Aberdeen based engineering consultancy Theon Limited has marked a successful first year in business with the opening of a new office in London, a year ahead of schedule. Steve Rowbottom, Managing Director at Theon, said: “We have had an extremely successful year of trading and the new office in Chis
Kristian Sætre has been appointed managing director of Ulstein Verft. He will commence the position by 1 June 2013. Kristian Sætre has a solid background and 30 years’ experience from the maritime industry. He has worked in Scana for more than twenty years, most recently as managing director for Sca
Karoon Gas Australia Limited, a company which focuses on identifying, exploring and developing acreage that is highly prospective for oil and gas, has announces its half year financial results. The Company highlights the following operations: – Successful drilling and testing of the first well in th
Dutch Engineers society KIVI NIRIA, together with NL Ingenieurs and the magazine De Ingenieur yearly award a prize for the most inventive design. On behalf of Bluewater the Bluewater Vernufteling 2013 team has entered the Arctic Turret design for this prize. Of 32 contestants Bluewater has managed t
Sea Wave Energy Ltd (SWEL), last week, conducted a test of prototype of a device which is developed to generate electricity from waves and to work as a cheap desalination plant for areas where fresh water is scarce. The test was conducted in Plymouth University’s state-of-the-art ocean tank in Marin
Technip has a long established track record in deepwater Oil & Gas development. Since 1996, Technip has delivered 14 of the 17 Spar platforms in operation to-date. Technip Spars have been deployed in a water depth range of 590 to 2,382m. The Spar technology continues to evolve with innovations for:
The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has decided to rename the Dagny field in the North Sea. As from today 8 March – International Women’s Day – the field will be known as Gina Krog. Krog (1847-1916) was a well-known champion of women’s rights, who fought for equal rights for men and women
Suppliers of underwater inspection equipment and ships bridge equipment, Atlantas Marine announce the appointment of a new member of their team. Fi Edwards has just joined the Yeovil based firm as Sales and Marketing Co-Ordinator. A recent graduate with experience in the leisure marine and display i
DeepOcean UK, Ltd., a subsidiary of DeepOcean Group Holding BV, today announced an award from Statoil for the Aasta Hansteen fibre optic cable. The project includes procurement, installation and burial of 140km of fibre optic cable in water depths up to 1300m. The Aasta Hansteen project is the first
Alongside the unveiling of a new AUV, Kongsberg Maritime will introduce a new variant of its state-of-the-art EM 2040 multibeam echo sounder during Ocean Business 2013 in April (stand N1). Ocean Business is the ideal launch platform for both new products, which are designed to offer significant new
Ian Ashman and Johnny Quinn from the Geophysical Engineering department at Gardline in Great Yarmouth were recently presented with the Gardline Innovation Award 2013 by Chairman Gregory Darling. The pair developed a three week long course after a training need was identified which could not be addre
On Thursday 7 March the Gjøa exhibition at the Coastal Museum in Florø was officially opened by the Chairman of the County Council of Sogn og Fjordane, Åshild Kjelsnes. Chairman of the County Council of Sogn og Fjordane, Åshild Kjelsnes, with MD Atle Sonesen at the opening of the exhibition. The exh
Bridge, the Oslo Børs and AIM listed oil and gas exploration and production company, announces that, as a 20% licence partner in PL457 containing the Asha discovery, it has signed an agreement (“the Agreement”) regarding the co-ordination and joint development of PL001B (the “Ivar Aasen field”) and
Wave energy developer, Carnegie Wave Energy Limited announces the establishment of a 100% owned subsidiary, CETO Wave Energy UK Limited (CWE UK) and the appointment of Mr Allan MacAskill to the Board of Directors of CWE UK. CWE UK will be operated out of headquarters in Edinburgh, Scotland and will
