1. Two Petrobras’ FPSOs Collide in Brazilian Shipyard The P-58 and P-63 oil and gas platforms under construction at Brazilian Honorio Bicalho shipyard collided on Saturday after high winds disentangled their moorings. 2. New Subsea Oil and Gas Group Unveiled at Subsea UK 2013 A new subsea oil and ga
Acidification of UK waters may make industrially-contaminated sediments more toxic over time, say scientists. The study looked at crustaceans that feed on the surface of sediments from dredged ports and estuaries. It found that ocean acidification, caused by climate change, causes sediments contamin
As part of President Obama’s all-of-the-above energy strategy to continue to expand safe and responsible domestic energy production, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Director Tommy P. Beaudreau announced that Central Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 227 wil
On 23-24 January, part of Wave Energy Centre’s (WavEC) team has been performing measurements at a wave tank of the University of Porto’s Faculty of Engineering (FEUP) to prepare the testing of a wave energy converter at this tank in April. The Wave Energy Centre is a non-profit organisation, founded
The Coniston Development Project is a new subsea oil field development located in the Exmouth Basin offshore North West Australia. The project involves development of the Coniston and Novara oilfields via a tie-back to subsea infrastructure already in place for the Apache-operated Van Gogh field dev
Geological Survey of Ireland announced a tender for the supply of an echosounder. The requirement is for a shallow-water multi-beam (MB) echosounder for deployment on a small vessel during near-shore mapping exercises. It should be suitable for inshore craft and 20m+ vessels. The tender has a value
Nautilus Rigging evolved general lifting hooks when it introduced Nautilus Hooks to the market in 2009. The first range was the end product of a four-year development programme, including extensive sea trials with a world-leading offshore drilling contractor, and was introduced to the market at Offs
Statens vegvesen Region vest announced a tender for subsea tunnel seismic survey services with a value between 4 Mln and 6 Mln NOK. E39 Rogfast is a subsea tunnel between Randaberg and Bokn, with an arm up to Kvitsøy in Rogaland. Reflection and refraction seismic has already been performed, at sea a
A new report has been released by UK based marine energy consulting and engineering firm IT Power Limited, to help new companies assess the UK tidal energy market and understand how to develop a project in UK waters. The UK Tidal Energy Market Entry 2013 Report delivers essential insight into every
Aberdeen-based Specialist Subsea Services (S3), a provider of ROV, survey and vessel services to the international energy industry, is celebrating a successful year since winning Subsea UK’s New Enterprise award last year. Following this prestigious accolade, awarded in recognition of S3’s vision in
Marine photosynthesis is responsible for approximately half the oxygen in our atmosphere. In other words the oxygen in every second breath we take comes from the ocean. For the last 10 years Professor Andrew McMinn and his team from the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasma
Wave energy developer, Carnegie Wave Energy Limited announced a capital raising via a Share Purchase Plan (SPP) to raise up to $6 million. The SPP will allow all eligible Carnegie shareholders to purchase between $3,000 and $15,000 worth of shares in Carnegie at 3.2 cents per share. Based on the sha
KONGSBERG had a high level of activity in Q4 2012, with operating revenues of MNOK 4 209. This is 8.4 per cent higher than in Q4 2011. EBITA came to MNOK 480 in Q4, compared with MNOK 544 in Q4 2011. The Group was awarded strategically important contracts in Q4, and the influx of new […]
The Divers Institute of Technology (DIT), Seattle Washington and the Underwater Centre in Fort William, Scotland have formed an alliance to provide American and Canadian divers the opportunity to advance their careers in the global subsea market. The Underwater Centre offers Divers Institute of Tech
