NOAA Ship Fairweather begins a 30-day survey mission in the Arctic this week, scheduled to check a sparsely measured… [mappress] Source: NOAA , July 31, 2012; Image: NOAA
McDermott International, Inc. announced that one of its subsidiaries has been awarded a contract by the Discovery system for offshore facilities in the Gulf of Mexico. The value of this contract is included in McDermott’s second quarter 2012 backlog. Williams Partners L.P.owns 60 percent of the Disc
During the quarter Carnegie Wave Energy Limited made significant progress on its commercial demonstration project, the Perth Wave Energy Project. In addition, Carnegie continued to make technical and commercial progress on its proprietary CETO wave energy technology and commercial site development.
The Royal Navy’s Deputy Fleet Commander, Vice Admiral Philip Jones CB, visited the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) last Wednesday, 18 July, to see at first hand the navigational services and charts that the organisation provides for the world’s mariners. A key UKHO objective is “To deliver
FMC Technologies, Inc. announced today that Robert L. Potter has been appointed President of the company. Potter assumes this responsibility from John T. Gremp who remains Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). “Bob is an experienced and well-respected leader with a deep understanding of our ma
Seaborn Networks announced that, in response to significant customer demand, its Seabras-‐1 submarine cable will now provide the first-‐ever direct route between the commercial and financial centers of Brazil and the United States. Seabras-‐1’s new landing in the New York metropolitan area will c
Acta Marine B.V. and Liander recently concluded a long-term contract for the maintenance of all active cable & pipelines on the Dutch Wadden Sea. Acta Marine’s specialized cable & pipeline vessel the Coastal Digger will be dedicated on the Dutch Wadden Sea for the remedial lowering of such Cables an
Leading international oilfield services company Expro is celebrating a significant contract extension with Perenco in Cameroon. The award is an extension of services from a previous well campaign and will last for the duration of one year. Expro will provide an extended well test, data acquisition s
Coastline has successfully completed a marine geotechnical sampling campaign on behalf of a Major client in the Southern North Sea area. The site work was carried out utilising the multirole geotechnical vessel MV FlatHolm and comprised 66 locations. The C-COREHP vibrocorer unit was configured for b
BSEE Director James Watson observed during the early morning hours of July 29 the successful latch-on of the capping stack from the Unified Command. Director Watson watched live video feed from the remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) that were assisting in the placement of the stack onto the wellhead.
Ecofys conduced a study about potential for ocean energy in Germany in 2010 which provided the basis for a re-assessment of the potential use of ocean energy in Germany and supported the German Government in the development of a future support strategy for ocean energy. The study assessed the ocean
Recently, Fugro formally took delivery of a new-build vessel, M/V Fugro Equator; the third of Fugro’s FSSV series of dedicated survey vessels. Designed to Fugro specifications and fitted with the latest survey equipment these are the most advanced vessels of their type. The vessel will be utilised o
The Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters in the North of Scotland will today confirm their place on the global marine energy map with the launch of the area as a Marine Energy Park. Energy and Climate Change Minister Greg Barker will welcome the launch of the marine park during a visit to Thurso in Cait
South Korea has won the exclusive right to exploit a deep-sea mine in the Indian Ocean that could produce more than $300 million worth of minerals a year, the India Times reports. The International Seabed Authority gave the exclusive right to Seoul to develop the 10,000-square kilometer site which c
