Subsea
Plexus Director Steps Down
Plexus informed that Christopher Fraser has stepped down as a director of the company with immediate effect. Fraser (age 51) was appointed to the board of the company as a non-executive director in March 2012. As announced on July 2, 2015, pursuant to the Share Subscription Agreement entered into by
UTEC Bags Total UKCS Positioning Deal
UTEC NCS Survey, has been awarded a multi-year rig move and positioning framework contract with Total E&P UK Limited. Total E&P UK Limited recently awarded the three-year contract with the opportunity to provide positioning services on any of their fleet of rigs and support vessels in the UKCS regio
EMGS Names New CFO
Norway’s Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) has appointed Hege A. Veiseth as acting chief financial officer (CFO) of the company effective from January 1, 2016. She will replace Svein Knudsen who held the position as CFO of EMGS since January 2005 only to tender his resignation in October this year.
Hydroid Builds Autonomous LARS for AUVs
Hydroid, a subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime, has released Line Capture Line Recovery (LCLR), a self-contained module that is initially offered on Hydroid’s REMUS 600 autonomous underwater vehicle for the purpose of autonomous launch and recovery. “We designed the LCLR to be a first-of-its-kind syste
Kongsberg Launches EM 712 Multibeam Echo Sounder
Kongsberg Maritime has introduced a new multibeam echo sounder designed for survey and inspection operations in shallow and medium water depths. The new KONGSBERG EM 712 multibeam echo sounder is the second generation of wideband multibeam for these water depths. The EM 712 supersedes the EM 710 whi
Dolphin’s UK Business Remains in Operation
The UK processing and multi-client operations of Dolphin Geophysical Ltd continue to operate as normal, despite the Norwegian entities of Dolphin Group ASA together with its subsidiary Dolphin Geophysical AS having filed for bankruptcy on Monday 14 December. The UK entity Dolphin Geophysical Ltd is
Amec Foster Wheeler Scores Glen Lyon FPSO Gig
Amec Foster Wheeler has won three contracts from BP to provide services to the Glen Lyon floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel as part of the Quad 204 Project, located 175 km west of the Shetland Isles, UK. According to the company, the three reimbursable contracts are worth £31.
First Nordsee One Monopile Touches Seabed
The Nordsee One offshore wind project, located in German territorial waters in the North Sea, has seen its first monopile installed on December 15, 2015, RWE informed Wednesday. The wind farm will consist of 54 Senvion turbines and is owned by Northland Power Inc. (85%) and RWE Innogy GmbH (15%). “T
ACE Winches Welcomes New HR Director
ACE Winches, a deck machinery specialist, has strengthened its senior management team with the appointment of Lisa McPherson as HR Director. In her role, McPherson will be responsible for the planning and implementation of strategic HR processes, working closely with the board at a time as the compa
Aker Solutions Could Cut More in MMO After Losing Statoil Gig
Aker Solutions said today that the absence of a new main supplier contract with Statoil will have ‘serious implications’ for the company’s maintenance, modifications and operations (MMO) business in Norway. Aker Solutions is currently a main supplier of maintenance and modifications services at Stat
Bibby Offshore Clinches BP Contract
Bibby Offshore has been awarded a multi-million pound contract by BP to replace subsea infrastructure in the Central North Sea. The work is part of the $1-billion Eastern Trough Area Project (ETAP) Life Extension Project announced by BP in the summer. ETAP comprises of nine oil and gas reservoirs, s
Marin Teknikk Design for Ultra Deep Offshore’s DSCV Newbuilds
Marin Teknikk has entered into a contract with Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Group for delivery of design & engineering of two diving & construction vessels for Ultra Deep Offshore in Singapore. The vessels are a newly developed MT6023 DSCV design, and will be equipped with an 18-men diving system f
Saab Seaeye Integrates Hydro-Lek
ROV manufacturer Saab Seaeye is consolidating the tooling maker, Hydro-Lek into their own facilities at Fareham. The Hydro-Lek operation moved to Fareham December 14, 2015 from its site at Finchampstead and will become a business line within Saab Seaeye, effective January 1, 2016. Prior to getting a
Rosneft Wraps Up 2015 Geological Exploration Campaign
Rosneft informed it has completed its 2015 geological exploration program at offshore licenses. Seismic surveys using 2D method covered 20,434 line km in waters of the Kara Sea, the Chukchi Sea, and the Laptev Sea. For the first time 2D seismic exploration was carried out with support of an integrat