Express Engineering has started construction work on a new engineering assembly and test centre in Gateshead. The £3.5m investment in a 48,000 sq. ft purpose-built centre will enable Express Engineering, a provider of manufacturing, assembly and testing solutions for the subsea oil and gas industry,
CNOOC Limited has made a discovery, Kenli 6-1, in Bohai Bay, which is expected to be the first large-sized oil filed in Laibei lower uplift. The Kenli 6-1 structure is located in Laibei lower uplift in southern Bohai basin with an average water depth of about 19.2 meters. The discovery well KL6-1-3
The owners of marine technology specialist Sonardyne have formed a new parent company to increase the breadth and capabilities available to customers across the organisation’s independent subsidiaries. Sonardyne Group will align and harness the joint strengths of Chelsea Technologies, EIVA, Wavefron
AGR has appointed Michael Berry to lead its operations in the Americas’ region out of the company’s Houston, TX regional headquarters. Berry joins AGR from Apache Corporation where he was member of the company’s portfolio management group. With background both in conventional and unconventional reso
iXblue has launched a new USBL system for accurate location, positioning and tracking of subsea assets. Latest addition in iXblue’s new USBL product range, the new Gaps M5 joins the Gaps M7. Gaps M5 integrates an Attitude and Heading Reference System based on iXblue FOG technology for heading roll a
Orange and its Italian subsidiary Elettra have recently expanded the fleet with a freshly-revamped vessel dedicated to subsea cable route surveys. The Urbano Monti was launched in the port of Catania in Sicily, Italy, at the end of February, after being refitted and restored. Following sea trials, t
Sonardyne International has appointed Graham Brown as its new managing director. Graham, who takes over the role from John Ramsden on April 01, has served on Sonardyne International’s board from 2008, most recently as sales and marketing director and deputy managing director. John, who has been Sona
Kraken Robotics has secured new contracts for batteries, sonar sensors, and support totaling $2.8 million. Kraken has received orders from four unnamed US companies and one Canadian company. The company expects to fulfill these contracts in the first half of 2020. A new customer primarily targeting
N-Sea has started a five-year contract with the Royal Netherlands Navy. The contract, which includes two year-long extension options, will see N-Sea operate the multipurpose support vessel, Geosea, which arrived at the naval base at Den Helder, the Netherlands. N-Sea’s work scope throughout the char
Prosafe has secured a contract to provide accommodation in support of the redundant subsea tank removal and safe re-habitation of the Thistle Alpha platform in the UK North Sea. Prosafe will be using Safe Zephyrus, a DP3 semi-submersible ASV, to support the Thistle tank removal. With beds for 450 pe
TechnipFMC said on Sunday it will put off its planned separation into TechnipFMC and Technip Energies as market conditions have changed materially due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The company said it believes that the sharp decline in commodity prices, and the heightened volatility in global equity mar
EGS has completed a geophysical and geotechnical survey for the second submarine cable of Seychelles. EGS survey vessel, the RV Geo Resolution, completed the survey to support the construction of a branch on the PEACE system which connects Seychelles to the main network. The survey started from Momb
JFD, part of James Fisher and Sons, has acquired Fathom Systems – provider of diver communications, gas analysis, diver monitoring and integrated diving control systems for diving support vessels (DSVs). JFD believes that this deal will expand its portfolio of innovative diving solutions for the oil
Polarcus has received cancellation notice for the XArray marine seismic acquisition project in the Asia Pacific region. Polarcus received the original contract in December 2019, and planned to start the project in Q2 2020. The client has decided not to proceed with this project and has terminated th
