Cal Dive International, Inc. announced that an amendment to its credit facility, which matures in April 2016, has been approved. In connection with the amendment, the primary financial covenants included in the credit facility will be amended, and the size of the revolving credit facility will be re
The Government of India will work to expedite the process of giving sanction to remove the additional four wrecks at the Kankesanthurai … (thehindu) [mappress] Source: thehindu, October 10 , 2011;
Researchers from the University of Hawaii have discovered three sunken U.S. Navy vessels off the coast of Oahu’s South Shore… (therepublic) [mappress] Source: therepublic, October 10 , 2011;
RAMSEY Bay has been designated as the Isle of Man’s first Marine Nature Reserve in a project welcomed by government, fishermen and Friends… By Bill Dale (isleofman) [mappress] Source: isleofman, October 10 , 2011;
The Saudi coast of the Red Sea covers more than 11° latitudes featuring decreasing nutrients, decreasing mean annual SST and increasing salinity from S to N making it an ideal setting to investigate naturally varying water parameters on coral reefs. During a 4 week land-based expedition (16.Septembe
Eni has started production from the Kitan oil field located between Timor-Leste and Australia, approximately 240km south of the Timor-Leste capital of Dili and 550km north of Darwin, Australia. Eni is operator of Kitan with a 40% interest while INPEX Timor Sea (35%) and Talisman Resources (25%) are
In relation to the construction and operation of the natural gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea, Nord Stream conducts ambitious environmental and socio-economic monitoring in each country through whose waters the pipeline passes. Furthermore, for the purpose of providing a transparent overview, Nord Str
North Sea oil and gas operators can now begin to benefit from a new waste treatment facility which opened its doors for business at the Stoneyhill Resource Recovery Park near Peterhead this week. Nuvia SITA NORM’s new, multi-million pound treatment facility, which held its launch event on Tuesday (4
CGGVeritas provides its vessel utilization and its fleet allocation updates for the third quarter of 2011. Vessel utilization for the third quarter 2011: -The vessel availability rate was 91% including initial shipyard of the Champion for upgrades as part of our performance program. This compares to
WASSP Ltd has announced the expansion of the company’s senior management with the appointment of Ian McDonald as General Manager. The role is a newly created position and will see Mr McDonald overseeing WASSP’s international sales & marketing strategy for their multibeam sonar products. Originally f
Technip announces that its wholly-owned subsidiary DUCO Inc. was awarded two contracts, by Shell Offshore Inc, for the Cardamom and West Boreas field developments, located in the Gulf of Mexico. The contracts include the engineering, project management and construction of a 9,265m umbilical (Cardamo
TGS will commence acquisition of a new 3D multi-client seismic survey in November 2011 which covers 9,700 km2 over the Exmouth Plateau in the Carnarvon Basin, offshore NW Australia. The survey area is adjacent to existing large gas discoveries and covers newly available acreage in blocks WA-364-P, W
From 2007 to 2009, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has acquired 2D and 3D seismic data off Lofoten, Vesterålen and Senja (Nordland VII and Troms II). This data will now be prepared to be sold as one data package towards the end of 2011. The NPD will release more detailed information at a l
Statoil ends the search for the 48-year-old man who was reported missing on the Visund platform in the North Sea on Thursday 6 October. The search of the seabed around the platform was unsuccessful. Boats and helicopters have been involved in the search for the missing man. A search party and dog ha
