Bangladesh will face internet disruption in the wee hours of August 9 when the lone submarine cable goes under repair, a government official… (bdnews24) [mappress] Source: bdnews24, August 5, 2011;
Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy Limited has completed its detailed site evaluation and conceptual design study of a proposed 5MW CETO commercial demonstration project in Irish waters. The conceptual design and site project study was 50% funded by the Irish Government’s Sustainable Energy
The Irish-led Venture scientific expedition aboard the national research vessel RV Celtic Explorer has discovered a previously uncharted… (sciencedaily) [mappress] Source: sciencedaily, August 5, 2011;
Pneumatic equipment manufacturer Haskel International has successfully completed performance verification testing as described by the Ameri… (miningweekly) [mappress] Source: miningweekly, August 5, 2011;
Belmont-based subsea engineering and remote technology firm Velocious has won a contract for specialist subsea work on Chevron’s $43 billion… (wabusinessnews) [mappress] Source: wabusinessnews, August 5, 2011;
JSC Shipyard Zaliv completed works over next shipbuilding order for Norwegian holding Ulstein Hull AS. The seismic research vessel project SX 134 became the sixth built by Zaliv by order of this company. Kerch shipbuilders commenced works over this vessel in February current year, and the vessel lay
Professor Jim Nickels, a marine scientist with the Urban Coast Institute at Monmouth, guided 10 students in operating a mini submarine as part of his course on field research methods in marine science. A ROV (remote operated vehicle) is a tethered, underwater vehicle that scientists use today to go
Nautronix have been awarded significant orders to supply NASDrill RS925 deepwater acoustic positioning systems for Noble Corporation’s three new ultra-deepwater drillships due for delivery second and fourth quarters of 2013, and second quarter of 2014 respectively. These new rigs will be constructed
SeaBird Exploration PLC provides a contract update regarding its business activities as set out below; Immediately following completion of the Rosebank second stage survey for Chevron North Sea Limited and Partners expected mid August, a contract has been signed for the Hugin Explorer and Munin Expl
Oceaneering International, Inc. has tested and delivered a Subsea Accumulator Module, dubbed the “Six Shooter”. The Six Shooter is six accumulators, each with 100 gallons per minute volume and rated for 7,500 psi stored pressure. The module is capable of supplying greater than 100 gallons per minute
The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded the Snohomish County Public Utility District a $10 million grant to install and test two tidal ene… (earthtechling) [mappress] Source: earthtechling, August 04, 2011;
CARIS announces the appointment of Josh Mode as their new Academic Liaison. His responsibility will be to further develop CARIS’ Academic Partnering Program, which currently provides geospatial software to more than 75 academic institutions around the world. CARIS’ Academic Partnering Program was es
On Monday, a University of Washington vessel called the Thompson settled 60 miles off the coast of Half Moon Bay to bring up a series of ina… (hmbreview) [mappress] Source: hmbreview, August 4, 2011;
Hallin Marine subsea operations vessel Carlisle has arrived in Australia to undertake a significant contract on the North West Shelf. Supporting air diving services on a major field development, the initial work is scheduled for 110 days with a further series of options to extend beyond that. SOV Ca
