TGS reports net revenues of USD 136 million in Q2 2011, compared to USD 112 million in Q2 2010. Investments and the corresponding pre-funding revenues were significantly lower in Q2 2011 than in Q2 2010 due to the expected back end loaded investment plan, as previously communicated to the market. De
FLEXLIFE has appointed Stephen Burgdorf as vice-president of business development for North America, as part of a continuing global growth… (pressandjournal) [mappress] Source: pressandjournal, August 3, 2011;
Cape company Electrowave Ltd has been awarded a R6.1 million contract to supply, fit and commission two diesel driven generator sets on-boar… (defenceweb) [mappress] Source: defenceweb, August 3, 2011;
China has obtained approval to explore a 10,000 sq km polymetallic sulphide ore deposit in an international seabed region in the Indian Ocea… (rediff) [mappress] Source: rediff, August 3, 2011;
The steel support structure for the Gudrun platform is now in place on the North Sea field, completing the first phase of the extensive installation work being carried out there. ”The entire operation has been carried out according to plan and in a secure manner,” reports Anders Opedal, senior vice
BlueView Technologies the world leader in compact acoustic imaging and measurement technology has added Tracy Simpson as Vice President of Operations. Simpson will lead BlueView’s manufacturing and production engineering groups through process improvements using LEAN manufacturing initiatives. Simps
Statoil has received consent to use new pipelines and a new well on the Åsgard field. Statoil is the operator of production licence 094 on Åsgard with an ownership interest of 34.57%. The other licensees are ENI AS (14.82%), Total (7.68%), Petoro (35.69%) and ExxonMobil (7.24%). In connection with t
The German plan to completely phase out nuclear power by 2022 announced May 30 by Chancellor Angela Merkel and the Christian Democratic… Andrew Burger (cleantechnica) [mappress] Source: cleantechnica, August 03, 2011
Delmar Systems, Inc. was awarded a contract by Noble Energy EG, Ltd. to supply an eight-leg preset mooring system for use in Noble Energy’s “Aseng” Development off the coast of Equatorial Guinea, West Africa. Delmar provided Noble Energy a full compliment of mooring equipment including Delmar’s pate
Recently, Seismic vessel HYSY718 of COSL has fulfilled the 3D seismic acquisition operation in Chevron block 53/30 in the South China Sea. The contract for Chevron 53/30 seismic acquisition service is the largest-ever single-block deep sea 3D seismic acquisition project of COSL. Since the project wa
Last month, NOAA scientists used acoustic sonar to map several areas of the outer continental shelf edge off the coast of Florida. The team… (redorbit) [mappress] Source: redorbit, August 3, 2011;
The first turbine has been successfully installed and commissioned at the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm, and on 2nd August started producing electricity to the UK grid. “This heralds the start of operations and is an important milestone for Scira Offshore Energy, the owner and operator of the
Blount Boats, Inc. recently announced that it has been appointed by South Boats Special Projects, Ltd., based at Cowes on the Isle of Wight, England to be the exclusive shipyard to manufacture U.S. flagged aluminum catamarans of South Boats designs for the U.S. wind farm industry. Blount Boats opera
The UK has sailed ahead in offshore wind power generation in the past six months, building more offshore windfarms than any other country… Fiona Harvey (guardian) [mappress] Source: guardian, August 02, 2011
