Subsea
Damen to Revamp RV Marion Dufresne II
The French research vessel, Marion Dufresne II has arrived at Damen Shiprepair Dunkerque for a project that will extend her life by a further twenty years. The work will span a total of 4 months. On March 30, the vessel went into dry-dock for a 6-week period, during which the yard will carry out an
Ezra Slips in Q2, Rises in 1H
Singapore-listed offshore O&G contractor, Ezra, saw its second quarter 2015 (2Q2015) profit after tax (PAT) drop 79% from $22.1 million in the corresponding period of 2014 to $4.7 million, after three months ended February 28, 2015. Revenue for the quarter increased slightly (1%) to $302 million, co
Akastor Appoints Investment Director
Paal E. Johnsen will take the position as Investment Director in Akastor, and will be a part of the company’s executive management team, the company announced. Johnsen comes from a position in DNB Markets, and has extensive experience at management and board level in various companies in industry an
DOF Subsea to Provide AUV Services
DOF Subsea, a provider of integrated subsea services, will stage the European launch of a new addition to its suite of services next week. During the Ocean Business event at the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton, UK from April 14th to 16th, the company will showcase its newest service, uti
Osiris Wraps Up Humber Gateway Project
Osiris, part of James Fisher and Sons, has successfully completed a long-term project started in spring 2014, carrying out a wide-range of services with cross-trained personnel on the 219MW wind farm, Humber Gateway, based 8km off the Holderness coast in East Yorkshire. Osiris provided a Cougar-XT R
ONS Norway 2015 Called Off
Low oil prices, low activity and great uncertainty in the industry have meant that too few exhibitors have registered. Consequently, the ONS Foundation has had to cancel ONS Norway in August. The exhibitor registration was good until early in the year before it stagnated. There have also recently be
Dolphin Wins More Work
Oslo-listed seismic contractor, Dolphin, has secured additional contract work and industry funding for new multi-client projects. According to the company, the total amount of work will be 5-6 vessel months of 3D seismic acquisition and 5 months of 2D seismic acquisition. The work is scheduled to be
OMM Secures GROW Funding for New Subsea Tool
Offshore Marine Management (OMM) has secured GROW:OffshoreWind funding to build an innovative subsea tool which will substantially reduce project costs and improve health and safety offshore. The subsea tool, which is currently being constructed by Darlington-based Subsea Innovation, will see improv
Siem Gets Veja Mate OWF Cable Contract
Siem Offshore Contractors GmbH (“SOC”) has been awarded the contract for the turnkey supply and installation package of the inner array grid cable system for the 400 MW Veja Mate Offshore Wind Farm. The contract, estimated at a value in excess of EUR 100 million (USD 109 million), highlights the con
EMAS in Profit Leap
Singapore-based offshore contractor, EMAS Offshore, has reported net profit of US$9.7 million in the second quarter of fiscal year 2015, an increase from the US$4.0 million in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal year. Revenue for the quarter was US$60.9 million, compared to US$67.6 mill
Teledyne Launches New Teledyne PDS Software Version
Teledyne Marine has introduced Teledyne PDS software suite, a new software package with, as the company says, enhanced capabilities over the former PDS2000 According to the company, Teledyne PDS is now a 64-bit Windows version offering faster performance, optimized memory management and better featu
Harlen’s Dundee Facility Delivers Its First Project
Aberdeen-based fabrication and engineering business, Harlen Fabrication Ltd has successfully delivered their first project from their recently established Dundee Quayside facility. The contract was for the procurement of materials and manufacture of 32 engineered Clump weights totalling some 2,000 t
Motive Offshore Boosts Management
A North-east marine equipment specialist, Motive Offshore Group, has strengthened its management team, appointing Steven Simpson as sales manager who will be primarily based at the firm’s Aberdeen sales office. Simpson brings more than 10 years of experience to the role, previously holding a number
VIDEO: STATS Tecno Plug Facilitates Wye Installation
STATS Group were contracted by a North Sea operator to supply high pressure isolation plugs to provide a double block and bleed isolation barrier for the safe tie-in of a wye structure on 24-inch gas export pipeline. To facilitate the double block isolation and enable a reinstatement leak test in ac