ITF, the global oil and gas technology facilitator, has announced the challenges that its membership of operator and service companies want to see tackled as priorities in 2012. Up to 100% funding will be available for the right solutions to some of the industry’s most pressing challenges and ITF ai
Sea Fibre Networks, owner and operator of Europe’s most advanced subsea telecoms network, CeltixConnect, announced a major fibre contract with Colt, Europe’s leading information delivery platform. Colt’s customers will be enabled with the lowest latency solution connecting Ireland to the UK with onw
In line with their Strategic plan and in response to the diverse commercial demands of the business, the Coastline head count continues to increase. Coastline Surveys Ltd have carefully selected the following personnel for their expertise and the ability to complement the already strong team, who un
By combining detailed chemical measurements in the deep ocean, in the oil slick, and in the air, NOAA scientists and academic colleagues have independently estimated how fast gases and oil were leaking during the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The new chemistry-based spill r
With a new and innovative technology, it is now possible to comply with exciting legislation on noise reduction during installation of offshore wind turbines. According to legislation from the EU the sound emissions from the installation of windmills at sea must be reduced so the threat to the marin
With a new and innovative technology, it is now possible to comply with exciting legislation on noise reduction during installation of offshore wind turbines. According to legislation from the EU the sound emissions from the installation of windmills at sea must be reduced so the threat to the marin
DNV has launched a Deepwater Technology Centre in Singapore. The aim is to serve the oil and gas industry in the whole Asia Pacific region and to become a sizeable and complete competence centre for deepwater oil and gas developments. “We will capitalize on DNV’s 40 years of experience in offshore a
Dolphin Geophysical announces the appointment of Paul Tollefson as Manager, Marketing and Business Development, Multi-Client and Processing. Reporting to Ian T. Edwards, Vice President of Global Multi-Client, Paul will be responsible for the development and marketing of new Multi-Client surveys and
Ashtead Technology, Instrument Division, a Houston-based global instrumentation rental, sales and services organization supporting the environmental services, oil and gas, power generation, and industrial production industries announced that Youllonda Driver, CPA, has joined the company as Vice Pres
Poole Tidal Energy Partnership has been generating interest to harness the power of the ocean. Students from the Bournemouth University are promoting the renewable energy scheme in order to help PTEP to get community support for the project. The power produced from tides in Poole Harbour could be us
Decom North Sea (DNS), the offshore oil & gas decommissioning forum, is driving forward an initiative aimed at developing standard procedures for decommissioning projects. Chief Executive Brian Nixon said: “Many of the North Sea’s near future oil and gas decommissioning projects will be the first to
Communities of species previously unknown to science have been discovered on the seafloor near Antarctica, clustered in the hot, dark environment surrounding hydrothermal vents. The discoveries, made by teams led by the University of Oxford, University of Southampton and British Antarctic Survey (BA
Bluefin Robotics has received ISO 9001:2008 Certification for the design, development, manufacturing, operation, and servicing of their Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) and related products. The certification was granted by the International Organization for Standardization, TÜV SÜD America Inc
In August 2008 SMD delivered a Quasar vehicle to the Marine Institute. This vehicle (known as Holland 1) has recently been used in a scientific mission, which discovered a previously unknown ecosystem on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean. Holland 1 was required to operate more than 3km below the surfa
