Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, today celebrates 40 years of world leading research at its Hydrodynamic Research Centre in Kristinehamn, Sweden. The Rolls-Royce Hydrodynamic Research Centre (HRC) is one of the world’s leading marine research facilities, specialising in the development
Exxon Mobil Corporation today announced two major oil discoveries and a gas discovery in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico after drilling the company’s first post-moratorium deepwater exploration well. The KC919-3 wildcat well confirmed the presence of a second oil accumulation in Keathley Canyon block 9
Canadian Overseas Petroleum Limited , through its wholly owned subsidiary, Canadian Overseas Petroleum (UK) Limited, has signed a farm-in agreement with SSE E&P UK Limited (“SSE”) whereby COPL will pay SSE’s 16.67% share of the total drilling costs in the Lower Toad, Newt and West Columbus explorati
Viva Wyndham Resorts is sponsoring the Living Museum in the Sea, a one-of-a-kind, underwater historic site featuring the shipwreck, Quedagh Merchant, abandoned by the scandalous 17th century pirate Captain William Kidd, located in Bayahibe, Dominican Republic. The Viva Wyndham Dominicus Beach and th
Statoil Gulf of Mexico LLC (“Statoil”) has farmed into the “Kakuna” prospect located approximately 180 miles southwest of New Orleans in deepwater Gulf of Mexico. “Our agreement is with a subsidiary of Nexen Inc. , and the partnership plans on drilling an exploration well on this attractive Miocene
Far more oil and gas is now being produced from subsea wells on the Norwegian continental shelf than from platform wells. The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has collated production from the fields in 2010 and found that subsea wells dominat the picture. Last year, almost 131.3 million standard cubi
The rise of wind energy is no longer being looked upon as an alternate source of energy. The United States is a leader in the field of wind energy and the US in 2010 was the second largest user of wind energy in the world, just behind China. In fact, the US had over […]
More than 50 years after the start of containerisation, Cargotec has envisaged the way the port of the future might look against a possible backdrop of game-change technology and innovation. The project, dubbed ‘Port 2060’, was devised to spark discussion within the terminal operations sector and to
China became the world’s largest energy consumer in 2010 overtaking the USA during a year which saw the rebound in the global economy drive consumption higher and at a rate not seen since the aftermath of the 1973 oil price shocks. Demand for all forms of energy grew strongly in 2010 and increases i
An official representing the families said the remains of 104 victims of the Air France flight A447 crash had now been recovered and the sea… (mercopress) [mappress] Source: mercopress,June 08, 2011;
SeeByte, the global leader in creating smart software technology for unmanned systems, has successfully integrated SeeTrack CoPilot to an SMD Fall-Pipe ROV, providing international dredging company Jan De Nul Group unsurpassed control and performance for sub-sea rock installation. Having expressed t
It was held, in the Salone delle Feste del Quirinale, the prize giving ceremony for the Eni Awards 2011 took place in the presence of President Giorgio Napolitano, the Chairman of Eni Giuseppe Recchi and the CEO of Eni Paolo Scaroni. The award was established in 2007 and over the years has become an
SeeByte, the global leader in creating smart software technology for unmanned systems, has successfully integrated SeeTrack CoPilot to an SMD Fall-Pipe ROV, providing international dredging company Jan De Nul Group unsurpassed control and performance for sub-sea rock installation. Having expressed t
The government has launched 11 new maritime research and development projects that have the potential to become the nation’s future… (chosun) [mappress] Source: chosun, June 08, 2011;
