Biologists of the Alfred Wegener Institute have used the institute’s new ROV (Remotely Operated Vehicle) for the first time during an expeditions into the fjords at the Chilean west coast. The underwater robot worked perfectly and made exciting video records of cold-water corals, for instance in the
CSA International, Inc. (CSA) has acquired ECOES Consulting, a leading Marine Mammals and Protected Species Consulting firm in Florida, expanding the capabilities of CSA’s Marine Mammals Business Line. As part of the acquisition, Ms. Mary Jo Barkaszi, former President of ECOES, will be responsible f
Tendering District Council has given the go-ahead to DONG Energy for installation of electric cables for two new test wind turbines, according to Clacton and Frinton Gazette. The cables will connect Gunfleet Sands wind farm to a new substation at the Veolia Water Site at the Waterglade Retail Park i
Siemens has unveiled the postponement of first subsea grid after revealing the purchase of Expro’s Connectors and Measurements division for $630 million, which will provide the final engineering for the project, the Reuters reported. CEO of Siemens Oil and Gas Division, Adil Toubia, stated that the
Woodside’s Pluto LNG Project in Western Australia has reached ready for start up (RFSU) status and first gas has entered the processing train late this afternoon. Woodside CEO Peter Coleman said the achievement of RFSU was an important milestone for the project. “This milestone is a credit to all th
The next steps for collaborative technology development in the Middle East, which will include the launch of a joint industry project this year, were proposed at an event which brought together 30 of the region’s largest oil players. ITF, a membership organisation of international oil and gas operat
Tata Communications, a leading provider of The New World of Communications, announces the completion of the world’s first round-the-world fibre optic cable network with the official launch of its Tata Global Network – Eurasia (TGN-EA) cable. The cable connects Europe to India, through Egypt, bringin
Pancontinental Oil & Gas NL announces the completion of the Nanaa 3D seismic survey in area L8 offshore Kenya. The survey is additional to the earlier Mbawa 3D survey. Conducted by operator Apache Corporation on behalf of the L8 Joint Venture, the survey covers approximately 1,400 sq km in the south
Tata Communications, a global communications service provider that owns and operates the world’s largest subsea cable network, announces the launch of its TGN-Gulf subsea cable system that will connect the Gulf to Mumbai, India and onward to the rest of the Tata Global Network (TGN). In partnership
Providence Resources P.l.c., the Irish oil and gas exploration and production company, whose shares are quoted in London (AIM) and Dublin (ESM), provides an update on Licensing Option 11/11. This licensing authorization is located c. 250 km off the south-west coast of Ireland in c. 1,000 metre water
Aker Solutions has won a contract from Det norske oljeselskap to conduct a front-end, engineering and design (FEED) study for the Draupne field on the Norwegian continental shelf. The study will be carried out by Aker Solutions’ newly established engineering office in London, and delivered to the li
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) is to begin consultations on the expansion of its pioneering facilities in response to rapidly growing demand for its full-scale test sites. The move comes as one of Europe’s largest electricity producers, Vattenfall, is confirmed as the latest utility to sec
The Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) has officially submitted its Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) to the Ministry of Environment in Italy. The TAP project aims to deliver secure natural gas supplies from the Shah Deniz field in Azerbaijan to western Europe, transporting the gas via Gr
Scientists recently concluded an expedition aboard the research vessel JOIDES Resolution to learn more about Atlantis Massif, an undersea mountain, or seamount, that formed in a very different way than the majority of the seafloor in the oceans. Unlike volcanic seamounts, which are made of the basal
