Seaborn Networks, the developer and operator of the first direct submarine cable between the United States and Sao Paulo, Brazil, announced that Marc Aron has been named General Counsel and Senior Vice President, Corporate Development. Marc most recently served as Assistant General Counsel of Global
Karoon Gas Australia Ltd advises that at 06:00 hours (WST) today, mechanical repair of the Blowout Preventers (“BOP”) was being undertaken. Upon completion of the repairs, the BOP and marine riser will be re-run to the sea floor to allow drilling of the 8-1/2” hole section to proceed. Since the last
Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy Limited welcomes the commencement of the Australian Carbon Pricing Mechanism which forms part of the Australian Government’s Clean Energy Future package. The Australian Carbon Pricing mechanism has introduced a price on carbon for the largest carbon emitter
SeeByte, the global leader in creating smart software technology for unmanned systems, welcomed Dr Jaehoon Lee as the company’s newest Senior Engineer. Jaehoon joins SeeByte from Wintec Inc. where he held the position of Senior Systems Engineer for the past five years. Now based in San Diego, Jaehoo
A new network of water sensors in Monterey Bay is now aiding the abalone industry by monitoring water quality for harmful… [mappress] Source: NOAA , July 02, 2012
Technip was awarded by Dubai Petroleum an engineering, procurement, installation and commissioning (EPIC) contract for the South West Fatah and Falah fields, located 90 kilometers offshore Dubai, United Arab Emirates, at a water depth up to 53 meters. The contract scope includes the replacement of a
Subsea 7 S.A. announced today the award of a SURF contract valued at approximately $400 million from BG Norge Limited, for the development of the Knarr field, in the Norwegian Sector of the North Sea. The contract is for the engineering, procurement, construction and installation of a 4.5 km flowlin
Fugro Salt Subsea took delivery of the first of their two “state-of-the-art” High Performance Q1400 Trenching Systems from manufacturer Soil Machine Dynamics Ltd (SMD) in June this year. The second system is due for delivery in September 2012. The Q1400 Trenching System will undertake comprehensive
Nord Stream has successfully completed the second of the two underwater tie-ins of its second gas pipeline through the Baltic Sea on 28 June. The 1,224-kilometre offshore pipeline is now complete and will be de-watered and dried before being joined to the onshore landfall sections in Russia and Germ
Saipem has signed new E&C Offshore contracts in West Africa, in Angola and in Nigeria, worth approximately $350 million. In Angola, Saipem, through its jointly controlled company Petromar, won 2 different packages (EPCI 3/ EPCI 4) for the development of the southern part of Mafumeira field, located
Wärtsilä power and positioning systems have been selected for ships being built for use by the Brazilian energy giant Petrobras. The proven reliability and superior efficiency of these systems, which results in lower operating costs, fewer emissions and less maintenance, are cited as reasons for the
John Wood Group PLC (”Wood Group”) issues the following pre-close trading update for the six months to 30 June 2012. Results for the first half will be released on 21 August 2012. The Group has delivered good growth in the year to date and remains confident of achieving full year performance in line
Wave energy developer Aquamarine Power was honoured with a major award for innovation [June 27] in recognition of its cutting edge Oyster wave energy technology. The company won first prize in the ‘Product and Innovation’ category at the inaugural RenewableUK Energy Awards which were held in London
BIRNS, Inc., an ISO 9001:2008 certified industry leader in the design and manufacture of unique lines of high performance lights, connectors, penetrators and custom cable assemblies for some of the planet’s most demanding environments, has just launched a new line of Ultra Violet (UV) lighting syste
