AS REMAINING RESERVES of oil and gas become more difficult to access and technology makes older, mature fields more viable, there is an increasing requirement to attain longer subsea tiebacks to production facilities.

SEACOR MARINES NEW CrewZer Class of vessel, complemented by a purpose-built transfer solution in the form of Reflex Marine’s nine-passenger Frog crew transfer device, was designed to provide a superior service, in terms of safety, speed and passenger comfort.

CAPROCK COMMUNICATIONS, A global provider of satellite communications, has announced a three-year contract with Gulf Offshore – a wholly owned subsidiary of GulfMark Offshore Inc. – to deploy its broadband maritime service, SeaAccess Communications™, onboard its fleet operating in the North Sea and along the coast of Africa.

HEAVY OIL ACTIVITY in the African continent is continuing to increase. Activity exists in Egypt, with most of the production for heavier crudes coming from Chad and Angola.