At 12:00am on 31th August 2011, a launching ceremony of 32M ASD TUG YX3132 which applies the design of ROBERT ALLAN LTD, was held in Yuexin Shipyard. The vessel measures 32m in length with a moulded breath of 5.36m and a moulded draft of 7.2m. Maximum draught is 5.81m. It can carry 205 m 3 […
China’s oceanic agency has ordered ConocoPhillips China to do more to prevent and clean up offshore spills in the Bohai Bay that have raised… (seattletimes) [mappress] Source: seattletimes, Sptember 05, 2011;
“BP is aware of the claims filed against the company on 1 September 2011 by Halliburton. The company is now reviewing the contents of the claims and until this is complete cannot comment in detail.”, Bp said on its website. ” However, BP believes this lawsuit is the latest attempt by Halliburton to
Mainstream Renewable Power, the fast-growing green energy firm founded by Eddie O’Connor, is targeting a valuation of €1bn when it floats… By Nick Webb (independent) [mappress] Source: independent, September 05, 2011
After a long development cycle, SubC Control media center is finally ready for real-world demanding applications. It has proven itself on a recently completed job with Subsea 7 in Newfoundland, Canada. In this application it was used to stream live video from one vessel to another. They have also up
As part of its commitment to implement independently audited international supply chain security standards across its entire portfolio of terminals, global marine terminal operator DP World announced, September 4, that its Saigon Premier Container Terminal (SPCT) in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, has su
Oman’s biggest private mining firm, Mawarid Mining Company, a subsidiary of MB Holdings Company LLC, plans to acquire a stake in Canadian mi… (omanobserver) [mappress] Source: Oman Observer, Sptember 05, 2011;
A £42m system designed to carry electricity from wave energy machines off Cornwall to the mainland has yet to be used, a year after installation. The wave hub, 10 miles off Hayle, is designed to allow companies to test their wave energy devices. Only one of the five wave energy companies originally
Scientists can now remotely monitor the ocean’s changing chemistry with help from some of the five-foot-tall Argo floats that drift with deep ocean currents and transmit data via satellite back to land. A new and innovative method shows how readings of the acidity (pH) and total carbon dioxide (CO2)
Emerson Process Management has launched its new downhole flow sensor system. The new system will, for the first time, generate multiphase flow measurements from downhole in the well, leading to increased operator understanding of reservoir flow and zonal contributions from wells and increased produc
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. announced today that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division delivered the third National Security Cutter to the U.S. Coast Guard. A shipboard ceremony officially transferred ownership of Stratton (WMSL 752) from Ingalls to the Coast Guard. “Today we deliver another gre
EirGrid plc, the independent electricity Transmission System Operator in Ireland, is building a new electricity link called the East-West Interconnector (EWIC) between the electricity grids of Ireland and Great Britain (GB), through its wholly owned subsidiary EirGrid Interconnector Limited (EIL). I
Sound of Mull Artificial Reef Trust (SMART) is looking to commission a feasibility study for the placing of an artificial reef in the Sound of Mull, West Coast of Scotland. The reef will be a decommissioned British Naval vessel. The feasibility will have to consider the economic, technical and envir
The AF Group has signed a contract with DeepOcean to demolish and recycle Statoils loading buoy at Statfjord C. For AF Group the contract comprises planning, engineering and preparation offshore, bringing the buoy onshore and recycling. DeepOcean has total responsibility for the contract, including
