AUTONOMOUS PURCHASE

Offshore Geo-Surveys Sdn Bhd (“OGS”), the seismic survey division of Malaysian company, Offshore Works group, has placed an order for a cutting-edge Kongsberg Maritime HUGIN 1000 Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV).

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ANOTHER DEEPWATER CRISIS

Ninety oil workers have been evacuated from a North Sea rig as engineers fight to control a huge build up of pressure in a well which critics say has the potential to blow-up the platform and cause a major environmental problem.

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SEA SUPPLY BUY

Oslo-listed oil service provider Deep Sea Supply said it has taken delivery of the anchor handling tug and supply (AHTS) vessel Sea Marten from Indian ship builder ABG Shipyard Ltd.

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WILLING AND CABLE

Alcatel-Lucent and Main One Cable Company Limited, owner of a new cable on the West Coast of Africa, have signed a maintenance contract for the Phase 1 of the Main One cable system, an open access submarine cable network aiming to contribute to enhance African and international connectivity.

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THROUGH THE KEYHOLE

Drydocks World has won a contract to build a new state-of-the-art oil well intervention Compact Semi-Submersible (CSS) vessel, representing a third order from integrated energy industries service provider Hallin Marine. The vessel will cost a total of US$110m.

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FOLLOW OUR STAR

IDPOA aims to bring you the most up-to-date news and developments across the industry and we’re now making that information even more accessible, on Twitter! Read the rest of this entry »

LIMITS OF LIABILITY

Transocean Ltd., which owned and operated the Deepwater Horizon, filed a petition in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas to limit its liability in the case.

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ALL CHANGE

The U.S. Congress is turning its focus this week to the federal government’s response to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, but the offshore oil drilling industry is far from off the hook.

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AND THE WINNERS ARE…

The International Dynamic Positioning Operators Association (IDPOA) is delighted to announce the winners in the International Dynamic Positioning Excellence Awards 2010.

The awards recognise and celebrate excellence across the DP industry in categories which reflect the scope of this hugely specialised area. As well as celebrating the professional success of individuals the awards honour and acknowledge developments in training, equipment and operations. Read the rest of this entry »

MAKING A NOISE

Leading manufacturer of sonar seabed survey equipment, GeoAcoustics Ltd, recently released the GeoSwath Plus Compact for wide swath bathymetry.

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