Technip was awarded by Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX) two subsea contracts in the Bay of Campeche, Mexico, worth a total amount of €105 million. Technip’s contracts scope includes the procurement and construction of two 16’’ rigid pipelines (9.2 and 8.6 kilometers) for the first project, and the develo
The Gazprom Board of Directors reviewed the progress with the South Stream project. The meeting discussed the operational status of the offshore and onshore sections of the gas pipeline. It was underlined that the project was being implemented according to schedule and the South Stream construction
This summer, a hovercraft will embark upon a research voyage from Svalbard to the North Pole. This will be the first and the northernmost polar expedition undertaken with such a vessel. ”Never before has there been a Norwegian scientific expedition so far north. Not even Nansen or Amundsen made it t
Following an increase in flooding in recent years, a Fire and Rescue Service has drafted in experts in subsea training to set up the UK’s first Sub Surface Search and Recovery Unit. Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service, which is part of Norfolk County Council, received funding from the Department for Env
SHOAL, the pan-European ICT project, part funded by the EU, has successfully developed and delivered intelligent robotic fish capable of working together to detect and identify pollution in ports and other aquatic areas. Luke Speller, Project Leader of SHOAL and Senior Research Scientist at BMT Grou
Even though the tidal power technology gives hope, it is still unproven because of many challenges. In a recently released new marine renewable energy strategy, the NDP government states that the tidal power potential exists but that it requires ambitious and costly measures to make use of it. Accor
AGR has been awarded a well management contract from international upstream exploration and production company, Cooper Energy Tunisia Bargou (CTEB). This will see AGR perform the planning, execution and post-drilling activities for a one well programme in the Gulf of Hammamet, offshore of Tunisia. S
Tideland Signal Limited, a British-based member of the Tideland group of companies, has won another major contract to supply buoys and lanterns for the port at Mombasa. Previous orders have come from the Kenya Ports Authority, but the current order was placed by Van Oord of the Netherlands, which ha
Tocardo International, the leading producer of hydro-power turbines, will make the case for tidal power at the international All-Energy conference in Aberdeen on 23 & 24 May. The Dutch hydro-power specialist is one of the first companies in the world to deliver a complete tidal technology and sell i
The first of 80 monopiles for the Meerwind Süd / Ost project leaves the AMBAU plant in Cuxhaven. Weighing nearly 570 tonnes, the first monopile for the offshore wind park project Meerwind Süd / Ost has left the AMBAU plant in Cuxhaven. AMBAU is producing 80 foundation sets for the wind park, compris
Noble Corporation announced that the Company will host an Analyst Day Conference on Thursday, May 24, 2012, beginning at 8:00 a.m. Central Time. The event will be held at the InterContinental Hotel in Houston, Texas. Members of Noble’s executive management team will provide attendees with a comprehe
KBA Training Centre (KBAT) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with H.T Training & Services Co., Ltd to deliver International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) Diver Medic Technician and IMCA Diver Medic Technician Refresher courses at DMS Training Facility Phuket – Thailand. The firs
Statoil and partner Petoro have agreed to apply subsea gas compression on the Gullfaks South field. This technological leap forward represents an important milestone in the efforts to improve recovery from this and other gas fields. This technology adds 22 million barrels of oil equivalent to the pr
Liquid Robotics®, an ocean data services provider and developer of the Wave Glider®, the first wave-powered, autonomous marine robot, launched the PacX Wave Gliders from the Big Island of Hawai’i on the final phase of a first-of-its-kind scientific expedition across the Pacific Ocean. Continuing the
