Lloyd’s Register is working with leading owners and operators from the oil and gas sector to improve current methods of monitoring the performance of blow-out preventers (BOP) and reduce the risks for one of the industry’s most safety-critical pieces of equipment. ModuSpec BV and Scandpower AS, memb
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has granted BG Norge AS consent to carry out manned underwater operations (MUO). The consent relates to saturation diving in connection with development of the Gaupe field. The water depth at the site is 82 to 90 metres. Gaupe is located at the border betw
Skidaway Institute of Oceanography scientist Aron Stubbins joined a research cruise this summer to study hydrothermal vents, but what his fellow scientists found was a recently erupted undersea volcano. The Axial Seamount is an undersea volcano located about 250 miles off the Oregon coast and is on
Liquid Robotics, Inc., an ocean data services provider and developer of the first wave-powered Wave Glider® marine robot, announced that Edward (Ed) T. Lu, formerly of Google and NASA, has joined the company as chief of innovative applications. Tasked with developing new ways to advance understandin
Dolphin Geophysical and TGS have entered into an agreement for the M/V Polar Duke to acquire 1,500 sq. km of 3D seismic data in the Barents Sea. The award follows successful Barents Sea operation to date for TGS. The extension will meet the increased demand for seismic data in the region. Dolphin Gr
Multibeam sonar, an echo sounding technology commonly used to map the seafloor, can also be used to map and detect gaseous seeps in the water column, according to scientists testing the technology on board NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer last week in the Gulf of Mexico. Unlike other types of sonar, multi
Spectrum has completed the purchase of the Marine 2D Multi-Client library of CGGVeritas effectively doubling their Multi-Client portfolio. This conclusion follows endorsement by the Board Members and shareholders of both companies and the completion of a US$40 million transaction. The combined size
Tocardo BV is in negotiations with Marine Scotland over siting 20 turbines in the Tay estuary… (thecourier) [mappress] Source: thecourier, September 15, 2011;
Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy Limited today released the results from its environmental monitoring and assessment program undertaken as part of the recent deployment of its commercial scale CETO unit (CETO 3) off Garden Island, Western Australia. These results were presented today by Ca
An underwater electrical transmission line between Port Angeles and Victoria, British Columbia, would provide the North Olympic Peninsula… (kapsradio) [mappress] Source: kapsradio, September 15, 2011;
A dearth of public information, complicated marine environments and even the corrosive effects of bubbles are among the challenges for companies trying to produce energy from river currents, tides and waves, but Sandia National Laboratories is working on solutions. Sandia is helping companies on the
Total announces that it has signed agreements with Talisman Energy to farm-in into three deep-offshore exploration blocks in the Makassar Strait in Indonesia. Total has acquired from Talisman: * 50% interest in the Sageri Production Sharing Contract (PSC), Talisman now holding the remaining 50% inte
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate’s (NPD’s) seismic acquisition in the Norwegian part of the Barents Sea was completed around midnight on 14 September. The acquisition has been ongoing since 8 July, after the new agreement regarding the demarcation line between Norway and Russia in the Barents Sea
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE)/U.S. Coast Guard Joint Investigation Team (JIT) released its final investigative report on the April 20, 2010, Deepwater Horizon explosion, loss of life, and resulting oil spill. The report is comprised of Volume I, covering
