IMCA Demos CPD Scheme for Diving Supervisors
The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has launched its pilot Continuing Professional Development (CPD) scheme for diving supervisors. The App based scheme is said to incorporate the very latest in training techniques and is available in IOS, Android, tablet and PC formats. Trials of the App are now ready to begin in […]
Crondall Energy to Deliver Concept Study for Pharis Energy’s Pilot Field
Crondall Energy, the floating production and subsea engineering specialist, has secured a contract by Pharis Energy to deliver the concept select study for the Pilot field development in the Central North Sea. Pharis Energy hopes to become the first operator to use steam flooding in a major offshore project – one of the concepts to […]
Weatherford in USD 87 Million Petrobras Contract Win
Weatherford International has signed an $87 million contract for fishing and intervention services with Petróleo Brasileiro (Petrobras). The four-year agreement represents the largest fishing contract ever signed by Weatherford. “Weatherford is the global leader for fishing and intervention services which facilitated this contract win,” said Dean Bell, president of Well Construction for […]
New CEO Takes Helm at Magseis Fairfield
Magseis Fairfield has appointed Carel Hooijkaas as chief executive officer, effective October 01, 2019, succeeding Per Christian Grytnes who will retire from the company. Hooijkaas has over 25 years of experience in the oilfield services and equipment industry. Most recently, he was responsible for the Integrated Services Management operations at Schlumberger. Previous leadership positions at […]
Schlumberger, IHS Markit in GAIA Strategic Collaboration
Schlumberger has established a strategic collaboration between WesternGeco, the company’s seismic and geophysical data solutions division, and IHS Markit, a provider of critical information, analytics and solutions. The collaboration will bring together data, technology and expertise from two sources of exploration and production (E&P) information and make it available through the GAIA digital subsurface platform. […]
JFD Enhances Diver Safety with Dual Mode Bite Mouthpiece
JFD has launched a safety upgrade to its Stealth rebreathers range that should reduce the potential for incidents when switching to bail-out gas during mine countermeasures and explosive ordnance disposal (MCM-EOD) operations, as well as other underwater missions. The new dual mode bite mouthpiece is said to be an industry-first technology that […]
Subsea Anti-Fouling Robot to Be Tested at Orkney
The second phase of an Innovate UK project has been launched to develop an automated fouling management system for the marine energy industry. The 24-month RoBFMS (Robots to Inspect, Maintain and Repair in Extreme and Challenging Environments) project will develop an automated robotic system to monitor, identify and clean biofouling from subsea structures, building on […]
Woodside Invests in Blue Ocean Seismic Services
Woodside has signed a Shareholders Agreement with Perth-based Blue Ocean Monitoring (BOM) to invest in Blue Ocean Seismic Services (BOSS). BOSS is developing an innovative solution that has the potential to make ocean bottom seismic data acquisition cheaper and more accessible, the company said. Seismic data is critical for understanding geological formations […]