Portuguese town Peniche will soon start generating power from the waves on the power plant called WaveRoller. Estaleiros Navais de Peniche has been testing an innovative wave energy structure which weighs 280 tons and is 44 meters long. The prospect of the project is to utilize currents to trigger t
Swells around the Astrolabe Reef are continuing to prevent salvors from diving on the wreck to assess the damage caused through Rena’s break-up and partial sinking of the stern, Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) says. MNZ Salvage Unit Manager David Billington said the current swell was around 2m, with a ma
Enbridge is investigating the report of a small natural gas leak in the West Cameron Block 275, approximately 66 miles off the coast of Louisiana in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. A helicopter flyover was completed earlier , and a three-foot diameter patch of bubbles has been spotted on the surface of the
Telecommunication experts are excited about the opportunities that the improved fiber optic cables capability brings to Africa. As highlighted, the major jump in the segment will be seen in a year ahead across the entire continent, especially in Uganda, said Warid Telecom’s former executive Yussif K
Aker Solutions has been awarded a frame agreement for engineering, procurement, installation and commissioning (EPCI) for Talisman Energy’s maintenance and modifications projects on the Norwegian continental shelf. Scope of work includes studies, engineering, procurement, fabrication, offshore insta
The Oceanscience Group will be offering customers a first look at the brand new Z-Boat 1800 remotely controlled survey vessel at the Hypack 2012 conference in San Diego on January 30. The Z-Boat combines a single beam echo sounder, GPS and a fully integrated remote control and communication system t
London Array offshore wind farm has encountered a delay caused by shallow water and poor weather in Thames Estuary. According to London Array project director Richard Rigg, the installation of array cables should be finished on schedule, with the aid provided by Visser & Smit and Global Marine’s ves
Providence Resources P.l.c., the London (AIM) and Dublin (ESM) listed oil and gas exploration and production company, confirms that its wholly owned UK subsidiary, PR Singleton Limited, has been offered an exploration licence over UK seaward block 103/1 in the St George‟s Channel Basin, offshore Wal
Nautilus Minerals’ Tongan wholly owned subsidiary, Tonga Offshore Mining Ltd (“TOML”) formally signed the agreement with the International Seabed Authority (“ISA”) for exploration tenements in the Eastern Pacific granted in July 2011. The contract, signed during workshops in Kingston, Jamaica, gives
Aker Solutions has been awarded a contract for eight steel tube umbilicals by Anadarko Petroleum Corporation for the Lucius field located in the Gulf of Mexico. The contract value is undisclosed. The scope of work includes the project management, design, engineering, and manufacturing of two electro
BMT Reliability Consultants Ltd, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, the leading international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy, has announced its latest project with Stingray Geophysical Ltd, a TGS company. This partnership saw BMT provide critical analysis and reliability as
PCCW Global, an operating division of HKT, Hong Kong’s premier telecommunications provider, and network specialist Ciena® Corporation announced a capacity upgrade to the carrier’s subsea network with Ciena’s industry-leading WaveLogic™ coherent optical 100G networking solutions. This upgrade will si
Sify Technologies Limited, a leader in Managed Enterprise, Network and IT Services in India with growing global delivery capabilities, announced the operational readiness of their Undersea Cable Landing Station in Mumbai. Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Raju Vegesna, CEO and Managing Director, Sify Te
The Ramform Valiant, a seismic vessel owned and operated by Petroleum Geo-Services ASA, has started acquisition of over 26,000 km² of GeoStreamer® data in five blocks in the Kwanza/Benguela Basins in Angola. The size of the survey area corresponds to an area slightly larger than Massachusetts or Wal
