Nexans, a worldwide expert in the cable industry, is launching its new anti-theft cable solutions at InnoTrans – which promises to help network operators reduce the high volume of copper cables theft along their railway networks. The solution comprises two approaches to help combat the predominant t
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and other agencies deployed a data buoy off the coast of Block Island, Rhode Island, three years ago to gather information on wave action for a Corps study and the scientific instrument has been providing useful information to scientists, mariners and the general pub
The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME) will recognize three individuals for their outstanding accomplishments in the marine field and ship research and achievements in naval architecture, marine engineering or ocean engineering. The annually awarded medals will be presented at
Nova Scotia based Hawboldt Industries have chosen RS Aqua to market their comprehensive range of Engineered Marine Deck Equipment Solutions to the UK and Ireland marine sectors. Hawboldt Industries is a member of the Timberland Group of companies. Based in Nova Scotia, Canada, the company offers an
Fugro OSAE GmbH has been awarded a EUR 2.7 million hydrographic survey contract by the Norwegian Hydrographic Service (NHS). This survey, planned for 2013, is part of the on-going MAREANO project and will encompass an area over 11,000km2 in the Barents Sea. The area is located offshore the northern-
Norske Shell has been granted consent to use the new subsea loading system for crude oil on the Draugen field. Installation and commissioning of the new subsea loading system is planned during the fourth quarter of 2012. During commissioning of the new system, the existing loading buoy (FLP) will be
Royal Dutch Shell is engaged in a multi-year drilling programme to explore for new oil & gas resources in high-potential blocks in offshore Alaska. Important progress has been made with this programme, with two drill ships, more than twenty support vessels, an approved capping stack, and other redun
Flexlife, an oil and gas industry specialist in subsea project and integrity management, has appointed Ciaran O’Donnell as its CEO. Mr O’Donnell was co-founder and CEO of CSL, a project management and engineering company. In 2007, he successfully sold the company to DOF Subsea, remaining for 3 years
Unique Maritime Group, one of the world’s leading integrated turnkey subsea and offshore solution providers has been appointed as the exclusive Sales and Service distributor for Corilla Marine Products for the UAE, South Africa and India region. Corilla Plastics is a leading UK name in rotational mo
Schlumberger announced the opening of the Schlumberger China Petroleum Institute (SCPI) located in the Schlumberger China headquarters office building in the Chaoyang district of Beijing. The institute has more than 100 petro-technical experts, most of them co-located on the same floor of the office
The corporate assembly of Statoil ASA has elected Marjan Oudeman and Børge Brende as new members of Statoil’s board of directors. In addition, Grace Reksten Skaugen has been elected as new deputy chairman of the board. Oudeman is Executive Vice President, HR and Organisational Development, of Akzo N
Balltec Ltd, the UK based supplier of the MoorLOK™, the world’s most advanced ball and taper mooring connector, has successfully completed the supply and installation of 41 MoorLOK™ subsea mooring connectors (SMCs) for the Total USAN ‘FPSO’ and System ‘O’ projects. The MoorLOKs™ are moored in 3000ft
SSP Offshore announces that it has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (the “MOU”) with a new strategic partner to jointly pursue floating storage, production and offloading (“FPSO”) projects in Brazil and internationally based on the Corporation’s proprietary round SSP designs. The new strat
OceanWorks International announces the appointment of Mr. Billy Mckeown as General Manager for Aykor Teknolojik Ürünler Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim Şirketi (OceanWorks Aykor) in Istanbul, Turkey. As General Manager, Billy’s function will be to manage the organisation’s operations from the Istanbul loca
