The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced seven Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grants, totaling over $2.6 million, to improve water quality at Great Lakes beaches in Michigan and Wisconsin. The grants were announced by EPA Regional Administrator and Great Lakes National Program Manager
Ophir Energy plc announces its half year results for the six months ended 30 June 2012. Ophir has had a successful first half of 2012. The Group’s track record of frontier exploration discovery continued with two discoveries in the first half of 2012, followed by two further successes in July and Au
The China Navigation Co. Pte. Ltd and Swire Pacific Offshore Operations Ltd (SPO), major international shipping companies based in the Asia-Pacific region, have joined the leading companies from a range of industries that are distinguishing themselves as members of the World Ocean Council (WOC) – th
Statoil is already a world leader in increased oil recovery but is aiming even higher. The ambition is to achieve an average recovery rate of 60% from the fields operated by Statoil on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). From last year to this year the average oil recovery rate for Statoil-operat
Nexans, a Paris-based expert in the cable industry, has secured a 10-year global frame agreement with BP International Limited, UK to supply umbilicals, DEH (direct electrical heating) systems, accessories and services for various oil and gas projects worldwide. The agreement runs from 2012 to 2022.
This year at the annual Monaco Yacht Show, Sonardyne International Ltd and its subsidiary company Marine and Remote Sensing Solutions (MARSS) Ltd. will be giving live demonstrations of their automated surface and underwater security systems for yachts and waterside facilities. Held in Port Hercules,
Nexans, a worldwide leading expert in the cable industry, has secured a 10-year global frame agreement with BP International Limited, UK to supply umbilicals, DEH (direct electrical heating) systems, accessories and services for various oil and gas projects worldwide. The agreement runs from 2012 to
Providence Resources P.l.c. an Irish based oil and gas exploration company, has announced that site survey operations are about to commence on its Spanish Point acreage (FEL 2/04) in the Main Porcupine Basin, off the west coast of Ireland. The work is being carried out by Chrysaor (Ireland) Ltd (‘Ch
The New England Marine Renewable Energy Center at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (MREC) announced that it has signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). The three-year agreement creates a partne
Using a remotely operated underwater vehicle with an installed saw, researchers have acquired geological samples from the Jan Mayen Ridge this summer. The method is new – and the results provide new and useful knowledge. “This is the most fun thing I have done as a geologist!” says Robert W. William
A new study about crucial risk management issues relating to Arctic operations is released by DNV and the Fridtjof Nansen Institute (FNI). This concludes that, in order to safely develop Arctic resources, there is a need for improved technology, oil spill preparedness and close cooperation between t
Using a remotely operated underwater vehicle with an installed saw, researchers have acquired geological samples from the Jan Mayen Ridge this summer. The method is new – and the results provide new and useful knowledge. “This is the most fun thing I have done as a geologist!” says Robert W. William
In continuation of Cape Wind’s project, a jack-up barge will be taking sediment samples of Nantucket Sound’s ocean floor for Cape Wind. According to southcoasttoday.com , the barge’s crew will spend the next two months boring holes into the ocean floor in order to get a better idea of the geological
Encrusted with seven decades of marine life, this is the evocative sight of the bell of one of the Navy’s greatest 20th-Century warships: the mighty Hood. The ambitious mission to recover the symbol of the battle-cruiser, which lies on the bottom of the Denmark Strait between Iceland and Greenland,
