It’s now late May and the spring 2014 ECOHAB field experiment is winding down. Researchers from the University of Southern California are still conducting occasional surveys of the San Pedro Bay, but the rest of the instruments have been recovered. Now the ECOHAB researchers are busy analyzing all t
Calegeo, a geotechnical focused marine contracting and survey company, will be carrying out geotechnical survey operations on behalf of Moray Offshore Renewables Limited in the Outer Moray Firth, as part of the Moray OWF project. The company will utilize its DP2 type vessel, MV Highland Spirit, for
Survey vessel RRS Ernest Shackleton will be undertaking seabed investigations at various locations within the Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm site from May 30. The RRS Ernest Shackleton is joining as an additional vessel to assist in the survey work that started earlier in 2014. The other two vessels
Polarcus has opened its first office in Norway to better service and support the Company’s rapidly expanding operations across Norway. The new office is situated in the center of Stavanger, at Reidar Berges gate 9, and complements the global network of regional marketing offices in London, Houston,
Recently the research vessel SONNE set off from Cape Town on a five and a half week long expedition in the South Atlantic lead by GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel. The aim is to increase the understanding of the basic processes in plate tectonics. It is nearly three times as long as t
Yesterday, Bluefin-21 completed its last mission searching the remaining areas in the vicinity of the acoustic signals detected in early April by the Towed Pinger Locator deployed from ADV Ocean Shield, within its depth operating limits. The data collected on yesterday’s mission has been analysed. A
An infield survey is underway at Walney 1 and 2 offshore wind farms, approximately 15 km off Walney Island in the UK’s part of the Irish Sea. A 14-meter long survey vessel Argus-G has been fitted with sounding equipment for the task. The vessel started carrying out the survey, as well as the inspect
The Caspian Technical Training Centre (CTTC) in Sangachal celebrated the 10th anniversary of its successful operation. The centre was opened in May 2004 by BP and its partners in Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli (ACG), Shah Deniz, Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) and South Caucasus Pipeline (SCP) projects. CTTC is a
An infield survey is underway at Walney 1 and 2 offshore wind farms, approximately 15 km off Walney Island in the UK’s part of the Irish Sea. A 14-meter long survey vessel Argus-G has been fitted with sounding equipment for the task. The vessel started carrying out the survey, as well as the inspect
As part of the Obama Administration’s Climate Action Plan to create American jobs, develop domestic clean energy sources and cut carbon pollution, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is seeking public comment as it prepares an Environmental Assessment (EA) to analyze potential impacts of a
As part of the Obama Administration’s Climate Action Plan to create American jobs, develop domestic clean energy sources and cut carbon pollution, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is seeking public comment as it prepares an Environmental Assessment (EA) to analyze potential impacts of a
Maersk Oil UK Limited has received approval from the UK and Norwegian authorities to develop the Flyndre and Cawdor fields. The fields lie approximately 293 km South East of Aberdeen in blocks 30/13 and 30/14 of the UK North Sea (Flyndre and Cawdor) and block 1/5 of the Norwegian North Sea (Flyndre
Two of Sonardyne International Ltd. subsidiary companies, Sonardyne Brasil Ltda and Sonardyne Asia Pte Ltd, have been awarded OHSAS 18001 Safety Management System Standard accreditation following audits of their sites in Rio das Ostras and Singapore. These are the first in the Sonardyne group of com
Two of Sonardyne International Ltd. subsidiary companies, Sonardyne Brasil Ltda and Sonardyne Asia Pte Ltd, have been awarded OHSAS 18001 Safety Management System Standard accreditation following audits of their sites in Rio das Ostras and Singapore. These are the first in the Sonardyne group of com
