As instruction from PetroVietnam, PTSC G&S has been assigned to provide the 2D seismic services to all the Clients in Vietnam using the seismic vessel Binh Minh 02. In 2011, PTSC G&S carried out three 2D seismic surveys for PVN, PVEP POC and Idemitsuwith. In order to expand the services to a 3D seis
Island Offshore announces that the Island Captain has been chartered as a well stimulation vessel by Halliburton AS for a 2 months firm contract. The vessel will be operating on the Clipper South field in the Southern North Sea. The Island Captain is with this joining Island Commander and Island Pat
RESON announce that GSE Rentals have once again shown their commitment to investing in RESON’s SeaBat technology. GSE Rentals have procured their first SeaBat 7125SV2 system to add to their existing pool of RESON SeaBat systems. The latest SeaBat 7125SV2 system delivered to GSE features the sought a
Sonardyne International has recently announced the launch of an Automatic Leak Detection Sonar (ALDS) at the Oceanology International Exhibition and Conference in London. The Sonardyne designed and built product is an active sonar capable of detecting and localising deep water hydrocarbon leaks arou
SeaBird Exploration PLC has been awarded a USD 3 million contract for seismic survey by a major oil company in South America. The survey will be carried out by the Harrier Explorer en route to Brazil where the vessel will commence a long term charter in early Q2 2012. SeaBird Exploration PLC is a [&
An oilfield service company Expro International, has agreed to sell its Connectors & Measurements (C&M) business, including the Tronic and Matre brands, to Siemens AG at a valuation of US$630 million. Expro’s C&M business is a market leader in the design, manufacture, assembly and installation of su
Bluestream Diving B.V. has been awarded the 2012 IRM contract by GDF SUEZ E&P Nederland B.V. The contract encompasses diving and ROV services for 27 production platforms and 5 subsea wells within the Dutch Continental shelf, a program entailing approx. 250 days per year. Bluestream Diving B.V. will
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) and Marine Technology Society (MTS) Buoy Workshop is an opportunity for buoy industry users to meet and share best practices about buoy-based monitoring systems. The workshop meets every two years at various locations across North America and delegates typically co
Recently at Oceanology International, Sonardyne International Ltd (Stand G300) announced the creation of a new joint venture company with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. The spinout company, called Lumasys, is to launch the first commercially available subsea optical communication system,
STX OSV Holdings Limited, one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of offshore and specialized vessels, announces that it has secured a new contract for the design and construction of one Offshore Subsea Construction Vessel (OSCV) for DOF. The value of the contract amounts to approximately
Tritech has recently supplied Soil Machine Dynamics (SMD) with Gemini Multibeam Imaging and Profiling sonars for installation on 3 SMD vehicles, built for the Nautilus Minerals Solwara 1 Project. The titanium multibeam sonar package is based on Tritech’s proprietary Gemini multibeam technology and,
In its continuous efforts to improve service, Hydratight announces the appointment of a global operations and supply chain leader. Vincent Parmentier (pictured) assumes direct responsibility for all three global regions, and work closely with the regional business leaders. His role will be to overse
The WOC and the Australian Association for Maritime Affairs (AAMA) are collaborating to ensure that ocean industries have the opportunity to provide input to “Rio + 20”– the decadal UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio de Janeiro, 20-22 June 2012) for which oceans are a thematic priority. T
McDermott International, Inc. announced today that one of its subsidiaries was awarded an engineering, procurement, construction and installation (“EPCI”) project for Al-Khafji Joint Operations (“KJO”), in the Hout field in water depths up to 31 meters. The EPCI project comprises more than 600 tonne
