ESB’s WestWave Project has been selected by the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (DCENR) as one of the projects to go forward for evaluation by the European Investment Bank (EIB) under the EU New Entrant Reserve (NER300) funding mechanism. The WestWave Project aims to devel
BP Norge AS has secured consent to use the gas export pipeline on the Skarv field. Skarv is located about 35 kilometres southwest of the Norne field in the northern part of the Norwegian Sea. The development is a unitisation of the 6507/5-1 Skarv and 6507/3-3 Idun deposits. Skarv is developed with a
Dolphin Geophysical announces the appointment of Ronnie Grimberg as Marketing & Sales Manager NSA. Ronnie will be based in Houston and reports to Phil Suter, VP Marketing & Sales. Ronnie joins us from CGGVeritas where he has spent the last 13 years in the Marine Acquisition Division, firstly as an O
By 2025, the best marine power sites in the United Kingdom could produce energy at a price competitive with nuclear and onshore wind power… (earthtechling) [mappress] Source: earthtechling, July 19, 2011;
Unanet Technologies, the leading provider of cloud-based and on-premise software that helps project-based businesses improve visibility into project work and resource management, has been selected by Hydroid, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime, and the leading manufacturer of adva
Due to the realisation of offshore windfarms at St. Brieuc and St. Nazaire, GEOfrance will attempt geophysical studies to determine the trajectory of the future export cables. About GEOfrance “GEO.XYZ International Surveys” is an independent company specialised in hydrographic and topographic survey
NOAA Corps officer Michael S. Devany (second from the left) was promoted to the rank of rear admiral (lower half) during a July 15 ceremony in Silver Spring, Md. Devany was also named director of NOAA’s Marine and Aviation Operations Centers, assuming command of the day-to-day operations of the 18 r
A Maine tidal power company is partnering with a Canadian project developer to break into a much larger market by installing underwater turb… (Associated Press) [mappress] Source: timesunion, July 19, 2011;
Teams from 30 universities and educational institutions around the world gathered, July 12-17, at the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Syste… (dvids) [mappress] Source: dvids, July 19, 2011;
After more than 21 years of working at international oilfield services company Expro, Chairman Graeme Coutts has announced his plans to retire this month. Graeme joined Expro in 1990. During his distinguished career he has held several prominent senior executive roles including; President Western He
A ship carrying China’s deep-diving submersible Jiaolong reached the northeastern Pacific Ocean where the submersible will make a 5,000-mete… (shanghai daily) [mappress] Source: shanghai daily, July 18, 2011;
At a glance, Dave Foster appeared to be playing a video game while sporting red 3-D glasses and a hand-held control to navigate the floor… (capecodtimes) [mappress] Source: capecodtimes, July 18, 2011;
Pacific Fibre and TE SubCom, a TE Connectivity Ltd. company and an industry pioneer in undersea communications technology, today announced the signing of a supply contract for the Pacific Fibre undersea cable system. The exceptionally long system will stretch 12,750km and boast a significantly highe
nkt cables has signed a contract with DONG Energy and ScottishPower Renewables (part of Iberdrola Renovables) for supply of on- and offshore high voltage cables, including delivery and installation of accessories for the West of Duddon Sands offshore wind farm. The West of Duddon Sands project will
