Underwater Engineering News


BP & SOCAR Deal to Explore Shallow Water Absheron Peninsula

Dec 23, 2014

BP and SOCAR (the State Oil Company of the Republic of Azerbaijan) today signed a new production sharing agreement (PSA) to jointly explore for and develop potential prospects in the shallow water area around the Absheron Peninsula in the Azerbaijan sector of the Caspian Sea…

Rolling Gates Installation at Panama Canal

Dec 23, 2014

In another major milestone for the Panama Canal Expansion Program, the electromechanical installation phase, one of the most important of the project, has begun with the installation of the first steel rolling gate at the Atlantic side. “This year…

Lowrance Renews Insight Genesis College Cup

Dec 19, 2014

Lowrance®, a world-leading brand in fishing electronics since 1957— announced today the renewal of its Insight Genesis™ College Cup. In its second year, the 2015 College Cup kicks off January 1st and continuesthrough December 31, 2015.Anglers…

Battelle Unifies Maritime Technologies Leadership Structure

Dec 18, 2014

Positions Battelle, Bluefin Robotics and SeeByte to offer market-driven innovation to government and commercial customers Battelle’s maritime technologies range will now be housed under one leadership structure lead by Rear Admiral Fred Byus…

Mermaid Wins Subsea Contract in Gulf of Thailand

Dec 18, 2014

Mermaid has secured a 2-year contract for its dive support vessel, ‘Mermaid Commander’, to provide subsea construction support in the Gulf of Thailand for a repeat international fabrication and installation contractor whose end customer is a major international upstream oil and gas operator…

Vard Wins Farstad's OSCV Contract

Dec 17, 2014

Vard Holdings Limited (“VARD”) has secured a contract for the design and construction of one Offshore Subsea Construction Vessel (“OSCV”) for Farstad Shipping (“Farstad”).The vessel will be of VARD 3 17 design, with a total length of 98 meters and a beam of 21…

Nordic Maritime Bags Seismic Survey Contract

Dec 17, 2014

Nordic Maritime Pte. Ltd., has been awarded the contract to provide 2D seismic survey work in Indonesia by MultiClient Geophysical (Pte) Ltd. (“MCG”). This survey is expected to commence in December 2014 and will take approximately 60 days to complete…

DONG Energy Appoints CEO for E&P

Dec 16, 2014

Søren Gath Hansen will step down as Group Executive Vice President and CEO for E&P. His successor is David B. Cook who comes from a position as Executive Officer and Head of Oil & Gas at the Abu Dhabi National Energy Company, TAQA. Søren…

RRC Controls Services Appoints Smith

Dec 15, 2014

3sun Group has appointed James Smith as general manager for its subsea division, RRC Controls Services. Smith joins 3sun Group after a 16 year career with Aker Subsea Limited, where he progressed from a service team workshop manager to global infrastructure and equipment manager…

DNV GL: New RP for Integrity Management of Subsea Production Systems

Dec 15, 2014

Following a new Recommended Practice (RP) for subsea lifting, DNV GL has published an RP providing guidance on how to establish, implement and maintain an integrity management system (IMS). According to DNV GL, the aim is to help operators carry…

MacGregor Bags Equipment Contract for 6 AH

Dec 15, 2014

MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has received a major order from Kleven in Norway for six comprehensive deck handling equipment packages. They will be installed on six new-generation Anchor Handling Tug Supply (AHTS) vessels for Maersk Supply Service…

Bhagwan Dryden Delivers Dive Support Vessel Solution

Dec 15, 2014

Incat Crowther’s first-of-type Catamaran Dive Support Vessel, Bhagwan Dryden, has set a new standard for catamaran dive support vessels since its launch and delivery earlier this year. Operational feedback has been positive for the vessel…

2H Offshore Appoints Hariharan

Dec 10, 2014

2H Offshore has appointed Madhu Hariharan as an additional director in its London office. Hariharan’s considerable riser engineering experience further strengthens the senior management team in the UK and will help develop 2H Offshore’s growing client base in Europe and the Middle East…

Unique System & HYPACK's Hydrographic Course in UAE

Dec 09, 2014

A division of the Unique Maritime Group (UMG) which is one of the world’s leading integrated turnkey subsea and offshore solution providers, Unique System FZE in conjunction with HYPACK Inc. has successfully conducted HYPACK’s hydrographic…

EMGS Wins 3D EM Contract with BG Group

Dec 09, 2014

Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a contract from BG Group worth approximately USD 27 million for 3D EM data acquisition in Uruguay. 'We are delighted to start working for BG in Uruguay on this survey…

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