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international The partnership expands the number of locations and training courses. The next ones will be in January, March and May in the U.K., and later in 2013 in yet-to-be defned locations, possibly Holland, Singapore, Africa, Italy and the U.S. Nautilus Minerals Terminates Equipment Build For Solwara 1 in Papua New Guinea Nautilus Minerals Inc. (Vancouver, Canada) has terminated the construction of the equipment for its Solwara 1 Project seafoor production system in Papua New Guinea. Nautilus had been in dispute with the Independent State of Papua New Guinea as to the parties' obligations to complete the agreement entered into in March 2011. Nautilus considers that the state has a contractual obligation to pay $23.5 million for costs incurred in developing Solwara 1 up to January 2011 and to make pro-rata capital contributions in respect of subsequent project development costs, which, at the end of September 2012, totaled approximately $51.5 million. The state disputes these obligations. Terminating the equipment build for Solwara 1 includes discontinuing discussions on an alternative vessel and associated funding solution. This means there will be a considerable delay in commencement of production operations and a possible increase in the project cost. Atlas Services Group Partners With EIVA On Software Training Courses Atlas Services Group (Hoofddorp, Netherlands) and EIVA A/S (Hasselager, Denmark) have entered into a collaboration agreement that includes training courses on EIVA software in Atlas Services Group's training curriculum, offered globally. The courses will be taught by EIVA instructors. Furrion Launches UK Distribution Center Furrion (Waterbury, Connecticut) has opened a distribution center in Howden, England. The new center should result in faster deliveries, fxed transportation costs and reduced costs overall for customers in Europe, the company said. Kongsberg Maritime Introduces SIMOPS for Seismic Kongsberg Maritime (Kongsberg, Norway) has introduced the SIMOPS for Seismic tool that aids in planning, monitoring and managing mulitvessel seismic operations, such as wide or multiazimuth surveys. The integral wireless broadband network enables exchange of live high-defnition video and provides critical information between the vessels. SIMOPS also integrates with AIS to include third-party vessels in the operational overview. The user interface and display areas have overlays that, in addition to navigation charts, objects and vessels, can display updated ice charts and seabed maps. CGGVeritas to Acquire Fugro Geoscience Division CGGVeritas (Houston, Texas) has entered into a €1.2 billion agreement with Fugro (Leidschendam, Netherlands) to acquire Fugro's Geoscience Division, excluding the existing multiclient library and nodes businesses. This will make CGGVeritas a fully integrated geoscience company and extend www.sea-technology.com DECEMBER 2012 / st 67