Hydroid, Inc., a subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime, the leading manufacturer of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs), announced that the company’s first ever Open Enrollment Training will be held during the week of September 12, 2011, in Pocasset, Massachusetts, USA. During the September Open Enroll
EMAS AMC in Houston has recently completed the installation of 38km umbilical for Shell in the Gulf of Mexico. This project was the first to use a new 150mT Flexible Deployment System (FDS) onboard the BOA Sub C. The new FDS is capable of laying flexibles and umbilicals in water depths up to 3000m.
SeaBird Exploration PLC , the market leader in deepwater node seismic and high end 2D acquisition, announces the signing of a Frame Agreement with Spectrum ASA for the acquisition of 2D seismic data to a minimum value of USD 23 million over a period of 36 months, and a Re-Let Agreement for the “MV G
Innovative integration engineering company Sustainable Marine Technologies (SMT) reveals plans for PLAT-O, a major new project designed to help enable tidal and ocean current marine energy to become a commercial reality. The PLAT-O project will create a new common platform to carry a wide range of h
Tritech expands its industry-standard sonar range with a key renewables device, launching its Gemini SeaTec Mammal Detection System at the All-Energy show in Aberdeen, UK. Gemini SeaTec is a mammal detection system which provides a valuable tool in the detection of marine life around subsea turbines
Renowned oceanographer and former Scripps Institute of Oceanography professor Walter Munk was recognized by San Diego County Supervisor Pam… (lajolla) [mappress] Source: lajolla ,May 18, 2011;
Aubin, a leading independent supplier of specialist chemicals to the energy industry, has launched a game-changing new product that could save millions of pounds when installing offshore renewables infrastructure. The Gel Lift System (GLS), which can be seen in action at stand AB31 in the Aberdeen C
A new tool will make searching murky, muddy Michigan waters much easier for the Ottawa County sheriff’s dive team… (hollandsentinel) [mappress] Source: hollandsentinel,May 18, 2011;
David Sandwell, a professor of geophysics at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, whose activities range from advising NASA on marine geophysical initiatives to teaching incoming freshmen the science behind surfing, was named to the National Academy of Sciences. The academy announced t
Pipeline engineering specialist, STATS Group, has completed a six-figure valued pipework maintenance contract on behalf of Dolphin Energy in Qatar. STATS carried out the planned maintenance on a 36” gas pipeline onboard the DOL-2 platform in the North Field, the world’s largest single gas field, loc
Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. (FET) announced the acquisition of Specialist ROV Tooling Services, Ltd of Insch, Scotland, U.K. Specialist is a leading provider of intervention tooling and custom engineered product solutions for the subsea intervention market. The acquisition of Specialist and its
Soviet warship sunken during WW2 was found on the seabed off Romania. This is Black Sea Fleet (BSF) destroyer Moskva which scuppering is… (rusnavy) [mappress] Source: rusnavy ,May 18, 2011;
Subsea UK is to offer a series of scholarships to increase the number of highly qualified subsea engineers in the industry. The industry body is investing in a scholarship programme which will enable successful candidates to study towards a post-graduate MSc in subsea engineering. Three full time an
Nautilus Minerals has completed its 2010/11 seafloor drilling program, with the vessel, REM Etive, having demobilized in Singapore on May 16, 2011. During the drilling program in the Bismarck Sea of Papua New Guinea, Nautilus completed a 99 hole diamond drilling project, for a total of 1475 metres.
