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SMD Integrate SeeByte Software in ROV System

Feb 04, 2013

Soil Machine Dynamics & Seebyte announce successful integration of SeeTrack CoPilot to SMD's work-class ROV system.The integration and trials, which took place in Fort William, Scotland, in mid-January, saw SeeByte’s SeeTrack CoPilot Software…

FMC Win BP Subsea Equipment Contract

Feb 04, 2013

FMC Technologies to manufacture and supply subsea equipment for BP's Thunder Horse Field in the Gulf of Mexico.The Thunder Horse oil field is located in the Mississippi Canyon area of the Gulf of Mexico, 150 miles (240 kilometers) southeast of New Orleans in approximately 6…

Ultra-Deepwater Drilling: Technology Design Alliance

Feb 04, 2013

BP signs agreement with Maersk Drilling to develop designs for a new breed of advanced technology offshore drilling rigs.The agreement is part of BP’s Project 20KTM, a multi-year initiative to develop next-generation systems and tools for…

Arabian Sea Contract for Technip Consortium

Feb 04, 2013

Technip, in a consortium with Afcons and TH Heavy Engineering, awarded offshore India contract.The contract, worth in total about 50-million Euros, awarded by Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (ONGC), is for the Heera Redevelopment (HRD) process platform project in the Arabian Sea…

SeaRobotics Delivers Autonomous Hull Cleaning System

Jan 30, 2013

SeaRobotics has delivered the first HullBUG (Hull Bio-inspired Underwater Grooming) System to the Center for Corrosion and Biofouling Control at Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne.  This will be tested and further developed at the newly commissioned Large Scale Seawater Facility…

New appointment for The Underwater Center

Jan 30, 2013

Globally-recognized and highly respected commercial diver and ROV training facility, The Underwater Center, has made a senior appointment to further strengthen links between the Center and the offshore industry.  James Ridgeway – formerly…

Aker to Effect Offshore EPCIC Tie-in

Jan 30, 2013

The contract involves further modification work on Sleipner A under the Sleipner Modification Portfolio Agreement.In detail, this contract is for engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning (EPCIC) to tie the gas production from the Dagny platform into Sleipner A…

Oceanteam Shipping Order PSV/CSC Carousel

Jan 29, 2013

Oceanteam order a new 2000/4000 ton modular carousel for offshore applications.Carousels are used for storage during transportation and installation of flexible pipe, umbilicals, risers and other products for offshore applications. The new…

Aker Solutions Acquire UK Subsea Company

Jan 29, 2013

Aker Solutions has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Aberdeen-based Enovate Systems Ltd.Enovate Systems Limited is a leading technology company within the subsea well control equipment sector. The financial details of the acquisition are undisclosed…

Subsea Solutions Firm Celebrates Anniversary

Jan 28, 2013

Subsea & offshore solutions provider Unique Maritime Group (UMG) subsidiary Unique System celebrates its 20th anniverary.Founded in 1993 with 3 employees, UMG through its expanding network of companies has now become a specialist in the provision…

Momentum Engineering Achieves ISO & OHSAS Standards

Jan 23, 2013

Offshore & onshore drilling specialists Momentum awarded Environmental, Health & Safety management certifications.In a statement Momentum's Managing Directore Mr. James C. Larsen said: 'We are honored to receive both [ISO 14001: 2004 and…

AEC Appoints Business Development Manager

Jan 23, 2013

Aquatic Engineering & Construction (AEC) appoints Martyn Conroy to Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) region.Aquatic, an Acteon company, has the ability to lay flexible and semi-rigid product on the seabed, with wide experience of off- and onshore installations…

Subsea Cable Project: Tokyo to London via NW Passage

Jan 22, 2013

Arctic Fibre Inc plans to construct a 15,167 km (9,424 mile) subsea fibre optic cable; North Alaska Slope residents to benefit.Arctic Fibre announce that it will partner with Anchorage-based Quintillion Networks, LLC to provide broadband telecommunications services to more than 26…

North Sea Shell Fram Contract for Subsea 7

Jan 21, 2013

Subsea 7 wins US$135-million contract from Shell U.K. for work on the Fram oil & gas development in the Central North Sea. The contract scope encompasses the engineering, procurement, fabrication and installation of a 4.5km in-field pipeline bundle of approximately 44-inch diameter…

Lone Star Buys Cable-free Seismic System

Jan 21, 2013

Lone Star Geophysical Surveys buys a 4000-node ZLand seismic system from FairfieldNodal for US & Canada projects.The company previously leased ZLand system nodes for environmentally sensitive work in Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado and Montana…

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DP World Acquires Savan Logistics

DP World Acquires Savan Logistics

Saudi Red Sea Authority and NEOM Sign Tourism MoU

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Matt Kaplan to Lead New Great Lakes Authority

Matt Kaplan to Lead New Great Lakes Authority

Montrose Becomes First Port in Scotland to Provide Shore Power for Vessels

Montrose Becomes First Port in Scotland to Provide Shore Power for Vessels

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