A new subsea oil and gas group, Harkand, chaired by oil and gas industry veteran Tom Ehret, is launching today with an ambition to grow to a turnover of $1 billion in the next five years. Following investment by Oaktree Capital Management in Iremis, Integrated Subsea Services (ISS) and their sister
Opponents of the Marine Minerals Limited planned mining project on the north Cornish coastline expressed their worries about the impact of the project on the local ecosystem, BBC informs. The company has already submitted a plan to begin the process of collecting tin from the seabed from St Ives to
Chevron Corporation announced that its Cabinda Gulf Oil Company Limited subsidiary will proceed with the development of the Mafumeira Sul project located offshore Angola. Located 15 miles (24 km) offshore Cabinda province in 200 feet (60 m) of water, the $5.6 billion Mafumeira Sul project is the sec
Rapidly growing and award winning subsea specialist ROVOP has made a strong start to 2013 after expanding its management team and signing £3.5 million of contracts in January alone. The company, which provides subsea remotely operated vehicle (ROV) services, has bolstered its management team with th
The location of an underwater volcanic vent, marked by a low-lying plume of shimmering water, has been revealed by scientists at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton. Writing in the journal PLOS ONE the researchers describe how the vent, discovered in a remote region of the Southern Ocean,
Yesterday, Det norske was the proud recipient of Scouting’s Employer Brand Award, awarded to the most attractive start-up Norwegian employer. The headhunting agency Scouting has, for the fifth consecutive year, interviewed executives and experienced professionals in the oil and gas industry regardin
Ecosse Subsea Systems has this week unveiled a game-changing pipelay technology at Subsea UK 2013 in Aberdeen. The subsea technology firm has developed and patented a rigid pipelay system which can be deployed from smaller, more readily available vessels and which will slash schedules and installati
International oilfield services specialist Glacier Energy Services is refocussing its business structure with the creation of specific Offshore and Engineering divisions, and appointment of managing directors to lead those operations. Glacier Offshore comprises the Roberts Pipeline Machining and Sit
UTEC has announced the appointment of Simon Hird as general manager of its Australian entity UTEC Survey Australia Pty Ltd. Simon will oversee the projected growth to support key customers in the Australian market. The announcement complements the aggressive global growth strategy of UTEC including
FoundOcean has completed the grouting contract for Narec’s Offshore Anemometry Hub (NOAH), under contract to SeaRoc. The NOAH contract was a notable project in another very successful year for FoundOcean which included offshore operations in the United Arab Emirates, South East Asia, Australia, Indi
Stork Technical Services, the leading global provider of knowledge-based asset integrity management services for the oil and gas, chemical and power sectors, announces the company has secured more than £15 million of new work with a major North Sea operator in the past month. The contract award will
Leading subsea integrity and project management specialist Flexlife has been awarded a contract extension by Apache North Sea worth £5million per annum. Flexlife was originally awarded a three-year deal that amounted to £13million and has now secured a one-year extension to project manage work with
Deep sea and high depth dredging: that’s the new emerging trend in the dredging market and Dragflow is a world leader in this field, thanks to its decennal experience, combined with a never ending Research&Development. In order to answer to the most demanding customers requests, Dragflow extends its
Fendercare Marine, one of the world’s foremost suppliers of marine services and products, has launched a new range of piggyback saddles to assist pipeline installation for the offshore industry. The new piggyback saddles are made of polyurethane elastomer, a highly flexible, low friction material wh
