A new green standard for the scuba diving industry will promote businesses that protect the ocean… (sustainablebusiness) [mappress] Source: sustainablebusiness, August 10, 2011;
The United Kingdom’s coastlines have been a testing ground for tidal energy for years. This summer, Londoners are giving river power a go… (smartplanet)
Bourbon published second quarter 2011 results. ““The steady increase in the fleet’s utilization rates, particularly in shallow water offshore, illustrates the recovery of the offshore market and our clients’ recognition of the performance of our vessels. Although significant, the improvement in dail
First Subsea Ltd, has appointed John Shaw as global sales and business development manager. Formerly head of Engineered Products Group at Trelleborg Offshore, he will be responsible for developing First Subsea’s innovative ball and taper connector business worldwide. In addition to the Ballgrab rang
Subsea 7 S.A. (formerly Acergy S.A.) announced today results for the second quarter and first half 2011 which ended on June 30, 2011. The combination between Acergy S.A. and Subsea 7 Inc. completed on January 7, 2011. Upon completion, Acergy S.A. was renamed Subsea 7 S.A. As a result of the combinat
RBG, as a result of a bid exercise, has been awarded a three year contract to provide Chevron North Sea Limited (“Chevron”) with global QA/QC (quality assurance/quality control) inspection services. RBG have provided similar inspection services to Chevron since 2002. The contract involves the provis
In late July, BAUER Renewables Ltd., a subsidiary of BAUER Spezialtiefbau GmbH and part of the international construction and machinery manufacturing concern BAUER AG, successfully installed a drilled-in monopile foundation structure for a tidal energy turbine of the client Voith Hydro. This took pl
nkt cables has entered into a contract with 50Hertz Offshore GmbH at a value of around 750 mDKK (95 mEUR) for the offshore wind farm Baltic 2. For nkt cables, Baltic 2 will be another turnkey project which includes armoured high-voltage subsea cables, accessories and installation. The cables will be
Bolt tightening specialists, Tentec will be launching brand new products at Offshore Europe 2011 exhibition in Aberdeen, Scotland in September. Included will be Optimus 7 subsea tensioning tools. A return to Offshore Europe for Tentec, a specialist engineering company and market leader in design and
A 3D image of the seabed off the north of Scotland is to be created to help identify marine habitats of high conservation value… (lennoxherald) [mappress] Source: lennoxherald, August 9, 2011;
As Germany forges ahead with its energy revolution, offshore wind parks are becoming increasingly important. But construction clatter can t… (spiegel) [mappress] Source: spiegel, August 09, 2011;
Eight builders and operators of German offshore wind farms will test various noise reduction methods for the construction of offshore wind farms as from 13 August of this year. This series of tests will be conducted on the so-called “Brodtener Pfahl” near Brodten off Travemünde. Every 2 days a tug b
GEO has finished the geotechnical site investigations for the projected German offshore wind farm, Gode Wind I. The investigations consisted of 77 deep CPTs, carried out from the vessel Blue Alfa. The offshore wind farm is located 40 km off the German coast, west of Cuxhaven. It will generate 231 MW
A new study in Environmental Research Letters, looking at the first offshore wind farm in the Netherlands for the past two years, finds litt… (treehugger) [mappress] Source: treehugger, August 08, 2011;
