After the biggest mass extinction in Earth’s history – 250 million years ago – algae and bacteria in the ocean rebounded so fast that they consumed virtually all the oxygen in the sea, slowing the recovery of the rest of marine animals for several million years. A mass extinction is hard enough for
Iceland is moving forward with plans to construct what would be the world’s longest undersea electricity cable, albeit at glacial pace… (icis) [mappress] Source: icis, March 28, 2011
Investigations are being launched into how three dolphins died earlier this month during a Navy training exercise along the San Diego coast… (kdvr) [mappress] Source:kdvr , March 28, 2011;
The long-awaited drillship Deepwater Champion finally passed through the Bosporus on Friday en route to the Black Sea province of Samsun… (todayszaman) [mappress] Source: todayszaman, March 28, 2011;
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) approved a sixth deepwater drilling permit on March 25 that… (marinelink) [mappress] Source: marinelink, March 28, 2011;
NOAA continues to re-test seafood from the Gulf of Mexico to demonstrate to American and worldwide consumers that it is safe to eat, and… [mappress] Source: noaanews, March 28, 2011;
Technip’s “Document de Référence 2010” was filed with the French “Autorité des Marchés Financiers” (AMF) on March 24, 2011. The document is available on the Company’s website: www.technip.com. Copies are also available at Technip’s registered office: 89 avenue de la Grande Armée 75116 Paris, France.
Dominion Diving Ltd has recently been awarded a contract for the remaining subsea work which is scheduled this summer to complete the natural gas development led by Encana –The Deep Panuke Project. For the duration of approximately two weeks, Dominion Diving will be working with Tideway- a Dutch off
Shell and KROHNE signed an agreement to commercialize a new multiphase flowmeter based on the Magnetic Resonance principle for oil and gas field installations. The agreement comprises the manufacturing, marketing and sales of the new meter which was developed through an R&D collaboration between She
The 109th President of the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology’s (IMarEST) year in office got off to a flying start at the Institute’s 108TH Annual Dinner on 11 March, which saw a trio of fascinating speeches; the presentation of an Honorary Fellowship; and over £3000 raised for
Plains Exploration & Production Company announces it continues to evaluate alternatives to separate its deepwater and onshore businesses, which include separately capitalizing its deepwater business through a joint venture or outside capital and then either spinning-off or divesting these assets. Ja
Dominion Diving has been awarded the contract by Dexter Construction to provide underwater diving services to install a new Marine Railway for Shelburne Shipyard. Dominion Diving will be involved with the methodology reviews, procurement and installation of the subsea assets for the project. The sub
Nexans, a worldwide leading expert in the cable industry, has been awarded an approximately 18 million euros contract by Statoil to design, engineer and manufacture the static and dynamic subsea umbilicals that will play a vital role in the tie back system connecting the new Gygrid field development
ShipTek 2011 is proud to announce its association with Shell Marine Products as the Gold Sponsor.Shiptek 2011 ,4th edition of ShipTek series scheduled on the 18th and 19th April 2011 at Hotel Crowne Plaza ,Dubai. With the partnership of Shell Marine Products, ShipTek 2011 has become the most sought
