The importance of deep seabed minerals as a new major economic resource to island states in the Pacific has been reinforced with the appointment of Ms. Hannah Lily – Legal Advisor Deep Sea Minerals Project. Ms. Lily is the first lawyer to be employed by the SOPAC Division of SPC (Secretariat of the
Contractors need a robust organisation, clear roles and responsibilities, a willingness to learn and continuous improvement to help improve safety in the petroleum sector. That message emerged from a one-day seminar staged by the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) on this subject, which include
Dril-Quip, Inc. announced that J. Mike Walker has retired and is stepping down from his positions as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the Board effective immediately. As a result of Mr. Walker’s retirement, the board of directors has appointed John V. Lovoi as C
NOAA has selected Oregon State University (OSU) to continue a federal/academic research partnership that extends NOAA’s ability to study marine resources in the Pacific Northwest. The award means that NOAA will continue funding the Cooperative Institute for Marine Resource Studies (CIMRS), which was
BlueView Technologies has been commissioned to develop the first full ocean depth (11,000 meters), multibeam imaging sonar systems for historic exploration projects by Virgin Oceanic and film director, National Geographic Explorer in Residence James Cameron (Avatar). The new imaging sonar systems wi
Bahamas Petroleum, the oil and gas exploration company with offshore licence permits in The Commonwealth of The Bahamas, announces the acquisition phase of its 3D seismic programme has been completed. Earlier in the year, the Company announced it had raised £43.3m net of costs to pursue its technica
Havila Shipping announces results for 3rd quarter 2011. Summary * Havila Shipping ASA achieved a profit before tax of NOK -4.1m in Q3 2011, compared with NOK 9.8m in Q3 last year. Year to date, the profit before tax was NOK -82.3m, compared with NOK 118.2m at 30/09/2010. * Total operating income was
Octanex N.L. announces that the Operator of the Joint Venture exploring the WA-323-P and WA-330-P permits, Santos Offshore Pty Ltd , has confirmed the finalisation of agreements to acquire a new 3D seismic survey within the Permits and to take an assignment of a rig to drill a well inWA-323-P. The P
L&N (Scotland) Ltd has spent more than £400,000 in upgrading its Aberdeen premises and installing new equipment. The investment comes on the back of several subsea contract wins in the UK North Sea and South America and follows a recruitment surge in which staff numbers has increased from 30 to 45.
Seaway Heavy Lifting Contracting Ltd (SHL) is being awarded the foundation installation contract for the Offshore Windpark RIFFGAT project by Offshore-Windpark RIFFGAT GmbH & Co. Offshore Windpark Riffgat is planned with 30 turbines (3.6 MW each) and one substation, covering an area of 5 x 1.2 km² a
The first ever ‘How to Build a Tidal Array in a Day’ seminar will be held on Tuesday 25th October during the RenewableUK 2011 conference and exhibition in Manchester. And industry delegates are being invited to participate in this unique interactive event to contribute towards making Tidal Energy a
Mermaid Offshore Services Ltd. announces that Mr. Simon Matthew Turner leaves its possition of Operations Director to pursue with personal interests. During his close to 20 year tenure with the Company, Mr. Simon Matthew Turner performed various roles in implementing strategies contributing to the g
CEDA Dredging Days 2011 is approaching fast. Three weeks from now leading experts in the dredging and marine construction fields will meet in Rotterdam to find out about the latest insights and to share the experiences and best practices about “Dredging and Beyond”. The scene will be set by two keyn
The Port of Pensacola continues to be busy with the arrival of a specialized diving vessel Wednesday morning. Katie McFarland (pnj) [mappress] Source: pnj, October 20 , 2011
