AXYS Technologies has recently completed manufacturing of a newly designed Instrumentation Buoy. The buoy was developed by AXYS in conjunction with the Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center (NNMREC) for the testing of wave energy converters (WECs). NNMREC is a U.S. Department of Energy s
Chemical testing of water and sediment samples gathered two miles from the Elgin platform gas leak indicate there has been no direct marine contamination from the incident. Samples collected were tested for the presence of oil and gas (hydrocarbon) pollution at the Marine Scotland Science laboratory
Tom Røtjer was elected new board member of Det norske oljeselskap ASA at the Annual General Meeting. Mr Røtjer has been Executive Vice President, Projects in Norsk Hydro ASA since February 2007. Mr Røtjer has held a large variety of management positions in Hydro since 1980, covering different areas
From April 19 through April 28, the public can watch live undersea video and listen in as ocean explorers at sea and ashore comment in real-time as … [mappress] Source: NOAA , April 20, 2012; Image: NOAA
Global supplier of fluid transfer systems, FES International, has landed a $1.6m deal to supply Anglo-Dutch energy and petrochemical giant, Shell with six Diverless Bend Stiffener Connectors (DBSCs) for its Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) operations off the Western Australian coast. The DBSC’s
International oil service group Aker Solutions is preparing for major growth by investing NOK 500 million (USD 87 million) in its subsea business. This investment is set to double the capacity of its manufacturing plants in Tranby, Norway, and Port Klang, Malaysia. In addition, a new service base wi
On Wednesday, business plans for wave energy were presented by UMD (University of Massachusetts Dartmouth) graduate students Jonathan Christie and Linnhardt Hilfer. For development of their business, they plan to raise up to USD 2.0 million, according to Brian Boyd from SouthCoastToday. At UMass Dar
The first wave device installed in the waters at Cornwall’s marine energy test site has been manufactured by A&P Falmouth. Fred Olsen’s “BOLT Lifesaver” project, which is capable of operating and producing electricity, is now being tested in the sheltered FabTest site off Falmouth Bay, with easy acc
The Board of Cable&Wireless Worldwide plc (CWW) notes the announcement by Tata Communications Ltd. (TCL) stating that it does not intend to make an offer for CWW. Further to the announcement on 29 March 2012, CWW confirms that discussions with Vodafone Group plc (Vodafone) are ongoing. Vodafone must
Stork Technical Services, the leading global provider of knowledge-based asset integrity management services for the oil and gas, chemical and power sectors, won the first ever ‘Ideas in Safety’ prize at this year’s UK Oil and Gas Industry Safety Awards. Stork’s on-site machining & bolting team rece
Maldives telecommunications provider Dhiraagu announces that due to a damage caused to the Maldives-Sri Lanka international submarine cable, the international capacity going out of Maldives have been affected. Limited service is restored through Dhiraagu’s diversity routes and customers using intern
Enova and METCentre have signed a collaborative agreement whose purpose is to facilitate an increase in technological development within marine energy production in Norway. -‐ We wish to facilitate the implementation of full scale testing of new technology in Norway, both for Norwegian and foreign
iXBlue and Colibrys announced the launch of the latest generation of marine and subsea fully strapdown gyrocompassing and AHRS based navigation system called QUADRANS. The small size and high precision was achieved to be the smallest such a system can achieve on the market today. The small size and
In order to enhance China’s ability to conduct maritime surveying and research, The State Oceanic Administration (SOA) announces the establishment of national maritime survey fleet, reports Xinhua. The fleet consists of 19 survey vessels, which are individually owned by the SOA, the Chinese Academy
