Subsea
AGR’s Well Intelligence Software Proposed for ONS Award
AGR’s iQ x™ well intelligence software is in the running for a prestigious ONS (Offshore Northern Seas) 2014 Innovation Award. iQ x™ is a new addition to the AGR software portfolio and has been developed to simplify the planning and execution of wells. The software utilises relevant public data from
NOC: World’s First Global Jellyfish Database Created
An international study has created the world’s first global database of jellyfish records, finding a range of jellyfish has evolved to adapt to all available environmental conditions and making the first global estimates of the amount of jellyfish in our oceans. Using more than 91,000 items of publi
Bowtech Backs MATE Scotland ROV Challenge
Bowtech Products Ltd has supported the MATE Scotland ROV challenge, secondary school underwater robot competition. Bowtech Products Ltd undertook the underwater filming of the competition using MCVIS-1 mini compact video inspection systems and have gifted a colour tooling camera and LED light to the
Severn Estuary Could Become Tidal Lagoon Development Place
City Councils of Bristol, Sedgemoor, West Somerset and Cardiff will submit an application for a GBP 3 million grant to the European Union, which would allow financing the development of a tidal lagoon in Severn Estuary. Specifically, the EU funds would be used to finance a feasibility research. So f
Technip Awards Cable Pull-In Services Contract to CWind
CWind has been awarded a contract by Technip Offshore Wind, for the provision of cable pull-in services, complete with crew transfer vessel, to transport CWind technicians on site and support the cable pull-in. Building on previous project scopes, CWind is now project managing the entire tower side
Nexans Delivers Umbilicals for Statoil’s Oseberg Delta
Oil and gas extraction on the Norwegian continental shelf has been given a boost after Nexans recently delivered the first of four “Statoil Standard” umbilicals ordered by the company in 2012. The first umbilical will be employed at the Oseberg Delta field in the Norwegian part of the North Sea. The
Australian Greens Concerned Over Committee’s Abbot Point Decision
The Australian Greens congratulated the Royal Bank of Scotland on their decision not to finance the Abbot Point coal port expansion, coming just before the World Heritage Committee is due to decide the fate of the Great Barrier Reef. “The Royal Bank of Scotland joins Deutsche Bank and HSBC in announ
Scripps Appoints Interim CEO of Birch Aquarium
Steven Schindler has been selected as interim executive director of Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego. He will join the aquarium on June 18, 2014. Schindler served until recently as senior vice president and chief marketing officer for the National Aquarium, where h
Tanzania: Statoil, ExxonMobil Make High-Impact Gas Discovery in Piri Prospect
The discovery in the Piri prospect is Statoil and co-venturer ExxonMobil’s sixth discovery and the fifth high-impact discovery in Block 2 offshore Tanzania. The discovery of an additional two to three trillion cubic feet (tcf*) of natural gas in place in the Piri-1 well brings the total of in-place
Five Scripps Researchers Get DOD Grant to Develop Instrumentation
The Department of Defense (DOD) announced awards to researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego that will help scientists characterize waves, improve ocean weather and climate prediction, and analyze acoustics in the deep ocean. The Defense University Research Instrumentation Pr
Dutch Government Selects TenneT as Offshore Grid Operator
Electricity transmission operator TenneT welcomed the Dutch government’s decision to appoint TenneT as the operator of the offshore power grid in the Netherlands. TenneT CEO Mel Kroon commented: “TenneT is keen to contribute to the energy transition in the Netherlands by realizing a future-proof off
Cortez Subsea Gets UK Patent for Its Modular Pipelay System
Cortez Subsea has been granted a UK patent for its Modular Pipelay System, making new shallow water pipelay technology available to the North Sea for the first time. The culmination of three years of research and development to bring the technology – a collaboration between Cortez Subsea and NOV Tub
VIDEO: Obama Delivers Message to ‘Our Ocean’ Conference
This week, the State Department is hosting the “Our Ocean” conference, an international conference on sustainable fisheries, marine pollution, and ocean acidification. Secretary Kerry has issued a global call to action to protect the oceans. As part of the conference, the President has announced sev
EPA Dismisses Trans-Tasman Resources’ Mining Proposal
The EPA Decision-making Committee has released its decision on the application by Trans-Tasman Resources Ltd for a marine consent for its iron sand mining project in the South Taranaki Bight. The Decision-making Committee has refused consent. In its decision the Committee said the major reason was u