BP has drawn up a contingency plan to tackle an oil spill off the coast Shetland Isalnds, which has the potential to be bigger than its … By Ewan Palmer (ibtimes) [mappress] Source: ibtimes, October 12 , 2011;
Petroleo Brasileiro SA , Brazil’s state-controlled oil producer, plans to replace the faulty risers in its Cascade Chinook deepwater … By Eduard Gismatullin and Karen Eeuwens (Bloomberg) [mappress] Source: Bloomberg, October 12 , 2011;
Plans by Marine Current Turbines and its project partner RWE npower renewables to install and operate Wales’s first-ever tidal energy farm have moved a step closer with the granting of an Agreement for Lease by The Crown Estate for the Skerries Tidal Stream Array, which is proposed for the waters of
Dutch company Wouter Witzel EuroValve received an order for butterfly valves for the ‘Pieter Schelte’ project, described as the ‘world’s largest ship’. The six type EVUS DN2200 valves will be supplied with two actuator flanges. Each valve will be operated by two hydraulic actuators. The valves are s
All the phases of the South Pars gas field will come on line by October 2015, managing director of the Pars Oil and Gas Company (POGC), Mousa Souri said here. He went on to say that according to a plan drawn up by the company, every six months one of the phases of the […]
With the Isle of Man Government giving serious consideration to the increased use of renewable energy, MCT’s David Ainsworth was invited to speak about the development and deployment of MCT’s award-winning SeaGen tidal turbine and the commercial potential for tidal stream energy in UK and overseas w
Stuart Wordsworth, general manager of InterAct, an Acteon company, has been voted onto the board of Decom North Sea at the organisation’s annual general meeting in Dunblane, UK. Established in 2010, Decom North Sea works to enhance knowledge transfer, facilitate collaborative activities and to ensur
John-Paul Guerrero has been appointed as Manager, Business Development for the America’s region. He will lead the regions sales, marketing, and key account strategy targeting the Oil & Gas majors, independents, pipeline operators and NOC’s (National Oil Companies) from our Houston, TX regional headq
Infinera and Pacific Crossing, a wholly owned subsidiary of NTT Communications Corporation and operator of the transpacific submarine cable system PC-1, announced the successful completion of a 100 Gigabit per second (Gb/s) subsea trial. The subsea trial spanned more than 9,500 kilometers on Pacifi
On Sunday 09th October 2011 Jumbo’s Fairpartner successfully loaded the former French submarine ‘Quessant’ bound for Malaysia. There the submarine will be displayed in a museum. Transporting the submarine from France to Malaysia was a challenging operation, because of the fragile outer skin and the
CTC Marine Projects, Ltd., , a subsidiary of DeepOcean Group Holding AS , has been awarded a multi-million pound contract by SBM France SA for transportation, installation and burial works in the Anguille Field, Gabon. Working in West Africa for only the second time, CTC will utilise the Maersk Reco
Offshore oil and gas industry professionals from around the world will gather in Galveston March 6 – 8, 2012 for the annual Subsea Tieback Forum & Exhibition at the Moody Gardens Hotel & Convention Center. The sold-out exhibit hall floor has grown over the last ten years to become the largest subsea
Aker Solutions is currently finalising revised execution plans for delivery of subsea production systems in Brazil. Delivery schedules for all major subsea production systems currently on order from Petrobras has been substantially further delayed and additional costs will accrue, mainly due to the
The Board of Directors of Polarcus Limited announces that it has resolved to issue 57,500,000 new shares through a private placement to Sabaro Investments Limited. The new shares were subscribed for at a price of NOK 4.00 per share. Total gross proceeds from the Private Placement will amount to NOK
