CGG announced today that it has started acquiring Phase 1, known as Halten Terrace, of its Steppingstone BroadSeisTM 3D multi-client survey program offshore Norway. This is the first time CGG has acquired a 3D multi-client survey in the Norwegian North Sea using its proven broadband marine solution
Bluefin Robotics, a leading provider of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) and related subsea technologies, announced that the US Navy has granted a safety approval for its standard 1.5 kWh Subsea Battery for use with the HAUV system including transport aboard Naval aircraft. The approval validat
PC Maritime’s Navmaster ECDIS has been ordered for BOURBON’s latest generation IMR (Inspection, Maintenance & Repair) vessels being built in Zhejiang shipyard, China. Four dual Navmaster ECDIS have been supplied, with a further five Bourbon Evolution 800 to be equipped this year and in 2014. Operati
Aquatic Engineering & Construction Ltd., an Acteon company, is stepping up to meet its customers’ challenges better with a fully-integrated training programme for all offshore staff. The improved programme coincides with an intensive drive to build more strategic kit during 2013 in response to custo
OCTIO AS and WFS announced their collaboration on a solution for large scale standards-based subsea wireless interface for Reservoir Monitoring. The new solution Subsea connectors are prone to failure, with subsequent system downtime. Significantly increased reliability and cost reduction can be ach
Gas production has begun from the Rhyl gas field in Morecambe Bay, helping to secure the future of 400 North West jobs and boost energy security for the UK. The Rhyl field, located 39km off the coast of Barrow, was first discovered in 2009 and is wholly owned and operated by Centrica Energy. Gas fro
Accelerate Oil & Gas team confirmed the participation of 17 anchor companies to take part in the round-table networking sessions which is being organised in conjunction with ABEMI / SEBRAE-Petrobras. The session aims to facilitate face to face meetings with anchor companies developing projects in th
The Royal Navy visited Saab Seaeye to view the company’s range of underwater vehicle technology designed for maritime defence. A delegation led by Commodore Alex Burton, head of Maritime Capability, toured the facilities at Fareham, which have recently doubled in size since the opening of a second f
Kreuz Holdings Limited, an integrated subsea service provider for the oil and gas industry, announced that it has secured a subsea installation contract in 2013 worth approximately US$25.0 million from a third-party client, who is a leading offshore contractor in the oil and gas industry. Work for t
Petrofac has been awarded an engineering, procurement, installation and commissioning (EPIC) contract by Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company (ADMA-OPCO) for Satah Al Razboot (SARB) package 3 project, offshore Abu Dhabi. The US$500 million competitively tendered contract will commence shortly and will
Norwegian Energy Company ASA (Noreco) reports that all subsea preparations have been completed and final commissioning activities are being undertaken at the Huntington field development. Since the previous update was issued on 21 March 2013, there has been some delays in the project due to weather
Sonardyne International Ltd. is celebrating a record sales quarter for its Sentinel Intruder Detection Sonar (IDS) for permanent installation at multiple locations across the USA, Europe and Asia-Pacific. Over the coming months, Sentinel will be deployed in multiple head configurations with integrat
Statoil has farmed down a 25 % working interest in its operated exploration licence offshore Mozambique to Japanese based INPEX Mozambique, Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of INPEX CORPORATION. The licence, which consists of two blocks, under one licence agreement, is located in areas 2 and 5 offsho
Unique System FZE, a Unique Maritime Group company which is one of the world’s leading integrated turnkey subsea and offshore solution providers signs a joint venture with the National Hyperbaric Centre (NHC) to launch a training centre and training courses in the UAE. The National Hyperbaric Centre
