WHOI Senior Scientist Scott Doney is one of several contributors to a new comprehensive index designed to assess the benefits to people of healthy oceans worldwide. The Index – being called the Ocean Health Index – is the first broad, quantitative assessment of the critical relationships between the
As part of the Obama Administration’s continuing commitment to expanding safe and responsible offshore energy exploration and development, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) announced the issuance of a final drilling safety rule. The rule makes final the important safety refor
According to a NOAA-led paper published yesterday in the journal Conservation Biology, high levels of background noise, mainly… [mappress] Source: NOAA, August 16, 2012; Image: NOAA
Chris Lade has been appointed Defence Sales Manager at Saab Seaeye, the world’s largest manufacturer of electric remotely operated underwater vehicles. This is a new position with responsibility for sales of underwater vehicle systems to the defence industry and follows Saab Seaeye’s expanded role i
IEV Malaysia Sdn Bhd, an associate of IEV Group Sdn Bhd in association with FoundOcean Limited has successfully completed the grouting operations for the installation of jackets under a subcontract with TLO for Petrofac in Cendor Field. The scope of work consists of pile sleeve grouting for two (2)
Ennsub to focus on the design and provision of specialised products and equipment and bespoke engineering services to the subsea-sector of the offshore oil and gas industry. In response to continuing high-levels of activity in the subsea industry, a group of senior professionals with extensive track
Subsea 7 S.A. announced the award of an EPIC SURF contract valued at approximately $600 million from Chevron Overseas Congo Ltd for the development of the Lianzi field offshore Congo and Angola. The technical specifications include a 12” wet insulated production flow-line with direct electrical heat
TGS has commenced expansion of a 2D multi-client survey covering 3,000 km in Northeast Greenland in partnership with Fugro. The survey, NEG12, will enable customers to prepare for the announced Greenland Licensing Round in 2012/2013 and will be a significant addition to a data set that TGS and Fugro
Renewable energy developer, Oceanlinx, is hoping to install its wave energy device offshore Port MacDonnell later this year, ABC news site informed. The company is still waiting for the $7 million project approval from the Federal Government. Oceanlinx CEO Ali Baghaei commented: “We have also spent
Kreuz Holdings Limited, a subsea service provider for the oil and gas industry, reported that the Group’s revenue increased 12.7% to US$61.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2012 (“2Q2012”) as compared to US$54.4 million in the previous corresponding period (“2Q2011”). Net profit was US$1
Octopus, a 414 foot megayacht, one of the world’s largest private superyachts, is the latest to set sail on an expedition to study a British battleship lost during World War II. The HMS Hood was sunk during a battle in the North Atlantic in 1941. This 40,000 ton wreck, which was located 11 years [&h
In order to get a better understanding the effects of the forces, from waves and currents, on the well developed Cast Iron Cable Protectors over the lifetime, Vos Prodect asked Hogeschool Windesheim to build a simulation model of their cable protectors. The model had to be able to perform both stati
FoundOcean has completed foundation grouting for three new platforms in the North Sea. The contracts were awarded by Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC). All three jackets were designed using pile-to-sleeve connections and fabricated with grout line connections above the waterline. The first project wa
On July 21, Odebrecht Oil and Gas (OOG) promoted a baptism ceremony in Singapore for the City of Itajaí FPSO (Floating Production Storage and Offloading), the company’s first floating oil production unit. The ceremony marked the start of OOG’s operations in the market of chartering and the operation
