Teledyne Webb Research announced the delivery of the first Slocum G2 glider to Brazil. The glider, purchased for the Coastal Hydrodynamics Laboratory at the Oceanographic Institute of the University of Sao Paulo, will eventually be operated by undergraduate and graduate students. The Slocum glider i
The RV TÜBİTAK Marmara is a Turkish research vessel owned by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) and operated by its newly established Marine Research Center for oceanographic research studies. The vessel was designed by Soyaslan Marine, indigenously developed and b
Houlder has announced the delivery of its Reel Skidding Drive System (RSDS) to Aberdeen-based Aquatic; equipment and solution providers for reeled products. The unit is now in transit to South America for mobilisation on-board Aquatic’s end customer vessel for the project. The Reel Skidding Drive Sy
Neptune will again be exhibiting at the 2013 Australasian Oil and Gas Exhibition and Conference, known as AOG, for the 5th time. This year Neptune will be running real life NEPSYS® and ROV demonstrations in its custom built portable 6m dive tank. Neptune is emerging as a leading provider of engineer
Plexus Holdings PLC, the AIM quoted oil and gas engineering services business and owner of the proprietary POS-GRIP® friction-grip method of wellhead engineering, announced that it has been awarded the ‘Best Oil and Gas Plc’ award at the annual Stock Market Wire Awards, presented on 18 February 2013
The National Oceanography Centre’s expertise in developing robotics and autonomous systems – identified as one of the “eight great technologies” that will underpin future growth in the United Kingdom – is highlighted in a paper written by the Science Minister, David Willetts. The paper, which was la
Chariot Oil & Gas Limited, the Africa focused oil and gas exploration company, provides an operational update across its portfolio and a revised forward-looking work programme. Over the last year the Company has drilled two exploration wells and acquired 3,500km2 of 3D seismic data in Namibia; acqui
General Cable announces the appointment of Dr. Günther Schöffner as Managing Director of Norddeutsche Seekabelwerke GmbH, a 100% subsidiary of General Cable, effective February 18, 2013. Dr. Schöffner will succeed Rudolf Stahl, who led the company since the acquisition of NSW. He will assist Dr. Sch
BMT Cordah (BMT), a subsidiary of BMT Group, the leading international maritime design, environmental and engineering consultancy, has recently supported several major companies including Endeavour Energy UK Ltd, in their applications for the latest UK Oil and Gas Licensing Round. The 27th Offshore
The PNG LNG Project’s offshore pipeline is now complete following the final tie-in to the onshore pipeline in December 2012. The final tie-in – or connection – took place at the Omati landfall in the Omati River where the pipeline from the land (onshore) meets with the offshore (undersea) pipeline.
Unique Hydrographic Systems has been contracted to supply Seaflex Air Lift bags to Leighton Welspun in Mumbai. The total value of the project is INR 37,35,066 (approx. $ 70,000). Based in Navi Mumbai, Unique Hydrographic Systems provide a complete range of specialized engineering solutions and servi
Malaysia-based international offshore oil and gas services provider, Bumi Armada Berhad announced that its jointly controlled entity, SP Armada Oil Exploration Private Limited (“SP Armada”) has received a Notification of Award (“NOA”) from Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (“ONGC”) for charter
ONGC’s chartered-hired ultra deepwater drillship DDKG1 has set a world record for drilling well in deepest water depth by an offshore drilling rig. The rig DDKG1 has spudded well NA7-1 in exploratory block KG-DWN-2004/1 in east coast India at a water depth of 3165m (10,385 feet) on Jan 23, 2013. The
Cameron has signed an agreement with EEPNL, an ExxonMobil affiliate, for the supply of subsea production systems to the Erha North Phase 2 development. The scope of supply includes five subsea production trees, two water injection trees, three manifolds, production and topside controls and associate
