Teams from 30 universities and educational institutions around the world gathered, July 12-17, at the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Syste… (dvids) [mappress] Source: dvids, July 19, 2011;
After more than 21 years of working at international oilfield services company Expro, Chairman Graeme Coutts has announced his plans to retire this month. Graeme joined Expro in 1990. During his distinguished career he has held several prominent senior executive roles including; President Western He
A ship carrying China’s deep-diving submersible Jiaolong reached the northeastern Pacific Ocean where the submersible will make a 5,000-mete… (shanghai daily) [mappress] Source: shanghai daily, July 18, 2011;
At a glance, Dave Foster appeared to be playing a video game while sporting red 3-D glasses and a hand-held control to navigate the floor… (capecodtimes) [mappress] Source: capecodtimes, July 18, 2011;
Pacific Fibre and TE SubCom, a TE Connectivity Ltd. company and an industry pioneer in undersea communications technology, today announced the signing of a supply contract for the Pacific Fibre undersea cable system. The exceptionally long system will stretch 12,750km and boast a significantly highe
nkt cables has signed a contract with DONG Energy and ScottishPower Renewables (part of Iberdrola Renovables) for supply of on- and offshore high voltage cables, including delivery and installation of accessories for the West of Duddon Sands offshore wind farm. The West of Duddon Sands project will
Dominion Diving announces the successful completion of Multi Beam and ROV Surveys for EnCana’s Deep Panuke PFC Placement Project. The Dominion Victory, a 90 foot support vessel, was subcontracted by Fugro Jacques, to supply ROV and vessel charter services for SBM’s preliminary analysis of the Deep P
The latest version of Coda Survey Engine Seismic+ comes with a host of new key features and there are more to come this summer! The first new major feature of Seismic+ is the ability to import any data objects such as core logs, geotechnical data, line plans, specifications, videos etc. You can then
Bluefin Robotics, a leader in the design and manufacturing of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) and the Laboratory for Autonomous Marine Sensing Systems (LAMSS) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) recently installed and demonstrated MOOS-IvP on a two-man portable Bluefin-9 AUV. Th
‘The Panther XT Plus has a full work class capability that is economic and affordable, yet packs a punch equivalent to a small hydraulic work ROV.’ Billed as the most powerful ROV of its class, the Panther XT Plus has over 50% more thrust than its nearest competitor and a power to weight ratio [&hel
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway audited Statoil Petroleum and the diving contractor Technip Norge on 2 December 2010 in connection with follow-up of divers as a group exposed to risk. This audit is a part of a major pan-industry audit activity directed at multiple players. Background On the ba
Danish Energy Agency granted Nord Stream permission to operate the first of its twin pipelines that will transport natural gas from Russia to Europe. The application for Line 1 was sent in March – exactly two years after Nord Stream applied for permission to construction of the Nord Stream project.
DeepOcean Group Holding AS, an integrated provider of subsea, trenching and marine support vessels and services, today announced the formation of its Board of Directors. The Board is currently comprised of five directors, including three industry veterans, as well as two representatives of the Compa
Hyperdynamics Corporation announced today it has issued an Invitation to Tender for a 3-D seismic survey covering approximately 4,000 square kilometers on its exploration block offshore Republic of Guinea. Acquisition of the new 3-D survey was approved by the Guinea project’s Petroleum Operations Ma
