The new CARIS and EIVA bundled solution for offshore surveys was official launched at Ocean Business. Paul Cooper, Vice President of CARIS, and Jeppe Nielsen, CEO of EIVA, official announced the availability of the bundled software solution for purchase during a ceremonious event at the EIVA booth f
Acta Marine, an independent maritime service provider which focuses on coastal and shallow waters, has released a video of the process behind remedial lowering of subsea cables and pipelines. Because of the relative vulnerability of the pipeline, the vessel is first carefully positioned and anchored
Fugro Subsea Services is rolling out enhanced tooling capabilities on its DeepWorks simulators. Improvements have been made to ROV manipulator deployed tools to provide easier access verification as well as more realistic deployment behaviours. DeepWorks 2013 introduces a novel approach to simplify
EOC Limited (EOC or the Group), one of Asia’s leading providers of offshore production services to the oil and gas (O&G) sector, posted a net attributable profit of US$2.1 million on a revenue of US$18.5 million for the first six months ended 28 February 2013 (1HFY13). The Group’s sales were driven
Professor Harry Bryden FRS was awarded the 2013 Fridtjof Nansen Medal by the European Geosciences Union during this year’s General Assembly in Austria. Based at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, Professor Bryden is an Emeritus Professor in Ocean and Earth Science at the University of So
Chatham Rock Phosphate’s two new international directors are visiting Wellington this week to meet a range of people from organisations involved in the company’s subsea mining project. Royal Boskalis representative Ko de Blaeij and marine mining expert Robert Goodden will be meeting key members of a
Leading Norwegian exploration seismic contractor Dolphin Geophysical of Bergen has awarded VERIPOS a new three-year contract for provision of satellite positioning services aboard its fleet of specialist high-capacity vessels, Artemis Arctic, Artemis Atlantic, Polar Duke and Polar Duchess; the servi
Ezra Holdings Limited (Ezra, the Group), a leading contractor and provider of integrated offshore solutions to the oil and gas (O&G) industry, reported a 34% increase in both its revenue and gross profit for the half-year ended 28 February 2013 (1H FY13). The Group saw revenue rise to US$525.8 milli
Due to high demand, leading marine equipment supplier, CodaOctopus, and the world’s largest marine electronic equipment rental company, Seatronics, have signed a deal to further increase their TAP™ (Technology Access Program) rental pool. In a deal worth over $500,000, additional 3,000m rated Echosc
The U.S. Geological Survey awarded a contract last Friday for the construction of a large research vessel for Lakes Huron, Michigan, and Superior to Burger Boat Company of Manitowoc, Wis. The vessel will replace the 38-year-old Grayling, bringing the USGS Great Lakes Science Center (GLSC) large vess
Applied Acoustics introduced its evolutionary new sparker at Ocean Business in Southampton. The Dura-Spark 240, the latest in a long line of seismic sound sources manufactured by the company, offers high resolution sub-bottom data, up to 25cm, in water depths up to 1000m. The new Dura-Spark has been
CGG announced that three acquisition crews operating in Saudi Arabia on behalf of Saudi Aramco have achieved impressive safety records. Two OBC crews have completed six million and five million man-hours of continuous operations without a Lost Time Incident (LTI) respectively while a third vibroseis
Ezra Holdings Limited (“Ezra”, the “Group”), a leading global offshore contractor and provider of integrated offshore solutions to the oil and gas (O&G) industry, announced four contracts totaling close to US$120 million. The contracts will be carried out in the Gulf of Mexico, West Africa and the P
Petrofac announces that Petrofac Emirates, its Joint Venture with Mubadala Petroleum, has been awarded a contract by Zakum Development Company (ZADCO) for the Upper Zakum, UZ750 field development in Abu Dhabi. The contract is worth approximately US$3.7 billion and has been secured by Petrofac Emirat
