China’s manned submersible Jiaolong returned to its attendant ship at about 1:02 pm on Saturday after placing a marker on the seabed… (chinadaily) [mappress] Source: chinadaily, August 1, 2011;
Jun Inoue and Masatake Hori, Research Institute for Global Change (RIGC), JAMSTEC, successfully obtained in situ observations on the genesis and development of an Arctic cyclone that occurred near the Arctic marginal ice zone (79.0° N) on its expedition in September 2010. The observations, carried o
NEPTUNE Canada navigated an impressive installation and maintenance cruise in the northeast Pacific Ocean. Diving down to the seafloor to investigate their 800-km cabled network observatory along the northern Juan de Fuca plate, they tended to their technically-advanced instruments and witnessed som
Moray Offshore Renewables Ltd. , the joint venture company owned by EDP Renewables and Repsol, today awarded a historic contract to Gaoh Energy Ltd to install the first permanent offshore infrastructure to enable the development of offshore wind energy in the outer Moray Firth. Suffolk-based Gaoh En
People from the Island are being asked to get involved in a public consultation over a wind farm which lies around 20 miles south west of the Island. DONG Energy plans to extend the Walney Wind Farm which is currently under construction in the east Irish Sea near Morcambe Bay. The company is consult
Joint integrity specialist Hydratight has announced new appointments to its Morgrip connector team. Morgrip is the unique weldless topside and subsea pipeline connector developed by Hydratight and in use around the world. New to the development and sales team are: Sales and projects coordinator Alok
Offshore Solutions B.V. (OSBV), the joint venture between AMEC and Cofely Nederland N.V., has launched a free standing Offshore Access System (OAS) designed to significantly reduce installation time. OSBV has worked with Lowestoft-based, AKD Engineering to convert an existing OAS into a free standin
Chevron Corporation and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) announced today the formation of an alliance to develop a range of technologies to improve the production and recovery of oil and natural gas resources. The alliance’s initial focus is to develop a wide range of technologies—including po
TDW Offshore Services L.L.C. (TDW), a leading supplier of pipeline services and equipment, announced that it successfully completed a pipeline pressure isolation operation in the Gulf of Mexico for a major operator. The operation made it possible for the operator to safely replace a faulty shut down
Acta Marine has recently upgraded the functionality of its Ultra Shallow Support Vessel “Coastal Enterprise” with Dynamic Positioning. This system allows the Coastal Enterprise to automatically maintain its position and heading by using only its own propellers and thrusters. Coastal Enterprise is th
The oil spills were a mystery. Dozens throughout the 1990s had killed more than 50,000 seabirds and several sea otters off the California… (discoverynews) [mappress] Source: discoverynews, July 25, 2011;
The 3D seismic study of the offshore Gal permit indicates the presence of oil. The findings were submitted to Petroleum Supervisor Dr. Mich… (globes) [mappress] Source: globes, July 25, 2011;
Japan will seek to extract natural gas from seabed deposits of methane hydrate, also known as “burning ice”, in the world’s first such offsh… (france24) [mappress] Source: france24, July 25, 2011;
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