Offshore Ship Designers has been chosen to design a series of six new fuel-efficient seismic support/chase vessels ordered by French offshore major Bourbon to be built at Dubai’s Grandweld Shipyards. The 53 m vessels will have a fuel efficient hybrid propulsion system delivering a flexible economic
Bahamas Petroleum, the oil and gas exploration company with offshore license permits in The Commonwealth of The Bahamas, announces the appointment of Steve Weyel as Non-Executive Director of the Company effective immediately. Dr. Paul Crevello, CEO of Bahamas Petroleum, commented: “Mr. Weyel has ope
Clean energy entrepreneurs are exploring how to turn tidal power into zero-emissions electricity with very little environmental impact… (pri) [mappress] Source: pri, July 20, 2011;
TGS will commence acquisition of multi-client 3D seismic data in offshore Sierra Leone later this month. This survey marks over ten years of investment for TGS in the West African region and will add 2,535 km2 to the existing TGS data library. The new 3D seismic will provide important data for conti
The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center is hiring the New England Aquarium and the College of Staten Island to collect migratory and habitat… (patriotledger) [mappress] Source: patriotledger, July 20, 2011;
Off the east coast of Central America, the Honduran navy recently captured a submarine with some four tons of cocaine and five crew members… (DIE WELT/Worldcrunch) [mappress] Source: worldcrunch, July 20, 2011;
ESB’s WestWave Project has been selected by the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (DCENR) as one of the projects to go forward for evaluation by the European Investment Bank (EIB) under the EU New Entrant Reserve (NER300) funding mechanism. The WestWave Project aims to devel
BP Norge AS has secured consent to use the gas export pipeline on the Skarv field. Skarv is located about 35 kilometres southwest of the Norne field in the northern part of the Norwegian Sea. The development is a unitisation of the 6507/5-1 Skarv and 6507/3-3 Idun deposits. Skarv is developed with a
Dolphin Geophysical announces the appointment of Ronnie Grimberg as Marketing & Sales Manager NSA. Ronnie will be based in Houston and reports to Phil Suter, VP Marketing & Sales. Ronnie joins us from CGGVeritas where he has spent the last 13 years in the Marine Acquisition Division, firstly as an O
By 2025, the best marine power sites in the United Kingdom could produce energy at a price competitive with nuclear and onshore wind power… (earthtechling) [mappress] Source: earthtechling, July 19, 2011;
Unanet Technologies, the leading provider of cloud-based and on-premise software that helps project-based businesses improve visibility into project work and resource management, has been selected by Hydroid, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime, and the leading manufacturer of adva
Due to the realisation of offshore windfarms at St. Brieuc and St. Nazaire, GEOfrance will attempt geophysical studies to determine the trajectory of the future export cables. About GEOfrance “GEO.XYZ International Surveys” is an independent company specialised in hydrographic and topographic survey
NOAA Corps officer Michael S. Devany (second from the left) was promoted to the rank of rear admiral (lower half) during a July 15 ceremony in Silver Spring, Md. Devany was also named director of NOAA’s Marine and Aviation Operations Centers, assuming command of the day-to-day operations of the 18 r
A Maine tidal power company is partnering with a Canadian project developer to break into a much larger market by installing underwater turb… (Associated Press) [mappress] Source: timesunion, July 19, 2011;
