Scotland’s longest commercial deep-water berth has been created in Orkney with the completion of a new extension at Hatston Pier. The 160-metre extension to the existing 225-metre pier will be officially opened next week by Neil Kermode, Managing Director of EMEC, the Orkney-based European Marine En
Marine Minerals Ltd – the Cornish company aiming to recover tin waste from the seabed off the coast of North Cornwall – announced that its detailed environmental research work has begun. The half a million pound (£500,000) year-long study will look into a range of issues to help ensure the project m
A specialist North-east oil and gas industry support and training facility has launched new subsea related courses in the Middle East and South Africa as part of the company’s global expansion plans to meet growing demand from clients. The Aberdeen-based National Hyperbaric Centre (NHC), which alrea
Cameron reported earnings per share for the first quarter of 2013 of $0.70 excluding charges. This compares to earnings per share for the first quarter of 2012 of $0.54 excluding charges. This represented a thirty percent increase in earnings per share excluding charges compared to first quarter 201
Last Friday, Technip and Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, held the Lucius Spar sail away ceremony. The christening took place in Technip’s yard in Pori on the west coast of Finland. Thierry Pilenko, Technip’s Chairman and CEO, as well as Anadarko’s Senior Vice President for International and Deepwate
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation today announced its Phobos-1 well in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico encountered approximately 250 net feet of high-quality oil pay in Lower Tertiary-aged reservoirs. “Our 2013 Gulf of Mexico exploration program is off to an outstanding start, as Phobos marks our third si
Alcatel-Lucent and the West Africa Cable System (WACS) consortium have signed a contract for the maintenance of more than 9,000km of the WACS system linking South Africa to Portugal. In commercial service since May 2012, WACS interconnects 13 African countries, unleashing a new wave of broadband cap
Following completion of a detailed hydrodynamic modelling study commissioned by The Crown Estate, ABP Marine Environmental Research Ltd (ABPmer) has added a down-scaled description of wave and tidal resources of the Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters Strategic Area to the Atlas of UK Marine Renewable
On April 23, 2013, Technip’s Board of Directors approved the unaudited first quarter 2013 consolidated financial statements. Thierry Pilenko, Chairman and CEO, commented: “In the first quarter we grew revenue in both our segments, reflecting the strong project awards over the last two years. Subsea
Total announces that the Ivoire-1X exploration well, located in the western portion of Block CI-100 in 2,280 meters of water, encountered 28 meters of net oil pay in a series of about 100 meters of Cretaceous reservoirs. The oil in the abrupt margin geological play is light 35 API oil. Operated by T
Organised by Kongsberg Maritime, FEMME is the Forum for Exchange of Mutual Multibeam Experiences. This biennial conference brings together a diverse delegation of Kongsberg Maritime multibeam users, who regard it as one of the most rewarding events of its kind on the calendar. FEMME is a truly globa
Cementing its position as a leading supplier of specialist offshore engineering solutions across international markets, Aquaterra Energy has established Aquaterra Energy Asia Pacific and appointed Ken Crawford as General Manager. Patrick Phelan, Managing Director of Aquaterra Energy, said: “We have
UK-based underwater technology manufacturer, C-Tecnics, is donating a number of its CE-approved JOK Diver Recovery Harnesses to The Underwater Centre in Fort William to aid divers’ education and competence, by using up-to-date equipment such as the harnesses and ensuring their training experience is
Hydrasun, a leading specialist provider of integrated fluid transfer, power and control solutions to the global energy market, announces the appointment of Steve Hanson as business development manager to further drive the company’s sales growth plans within the subsea marketplace both in the UK and
