The Brazilian government and Navy are considering an ambitious plan for launching an offshore subsea lab to be located at the limit of … Source: Mercopress [mappress] Source:Mercopress, January 13, 2011;
Marport Deep Sea Technologies Inc., a leading developer and manufacturer of sonar products for the defense and commercial fisheries markets, announced recently that it has secured an equity investment led by Hasting Equity Partners, LLC and Admiralty Partners, Inc. Boenning & Scattergood, Inc., a U.
The president of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, denied this Wednesday (01/12) afternoon, in Brasília, rumors published by the press that the CEO of Petrobras, José Sergio Gabrielli de Azevedo, would be substituted by the CEO of BNDES, Luciano Coutinho. Rousseff confirmed Gabrielli will remain at the helm o
Faroe Petroleum, the independent oil and gas company focusing principally on exploration, appraisal and production opportunities in the Atlantic margin, the North Sea and Norway, is pleased to announce that it has acquired a 28% interest in each of UK licences P218 and P588 containing the undevelope
Yemen LNG completed on the 13th of January the 72 hour performance test of the Balhaf liquefaction plant, confirming a production capacity and an energetic efficiency well in excess of the design. Yemen LNG has also successfully commenced on 1st January 2011 a 180 day reliability test of the upstrea
Mechanical engineering group, EnerMech, has invested £20 million ($31.5M) in a new Process, Pipeline and Umbilical Services division and appointed one of the industries leading pipeline experts to head up the unit. Les Graves (left) joins the EnerMech board as director and brings with him more than
Estimates that Ontario construction could account for almost half of the jobs created as the province’s potential offshore wind industry… (dcnonl) [mappress] Source: dcnonl, January 13, 2011
The Corps of Engineers is mobilizing for their annual maintenance dredging of the Lake Worth Inlet (Palm Beach) channel. The Corps are going… By James Wieland (wptv) [mappress] Source: wptv, January 13, 2011;
Ezra Holdings Limited a leading integrated support and marine services provider in the offshore oil and gas (O&G) sector, announced that it has won fresh charters worth up to US$73 million in total for three of its offshore support vessels, including two recently added multi-purpose platform supply
Hoping to spur development of wind energy projects off Maryland’s coast, Gov. Martin O’Malley is planning to introduce legislation that… By Timothy B. Wheeler (baltimoresun) [mappress] Source: baltimoresun, January 13, 2011
Bergen Group BMV has been awarded contracts from Sartor Offshore AS for the construction of three multi-purpose offshore vessels with a total value of about NOK 1 billion. The newbuilding program has a strong focus on environmentally solutions based on high safety and flexibility. The contract for t
Nicaraguan environmentalists and academics are already celebrating early victory in The Hague following the first two days of legal … By Tim Rogers (ticotimes) [mappress] Source: ticotimes, January 13, 2011;
Alpha Ventus, the first German offshore wind farm, launched operations in 2010. In the future, offshore wind power will play an increasingly important role, not only in Germany but across the world. TÜV SÜD has stepped up its activities in this sector by establishing an Offshore Windenergydepartment
The California Coastal Commission on Wednesday approved Newport Beach’s Rhine Channel restoration project… By Mike Reicher (dailypilot) [mappress] Source: dailypilot, January 13, 2011;
