A local college on Monday unveiled the first submerged tidal current generator in the country, which it said marked an important step… By Huang Chiao-wen and Jamie Wang (focustaiwan) [mappress] Source: focustaiwan, November 15, 2011
NKT’s revenue development for 3rd quarter 2011 was in line with expectations. Earnings increased by 15%, positively influenced by satisfactory results for both Nilfisk-Advance and NKT Flexibles. For NKT Cables, the factory in Cologne showed improved productivity but continued to impact earnings nega
Western Australian shipbuilder Strategic Marine will expand its presence in the state’s North West, establishing a new facility at the SINWA site in Karratha. The operation has been established to meet the demands of Strategic Marine’s growing number of clients in the offshore oil and gas sector for
A leading subsea training centre has announced a new course for ROV professionals. The Underwater Centre in Fort William has developed the ‘Fibre-optic Termination’ training course, specifically from feedback received from the industry on new demands being placed on employees. The two day course tak
Artificial reefs — long believed to boost fish populations — might be doing the opposite by concentrating fish and fishermen in the same… By Kate Spinner (heraldtribune) [mappress] Source: heraldtribune, November 14, 2011
Gulfstream Services Inc, provider of cutting edge equipment to the international oil and gas industry, has been awarded a certification of ISO 9001:2008 for both its UK & US operations. This prestigious accreditation is recognised worldwide and was awarded to both Gulfstream Services Inc covering it
One lobster leg and parts of four crabs were found in the most recent scans of material dredged from Sydney harbour. By Greg McNeil (capebretonpost) [mappress] Source: capebretonpost, November 14, 2011
The European Commission has authorised Swedish plans to grant SEK139 million (ca. € 15 million) towards the development of a wave energy production demonstration plant by Seabased Industry AB. The production of energy from sea waves has been in development for some years, but has still not reached t
National Grid and RTE are jointly developing an Electrical Interconnector (HVDC) between Great Britain and France. This notice concerns a subsea survey under supervision of a marine consultant. The main activities expected to be included (non exhaustive) will be a marine geophysical, geotechnical an
It may be just a matter of time before a new Canary Island emerges from the sea off the coast of El Hierro. By Mark Johanson (ibtimes) [mappress] Source: Ibtimes, November 11, 2011; Image: Earth-Issues
Lundin Petroleum AB through its wholly owned subsidiary Lundin Norway AS announces the approval from the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy of the Plan for Development and Operation (PDO) for the Brynhild field in PL148, located in the Norwegian North Sea. First production from the Brynhild
SEACOM and Main One, the only two privately funded and open-access based African submarine fibre optic cable systems, were awarded “Best Pan African Initiative” at the AfricaCom Awards 2011 ceremony held in Cape Town, South Africa, on Wednesday 9 November 2011. The award, which was also won by SEACO
The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) issued a Safety Alert relating to the Macondo well blowout. The Safety Alert was distributed to oil and gas leaseholders and contractors working on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). It briefly summarizes the findings of the Joint Investigati
The Group reported a profit after tax of NOK 254 million in the third quarter of 2011 compared to NOK 344 million in the same period of 2010. The Group’s profit after tax for the first three quarters of 2011 was NOK 774 million. The corresponding figure for 2010 was NOK 1 630 million. The […]
