Underwater Engineering News


More Females are Seeking Employment in Oil and Gas

Jan 14, 2014

According to The Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) institute, statistics suggest that while more are women seeking job opportunities in oil and gas, the industry still has a long way to go.The WISE institute said that it is encouraged by recent figures released by OilCareers…

Brazil Offshore: Petrobras & Subsea Engineering

Jan 10, 2014

Brazil’s Petrobras has been one of the leading players in deepwater, subsea development projects since the turn of the century.  These projects include pre-salt and post-salt plays, which require extensive and complex subsea engineering and construction efforts…

Aquatic Supports DeepOcean Training Program for Graduate Trainees

Dec 23, 2013

Industry experts from Aquatic Engineering & Construction Ltd., an Acteon company, have presented the company’s work and subsea operations to support DeepOcean UK’s graduate training program and new conversion engineering program.Martyn Conroy…

Jee Appoints Additional Business Development Manager

Dec 09, 2013

Jee Ltd., an independent multidiscipline subsea engineering and training company, has appointed Michael Green as a new Business Development Manager to join the growing business development team.Mr. Green is based at the company’s head office in Tonbridge…

Pulse Opens Bergen Office, Appoints New Manager

Dec 03, 2013

Pulse Structural Monitoring, an Acteon company, has appointed Eivind Vethe as business development manager in Norway. His appointment coincides with the opening of a new Bergen office to extend Pulse’s presence in the Norwegian market and enable the company to offer enhanced local support…

McFarlane Named Distinguished Speaker at MBARI

Nov 25, 2013

On November 6, 2013 Dr. James R. McFarlane, President, International Submarine Engineering Ltd was honored with this year’s David Packard Distinguished Lecturer award from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Institute (MBARI).McFarlane contributed…

IMCA's Technical Director to Speak at Nui Diving Seminar 2013

Oct 29, 2013

Jane Bugler, Technical Director of the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) will speak on 'Learning from diving statistics and incident reporting – an IMCA perspective' in the Global Picture of Diving opening session at the Bergen…

Chouest Appoint Rick Fox to Lead Alaska Operations

Oct 24, 2013

The Edison Chouest Offshore group of companies (ECO) has announced the appointment of Rick Fox as senior vice president and general manager of Alaska operations. Fox will be responsible for leading all ECO vessel activities in the Arctic, as…

New Report Recommends Offshore Energy 'Arctic Standards'

Oct 03, 2013

A new PEW Charitable Trust report entitled: 'Arctic Standards: Recommendations on Oil Spill Prevention, Response, and Safety, has just been released. A brief explanation follows:What Are Arctic Standards Arctic OCS standards would provide consistent requirements on how to design…

Intertek Awarded INPEX Ichthys Dimensional Control Package Contract

Sep 18, 2013

Intertek, a leading quality solutions provider to industries worldwide, has been awarded the dimensional control contract for INPEX Ichthys FPSO (Floating Production Storage Offloading) turret development.  This contract calls for the assurance…

Meet The "Teledyne Twelve”

Sep 17, 2013

Teledyne Marine has steadily built an armada of technologies and brands serving nearly every facet of the subsea sector through systematic acquisition, investment and organic growth. Recently MTR solicited the insights of a quartet of executives…

Costa Concordia Uprighting Operation Begins

Sep 16, 2013

At 0900 local time, 16, September,  the Titan Micoperi Consortium announced that Parbuckling operations had commenced. Capt Nick Sloane, the Senior Salvage Master, gave the order to activate the commands that will be sent from the Control Room…

Ocean Sonics’ icListen Team Adds Two New Hires

Sep 13, 2013

Ocean Sonics welcomed Zhao Xie & Lauren Dolan to the icListen team in the roles of Accounting and Marketing. Zhao joined the team as Accounting Administrative Assistant and will be responsible for payroll, data entry, and preparing financial statements…

Jumbo Awarded Pipelaying Contract

Sep 11, 2013

Jumbo has been awarded a contract by Malaysian pipelay contractor, Sigur Ros. Under the contract Jumbo, with the HLV Fairplayer will oversee transportation and installation of 126 gravity anchor spreads in water depths up to 1,400m, starting end 2013-beginning 2014…

Costa Concordia Parbuckling to Get Green Light Soon

Sep 09, 2013

The salvage operation (known as the 'parbuckling project') to upright the wreck of the partially sunken 'Costa Concordia' has been given provisional approval by the Italian government's Civil Protection Department and is expected ot take place at a convenient date in September…

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