Image: Lagos shore end landing/Global Marine Systems Global Marine Systems has just completed a major fiber optic installation project in the Gulf of Guinea. This telecommunications project for customer Huawei Marine Networks (HMN)…
Only two months after announcing the launch of their expanded test facilities, Hexham based Red Marine has announced another expansion of its testing capabilities with the development of a new high capacity test rig. The 200-tonne capacity…
Geoquip Marine’s DP2 vessel, the Deep Investigator, is now fully operational after having completed significant vessel conversions, including the installation of a moonpool, the modernization of the accommodations and the installation of the GMR600 drill rig…
LEEVAC Shipyards launched hull 367, designed by LEEVAC Design Services, on 27 January. It is the first of a two-vessel newbuild program for Tidewater Marine, the company says. The vessel, to be classed by ABS, measures 300ft x 62ft x 24ft deep…
Eni has started production from Nené Marine field, offshore Congo, just eight months after obtaining the production permit and 16 months following the exploration discovery. The 1.5 billion boe field, in Marine XII Block, about 17 km from the coast and in 28m water depth…
Rodi Marine Service signed a contract with Swiftships to build two additional 175 Foot DP-2 fast supply vessels (FSVs). The two additional vessels will be an extension of the two-boat order made by Rodi Marine in 2013. The Riley Claire…
Kongsberg Maritime Embient last week received the 2014 Compass International Award for outstanding contributions to the advancement of marine science and technology from the Marine Technology Society (MTS). The German subsea technology specialist and systems integrator…
The Mexican Merchant Marine has approved Reflex Marine, a global provider of safe marine transfer solutions to the offshore, marine and renewables industries, to sell its crane transfer device, the FROG-6, in Mexico. The certification…
VARD has acquired STX Canada Marine Inc., a leading marine engineering and design company with more than 30 years history in North America, for approx. NOK 65 million (US$10.6 million). Headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, with branch…
Underwater noise is recognized as an adverse environmental stress and must be addressed in environmental impact assessments (EIAs). Companies have stepped forward with 3D acoustic modeling and measurement systems as countries develop…
Sercel has launched QuietSea, its new passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) system designed to detect the presence of marine mammals during seismic operations. Totally different from other commercially available PAM systems, QuietSea is set to revolutionize PAM within the seismic industry…
Norway headquartered DeepOcean Group has moved into the offshore geotechnical services market by acquiring ageotechnical drilling rig and agreeing a strategic alliance with Swiss firm Geoquip Marine. The strategic alliance will see the…
After a decade of R&D spanning the globe, a new class of marine seismic technology has now been commercially deployed. Nina Rach spoke with Chris Cunnell of Schlumberger. In an ideal world, a seismic survey would have a grid of sensors across the full area of interest…
Hallin Marine, a Superior Energy Services company, announced the receipt of a project off the northwest coast of Java. It centers on the installation of new control taps and a bypass for the main pipeline, which supplies 60% of Jakarta's gas requirements…
Newly founded IRM group Harkand has announced plans to buy Gulf of Mexico business Veolia Marine Services (VMS). The deal would add 150 onshore and offshore staff, based out of Houston, three dynamically-positioned multi-purpose vessels (MSVs)…
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