Huawei Marine Networks Co. Ltd. has partnered with Telkom Indonesia to successfully upgrade the PT Telkom 3rd route submarine cable system utilizing 100 Gbps technology featuring soft-decision forward error correction (SD-FEC). The solution was implemented over two existing segments comprising of 38
Electro Standards Laboratories, Cranston, RI, has extended the science in Ocean Wave Energy Harvesting Systems. The company is addressing the need for extended operation of autonomous sensor buoys and other remote ocean platforms. Many existing remote ocean-based platforms are powered by batteries o
GAF AG has developed and successfully demonstrated a new innovative approach for deriving bathymetry from space. With this method, GAF can generate bathymetric maps covering large areas by simultaneously using differential spectral attenuation and stereo-information from satellite imagery. The appro
The Parliament of the Republic of Ghana has ratified the Petroleum Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Ghana, Camac Energy Ghana Limited, the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), Base Energy Ghana Limited, and GNPC Exploration and Production Company Limited (GNPC Explorco) co
Spanish oil company Repsol and Indra have joined forces to create HEADS (Hydrocarbon Early Automatic Detection System), an early warning system designed to detect leaks that enables the energy industry to maximise safety in offshore operations. This system represents a significant contribution to th
CNOOC Limited, China’s producer of offshore crude oil and natural gas, has made a mid-sized natural gas discovery Bozhong 22-1 in Bohai Bay. Bozhong 22-1 structure is located in the south central Bohai Bay with an average water depth of about 25 meters. The discovery well Bozhong 22-1-2 is drilled a
The video below shows the deployment of a sea spider 200 feet down into Admiralty Inlet to collect data on the conditions and critters of the proposed tidal turbine site. A team from the University of Washington carried out the deployment. A few days ago, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FE
Scientists from the University of Exeter have studied how wave energy developers can more accurately measure, and predict the wave conditions within wave energy test sites. The research deployed wave measurement buoys and used wave modelling to show how variations in wave size and strength could be
NOAA is examining potential disturbances to the health and well being of white sharks that could occur from research and tourism in Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary over the next five years, because they may disrupt the natural behavior of white sharks. The public has an opportunity
Pioneering research could provide a significant boost in the vital quest to harness wave power as a viable renewable energy source for the future. Scientists from the University of Exeter have studied how wave energy developers can more accurately measure, and predict the wave conditions within wave
Viper Subsea has signed a Joint Industry Project (JIP) agreement with energy giants BP and Total to further develop its Subsea Line Insulation Monitoring (V-SLIM) technology for identifying and locating cable and connector faults in remote subsea electrical distribution systems. Viper Subsea will ca
Hydroid, a leading provider of autonomous underwater vehicles, recently announced that Mr. Duane Fotheringham took the role of the President of the Company. During a phone interview Mr. Fotheringham expressed his satisfaction with the Company’s growth, and its recent participation at the Oceanology
Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS), through an agreement with the Petroleum Agency of South Africa, is acquiring approximately 13,000 km MultiClient 2D GeoStreamer® survey covering East Coast basins. The acquisition program is ahead of schedule (approaching 70% complete to date) and has successfully surmo
MMT Group has acquired a Kongsberg EM2040D. A 0.4 x 0.7 degree dual head multibeam system has recently been installed on MMT’s long term charted multipurpose support vessel (MPSV) Stril Explorer. This is a highly developed multibeam echo sounder that combines all of the advanced features of deepwate
