From late December 2011 till Mid January 2012 earth scientists from the Leibniz Institute of Marine Sciences (IFM-GEOMAR) and from the Cluster of Excellence „The Future Ocean“ in Kiel, Germany will examine the causes of earthquakes and tsunamis along the continental margins of the Mediterranean Sea
ASCO, one of the world’s leading oil and gas logistics companies, announces the retention of three significant long-term North Sea contracts – two with Nexen Petroleum UK Limited and one with Centrica Energy Upstream. Together the contracts are valued in excess of £90m. For a number of years, ASCO h
IEV Holdings Limited announced that, on 13 December 2011, its 30% associate, IEV (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd., has been awarded a major supply and installation contract from an established and major oil and gas operator in South East Asia. The scope of work of this turnkey project includes the engineering,
The Northern Territory Seafood Council says seismic testing for oil and gas in northern waters of Australia is having an impact on the… By Emma Masters (ABC) [mappress] Source: ABC , December 19, 2011; Image: PGS
The recent sale of the Eastport Boat School signals the next phase of an ongoing, eight-year effort to harness Downeast Maine’s powerful… (bangordailynews) [mappress] Source: bangordailynews , December 19, 2011; Image: orpc
Broad efforts have been made to identify the direct and underlying causes of the Gullfaks C well control event on 19 May 2010. Operator Statoil has responded to the most recent post-incident orders from the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA). As required by the PSA, risk assessment and work pro
Sharks have attacked sonar equipment being used to track down containers lost overboard from the Rena cargo ship and an expert believes… (msn) [mappress] Source: msn , December 19, 2011; Image: Maritime New Zealand
Technip was awarded a lump sum contract by Anadarko Petroleum Corporation for the engineering, construction and transport of a 23,000 ton truss Spar hull for their Lucius project in approximately 7,100 feet (2,165 meters) of water depth in the US Gulf of Mexico, with first oil being scheduled in 20
Velocious Australia continues to strengthen its subsea and pipeline engineering capabilities through three new executive appointments. The Perth-based subsea engineering and remote technology business has appointed Jamie Robinson as General Manager Operations, Steve Kindness as Engineering Manager a
Iran has discovered a new gas field with reserves of 50 trillion cubic feet in waters of the Caspian Sea, Iranian minister of petroleum, Rostam Qasemi announced . Gas reserves of the field, which is, located 700 meters depth of Caspian Sea are estimated to be several times more than former estimatio
Chinese state media said on Wednesday that a group of Chinese fisherman is suing US oil company, ConocoPhillips, for 490 million yuan… (maritime-executive) [mappress] Source: maritime-executive , December 18, 2011; Image: ConocoPhillips
Aegion Corporation announced that its subsidiary, The Bayou Companies, LLC, has been awarded a contract to coat approximately 80 miles of 16-inch and 18-inch diameter oil and gas pipelines for the Shell Mars B deep water development. In January 2012, Bayou will begin inner-diameter coating, outer-di
This month Norwegian wave energy developer, Intentium AS launches open wave energy project – owep. This is meant to be a hub where developers, decision makers, suppliers and students, can publish their own project or request for involvement. This will typically be a project for a complete ocean ener
Acta Marine B.V. and Almatug Ltd are expanding their partnership in West Africa by strategically relocating the multicat “Coastal Assistant” to this area. The vessel will be marketed and operated under joint management of the partners. The companies have been partnering with each other for many year
