Scientists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Electronics Science and Technology Division, dive into underwater photovoltaic research to develop high bandgap solar cells capable of producing sufficient power to operate electronic sensor systems at depths of 9 meters. Underwater autonomous system
EMGS announces that it has signed a contract extension worth approximately USD 39 million with PEMEX, one of the world’s largest national oil companies. “This contract extension is an endorsement of our technology and the value that EM delivers in hydrocarbon exploration. PEMEX and EMGS have worked
According to Subsea UK, an attempt to steal fibre optic subsea cables caused a failure of phone, internet and cash machine services in the Highlands. On Thursday the thieves tried to dig up the cable located between the villages of Lochcarron and Strathcarron in the Loch Carron. They believed that t
PGNiG Norway, a subsidiary of Polskie Górnictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA, was notified by BP, the operator of the Skarv project, of successful connection of all 13 risers to the FPSO vessel, enabling the launch of oil and gas production from the Skarv field. To date, the connection of risers has bee
There are great things happening aboard the vessel “Havila Phoenix” nowadays. During the last two years there have been installations and tests of a whole new system likely to revolutionise the offshore light well intervention market. The vessel, a Havyard 858 design, is designed and constructed by
Greatship Global Offshore Services Pte. Ltd., a Singapore incorporated subsidiary of Greatship (India) Limited (GIL), a subsidiary of The Great Eastern Shipping Company Limited, has contracted to sell its 2010 built Multipurpose Platform Supply and Support Vessel “Greatship Mamta”. The vessel is exp
NOAA commissioned a state-of-the-art coastal mapping vessel, NOAA Ship Ferdinand R. Hassler, during a special ceremony at NOAA’s Marine Operations Center-Atlantic in Norfolk, Va. [mappress] Source: NOAA, June 11, 2012
Seaborn Networks announced that Sidera Networks will be making a long-‐term, capacity purchase on Seaborn’s US-‐Brazil submarine cable system. Seaborn Networks’ cable system, Seabras-1, is a new 32 Tbps submarine cable that will be the first direct route between Sao Paulo, Brazil and the United St
According to Teyf Research & Consulting Group, Omantel has announced the launch of 3 new submarine cables to be operational by the end 2012 to strengthen its position as the ‘carrier of carriers’ for submarine cables landing in Oman and connecting to the rest of the region. Abdulrahim al Bahlani, GM
Petrobras has announced the discovery of good quality oil in the third well drilled in the Santos Basin pre-salt cluster’s Sul de Guará region. According to the Rights Transfer contract, Petrobras is entitled to produce up to 319 million barrels of oil equivalent in this area. This discovery well, 1
Scientists worry about the impact of the subsea turbines on deep-diving seabirds along the Scottish coastline, reported scotsman.com. Developers of the wave projects are now facing the problems that have been an issue for onshore wind farm developers for some time. Scientists in the Pentland Firth h
Scientists have made a biological discovery in Arctic Ocean waters as dramatic and unexpected as finding a rainforest in the middle of a desert. A NASA-sponsored expedition punched through three-foot thick sea ice to find waters richer in microscopic marine plants, essential to all sea life, than an
Renaissance Services has announced the appointment of René Kofod-Olsen as CEO for Topaz Energy & Marine (Topaz). Mr. Kofod-Olsen’s career spans 18 years in the marine industry with the A.P. Møller-Maersk Group (APMM), including a period as Chief People Officer of SVITZER, responsible for the global
Maritime Institute in Gdańsk has announced a tender of a total value of 463,226 EUR (580.000 USD). The project includes the work of supply and installation of a stand-alone platform for ROV sampling and phyto-zoobenthos and marine environment measurements and the installation on board the awarding v
