Rear Admiral David Titley has become the next Deputy Under Secretary for Operations (DUS/O) at NOAA. As NOAA’s Chief Operating Officer… [mappress] Source: NOAA , June 03, 2012; Image: NOAA
STC Group was awarded during the opening ceremony of IMEWE conference held in Dubai on 29th May. STC Group received the award in recognition of its innovative leadership in submarine, ground cable, telecommunications services and providing international links at high speeds which connects the Kingdo
Endeavour International Corporation announced yesterday that it had completed the acquisition of the additional 23.43% working interest in the Alba field from ConocoPhillips. The Alba oil field, located in Block 16/26a, in the Central North Sea is a late Eocene reservoir that has been producing sinc
The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB) approved the Hebron Development Plan. The approval of the Development Plan now enables ExxonMobil Canada Properties Limited to proceed with development of the Hebron Field, which is estimated to contain 707 million barrels of oi
Schlumberger Limited announced that it has completed the sale of its Wilson distribution business to National Oilwell Varco, Inc. Additionally, Schlumberger has committed to divest the remaining portion of its distribution business by agreeing to support NOV’s previously announced proposed acquisiti
Møksters increases its focus on the subsea market by ordering a new build vessel special designed for ROV work, survey, diving and light construction work. In addition, the vessel will be able to provide services to windmill construction work. It is designed by Multi Maritime AS in Førde and is call
Daewoo International, the trading arm of POSCO, announced on May 25 that it won a large shipbuilding order in cooperation with Sungjin Geotec, another POSCO affiliate. Sungjin Geotec specializes in offshore plant equipment and modules for global energy markets. Under the deal with Swire Pacific Offs
Scottish Power completed preliminary trials of a 30-meter turbine anchored to the seafloor off the Scottish coast. The results show that the turbine produced one megawatt of electricity, which is enough to power 500 homes and businesses. Alan Mortimer, head of innovation at Scottish Power Renewables
Vos Prodect Innovations B.V. has been awarded a contract for the supply of Cable Protection Systems, for a submarine power cable project in Denmark. This supply contract marks a significant milestone in Vos Prodect’s position among the cable protection system suppliers. Total order covers the design
Today ULSTEIN signed a contract for the delivery of a high capacity subsea construction vessel of the SX121 design to GC Rieber Shipping, with an option for a second vessel. The newbuilding will be delivered in the first quarter of 2014 and has a value of approximately NOK 800 million. “GC Rieber Sh
Project 11982 research ship Seliger built by JSC Yantar Shipyard has completed basic stage of sea trials and returned to the yard’s quay for revision, reports press service of Yantar. Seliger returned from the shipyard’s acceptance base in Baltiysk on May 21. Operation of main powerplant, propeller-
Kongsberg Mesotech Ltd. announces the latest version of MS 1000 software for MS 1071 and MS 1171 Digital Scanning Sonar. MS 1000 Version 5.0 marks a major change in direction for this software. Alan Zhao, Software Product Manager for the company summarized the new approach this way. “We have recogni
Irish Marine Institute technicians installed a new weather buoy off the south coast, The Irish Times reported. New buoy replaced the old one which broke loose in severe weather off Mizen Head. This new model of buoy has the capacity to determine wave path and salinity ranges in water, along with tem
Gibtelecom has announced that it recently entered into a strategic partnership with a leading African communications company, Vodacom South Africa. This partnership is one of the first steps on Gibtelecom’s journey to becoming a global carrier, with Gibraltar being recognised as an international com
