Technip Malaysia has submitted a bid for a deepwater job worth RM1 billion. “We are bidding for the design and managing the fabrication… Bernama [mappress] Source: Bernama, August 29, 2011;
Over the next few months, Cuba will begin using the optic fiber cable linking the island to Venezuela and Jamaica along 1600 kilometers,acco… (cubaheadlines) [mappress] Source: cubaheadlines, August 29, 2011;
The new government of Papua New Guinea, led by prime minister Peter O’Neill, has announced plans to revert ownership of minerals and resourc… (greenleft) [mappress] Source: greenleft, August 29, 2011;
Total, operator of Block 17, announced that the giant Pazflor field offshore Angola has come on stream ahead of the initial schedule. The Pazflor field lies 150 kilometres off Luanda in water depths ranging from 600 to 1,200 metres and has estimated proved and probable reserves of 590 million barrel
Officials are questioning the feasibility of a proposal by the Russian government to build a 64-mile long tunnel under the Bering Strait tha… (digitaljournal) [mappress] Source: digitaljournal, August 28, 2011;
Plans to develop an ocean-based renewable energy industry in Massachusetts took some positive steps forward last month with the successful… (southcoasttoday) [mappress] Source: southcoasttoday, August 28, 2011;
Recently, China Oilfield Services Ltd. announced that HYSY708, a deepwater engineering survey vessel under construction has completed a 15-day trial voyage and returned successfully. This remarks the construction of HYSY708 has entered into a final stage. HYSY708, being an important member of COSL’s
Federal and state authorities are teaming up to study the water quality for marine life and then opening the doors to its survey vessel for… (fosters) [mappress] Source: fosters, August 26, 2011;
Yukon River in-stream hydrokinetic turbine was thought to be the first of its kind placed into commercial operation – a pretty cool designa… (earthtechling) [mappress] Source: earthtechling, August 26, 2011;
The mother ship of China’s manned deep-diving submarine, Jiaolong, has completed its mission of a 5,000-meter dive in the Pacific Ocean betw… (chinadaily) [mappress] Source: chinadaily, August 26, 2011;
The Norwegian government will consider extending its North Sea gas pipeline infrastructure as far as the Barents Sea if sufficient gas is… (argusmedia) [mappress] Source: argusmedia, August 26, 2011;
Last spring, a volcano erupted 425 kilometers (about 265 miles) off the Oregon coast and far below the surface, at Axial Seamount. No one was aware for months. Now, the National Science Foundation’s Ocean Observatories Initiative will survey the site and stream live video of the volcano. It’s the fi
Recently Hydrex Spain carried out a permanent insert repair on a 225-meter cargo vessel at anchorage in Algeciras… (marinelink) [mappress] Source: Marinelink, August 25, 2011;
Last Friday, Shell divers closed the relief valve from which oil had been seeping. No oil has been released from the flowline, or release valve, since that point. Continuous monitoring is being carried out to ensure that no releases have occurred. A reconnaissance flight on Tuesday evening reported
