A new device, that is not yet built, will mimic the wave-damping effect of a muddy seafloor thus extracting energy from waves passing over it, Environmentalresearchweb.org reports. A synthetic “seabed carpet” will offer a new way of producing clean and cheap electricity and at the same time will pro
Scientists in the Habitat Research Group (HRG) are conducting studies to identify the essential habitats of eastern Bering Sea species. This includes work to identify suitable predictor variables for quantitative habitat models and to develop tools to map the variables over very large areas. Abundan
Underwater technology specialist Tritech is expanding its global reach with a new office in Houston, Texas. Tritech North America will focus on developing new opportunities in the North American region and establishing closer working relationships with its OEM partners and customers. Opening in the
Marit Arnstad has informed that she will resign from her position as deputy chair and member of the board of directors in Statoil ASA with immediate effect. The nomination committee in Statoil will start its search for a new board member, and the corporate assembly will make a by-election when the n
Mermaid Maritime Public Company Limited announced the appointment of Mr. Prasert Bunsumpun as its new Chairman of the Board of Directors, as well as the appointments of Mr. Chalermchai Mahagitsiri, Mr. Joseph Chia, Mr. Ng Cher Yan and Mr. Joachim Toh as new Directors. The appointments of Mr. Prasert
Technip was awarded by Marathon Oil Norge AS an engineering, procurement, installation and commissioning contract, worth above €300 million, for the Bøyla field development in the North Sea, located about 225 kilometers West of Stavanger, Norway, at a water depth of 120 meters. The contract includes
Leading international oilfield services company Expro hosted a grand opening event celebrating its new operations base in Paradise, Newfoundland. The custom-built facility supports the company’s growth in Newfoundland’s emerging offshore oil industry. In recent years, Expro has secured multi-million
On 18 June Thialf, one of the world’s biggest heavy lift vessels, lifted the 9,000 tonne steel jacket into position on the North Sea Valemon field. The 160 metre high construction is the biggest steel jacket installed in one lift on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) and first major part-delivery
Titan Survey has been involved in marine surveys both in the UK and worldwide for over 30 years and is increasingly involved in offshore renewable energy schemes, particularly wind farm projects, where an accurate interrogation of the subsea geology is so crucial to turbine foundation design, as wel
Ocean Power Technologies, Inc., a leading wave energy technology company, announced the successful completion of extensive factory acceptance testing of the first of its next generation power take-off (“PTO”) units for the Company’s utility-scale PowerBuoy®, the PB150. The PTO has now been shipped f
OIL AND GAS industry solutions provider AGR has signed a Master Well Services Contract and a Service Order with Chevron U.S.A. Inc. (Chevron). Under these agreements, AGR will provide Dual Gradient Drilling (DGD) offshore operational services for Chevron’s deepwater Gulf of Mexico programme for up t
On June 6th, Kenz Cranes, well-known specialist in offshore lifting and hoisting solutions, successfully delivered the new build 12t ram luffing pedestal crane. The crane was handed over to the Sea Trucks Group (STG) for installation onboard the newly build DP-2 construction support vessel ‘Jascon 5
Oceaneering has unveiled an USD 23.5 million (GBP 15.2 million) investment into a new facility at its base in Rosyth, which will allow the company to dive into the offshore renewable energy market, the Scotsman informs. The American-based company plans to construct a larger storage space where it wi
Liverpool headquartered Bibby Line Group grew revenues by 12.1 per cent to £1,295m (2010: £1,156m) in the year to 31 December 2011. The diversified group – which has a wide portfolio of interests including shipping, marine services, logistics, financial services and retail – reported record operatin
