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Proserv appoints senior management team

Aug 06, 2014

Proserv appoints two vice presidents to its senior management team. Paul Douglas has been promoted to the role of VP operations with Bruce Stuart joining Proserv as VP sales and business development for Europe and West Africa (EWA) from FMC Technologies…

Dutch entrepreneurialism

Aug 01, 2014

Sander Vergroesen, IRO’s managing director  Dutch offshore suppliers are innovating to keep ahead, providing solutions in ever deeper and colder waters globally. IRO’s Sander Vergroesen spoke to Elaine Maslin…

Fugro acquires Africa's Geofor Group

Jul 01, 2014

Fugro has completed the acquisition of the Geofor Group based in Libreville (Gabon), Douala (Cameroon), Pointe Noire (Republic of Congo), and São Tomé City (São Tomé) to strengthen its presence in the Central Africa region and the French-speaking African countries…

Fugro expands survey fleet in GoM

May 21, 2014

Fugro is expanding its survey fleet in the Gulf of Mexico (GoM) to include a new AUV, Echo Surveyor VII, and a new vessel, R/V Fugro Americas. “These impending launches indicate our strong capabilities and commitment to our clients in the GoM and internationally…

Kenyan explorers look deeper offshore

Jul 21, 2014

BG Group used Odfjell's Deepsea Metro I drillship for the Sunbird-1 in Block L10A this year. Photo from BG Group.  Offshore East Africa is among the newest frontier exploration regions, with results of wildcats eagerly awaited…

Seismic market uncertain says PGS

Jul 14, 2014

Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) has warned that its Q2 results will be weaker than current market expectations due to less predictable seismic purchases.  PGS said: 'Customers' intentions with regard to seismic purchases, particularly MultiClient…

Oil industry bikers raise millions in Texas

Jul 02, 2014

The BP MS 150 is a two-day fundraising cycling ride organized by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society: Lone Star Chapter. This ride is the largest event of its kind in North America, and the top fund- raiser for the society, but it’s one of more than 100 Bike MS rides staged around the US…

Offshore seismic solutions

Jun 20, 2014

Five exemplary geophysicists took part in a panel discussing “Emerging Offshore Geosciences Technologies” at the 45th Offshore Technology Conference in Houston, all of whom have dedicated years of service to the Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG)…

Walkwalker I wins accolade

May 22, 2014

A walking jackup platform called WaveWalker 1 has been awarded a Product and Equipment Innovation Award at the Ground Engineering (GE) Awards ceremony in London (14th May.) WaveWalker 1, developed by Fugro and Van Oord, is an eight-legged…

Big game hunting in the intervention business

Jun 01, 2014

Owen Kratz marks his 60th birthday this year, but he's far from settling down. The CEO of Helix Energy Solutions Group, including the business unit Well Ops, including business unit Well Ops, has the global intervention business in his sights…

Fugro lands Barents Sea survey

Apr 03, 2014

Fugro OSAE GmbH has been awarded a €3.6 million hydrographic survey contract by the Norwegian Hydrographic Service (NHS). The survey encompasses an area of over 13,200sq km in the Barents Sea and the Norwegian Sea and is part of Norway’s MAREANO project…

21st century subsea comms

Apr 21, 2014

Subsea wireless video transmission. image source: WFS Technologies Subsea wireless communication is moving into a new era. The Subsea Wireless Group (SWIG) hopes to help the industry better understand-and use this technology…

Mine risk to be analyzed

Mar 24, 2014

Engineering and project management firm Royal HaskoningDHV and advisory firm 6 Alpha Associates have signed a contract with the Construction Industry Research and Information Association (CIRIA), to be the research contractor for a project…

ROVs take on BOPs

Mar 12, 2014

The first published image of the UHD Gen III ROV (FMC Technologies). Elaine Maslin attended Subsea Expo in Aberdeen to view the latest in ROV technology and learned of a new model FMC Technologies Schilling Robotics plans to release…

ATC announces spotlight winners

Feb 10, 2014

The Arctic Technology Conference has put a spotlight on the latest innovations in the Arctic E&P industry. A panel of qualified E&P professionals reviewed entries from exhibitors at the show and selected recipients based on these criteria: New…

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