Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cables and systems industry, will showcase its state-of-the-art range of products and technologies, specifically dedicated to the Oil & Gas sector, at OSEA 2012 that will take place in Singapore from November 27 to 30 (booth BJ4-01). Prysmian Gr
3sun Group, a specialist provider of products and services to the energy industry has officially launched its new Great Yarmouth Headquarters following an investment of £500,000 into the facility. Team GB Olympic Bronze Medallist Anthony Ogogo, from the Lowestoft area, officiated at the event and pr
Cameron announced that it has received an order from STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., totaling approximately $275 million, to supply a complete drilling equipment package for a 12,000 foot ultradeepwater drillship. STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. has a contract to build a new drillship f
The U.S. Navy announced the plans to shut down the program of training dolphins to detect underwater mines and keep enemy swimmers away from warships, U-T San Diego reports. The program in Point Loma is shuting down because the mammals are no longer needed, and it is expected to be closed within the
To keep the Subsea Index relevant and updated all companies registered need to check and update information available in the database. This is particularly important this year as the database has been upgraded. Throughout autumn the Subsea Index has been further developed to a bi-lingual database in
As part of the pre-installation phase of the Liwan 3-1 gas field development, China Offshore Fugro Geosolutions (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd. (COFG) has placed an order for two Ranger 2 underwater tracking systems from Sonardyne Asia in Singapore. The contract includes the supply of Sonardyne’s new pre-calibr
Sea Fibre Networks (SFN), owner and operator of Europe’s most advanced sub-sea telecoms network, CeltixConnect, announced its selection to oversee the newly developed and upgraded Atlantic Cable Maintenance and Repair Agreement (ACMA) website. ACMA operates one of the largest dedicated marine fleets
Leading international oilfield services company, Expro, announced the award of its first major subsea completion landing string contract in India. Expro has secured the multi-million dollar deepwater completion landing string contract in India for a three year term, with options to extend for anothe
Multibeam sonar manufacturer, WASSP Ltd, part of the ENL Group has launched a new look website. Designed to be the complete online resource for multibeam sonar, the new site is more interactive than ever before. Site visitors will be able to freely browse through WASSP’s system range and whether it
Gibtelecom has announced that it has recently entered into a strategic communications partnership with Monaco Telecom, part of the Cable and Wireless Communications group. The partnership marks a further step on Gibtelecom’s journey to becoming a global communications carrier. Monaco and Gibraltar a
STX Offshore & Shipbuilding confirmed that it has made effective a turn-key construction contract of one BT-UDS dynamic-positioned Ultra Deep Water(UDW) drillship plus options for four additional units from Sigma Drilling Ltd. a company established by Skeie Technology AS in Norway. The approximate v
Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS), the world’s leading maritime services provider, has been appointed by Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) to support a key marine seismic survey project in Greece. Under the three month research project, ISS Greece will provide marine services to the survey vessel ‘Nordic
Chelsea Technologies Group is delighted to be participating in The UK Integrated Marine Observing Network (UK-IMON) workshop hosted by PML on 27-28 November 2012. The aim of the UK-IMON initiative is to ensure that a national marine observatory is in place to improve the evidence base for future ass
The shells of marine snails – known as pteropods – living in the seas around Antarctica are being dissolved by ocean acidification according to a new study published this week in the journal Nature Geoscience. These tiny animals are a valuable food source for fish and birds and play an important rol
