Subsea
BOEM Sets Path for G&G Survey Off Atlantic Coast with ROD
After a transparent and robust public process, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) issued a Record of Decision (ROD) establishing the highest practicable level of mitigation measures and safeguards to reduce or eliminate impacts to marine life while setting a path forward for appropriate ge
Plexus Bags Additional Order from Centrica
Plexus Holdings PLC, the owner of the proprietary POS-GRIP® friction-grip method of wellhead engineering, has received an additional purchase order from Centrica Energy Exploration and Production (‘Centrica’) to supply surface wellhead and mudline equipment services for an exploration well in the So
Top News of the Week of Jul 14 – Jul 20, 2014
1. SubSea Engineering Acquires Hyper-Sub Assets SubSea Engineering, Inc. announces that it has acquired the assets of the high-speed, high-efficiency Hyper-Sub, which will transform how submersible crafts are used. 2. VIDEO: Monitoring ‘Snohvit’ World’s First Subsea Oil System Snøhvit is the first o
Scientists Develop New Ways to Exploit Uranium from Seafloor
The U.S. Department of Energy selected a University of Alabama start-up company for an approximate $1.5 million award to refine an alternative material to potentially extract uranium from the ocean. Uranium, which naturally occurs in seawater and in the Earth’s crust, is the fuel for nuclear power.
Odyssey Reveals Inventories of Items Recovered from SS Central America
Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc., a pioneer in the field of deep-ocean exploration, has published operational reports and inventories of items recovered from the SS Central America shipwreck site. These items were initially filed under seal in the United States District Court, Eastern District of Vi
PSA Carries Out Audit of Aasta Hansteen Facility
In June, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of Statoil’s engineering of the Aasta Hansteen facility. Objective The objective of the audit was to assess whether Statoil’s and the contractors’ management of detail engineering in the area of OHAS was being carried out in c
Tullow Buys Interest in Cooper Block, Plans to Carry Out Enlarged 3D Seismic Program
Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas Ltd. announces that it has executed a Farm-out agreement with Tullow Kudu Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Tullow Oil plc., pursuant to which Tullow has agreed to acquire up to a 40% working interest in Block 2012A, situated in the Walvis Basin, offshore Namibia (the “C
PSA Audits Statoil’s Managed Pressure Drilling on Troll Field
From 10 to 13 June 2014, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway carried out an audit of Statoil’s use of managed pressure drilling using COSL Innovator on the Troll field. Objective The objective of the activity was to audit that Statoil, the service providers, drilling contractor and other stakehold
CLP Power Gets Nod to Install Two Submarine Cables Off Hong Kong
The Hong Kong Government proposes to allow CLP Power Hong Kong Limited (CLP Power) to install two submarine cables of about 880 metres in length and 150 millimetres in diameter within an area of approximately 1.58 hectares of foreshore and seabed from Liu Ko Ngam to Pak Sha Tau Tsui at Kat O. Curren
Costa Concordia Emerges 4 Meters from Water
With the lowering of the starboard sponson S12, yesterday evening, the Concordia has emerged of an additional meter reaching an average refloating of 4 meters. Divers have worked all night to complete the connection of the chain related to sponson S18. At the moment, the Remote Operation Center team
Cargotec to Reverse Listing of MacGregor
Cargotec has decided to reverse earlier plans to separately list its MacGregor business. Cargotec’s Board of Directors expects that shareholder value will be best created by fully focusing on the integration of newly acquired businesses into MacGregor and by delivering profitable growth within the n
University of Liverpool to Host Tidal and Wave Energy Workshop
A free workshop on tidal and wave energy is to be held on 22 July 12:30–17:00 at the University of Liverpool’s Gallery Room at the Foresight Centre on Brownlow Street. The workshop “Overcoming the obstacles to deployment of tide and wave marine renewable energy” is open to all. The workshop is organ
Environmental Groups Complain on Corps Permits for PortMiami Dredging Project
On July 16, 2014, Biscayne Bay Waterkeeper, Captain Dan Kipnis, Coral Morphologic, Miami-Dade Reef Guard Association, Sierra Club Miami Group, and Tropical Audubon Society, filed a citizens’ notice of suit letter alleging that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers violated the Endangered Species Act, in
Seamec Gets LoI for Air Diving Work for ONGC
Seamec Limited, India’s leading provider of diving support vessel based diving services, has been awarded Letter of Intent (LOI) by Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) for deployment of SEAMEC I vessel. The contract is for undertaking Air Diving job for a period of 5 years. SEAMEC I is re