China will accelerate its pace of mapping the deep seabed, Zhang Jixian, president of the Chinese Academy of Surveying and Mapping, told … By Wang Qian (China Daily) [mappress] Source: China Daily, September 14, 2011;
Acceptance certificate of 3rd rank autonomous deep-sea submersible AS-39 Consul was signed on Sept 9 in the conference hall of Admiralteyskie Verfi shipyard. Participants of the acceptance ceremony were developers from Malakhit design bureau, members of the state acceptance board headed by Vice Admi
The $60 million plus project that would see Tonga access high speed Internet would strengthen bilateral ties with the country and … Elenoa Baselala (fijitimes) [mappress] Source: fijitimes, September 14, 2011;
A Royal Navy ship has left Devonport Naval Base in Plymouth to continue its primary mission of deep water surveying… BBC [mappress] Source: BBC, September 14, 2011;
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has been awarded a contract worth approximately € 30 million to provide and install a submarine fiber optic cable across the Strait of Magellan, Argentina. The contract was awarded by the state-owned corporation AR-SAT (Empresa Argentina de Soluciones Satel
As a global market leader in dredging and mining vessels and equipment, and a reliable supplier of custom-built ships and supplies for offshore construction, IHC Merwede will be among the leading exhibitors at the Europort 2011 exhibition and CEDA Dredging Days technical forum in The Netherlands. Th
Aberdeen-based Veripos, a world leader in the provision of GNSS positioning facilities to the offshore oil and gas industry, has been awarded a contract by Dolphin Geophysical AS of Bergen, the newly-formed Norwegian seismic exploration contractor, for the supply of services aboard its recently-comm
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) is hosting a seminar at its premises in Stavanger on Wednesday 19 October 2011 concerning pipelines and risers – both rigid and flexible. The focus will be on pipeline integrity from a systems perspective. Pipelines and risers have been used for many deca
Wärtsilä is sponsoring the Offshore Energy Network Evening. This event is part of Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference, 11 & 12 October 2011. At the first exhibition day, exhibitors can attend the Offshore Energy Network Evening and meet their fellow exhibitors. Offshore Energy is the leading int
A strong earthquake struck off the mainland of Papua New Guinea on early Tuesday morning, seismologists said, but there were no immediate… (channel6newsonline) [mappress] Source: channel6newsonline, September 13, 2011;
After a lot of hard work, Welltec has secured a legal entity and opened a new office in Aktobe, Kazakhstan. In close parallel, Alex McKay, Area VP for Russia/Caspian, and his team have secured a contract with Zhaikmunia Company and have successfully completed a number of jobs using Well Tractors. Ca
Market leading subsea asset rental company, Ashtead Technology announces the appointment of Martyn Conroy as Sales Director of the Offshore Division. Martyn has over 15 years of experience in the subsea industry, Starting in the early 900s as a design engineer for Expro Group Martyn has subsequently
New deep-sea submersible Panther Plus was commissioned into Northern Fleet (NF) Search and Rescue Service last year; it can be effectively used at depths inaccessible for divers – down to 1,500 meters. Deep-sea submersible Panther Plus consists of remotely piloted vehicle placed in a special contain
Greece invited companies to apply to conduct non-exclusive seismic surveys in its western and southern offshore areas… [mappress] Source: Bloomberg , September 13, 2011;
