Wave energy developer, Carnegie Wave Energy Limited, advises that it is in the final stages of negotiations over the location of its grid-connected, CETO commercial demonstration project. The Company will update the market more fully once negotiations are complete. The CETO system distinguishes itse
Regarding the two seeps – one in November, 2011 and the second in early March, 2012 – found in the Frade oil field, in Campos Basin, offshore Brazil, Chevron (Operator of the Frade oil field) released an open letter to the public on 29 March 2012 on the major Brazilian newspapers as described below.
The Port of London Authority (PLA) has placed a £6 million order for a Mooring Maintenance Vessel (MMV), with MPI Services (UK) Limited, trading as Manor Marine. The contract for the MMV is the PLA’s largest single investment in over 20 years. The vessel will replace the PLA’s two salvage ships, Cro
The subsea adventure has just begun. Within five years the subsea sector will double in size, and within twenty years the subsea production will be on par with traditional oil and gas production offshore. – In five years, the subsea market is anticipated to grow from around $30 billion to between $6
From 1 April 2012, Jens-Peter Saul (45) takes over the position as CEO of Ramboll from Flemming Bligaard Pedersen (63). This transition marks a generation change in the management of the largest consultancy company in the Nordics. Jens-Peter Saul holds a degree in engineering from the University of
Bahamas Petroleum Company, the oil and gas exploration company with licences in The Commonwealth of the Bahamas, announces its final results for the year ended 31 December 2011. Highlights: · Successfully raised £45.6m through an equity placing; · 1,120km line2D seismic survey and competent persons
JSC Yantar Shipyard (Kaliningrad, Russia) works hard on construction of same-named Project 22010 oceanographic research ship. It is planned to maintain such working speed till the end of 2012 when the ship will be put afloat for outfitting and trials, reports the shipyard’s press service. To determi
The Board of Directors of MTQ Corporation Limited announces that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Blossomvale Investments Pte. Ltd., has acquired a further 48,040,442 ordinary shares in Neptune Marine Services Limited at an average price of A$0.030 per share at a total consideration of A$1.4 million (ap
SeeByte, the global leader in creating smart software technology for unmanned systems, has been selected by the US Office of the Secretary of Defense, Comparative Test Office, to participate in a Foreign Comparative Testing (FCT) Program in support of a US Navy Program of Record managed by the Naval
LDD, an Acteon company providing near and offshore drilling and foundation services, announced that its custom-built LD5000 pile top reverse circulation drilling rig has been delivered to Birkenhead, UK, where LDD will use it to provide critical pile relief drilling for the installation of up to 160
Total hosted a press conference, attended by Rt Hon Charles Hendry, MP, Minister of State for the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) at which it provided further details of the scale of its work to control the release of non-toxic gas from the G4 well on the Elgin field platform and conf
BlueView Technologies, the world leader in compact acoustic imaging and measurement technology, introduces BlueView U Certified Training. The comprehensive 3-day hands-on training and education course provides practical how-to application info, operational details, basic sonar theory, and more. Open
Aker Solutions has successfully completed the manufacturing and subsequent load-out of eight subsea manifolds and six riser bases for Eni Norge’s Goliat project in the Barents Sea. On Tuesday 27 March the load-out commenced. This weekend, the heavy lift vessel Happy Dragon will sail away with her gi
Service hydrographique et océanographique de la marine (SHOM) has announced an invitation for tenders for underwater sonar equipment. Sonar is a technique that uses sound propagation to navigate, communicate with or detect objects on or under the surface of the water. In this case the invitation is
