From the 29th of November to the 1st of December nkt cables will show its capabilities within the area of Intelligent Energy Transmission Solution for On and Offshore at the biggest and worldwide most important wind energy fair, the “Offshore 2011 Amsterdam”. On the stand in Hall 11 nkt cables prese
TenneT recently awarded a contract to Norddeutsche Seekabelwerke GmbH and Siemens AG for the supply of subsea cables and associated equipment for wind farms off Germany’s coast. The Contract includes: Lot 1: Production, supply and installation of AC submarine cables, including fibre optics, in the a
Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cables and systems industry, will present its latest full range of products and services for the wind power industry at “EWEA Offshore 2011”, the world’s largest offshore wind energy event that will take place in Amsterdam (The Netherlands) from
The 18th Africa Oil Week 2011 was held from 31st October – 4th November 2011, at the BMW Pavilion in Cape Town, South Africa. This premier 5-day event of oil and gas industry for the entire African continent, had attracted over 700 delegates representing leading oil/gas companies, governments, state
BORD GÁIS ASSETS: The name may be associated with natural gas, but with the “Big Switch” campaign, Bord Gáis launched the first competitive… (irishtimes) [mappress] Source : irishtimes, November 25 , 2011; Image: OpenHydro
Container recovery operations in the Rena were hampered again with windy conditions persisting in the Bay of Plenty… (tvnz) [mappress] Source : tvnz, November 25 , 2011; Image: MNZ
Defense and aerospace giant Lockheed Martin is to develop a laser-based imaging system for underwater inspection of oil and gas industry … (optics) [mappress] Source : optics, November 25 , 2011; Image: Lockheed Martin
The Centre for Environmental Law and Community Rights in Papua New Guinea (PNG) and MiningWatch Canada have released a new report called “Out of Our Depth.” It details serious environmental and social impacts expected as a result of unprecedented mining of the ocean floor in PNG. Canadian mining com
CGGVeritas has been ranked in the top 2% of the UK Government’s Carbon Reduction Committee (CRC) league table published in November 2011. The league table ranks organizations participating in the CRC on how well they manage their energy efficiency. Out of over 2,000 companies listed, CGGVeritas was
Subsea 7 S.A. announced today the award of a SURF contract valued at approximately $75 million from Total E&P Norge AS on the Atla (formerly David) Field, situated in the central part of the North Sea, 20km northeast of the Heimdal Field. The contract scope includes the management, engineering, proc
The multi-component seismic company Reservoir Exploration Technology ASA (RXT) has entered into a LOI with an international oil company regarding acquisition of 4D/4C seismic data in West Africa. The intention is to conclude the final contract during December and start up of the project will be in e
SeaBird Exploration PLC has entered into a share and purchase agreement (“SPA”) with Fugro Norway AS on 18 November 2011. Under the SPA, Fugro will acquire SeaBird Technologies AS and Seabed Navigation Company Limited which collectively hold all of the Company’s rights and assets related to the ocea
Deep Sea Intervention Pte. Ltd. is a global supplier to the offshore oil and gas industry providing in-house design, development and fabrication of standard or customized remote intervention ROV tooling and other sub-sea engineering services and products. Through its subsidiary company AMC-Composite
Nakheel laid out plans to build a line of artificial coral reefs off the Dubai’s coastline in a bid to attract more marine life. The project is designed in part to revitalise fishing prospects in the Persian Gulf waters that lap at Nakheel-built isles shaped like palm trees and a map of the globe. B
