NOAA’s National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science has awarded $998,703 to the University of Miami to investigate how the deep coral reefs of Pulley Ridge may replenish key fish species and other organisms in the downstream reefs of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary and Tortugas Ecological P
Flexlife, an oil & gas industry specialist in subsea project and integrity management, announced today (October 13) it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Petrobras to develop and provide a new integrity management system and specialised engineering services for its international oil and g
NOC (National Oil Corporation) Libya and Eni through Greenstream BV Libyan Branch, the gas transportation Joint Venture Company (NOC 50%, Eni 50%), have initiated today testing activities for the release of natural gas into the Greenstream pipeline, which connects the treatment plant of Mellitah on
Bay of Plenty beaches can expect a bit of respite tomorrow as wind and sea currents are predicted to move oil from the Rena down the coast, … (stuff) [mappress] Source: stuff, October 13 , 2011;
Oil and gas pipe measurement specialist Optical Metrology Services (OMS) Ltd has successfully completed a series of pipe measurement surveys… SubseaUK [mappress] Source: SubseaUK, October 13 , 2011;
EdgeTech and affiliate ORE Offshore have recently added another 7,500 sq/ft of manufacturing and office space to their Massachusetts facility. The manufacturer of side scan sonars, sub-bottom profilers, bathymetry systems, acoustic releases, USBL systems and other specialized underwater acoustic sol
A comprehensive two-day underwater examination conducted by Transocean and the US Coast Guard (USCG) on October 4th and 5th confirmed that there are no hydrocarbons leaking from of the sunken Deepwater Horizon or the riser, the pipe that linked the rig to the well head before the Macondo accident la
Intervale Capital an energy-focused middle-market private equity firm, announces the promotion of Erich Horsley to Partner. In his new role, Erich will be actively involved in deal sourcing and execution, portfolio company oversight and interaction with the firm’s limited partners. He will also join
McDermott International, Inc. announced that one of its subsidiaries has signed a partnership agreement with Eng. Khalid S. Al Shoaibi, of the Shoaibi Group, to form McDermott Arabia Engineering, a company specializing in engineering and consulting services to the offshore oil and gas industry in Sa
Proserv Group AS and Galathea Group Inc. have combined to form Proserv Group Inc. . The debt of the merged companies was refinanced at the time of the combination. Headquartered in Aberdeen, Scotland, Proserv is a global oilfield products and services company focused on the growing offshore and subs
Forum Energy Technologies (FET) announces that it has opened an office outside Rio de Janeiro to better serve its customers operating in the growing Brazilian market. The new office is a continuation of Forum’s strategy to broaden its global footprint and to improve its ability to respond to custome
BP has drawn up a contingency plan to tackle an oil spill off the coast Shetland Isalnds, which has the potential to be bigger than its … By Ewan Palmer (ibtimes) [mappress] Source: ibtimes, October 12 , 2011;
Petroleo Brasileiro SA , Brazil’s state-controlled oil producer, plans to replace the faulty risers in its Cascade Chinook deepwater … By Eduard Gismatullin and Karen Eeuwens (Bloomberg) [mappress] Source: Bloomberg, October 12 , 2011;
Plans by Marine Current Turbines and its project partner RWE npower renewables to install and operate Wales’s first-ever tidal energy farm have moved a step closer with the granting of an Agreement for Lease by The Crown Estate for the Skerries Tidal Stream Array, which is proposed for the waters of
