Van Oord has been awarded the contract for the infield cabling and burial of the DanTysk offshore wind farm project 70 km off Sylt, Germany. The laying work will begin in the spring of 2013 and be completed around six months later. The DanTysk wind farm is a joint venture between Vattenfall Europe W
Deep sea mining in the Pacific is on the increase, with the number of firms seeking licenses growing very rapidly… (prlog) [mappress] Source: prlog, July 5, 2011;
The melting of polar ice sheets will be accelerated by subsea warming based on 19 state-of-the-art climate models used by University of Ar… [mappress] Source: examiner, July 5, 2011;
Russia’s manned bathyscaphe “Consul” has been tested Monday, which was called by officials as a success…. (people) [mappress] Source: people, July 5, 2011;
ProSep Inc. dedicated to providing process solutions to the oil and gas industry, announced it was awarded $1.8 million in new contracts to supply a produced water treatment system for installation on a deepwater Gulf of Mexico facility and crude dehydration equipment for two oil sands facilities lo
Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy advises that analysis of the commercial scale CETO 3 unit data from its initial test run has been completed. Carnegie has appointed independent engineering firm, Frazer-Nash, to verify the results. Carnegie conducted a competitive tender process for the ver
Aibel has been awarded a letter of intent from Statoil in connection with the new test facility for subsea compressors at Kårstø. The estimated value of the contract is NOK 200 million. The new test facility will be part of the Kårstø metering and technology laboratory, K-lab. “Aibel knows Kårstø we
DOF Subsea UK secures contract with Tullow Oil to provide Jumper/Spool Installation services from Skandi Constructor in Ghana. Aberdeen-based specialist subsea service company DOF Subsea UK, a subsidiary of DOF ASA, has secured a contract with Tullow Oil to provide Jumper/Spool Installation services
Cable-laying vessel the Seven Oceans sailed down the Tyne yesterday for repair work at a Hebburn yard… [mappress] Source: Gazzete , July 05, 2011;
Kongsberg Maritime AS, a fully owned subsidiary of Kongsberg Gruppen ASA has reached agreement in principle with major shareholders in Evotec AS regarding acquisition of the company. Evotec AS develops and delivers marine technology handling systems to market segments like seismic, offshore supply a
Marine solutions leader Offshore Marine Management announces the launch of a new survey and subsea business this week, to cater for a growing demand from clients worldwide for the full range of subsea cable services to be available from the one supplier. The new business will focus on the three stra
Argos Resources Limited, the Falkland Islands based exploration company focused on the North Falkland Basin, reports encouraging progress on the processing and interpretation of its recently acquired 3D seismic data over its 100% owned licence PL001. In April 2011, the Company announced the completi
The end-to-end intelligence and dynamic control of the electricity across the grid has become the defining function of the smart grid… (forbes) [mappress] Source: forbes, July 04, 2011;
The Russian Navy has successfully tested a deepwater manned mini-sub at a location in the North Atlantic. The dive was to nearly 63 hundred… (ruvr) [mappress] Source: ruvr, July 04, 2011;
