Alam Maritim Resources Berhad (AMRB) announces that its wholly owned subsidiary, Alam Maritim (M) Sdn Bhd, has received a letter of award from an independent oil and gas exploration and production company for the Provision of Underwater Services comprising subsea inspection, maintenance and repair.
OceanWorks International announces the successful re-deployment of the VENUS coastal network in the Strait of Georgia. In response to the failure of a power connector on the VENUS array in early fall 2012, a joint team of engineers from OceanWorks International (OWI) and Ocean Networks Canada (ONC)
Marine Well Containment Company (MWCC) and Wood Group PSN today announced the formation of an offshore reserve response team. Made up of 100 select reserve operations personnel, the team will be activated should MWCC’s modular capture vessels (MCVs) be called upon to respond to a well control incide
SBM Offshore announce that it has received a Letter of Intent (LOI) for the twenty year charter and operation of two (2) FPSOs from BM-S-11 subsidiary Tupi BV on 22 March 2013. The FPSOs will be deployed at the Lula field in the pre-salt province offshore Brazil. BM-S-11 block is under concession to
Cathelco have won an order to supply the FPSO Armada Claire with an impressed current cathodic protection (ICCP) system which will safeguard the hull of the vessel against corrosion. The Armada Claire, owned by Bumi Armada, is currently being modified and upgraded at the Keppel Shipyard in Singapore
CARIS announced the release of CARIS S-57 Composer 2.4, the next-generation desktop application for production of electronic navigation and related products, including S-57 Electronic Navigational Charts (ENC), Additional Military Layers (AML), Inland ENC (IENC) and Digital Nautical Charts (DNC). S-
Chevron Corporation has announced an oil discovery at the Coronado prospect in the deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The Walker Ridge Block 98 Well No. 1 encountered more than 400 feet (122 m) of net pay. The well is located approximately 190 miles (308 km) off the Louisiana coast in 6,127 feet (1,868
Between September 26 and October 4, 2011, the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) led a detailed bathymetric survey of the Mulberry ‘B’ World War II harbour off Arromanches–les–Bains on the northern coast of France. Intended primarily as a training event for the UKHO’s Seabed Data Centre staff, the survey
After completing the latest phase of survey work, the recently collected sand samples are currently being studied at Wheal Jane by the Marine Minerals team of ecologists, geologists and metallurgists. The results of these studies will give further information about the extent and characteristics of
With SEA CON’s continued international growth, comes the need to find the very best people to support its exciting journey. The latest members to join the company have already demonstrated this. SEA CON welcomes to its sales team Michael Michulka, Leighton Mauro and Gary Kelly. Mike Michulka, a grad
Oceaneering is the world’s largest Work Class ROV (Remotely Operated Vehicle) operator and the leading provider of ROVs to the oil and gas industry. Oceaneering employs over 250 Work Class ROV systems and more than 2,000 ROV offshore personnel worldwide. Oceaneering is also the world’s largest manuf
Statoil and its partners have started up production on the Stjerne field, 13 kilometres southwest of the Oseberg South platform in the North Sea. Stjerne is the fifth of Statoil’s fast-track projects in production. “This is a good example of how to make smaller discoveries profitable. The project ha
ACE Winches has appointed Rune Midtun as Country Manager of ACE Winches Norge AS. Rune joins ACE Winches from Ocean Rig where he held a variety of roles including Marine Superintendent and ultimately Project Marine Manager. Prior to his time with Ocean Rig, Rune worked for Solstad Shipping starting
Seamec Ltd has informed BSE that the Vessel SEAMEC PRINCESS completed charter with TechnipFrance Abu Dhabi on February 22, 2013. The Company has entered into a charter party with Kreuz Subsea Pte Ltd for charter hire of Vessel for operation in the Far East. The Vessel is to be delivered to the clien
