NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco recently appointed nine new members to the Hydrographic Services Review Panel, a federal advisory… [mappress] Source: noaanews , April 05, 2011;
Fugro has reached agreement with Reef Subsea AS to acquire Bluestone Offshore Pte Ltd and its subsidiaries. Bluestone Offshore Pte Ltd is a specialist provider of geotechnical services in Southeast Asia and Australia and currently operates one chartered DP deepwater geotechnical vessel in the region
AMEC, the international engineering and project management company, has been selected by BP Exploration and Production to programme manage their existing portfolio of onshore and offshore projects in the North Sea, estimated to be worth £60 million over the four year contract. As part of the BP-AMEC
With orders in excess of £9.5m, a 90% uplift against EFC’s previous 12 month booking period, leading designer and manufacturer of Instrumentation, Monitoring, Controls and Handling Systems for the global oil and gas industry, EFC Group commenced 2011 with expansion into new headquarters to facilitat
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) today approved a deepwater permit for the drilling of an eighth well that complies with rigorous new safety standards implemented in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon explosion and resulting oil spill. This includes satisfyin
Between 75 and 80 percent of all volcanic activity on Earth takes place at deep-sea, mid-ocean ridges. Most of these volcanoes produce effus… (scientificcomputing) [mappress] Source: scientificcomputing, April 04, 2011;
Starting from March 2011 the testing of the service of operational space information support of ice operations in the White Sea has been ongoing in behalf of the Arkhangelsk Branch of the FSUE “Rosmorport”. As part of the test ScanEx RDC ensures operational data reception to the Moscow ground receiv
Nord Stream has been awarded the prestigious Infrastructure Journal (IJ) Oil & Gas Deal of the Year Award 2010 at an awards ceremony in London. The Award recognises Nord Stream’s achievement in raising 3.9 billion euros in the first phase of the project’s financing during the challenging financial m
The Marine Well Containment Company (MWCC) announced that BHP Billiton has joined as a member. Marty Massey, MWCC chief executive officer, said, “BHP Billiton, which has producing assets and a significant acreage position in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, has elected to join the Marine Well Containme
Highlights: • Peter Evensen succeeds Bjorn Moller as Teekay Corporation’s President and Chief Executive Officer and joins Teekay Corporation’s Board of Directors • Bruce Chan succeeds Bjorn Moller as Teekay Tankers’ Chief Executive Officer • Bjorn Moller resigns from the Teekay LNG and Teekay Offsho
Eni has made an important hydrocarbon discovery in the Norwegian Barents Sea, approximately 150 kilometres northwest of Goliat oil field. The discovery, called Skrugard, has been made through the 7220/8-1 exploration well, the first drilled in the PL532 license awarded in 2009 within the 20th intern
English Heritage has issued a warning that action will be taken against anyone illegally accessing, damaging or removing items from protect… (maritimejournal) [mappress] Source: maritimejournal , April 1, 2011;
The cost of maintaining the country’s two submarines, KD Tunku Abdul Rahman and KD Tun Abdul Razak, by the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) is…. (mysinchew) [mappress] Source: mysinchew , April 1, 2011;
Statoil, along with partners Eni Norway and Petoro, has made a significant oil discovery on the Skrugard prospect in the Barents Sea. The breakthrough discovery is one of the most important finds on the Norwegian continental shelf in the last decade. Statoil and its partners are in the process of co
