Offshore oil and gas operators in the Gulf of Mexico are re-boarding platforms and rigs, and restoring production following Tropical Storm Don. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement (BOEMRE) Hurricane Response Team is monitoring the operators’ activities and continues to
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has won a contract for the construction of a new port terminal TX2 at Superporto do Açu. The Açu Superport industrial complex in the north of Rio de Janeiro state is the largest port-industry enterprise in Latin America and is expected to become one of the largest por
Papua New Guinea’s National Court ruled in favour of the owners of the controversial Ramu nickel mine in Madang on July 26, allowing the dum… (greenleft) [mappress] Source: greenleft, August 1, 2011;
TETRA Technologies, Inc. recently announced that it has acquired a newly built derrick barge with a 1,600 metric ton capacity, fully-revolving crane and accommodations for 300 personnel for an expected total investment of approximately $71 million, including the purchase price and inspection, transp
China’s manned submersible Jiaolong returned to its attendant ship at about 1:02 pm on Saturday after placing a marker on the seabed… (chinadaily) [mappress] Source: chinadaily, August 1, 2011;
Country’s leading shipbuilding company, Western Marine Shipyard Ltd today delivered four vessels to the German buyer Grona Shipping and Bangladesh government creating another milestone in the shipbuilding industry of Bangladesh. Among the four vessels, German buyer Grona Shipping received two 5200 D
Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS) is on track to deliver Scarabeo 9, a 6th generation ultra-deepwater semisubmersible drilling rig, to Saipem S.p.A (Saipem) on time and with no lost time incidents. A significant part of Keppel FELS’ workscope on Scarabeo 9 involved the completion and commissioning o
Polarcus Limited announce that the Company will commence acquisition imminently of a 3D multi-client project over the Bjarmeland Platform in the Barents Sea, offshore Norway. The project, with the potential to cover an area of up to 1,100 square kilometers, is supported through strong industry pre-f
Jun Inoue and Masatake Hori, Research Institute for Global Change (RIGC), JAMSTEC, successfully obtained in situ observations on the genesis and development of an Arctic cyclone that occurred near the Arctic marginal ice zone (79.0° N) on its expedition in September 2010. The observations, carried o
Polarcus Limited announce that the Company will commence acquisition imminently of a 3D multi-client project over the Bjarmeland Platform in the Barents Sea, offshore Norway. The project, with the potential to cover an area of up to 1,100 square kilometers, is supported through strong industry pre-f
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has won a contract for the construction of a new port terminal TX2 at Superporto do Açu. The Açu Superport industrial complex in the north of Rio de Janeiro state is the largest port-industry enterprise in Latin America and is expected to become one of the
Huntington Ingalls Industries received a $504 million cost-plus-incentive-fee contract extension to continue engineering work associated with construction of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78). The company’s Newport News Shipbuilding division is the prime contractor. Work p
NEPTUNE Canada navigated an impressive installation and maintenance cruise in the northeast Pacific Ocean. Diving down to the seafloor to investigate their 800-km cabled network observatory along the northern Juan de Fuca plate, they tended to their technically-advanced instruments and witnessed som
In this new age of fast advancing technology, the ability to acquire, store and transfer high quality digital data has progressed exponentially. However, as many have experienced, data retention is an ever present demon- particularly in harsh weather environments. In the past, with classic VHS tapes
