On August 8, China’s first high-strength H-level marine drilling riser was successfully manufactured in CNPC Baoji Petroleum Steel Pipe Company. Test results show that all the mechanical performance indexes of the riser are in compliance with the rules and standards in DNV OS F101 Submarine Pipeline
Norwegian Energy Company has entered an agreement to sell its share of the Flyndre Paleocene discovery to Maersk Oil for a consideration of NOK 19 million. Flyndre Paleocene is a cross border discovery operated by Maersk Oil, of which the Norwegian part is located in license PL018C where Noreco hold
U.S. Seismic Systems (USSI), a subsidiary of Acorn Energy Inc. demonstrated its underwater harbor security system at a Lake Erie, Pa., test… (militaryaerospace) [mappress] Source: militaryaerospace, August 22, 2011;
Chernomorsky Shipbuilding Yard (Nikolaev) finished construction of big factory freezer trawler “General Troshev” for Russian company “Preobrazhenskaya Base of Trawling Fleet”. The vessel is intended for fishery by over-trawling and midwater trawling. The vessel is built on Russian Registry of Shippi
Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft’s latest newbuilding, “Seatruck Progress” (Hull No. 746), was today successfully named and launched. She is the first of four identical ships ordered by the English shipping company Seatruck Ferries Ltd. “Building four ships one after another for a single custome
NOAA and the Port of Newport today dedicated a new NOAA ship operations facility in Newport, Ore., during a ceremony attended by federal, state and local officials and the public. The NOAA Marine Operations Center-Pacific serves as a homeport for four NOAA research and survey ships and provides admi
NOAA and the Port of Newport today dedicated a new NOAA ship operations facility in Newport, Ore., during a ceremony attended by federal, state and local officials and the public. The NOAA Marine Operations Center-Pacific serves as a homeport for four NOAA research and survey ships and provides admi
Vodafone New Zealand and Pacific Fibre announced that they have signed a multi-million dollar agreement for the supply of international bandwidth on the new Pacific Fibre cable system. Under the 10-year deal, Vodafone will become Pacific Fibre’s biggest New Zealand customer. Vodafone CEO Russell St
NOAA Administrator Dr. Jane Lubchenco, along with other NOAA officials, will join representatives from the Oregon fishing industry and state representatives to celebrate the successful completion of one project and inaugurate a new partnership to remove derelict crab pots and other marine debris in
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation today announced that its Barquentine-2 appraisal well, located in Mozambique’s Offshore Area 1 of the Rovuma Basin, encountered more than 230 net feet (70 meters) of natural gas pay in high-quality Oligocene-age reservoirs. Barquentine-2 was the first appraisal well i
GC Rieber Shipping and the subsea contractor Technocean has agreed on a one year extension of the charter regarding vessel “Polar Prince”. The time-charter with Technocean for the subsea vessel “Polar Prince” has been extended to September 2012. The vessel is engaged in subsea operations related to
Port of Salalah has received the maiden call from global shipping line CSAV (CompañíaSud Americana de Vapores). CSAV is a Chilean shipping… (omanobserver) [mappress] Source: omanobserver, August 22, 2011;
The so-called “Golden Weld” – the final weld connecting its offshore and onshore parts – was completed on the first of Nord Stream’s twin pipelines today. The “Golden Weld” thus links the Russian landfall in Portovaya Bay with the pipeline across the Baltic Sea. In the coming days, Line 1 will be re
ITF is calling on technology developers to come forward with innovative solutions to subsea challenges, with the potential for successful… (subseauk) [mappress] Source: subseauk, August 22, 2011
