Ezra Holdings Limited (“Ezra”, the “Group”), a leading global offshore contractor and provider of integrated offshore solutions to the oil and gas (O&G) industry, announced that its Subsea Services (EMAS AMC) and Offshore Support Services (EMAS Marine) divisions have been awarded projects worth appr
The New York State Department of State (NYSDOS) released a comprehensive study on the physical, biological, wildlife and geographic characteristics of the Atlantic Ocean impacting New Yorkers. The results of the New York Offshore Atlantic Ocean Study will lay the groundwork for selecting offshore ar
Vantage Drilling Company announced that it proposes to offer $75 million aggregate principal amount of convertible senior notes due 2043, subject to market conditions and other factors. The notes are to be offered and sold only to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A or to persons ou
Vard Holdings Limited, together with its subsidiaries, one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of offshore and specialized vessels, today announced its results for the second quarter of financial year 2013 and first half ended 30 June 2013. VARD generated revenue of NOK 2,945 million for
On Tuesday, 2 July 2013, CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. (CSA) successfully deployed a real-time automated system that immediately displays the continuous spectrogram of a live audio stream to an interactive website. In addition to the acoustic data stream, various sound monitoring analyses are readily avai
KrisEnergy Ltd (“KrisEnergy” or “the Company”), an independent upstream oil and gas company, announces it has completed drilling of the Tayum-1 exploration well in the Kutai production sharing contract (“PSC”) offshore Kalimantan in the Makassar Strait, Indonesia. KrisEnergy is the operator of the K
The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) is continuing to oversee Energy Resource Technology, LLC’s (ERT) source control efforts to stop the flow of gas and kill the well at Ship Shoal Block 225 Platform B, located approximately 74 miles offshore Louisiana, southwest of Port Fourcho
R&D Magazine bestowed one of its coveted R&D 100 Awards on Proteus co-developers Battelle, The Columbia Group and Bluefin Robotics. Proteus, a new class of underwater vehicle that is unique in its ability to operate in either manned or autonomous mode, has been recognized as one of the best technica
Cecon confirms that the ramp-up and progress at Chantier Davie Canada Inc. for completion of the first vessel is now well underway. The yard confirms delivery of the first vessel “Cecon Pride” to take place during week 8/2014 as per the contract. The sea trials will take place during second half Jan
Chatham Rock Phosphate submitted New Zealand’s first Marine Consent application under the new EEZ regime to the Environmental Protection Authority. It is the culmination of three years work and more than $20 million in investment. Submitting the application comes in the final week of Chatham’s curre
Phoenix International Holdings, Inc. announced that the company has taken delivery of their Bluefin-21 Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) after designer and manufacturer Bluefin Robotics completed a depth upgrade from a 1,500-meter to a 4,500-meter capability. Phoenix Vehicle LaunchThe Phoenix AUV
Alcatel-Lucent and Telkom Indonesia have signed a contract for the development of a optic fiber network infrastructure which will connect the islands of Sulawesi, Maluku, and Papua located in the eastern part of the Indonesian archipelago. The system spanning more than 3,000 km will link the islands
Following a cross-country journey with stops at science institutions, museums and even Capitol Hill, filmmaker and explorer James Cameron recently handed over the Deepsea Challenger, the only human occupied vehicle currently able to access the very deepest parts of the ocean, to Woods Hole Oceanogra
Tidal turbines stretched across Pentland Firth, which separates the Orkney Islands from mainland Scotland, could generate up to 1.9 gigawatts (GW) of power – equivalent to almost half of Scotland’s electricity needs. A new study, led by Oxford University researchers, provides the first reliable esti
