Reservoir Exploration Technology (RXT) announces that it is refocusing its ocean bottom cable (OBC) seismic operations to meet expected demand for its services in the North Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and most of West Africa, and has made two senior management appointments to lead the process. The company
The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) and the Norwegian grid operator Statnett have signed a loan totalling NOK 1,300 million (EUR 165 million) for the partial financing of the new subsea cable between Norway and Denmark and the upgrade of Statnett’s existing cable across the Oslofjord. The 16-year-matur
First Capital, a commercial finance company, announced that it has provided an Asset-Based credit facility to Ranger Offshore, Inc., a marine and subsea construction support services company to the offshore oil and gas industry. The new credit facilities consist of a revolving line of credit collate
The UKHO announced that Mike Robinson is stepping down from his role as Chief Executive following five successful years at the head of the organisation. Ian Moncrieff, currently Chief Operating Officer and former UK National Hydrographer, will assume the role of Chief Executive with immediate effect
Fluor Corporation announced that its Fluor Offshore Solutions unit was awarded a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract by Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company (ADMA-OPCO) for new offshore facilities located at the Nasr Field approximately 30 kilometers northeast of Umm Shaif Super Complex i
An environmental oceanographer who has published more than 100 scientific articles on the global carbon cycle and was among the first to… NOAA [mappress] Source: NOAA, October 19 , 2011
In 2001, Shipyard De Hoop designed, built and delivered its first ship to Mexican shipping company Oceanografía. The Caballo De Mar was a diving support vessel to be used for inspection, maintenance and repair. In the years that followed, De Hoop developed another seven diving support vessels for Oc
A marine engineering firm based in Shetland has announced plans for a £2m expansion. BBC [mappress] Source: BBC, October 18 , 2011
An international astronaut crew may be ready to voyage to the bottom of the sea on a simulated trip to an asteroid, but Mother Nature – it seems – is not. The crew’s planned splashdown on Oct. 17 has been delayed to later this week due to stormy weather at the Florida dive site, NASA […]
California ocean protections were upheld in court , as a Superior Court judge denied a petition to set aside a series of underwater parks… (indybay) [mappress] Source: indybay, October 18 , 2011
Peritus International Ltd has been retained by SAGE to act as overall project management and pipeline design consultants for the planned Middle East to India Deepwater Pipeline (MEIDP), which will be the first of many in a corridor of pipelines that will form the final leg of a major energy supply r
Plexus Holdings plc, the AIM quoted oil and gas engineering services business and owner of the proprietary POS-GRIP® method of… More info: Plexus [mappress] Source: Plexus, October 18 , 2011
Peritus have been awarded a contract to provide subsea engineering support services to BHP Billiton in the execution of the Macedon Gas Field project. The contract duration will be upwards of 12 months commencing at the start of September 2011 and will require Peritus to review design and installati
Reef Subsea Power & Umbilical, based in Stockton-On-Tees, will provide the installation and trenching of submarine cables (power, inter-array, seismic) and umbilicals to its clients – oil & gas operators and contractors, energy companies, offshore wind farm developers, project management & engineeri
