The police are going to Visund today, and have started investigations after a 48-year-old man was reported missing from the Visund platform on Thursday. The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre has finished its search, but Statoil is continuing to look for the missing man using helicopters and boats. A
University of Dallas scientists have found a way to fashion carbon nanotubes, the same material used to improve and , into an invisibility… (cio) [mappress] Source: cio, October 07 , 2011;
The Ministry of Lands and Mineral Resources is not focusing on oil extraction now. Instead, it is focusing on mining projects involving … Avinesh Gopal (fijitimes) [mappress] Source: fijitimes, October 07 , 2011;
The Reykjanes Ridge, the part of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge that rises up to the ocean surface to the southwest of Iceland, has been hit by … By Mark Dunphy (irishweatheronline) [mappress] Source: irishweatheronline, October 07 , 2011;
SENER Ingeniería y Sistemas S.A. is one of the companies participating in the CENIT-E OCEAN LIDER Project, led by Iberdrola. The Project is a technological initiative promoted by a consortium of companies with strong research capacity facing the challenge of generating knowledge for the efficient ex
The number of young people working on Britain’s offshore oil and gas installations is rising, according to statistics released today (6 October) by the industry trade association Oil & Gas UK. The 2011 Workforce Demographics Report shows a rising trend over the past five years in the overall number
Another seismic vessel, believed to be French-owned and hired by Turkey, was yesterday found close to the Akamas peninsula, moving in … By Stefanos Evripidou (cyprus-mail) [mappress] Source: Cyprus-Mail, October 06 , 2011;
A person has been reported missing after not showing up for work this morning at the Visund installation. The installation is in the North Sea and is operated by Statoil. A search of the installation started at once. The search has now been extended to the sea. Helicoptres and vessels are conducting
Developing marine environment models would provide the Bahamas Government with information to designate Marine Protected Areas to further… By Gena Gibbs (nassauguardian) [mappress] Source: nassauguardian, October 06 , 2011;
Starting Wednesday, a series of dives by a remotely operated vehicle may definitively determine the ecological threat posed by the S.S… By David Sneed (sanluisobispo) [mappress] Source: sanluisobispo, October 06 , 2011;
From wind farms and wave energy to the holy grail of gold mines, explorer Nick Hutchings is convinced a wealth of opportunities lie beneath… James Whittaker (bermudasun) [mappress] Source: bermudasun, October 06 , 2011;
Industry interest in the Offshore Decommissioning Conference organised by Decom North Sea and Oil & Gas UK has resulted in another sell-out event as delegates gather in Dunblane (October 5) to learn more about the opportunities available in the sector. This year’s two-day conference, sponsored by Ak
BMO Offshore announces successful completion of basin testing of the innovative FlexMetMast foundation design based on floating-to-fixed (F2F) technology. The FlexMetMast is designed to deliver bankable data for offshore wind projects with water depths between 20 and 40m. The scale model basin tests
The challenges faced by the offshore maritime industry in recruiting and retaining qualified operators to safeguard standards within the Dynamic Positioning (DP) vessel sector was discussed during one of the Middle East Workboats conference sessions, taking place at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition
