The Washington Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking input from boaters and the public interested in helping to develop a plan for mooring buoys on state-owned aquatic lands in Quartermaster Harbor. The public workshop will be May 31 at McMurray Middle School on Vashon Island. Staff from
Southern California Edison (SCE) and Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California at San Diego will collaborate on a project to gather seismic data off the coast of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS). The work, part of SCE’s seismic research projects for SONGS U
At a workshop to show the eThekwini municipality’s plan to partner US HAE (Hydro Alternative Energy) in building a R 155 million sea-power project off the KwaZulu-Natal coast, scientists said that the research and technological knowledge were available in their country, reported the Iol. Professor W
Kvaerner is preparing for a significant growth in its home market and invests approximately NOK 250 million in upgrades of its facilities at Stord. The major investments will be increased lifting and trailing capacity, including a new Goliath gantry crane. “We have won some major contracts and are p
The Mexican geographic information systems and surveying company Sistemas de Información Geográfica, S.A. de C.V. has purchased an airborne LiDAR system Chiroptera. SIGSA expands its offer to its customers by now integrating bathymetry surveying into its product offering. The Swedish LiDAR manufactu
GC Rieber Shipping ASA, through its wholly owned subsidiary Polar Ship Invest IV AS, has offered to acquire all outstanding shares in Armada Seismic ASA not currently owned by Polar. Armada was founded in 2010 with the purpose of acquiring two high-end 3D vessels from Factorias Vulcano in Spain. At
Mark W. Fleming has been appointed to the newly created position as VideoRay LLC’s Business Development Manager for Military and Government sales. He will be responsible for building on VideoRay’s extensive network of underwater solutions for Ship Hull Pier / Dock Inspection and Response. VideoRay R
Petroleum Geo-Services ASA (PGS) has announced results for first quarter of 2012 with the following highlights: – Revenues of $365.0 million, up 51% from Q1 2011 – EBITDA of $145.7 million, up 100% from Q1 2011 – EBIT of $35.8 million, up $33.3 million from Q1 2011 – Total MultiClient revenues of $1
Enventi announces the completion of its comprehensive investigation into power cable installation in the offshore wind industry which forms part of the company’s strategic move into the design of offshore wind farm infrastructure. Enventi’s General Manager, Scott Macknocher commented on the findings
Optech, the world leader in the development, manufacture and support of advanced lidar and camera survey instruments, announces the release of the new airborne Optech CZMIL Coastal Zone Mapping and Imaging Lidar system. Optech CZMIL is an innovative airborne coastal zone mapping system that produces
Bill Young, a professor of physical oceanography at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, received one of the highest honors in science May 1, being named to the National Academy of Sciences. Thirty years after his first stint at Scripps as a postdoctoral researcher, he joins 13 other l
Nautilus Minerals Inc. announces the release of its unaudited consolidated financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2012 together with Management’s Discussion and Analysis. First quarter 2012 highlights: – Exploration Program commenced in the Bismarck Sea, PNG – Technical Report updat
Statoil’s first quarter 2012 net operating income was NOK 57.9 billion, a 14% increase compared to NOK 50.8 billion in the first quarter of 2011. “Statoil grew production by 11% and realised high oil and gas prices in the first quarter of 2012, generating strong financial results for the period. Pro
Oceaneering International, Inc. announced it has secured a contract from Petroleo Brasileiro S.A., Petrobras, to supply approximately 200 kilometers, or 125 miles, of thermoplastic production control umbilicals for field development projects offshore Brazil in the Santos Basin. This contract has add
