Subsea
80 Pct of Costa Concordia Sponsons Installed
According to the Parbuckling project site, 14 out of 15 sponsons have been installed on Costa Concordia’s starboard side. The installation of the final 15th side sponson S1 is expected to be concluded today. The total number of sponsons to be installed on the starboard side and on the port side of C
WSA Looking for Survey Vessel Multibeam Sonars
The Technische Fachstelle Nordwest (TFNW), member of German Waterways and Shipping Administration (WSA), has issued a tender for hydrographic equipment. The tender consists of provision and set up of multibeam sonar systems on survey vessels of the WSA Waterways. WSA Waterways has three survey vesse
Eastern Edge Robotics to Compete in MATE ROV Challenge
Eastern Edge Robotics, a group composed of Memorial University students enrolled in science, technology, and engineering disciplines, will be competing for the 12th consecutive year in the Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) Center’s 13th Annual International Student ROV Competition. Memoria
Denmark: Environmental Ministry Issues Hydrographic Survey Tender
The Danish Nature Agency, under the Danish Ministry of Environment, has issued a tender for Copenhagen hydrographic survey services. The purpose of the survey is to map the remaining resources and obtain more information about the mining areas in the Sound. Furthermore, the survey should determine t
Advent Energy Prepares PEP11 Seismic Survey, Australia
MEC Resources Ltd advises that investee entity Advent Energy Limited has started preparations for seismic acquisition in PEP11 in the offshore Sydney Basin, New South Wales. Advent Energy Limited’s wholly owned subsidiary Asset Energy Pty Ltd, with joint venture partner Bounty Oil and Gas NL, is int
NOAA Conducts Sea Turtles Survey
NOAA’s National Ocean Service, from the deck of a small research boat, lowered an automated underwater vehicle (AUV) in search for sea turtles. All species of sea turtles found in U.S. waters are listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act, and NOAA Fisheries scientists need
Italy: Hydrographic Survey Services Tender Announced
Autorità di bacino della Puglia announced tender invitation worth 1,6 million EUR for the provision of hydrographic survey services. The provision of marine geophysical surveys is aimed at the identification of deposits of sand useful to the artificial nourishment of stretches of coastline erosion o
Eni, CNOOC Sign PSC for South China Sea Block
Eni signed a new Production Sharing Contract (“PSC”) with CNOOC for the exploration of one block offshore Hainan island, in the South China Sea. The Block 50/34 covers an area of about 2,000 sqkm in the Qiongdongnan Basin in conventional waters. The exploration period will last 6.5 years, subdivided
AGR Supports E&P Companies with Development of Multi Client Studies
AGR has developed several Multi Client studies on the Norwegian Continental Shelf that help the small and medium-sized E&P companies but also majors identify exploration prospects in a cost-efficient method. AGR’s Multi Client studies provide an entry tool for its clients to obtain a significant amo
GEOMAR to Take Part in ‘Ocean Sampling Day’
Saturday, 21 June, is “Ocean Sampling Day.” Marine scientists will take water samples at over 170 locations worldwide to investigate the distribution and genetic diversity of microorganisms in the water. Also scientists from the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel University and th
BOEM to Support Oregon’s Offshore Wave Energy Project
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has taken an important step toward issuing a research lease for a facility to test utility-scale wave energy devices in federal waters off Oregon. The non-competitive lease would be for the offshore area where the Northwest National Marine Renewable Energ
GCX Plans New Subsea Cable to Link Mumbai and Singapore
Global Cloud Xchange (GCX) announced its latest investment into the Asia Pacific region. The new ICX cable infrastructure is part of the company’s strategy to provide a direct subsea route to bridge an important gap in the emerging markets corridor, specifically delivering a direct Mumbai-Singapore
Statoil Hits Dry Well in Barents Sea
Statoil Petroleum AS, operator of production licence 615, has completed the drilling of wildcat well 7324/2-1. The well was drilled about 45 kilometres north of the 7324/8-1 “Wisting Central” discovery, and 350 kilometres north of Hammerfest. The primary exploration target for the well was to prove
Royal Australian Navy Removes Suspect Object in Kiribati
Royal Australian Navy clearance divers have successfully disposed of a suspect object in Betio Lagoon off South Tarawa, in the Republic of Kiribati. A team of Australian Defence Force personnel was sent to the Pacific island nation following the discovery of the suspect object beneath a sunken vesse