ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, recently won an order to provide power supply infrastructure, systems and equipment for two new floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) units operated by Petrobras. The units will process crude oil and natural gas extracted from ben
Damen Dredging Equipment will be present both at the CEDA Dredging Days as well as at the Europort maritime exhibition. The event will take place in Rotterdam, the Netherlands from the 8th up to the 11th of November next. The CEDA Dredging Days are a technical forum held during the exhibition. This
Ports are likely to be affected directly and indirectly by climate changes, such as rising sea levels, extreme weather events and rising temperatures. Climate change and its impact on ports will be the theme of the upcoming United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Expert Meeting t
The work of the ground-breaking Oil Spill Prevention and Response Advisory Group (OSPRAG) concludes with the launch of its final report at a one-day conference in Aberdeen today (21 September). A total of 250 delegates are expected to attend the OSPRAG Summit on oil spill prevention and response in
iRobot Corp.,leader in delivering robotic technology-based solutions, is introducing a newly configured Seaglider UUV. Seaglider can now be outfitted with a larger set of fairings that significantly increases the UUV’s volume and mass payload capabilities. Payload mass is doubled over Seaglider’s or
During the 2010 BP/Deepwater Horizon Gulf oil spill, an estimated one of every 20 barrels of spilled oil was deliberately burned off to reduce the size of surface oil slicks and minimize impacts of oil on sensitive shoreline ecosystems and marine life. In response to the spill, NOAA quickly redirect
Apache Corporation said today that its subsidiary Apache North Sea Limited has agreed to acquire Exxon Mobil Corporation’s Mobil North Sea LLC assets — including the Beryl field and related properties — for $1.75 billion . The fields have current net production of approximately 19,000 barrels of oil
WGP Exploration Ltd announces operations of the third Life of Field Seismic (LoFS) survey over the Valhall field in the North Sea. The survey was mobilised on August 23rd and is now nearing completion. In 2003 Life of Field Seismic was permanently installed with 120kms of Ocean Bottom Cable over the
Following a successful trial on its liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers, MOL LNG Transport Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, is adding the award-winning TracPhone® V7 satellite communications system from KVH Industries, Inc., to three of its LNG tankers. The systems will use KVH’s glob
Aubin, a leading independent supplier of specialist chemicals to the energy industry, has invested in new equipment and international expansion following the launch of ground-breaking products. The company develops, manufactures and supplies novel chemical solutions to the conventional and renewable
Virginia Port Authority Executive Director Jerry Bridges was formally installed on Sept. 15 as the American Association of Port Authorities’ (AAPA) chairman of the board for 2011-12. Mr. Bridges accepted his new chairmanship duties at a membership meeting in Seattle during which the entire slate of
Aubin, a leading independent supplier of specialist chemicals to the energy industry, has invested in new equipment and international expansion following the launch of ground-breaking products. The company develops, manufactures and supplies novel chemical solutions to the conventional and renewable
WGP Exploration Ltd announced that it had started the third Life of Field Seismic (LoFS) survey over the Valhall field in the North Sea. The survey was mobilised on August 23rd and is now nearing completion. In 2003 Life of Field Seismic was permanently installed with 120kms of Ocean Bottom Cable ov
One of the artificial harbours that played a pivotal role in supplying the Allied forces who landed on D-day is to be surveyed using the latest hydrography software and survey techniques. In 1944, two artificial harbours, called Mulberries, were towed across the English Channel to help supply the Al
