Aberdeen-based Hydro Group Plc, a global design and manufacturer of underwater cables and connectors for subsea, underwater, topside and onshore applications, sets sights on further international growth with opening of new Singapore office. Singapore currently represents Hydro Group’s second largest
Merlin WR200 is designed to be the most efficient and reliable work class ROV on the market. The Merlin system is designed to the highest industrial standards for trustworthy subsea performance with minimum maintenance requirements. The ROV is capable of carrying and operating all known tools in the
Chatham Rock Phosphate is moving rapidly towards its target of production in 2015, Chief Executive Chris Castle told a New Zealand Government-hosted function at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada conference in Toronto. PDAC is the pre-eminent annual event for the international mini
Leading international oilfield services company, Expro, has won the ‘Best Audio Visual Employee Communication’ prize at this year’s Scottish Communications Awards. The No Leak is Acceptable video was part of an internal safety campaign focused on teamwork and communication as effective ways of reduc
The Pacific Islands need to protect their deep sea minerals, Tonga’s Deputy Prime Minister Hon. Samiu Vaipulu told a Pacific-ACP States Regional Workshop on Deep Sea Minerals Law and Contract Negotiations that opened at the Fa’onelua Convention Centre, in Nuku’alofa on March 11. Representatives of 1
Dolphin Geophysical in partnership with Searcher Seismic announce the 1,407km2 Non-Exclusive 3D MC seismic project on the Finnmark Platform, Barents Sea, Norway. Processing has commenced in Dolphins UK Centre using their proprietary OpenCPS software. The processing sequence has been designed to enha
ExxonMobil Canada Properties has released the option for Kvaerner’s joint venture company Kiewit-Kvaerner Contractors to provide the full scope of engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services for the Hebron Project gravity based structure (GBS). The contract value for Kvaerner’s share of
Helix Energy Solutions Group’s Canyon Offshore subsea contracting business unit signed contracts for a new Perry XT 1500 Seabed Trenching System and two 200 horsepower Perry XLX work class ROVs, to be built by Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. The XT 1500 trencher will support Canyon Offshore’s Oil &
Hallin Marine, a Superior Energy Services company, announces the commencement of a saturation-diving and air-diving project off the coast of Mumbai, India. Working in partnership with Bumi Armada Berhad, Hallin provides a complete diving system plus full diving team and operating crew. “Hallin start
ExxonMobil has started production from the Telok natural gas field, located offshore Malaysia in the South China Sea. “The Telok development will help meet increasing demand for natural gas in Peninsular Malaysia,” said Neil W. Duffin, president of ExxonMobil Development Company. “It is one of many
The King in Council appointed Anne Næss Myhrvold on Friday 8 March to serve as director general of the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) for a fixed term of six years. Myhrvold was born in 1966, and has worked for BP Norge since 2002. She has been a member of this company’s top management as [
Two wind parks are under development in the North Sea. These two parks, named ‘Gemini’, are being developed by Typhoon Capital. The wind parks will have a maximum combined power output of 600 MW. This will generate 2% of the electricity presently consumed in the Netherlands. The project is thus cruc
Miclyn Express Offshore, a regional leader in providing offshore support vessels to the Oil & Gas industry, is pleased to announce the completion of upgrading works on (MPSV) Endeavour. This project was undertaken by a specialised team based in MEO’s Batam shipyard. The team has had previous experie
The Q1400 Trenching System has the capability to perform high quality jet trenching in soils of up to 100KPA and mechanical chain cutting of soils of up to 250KPA, the system is capable of free flying in jetting mode and operating in water depths of up to 3000m. The Q1400 Trenching System consists o
