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 […]
W&O Supply, North America’s largest supplier of marine valves, pipe, fittings, engineered products, valve automation and data management systems, announced that it has established operations in Brazil, with the first office located in Rio de Janeiro. Establishing a Brazilian presence is an important
OceanWorks welcomes Keith La Rose to the team in the position of Business Development Manager – Military in their Vancouver office. Acting as Business Development Manager for the military industry, Keith’s primary function will be to expand OceanWorks’ penetration of the military market by further r
Nova Scotia continues to be a world leader in tidal energy with the completion of a new $1.3-million visitor centre and the arrival of the subsea power cables required to deliver electricity from the Bay of Fundy to Nova Scotia homes and businesses. The Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy (FORCE)
Scientists are set to begin a six-week mission to explore the Indian Ocean’s underwater mountains… By Jennifer Carpenter (BBC) [mappress] Source: BBC, November 09, 2011
A Russian battleship that was sunk in the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905 has been found off the coast of China near the city of Lyushun (fo… (RIA Novosti) [mappress] Source: RIA Novosti, November 09, 2011
Investors in People has recognised progress within subsea engineering firm Jee Ltd by awarding the independent company gold status. “This is brilliant news and a true endorsement of a lot of changes which have been implemented over the last 3 years to improve the business by developing and investing
A new study which aims to inform UK government guidelines on environmentally responsible methods for decommissioning offshore pipeline bundl… SubseaUK [mappress] Source: SubseaUK, November 08 , 2011; Image: Subsea7
A team of scientists are sailing from Suffolk to the North Sea to find out more about harbour porpoises… (BBC) [mappress] Source: BBC, November 08 , 2011; Image: IFAW
Aubin, a leading independent supplier of specialist chemicals to the energy industry, has announced a strategic partnership with an agent in the Middle East who will promote the company’s full range of specialist chemicals and services in the UAE and Oman. The partnership agreement with Leaders Oilf
