Saab Seaeye announced that it will showcase its four key underwater vehicles at this year’s Seawork 2012 at the stand D16, including the new double-hulled Sabertooth AUV/ROV. Double-hulled Sabertooth AUV/ROV The new double-hulled version of the Sabertooth offers twice the operational duration of the
Scientists recently concluded an expedition aboard the research vessel JOIDES Resolution to learn more about Atlantis Massif, an undersea mountain, or seamount, that formed in a very different way than the majority of the seafloor in the oceans. Unlike volcanic seamounts, which are made of the basal
Last Monday No Limit Ships shipyards of the Netherlands succesfully launched building number 26. This Hydrographic Survey vessel is ordered by a Russian customer and will be delivered at her homeport Archangelsk around 1 May. No Limit Ships shipyards is builder of workboats upto 35 meters and specia
A&P Tyne ship repair yard has made a good start to 2012 with a multi-million pound order book for the first quarter of the year. The Hebburn yard, which suffered a disappointing end to 2011 with the unexpected loss of an aircraft carrier contract, has bounced back and is now bustling with activity a
The marine environment and bird life in and around Walney Offshore Windfarm have been carefully studied before construction of the wind farm was authorised. During the two years of construction, additional work has been done to check that construction activities remained within acceptable limits for
With demand for multibeam echosounders on the increase, Ashtead Technology has invested in six new Reson SeaBat 7125ROV2 high-resolution multibeam echosounders. SeaBat multibeam sonars are designed to meet surveyors need for fast and reliable operation with ultra wide swathe coverage and outstanding
Octanex N.L. announces that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Octanex NZ Limited (Octanex NZ), has been granted a 100% interest in a fourth petroleum exploration permit, PEP 53473. The permit is located in the offshore Taranaki Basin of New Zealand. The permit lies between the PEP 51906 and PEP 52593 per
The first survey of the impact of offshore wind farms on fish life is available. It shows that wind turbines and fish live in perfect harmony. The number of some fish species has actually increased. While the last wind turbines are being put into operation in the world’s largest offshore wind farm,
Scientists have found a large reduction in the amount of the coldest deep ocean water, called Antarctic Bottom Water, all around the Southern Ocean using data collected from 1980 to 2011. These findings, in a study now online, will likely stimulate new research on the causes of this change. Two ocea
Schlumberger announced that it has entered into an agreement with Altor Fund II to acquire SPT Group—a privately owned software company specialized in dynamic modeling for the oil and gas industry. The company provides a combination of software and consulting services for multiphase flow and reservo
Some of the concrete facilities resting on the seabed on the Norwegian shelf are nearing the end of their lifetimes. In the coming years, the authorities need to address how to dispose of these. A report has been prepared on disposal of concrete facilities on initiative from the Norwegian Petroleum
Otto Marine Limited, a leading offshore marine company which specializes in building complex offshore support vessels, ship chartering and offers specialized offshore services, announces that it has secured a bareboat charter contract from SeaHold GEOSHIPS LIMITED (A UK based. ISO 9001 certified Mar
Leading marine equipment rental company Ashtead Technology has expanded its product line with Vortex International Ltd. Ashtead Technology has been the exclusive Global Rental Representative within the Oil and Gas sector for the rental of the Vortex Dredge Unit for over a year. The Vortex product ra
FMC Technologies, Inc. announced that it has signed an agreement with Statoil for the manufacture and supply of subsea production equipment to support the Fram H-Nord development. The contract has a value of approximately $70 million in revenue to FMC. FMC’s scope of supply includes one subsea produ
