NASA’s Radiation Belt Storm Probes (RBSP), the first twin-spacecraft mission designed to explore the Earth’s radiation belts, launched into the predawn skies on Thursday 30 August 2012 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. As NASA’s UK Co-investigator the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is
Pipelines International reported that Abu Dhabi Crude Oil Pipeline, United Arab Emirates, has been commissioned and is now operational. It is approximately 424 km long, with a 48 inch diameter, consisting of three sections. The subsea section is 13 km long, the offshore section is 19 km long and the
An oil sheen has been reported in the North Sea 160km North East of St Fergus approximately 3.7 km from the pipeline connecting the Galley subsea field to the Tartan Alpha Installation, which are both operated by Talisman Energy (UK) Limited. It was first observed at 13.50 on Tuesday 28 August and s
Having designed, manufactured and tested a mid-scale model of wave energy generating unit, Eco Wave Power has successfully proven the concept of producing cheaper electricity from the ocean waves energy. Based on a number of their patented inventions, like “Power Wing” and the “Wave Clapper”, their
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
The consultancy and software developer Systecon AB, a company with extensive expertise and experience in operation and maintenance analysis, performs simulations to analyze different logistics concept for East Anglia Offshore Wind, a joint venture between Scottish Power and Vattenfall. East Anglia O
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,
Researchers from the University of Victoria, Canada (UVic), will be in the Arctic this summer with their autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) to assist Parks Canada as it continues its search for the lost ships of Sir John Franklin. Underwater archeologists from Parks Canada have recently spent three
Schlumberger today launched ReSOLVE instrumented wireline intervention service, a modular system of intelligent wireline-deployed services that provides real-time measurement and control in a small footprint. “The downhole intelligence of ReSOLVE services enables our customers to see intervention op
Kongsberg Maritime’s OE14-502 High Definition Cameras raised the bar for deep-sea exploration during a recent expedition of China’s manned deep-sea submersible Jiaolong to the Mariana Trench in the western Pacific Ocean this June. The Jiaolong has been equipped with two ultra deep water versions of
With the purchase of a brand new vessel and a contract for an additional new jack-up ship, the Aarhus-based company DBB Jack-Up Services is cornering the market of specialised service for the offshore wind turbine industry. Both new vessels are considerably more technically advanced than other vesse
With the purchase of a brand new vessel and a contract for an additional new jack-up ship, the Aarhus-based company DBB Jack-Up Services is cornering the market of specialised service for the offshore wind turbine industry. Both new vessels are considerably more technically advanced than other vesse
Cecon ASA with its subsidiary Cecon NL BV announces a new contract award. GDF SUEZ E&P Nederland B.V. has issued a Letter of Intent to Cecon NL BV to install rigid pipelines on three projects totalling 57km, all in the Dutch Sector of the North Sea, in the first half of 2013. Cecon will execute [&he
