Woodside today reported a first-half profit after tax of US$828 million, underpinned by continued strong performance of the North West Shelf and higher revenues. The underlying net profit after tax of US$842 million was up 3.6%. Woodside Chief Executive Officer Peter Coleman said “Our focus on opera
In the parking lot of Coastal Carolina University’s Center for Marine and Wetland Studies (CMWS) in Conway, South Carolina, sit six buoys just back from sea. For 14 months, they were floating miles off the coasts of Myrtle Beach and Winyah Bay, as part of the Palmetto Wind Research Project in South
In the parking lot of Coastal Carolina University’s Center for Marine and Wetland Studies (CMWS) in Conway, South Carolina, sit six buoys just back from sea. For 14 months, they were floating miles off the coasts of Myrtle Beach and Winyah Bay, as part of the Palmetto Wind Research Project in South
Politicians and scientists celebrated water on Monday, despite rain showers that canceled a planned tidal power demonstration… (southcoasttoday) [mappress] Source: southcoasttoday, August 16, 2011;
Kongsberg Maritime announces an order of over £1 million from Fugro, the largest, world-wide integrated supplier of geoscience, survey, and geotechnical related services. Kongsberg Maritime will supply a range of its latest high resolution cameras and Mesotech scanning sonar systems as part of Fugro
The partners in the Åsgard licences have today submitted a plan for development and operation (PDO) of subsea gas compression to maintain production from the Mikkel and Midgard reservoirs. Øystein Michelsen, Statoil’s executive vice president for Development and Production Norway (DPN), presented th
Polarcus Limited announced that the Company has received a contract award and a separate Letter of Intent from two undisclosed clients for 3D seismic acquisition projects in Australasia. The projects, to be acquired back-to-back by Polarcus Alima, will commence in Q4 2011 and are expected to run fro
Sonardyne International’s Ranger 2 USBL (Ultra-Short BaseLine) acoustic positioning technology has played a crucial role in a scientific mission to discover a new eco system on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean. The Irish led VENTuRE expedition used the Ranger 2 equipment to track the Remotely Operate
GDT TEK, Inc. today announced that its 50% owned subsidiary Steriwave-GDT Tek has filed a patent application for a system that safely removes and captures methane hydrates from undersea reserves. The main design of the Steriwave-GDT Tek subsea open pit drilling/extraction concept is to provide maxim
Marine biologist Colin Foord of art/science duo Coral Morphologic has discovered a rare coral species on a seawall of Government Cut, the… (miamiherald) [mappress] Source: miamiherald, August 16, 2011;
STAR Center, located in Dania Beach, Florida, is launching into the Dynamic Positioning (DP) Training market, expanding its comprehensive world-class simulation training services to the offshore, cable laying and cruise ship markets in the Gulf of Mexico and beyond. In a contract signed with Kongsbe
National Renewable Energy Centre Limited (“Narec”) Awarded Geophysical Survey Contract to EGS International Limited. EGS is to undertake a geophysical survey for the Blyth Offshore wind demonstrator project. EGS will: Provide vessels and equipment suitable for undertaking geophysical survey at site,
A series of surveys to increase knowledge of Scotland’s marine life is due to be carried out, the Scottish government has said… (bbc) [mappress] Source: bbc, August 15, 2011;
Yaquina Bay is known for its many landmarks, from the graceful curves of the bay bridge, to its historic bay front and Rogue Brewery, and no… (gazettetimes) [mappress] Source: gazettetimes, August 15, 2011; Pacific Hake Survey.
