Like mourners gathered at the wake of a close friend, former crew members of the USS Arthur W. Radford stood vigil Wednesday over the decomm… (philly) [mappress] Source: philly, August 11, 2011;
ShawCor Ltd. announces second quarter 2011 results: Second quarter revenue of $265 million increased by 13% from the $235 million reported in the second quarter of 2010 but was 5% lower than the $279 million reported in the first quarter of 2011. EBITDA in the second quarter of $35.3 million increas
Marlink, the largest provider of maritime satellite communications, has recently extended its contract with offshore vessel operator Simon Møkster Shipping AS for a further 5 years. As part of the latest agreement, Marlink will continue the provision of its Sealink™ VSAT services aboard 18 existing
The first ever deployment of a SunStation CP critical monitoring system pre-installed onto a subsea tree was successfully interrogated last month by an Oceaneering Millennium ROV. The unit displays the cathodic protection potentials from permanent reference electrodes installed at two critical locat
SCOTLAND’S first commercial-scale tidal turbine has been connected to the electricity grid off the Orkney coast and begun generating power… (scotsman) [mappress] Source: scotsman, August 11, 2011;
Polarcus Limited announces that the Company has signed a five year Bareboat Charter Party Agreement (BBCP) with OAO Sovcomflot (SCF) of Russia. Under the terms of the BBCP Sovcomflot will charter POLARCUS SELMA, inclusive of an 8 streamer seismic equipment package, from Polarcus at a rate of USD 69,
SapuraCrest Petroleum Berhad Monday signed a conditional agreement to acquire Clough Limited’s marine construction and offshore engineering operations in Australia, UK and US for a cash consideration of AU$127 million The agreement was signed in Perth, Australia, by SapuraCrest Executive Vice-Chairm
Polarcus Limited announced that Polarcus Selma Ltd, a member of the Polarcus Group, took delivery on 08 August 2011 of Polarcus Selma, the sixth 3D seismic vessel to date to join the Polarcus fleet. Polarcus Selma is the sister ship to Polarcus Samur, delivered to the Polarcus Group in March 2011. T
The appointment of a new Inward Investment Director by the Norfolk and Suffolk Energy Alliance (NSEA) will create significant investment opportunities for the energy industry in the two counties. James Gray started work this month for the alliance, which is a partnership between Suffolk County Counc
NetSurvey (part of the MMT Group) have been awarded Lot 2 of the Civil Hydrography Programme (CHP) by the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA). This is a multi million pound, multi year contract with options for extensions. The CHP surveys are the most technically advanced hydrographic surveys cu
Offshore wind power as an industry is set to undergo intense growth over the next 10-20 years. The EWEA (European Wind Energy Association)… (cleantechies) [mappress] Source: cleantechies, August 10, 2011
Renewables developer Tidal Energy has been awarded £390,000 by the Carbon Trust to help fund environmental monitoring at its consented Ramse… (nce) [mappress] Source: nce, August 10, 2011;
Hyperdynamics Corporation has engaged the University of Arizona Department of Geosciences for a two-year study of geology and tectonic history of its exploration block offshore Guinea, including the identification and characterization of igneous rocks and associated sedimentary features from 2-D and
CTC Marine Projects, Ltd, a subsidiary of DeepOcean Group Holding AS, has announced that the multi-role construction vessel, Volantis, part… (subseauk) [mappress] Source: subseauk, August 10, 2011;
