The UT-1 submersible ultra-trencher, built by underwater engineering specialist SMD and owned and operated by CTC Marine, is the world’s mos… (Electrical Portal) [mappress] Source: Electrical Portal, July 01, 2011;
The Jiaolong, China’s manned deep-diving submersible, began its journey on Friday for a 5,000-meter dive in the Pacific Ocean, following… (China Daily) [mappress] Source: China Daily, July 01, 2011;
Following the completion of the restructuring activities of Cecon this winter, focus has been marketing the company’s services using modular spreads on third party vessels. With the 1600t Sampson DPIII pipelay / heavy lift vessel being part of the company’s marketed portfolio, focus has shifted to a
The Honourable Peter Kent, Minister of the Environment and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, announced that Parks Canada will be working with other Canadian researchers to deploy highly sophisticated underwater technology in the continuing search for polar explorer Sir John Franklin’s lost ship
McDermott International, Inc. , announced that John T. McCormack has been appointed Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer of McDermott International, Inc. effective June 30, 2011. “Jack has been instrumental in leading our Asia Pacific and Middle East operations to exceptional performanc
The growing importance of deepwater exploration and production developments offshore China led classification societies ABS and CCS (China Classification Society) to conduct a joint “Deepsea Developments in the China Offshore Industry” meeting on 17 June 2011. The meeting, which was held in Beijing,
On 29 June, Offshore Energy’s Committee of Recommendation convened in Rotterdam for a diner pensant. The members, among others CEO’s and managing directors of Dockwise, Chevron, Van Oord, Mercon and Tullow Overseas Holding, discussed the ambitions, market position, program and organization of Offsho
Baker Hughes has introduced a wellbore clean-up and displacement system designed to improve efficiency and reduce operational risks in high-cost environments such as deepwater applications; horizontal, extended-reach, and deviated wells; deep wells; and wells with high dogleg severity. The X-Treme C
Ten teams from the UK, France, Germany and Spain will converge at the Centre from 4-10 July to compete for this year’s Student Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Challenge-Europe (SAUC-E). Each team has designed and built an AUV that they will use to complete a mission in a realistic environment at NURC’
KONGSBERG has signed a contract for supply of new Passive Sonar Processing Systems (PSPS) as part of the Sonar Suite Modification Project for the four Walrus class submarines of the Dutch Navy. The contract was made between the Dutch Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) and KONGSBERG, represented by
The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office’s (UKHO) celebrated World Hydrography Day 2011 at a reception held on board HMS President in London on June 22. The event was attended by Rt Hon Andrew Robathan, Parliamentary Under-secretary of State for Defence and Minister for Welfare and Veterans, Mike Penn
IHC Engineering Business (IHC EB) continues to deliver innovative equipment to the offshore industry and provide round the clock product… Subsea UK [mappress] Source: Subsea UK , June 30, 2011;
In 2011, PGS is looking for more unexpected and the unexplored targets in key producing areas of the North Sea with a new wave of GeoStreamer MultiClient 3D. Near-field exploration potential GeoStreamer® technology promises to unlock the excellent near-field exploration potential still offered by th
The AF Group has been awarded a Letter of Intent with Statoil, on behalf of Gassco as operator, regarding removal and recycling of the Norpipe H7-platform. The platform is located at the German continental shelf of the North Sea, and has been a part of the pipeline which exports gas to Europe. The L
