A trio of leading Australian firms have advised on a $28bn (£18bn) deal which has seen a consortium of oil companies agree to finance… (legalweek) [mappress] Source: legalweek, October 12, 2011
The Offshore Energy exhibition, an event focused on global oil & gas exploration and production market opened today in Amsterdam RAI, the Netherlands. The event boasts over 300 high-profile exhibitors from UK, Spain, Germany, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Saudi Arabia etc., and over 5000 visitors ar
Fortum and DCNS have today signed a Letter of Intent on cooperation in the field of wave power research and development in France. A joint feasibility study for a wave power demonstration project located in France is planned to be starting by the end of 2011. The project is in line with Fortum’s and
The Royal Norwegian Embassy in Jakarta, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources and Innovation Norway co-organized the seminar “Maximizing the value of Indonesian Gas in Co-operation with Norway” at Hotel Borobudur on 5th October 2011. Dr. Evita H. Legowo, Director General of Oil and Gas, Minis
A container ship carrying about 1700 tonnes of heavy fuel oil and 200 tonnes of diesel is threatening to sink on the Astrolabe Reef in the… Wendy Zukerman (newscientist) [mappress] Source: newscientist, October 11 , 2011;
Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. , a pioneer in the field of deep-ocean shipwreck exploration, announced that it has discovered a shipwreck that was torpedoed during the World War I while carrying a shipment of silver. The SS Mantola sank on February 9, 1917, after being torpedoed by German submarin
E.ON Ruhrgas UK E&P Ltd., operator of Licence P1330, announces a gas discovery on the Tolmount prospect. The discovery is located in Block 42/28d in the UK Southern North Sea to the west of the E.ON-operated Babbage gas field. E.ON Ruhrgas UK E&P Ltd. and partner Dana Petroleum (E&P) Limited each ha
AECOM has developed an innovative technology to survey critical marine habitats that could be at risk from development. HabiMAP allows engineers and scientists to collect data and map animals and plants on the seafloor using a cutting-edge technique that integrates new survey methods, a purpose-buil
Wind measurement stations have been installed atop Housing and Development Board (HDB) blocks since June, as part of a study to measure… by Esther Ng (todayonline) [mappress] Source: todayonline, October 10, 2011
The Government of India will work to expedite the process of giving sanction to remove the additional four wrecks at the Kankesanthurai … (thehindu) [mappress] Source: thehindu, October 10 , 2011;
An eight ton research buoy is out gathering wind data in Lake Michigan. The one-point-three million-dollar buoy launched in Muskegon… By Lindsey Smith (michiganradio) [mappress] Source: michiganradio, October 10, 2011
Taiwan’s gas-fueled power generation capacity will increase 67% by 2030, Minister of Economic Affairs Shih Yen-shiang said last Saturday… By Max Gostelow ( platts ) [mappress] Source: platts , October 10, 2011
Researchers from the University of Hawaii have discovered three sunken U.S. Navy vessels off the coast of Oahu’s South Shore… (therepublic) [mappress] Source: therepublic, October 10 , 2011;
RAMSEY Bay has been designated as the Isle of Man’s first Marine Nature Reserve in a project welcomed by government, fishermen and Friends… By Bill Dale (isleofman) [mappress] Source: isleofman, October 10 , 2011;
