
Aker Solutions has decided to disclose preliminary information on its performance in the first three months of 2013 as the results considerably lag current consensus market estimates. Aker Solutions expects to report revenue of NOK 11.1 billion and earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amo
1. Saipem Nets $500 Mln Offshore Contracts in Latin America Saipem has been awarded new E&C Offshore contracts in Latin America for the total value of approximately $500 million. 2. CNOOC Starts Production from Weizhou 6-12 Oil Field (China) CNOOC Limited announced that Weizhou 6-12 oil field has re
Osiris Projects had a successful and busy week at Ocean Business, where over 300 companies from 27 countries exhibited, and over 4000 visitors from 65 countries attended over the 3 days, an increase of 29% on 2011 figures. The 173 workshops held during the week were hugely popular with 2256 bookings
Chevron Corporation reported earnings of $6.2 billion ($3.18 per share – diluted) for the first quarter 2013, compared with $6.5 billion ($3.27 per share – diluted) in the 2012 first quarter. Sales and other operating revenues in the first quarter 2013 were $54 billion, down from $59 billion in the
The largest indoor test facility ever before dedicated to the development of unmanned underwater vehicles has been opened by Saab Seaeye. Located in Linköping, Sweden, the test tank will allow new underwater systems technology to be trialled and tested in a controlled environment rather than in a la
Salvage & Marine Operations Team announces tender invitation for WWII Munitions Study and Marine Research Services in the UK, with duration of 6 months from contract award. Salvage and Marine Operations are responsible for the management of the Ministry of Defence-owned potentially polluting or dang
FMV has been commissioned by Försvarets Materielverk (FM) to procure a remote-controlled influence minesweeping system, intended for the Swedish Navy. The system is supposed to include an unmanned seagoing platform. The complete system is referred to as an ASV MCM System (Autonomous Surface Vehicle
The Gazprom Management Committee took note of the progress with the Program for hydrocarbon resources exploitation on the Russian Federation shelf until 2030. It was mentioned that the Russian continental shelf was a region of the Company’s strategic interest. A large hydrocarbon production center w
Norwegian Petroleum and Energy Minister Ola Borten Moe decided to rename Skrugard and Havis discoveries to Johan Castberg field, according to Barents Observer. He announced the new name at the Barents Sea Conference in Hammerfest. Johan Castberg was born in 1862 and he was a Norwegian jurist and pol
