The Vega field in the North Sea was officially opened during a ceremony in Bergen yesterday, 17 March. The subsea field adds important natural gas and condensate to Statoil´s production on the Norwegian continental shelf. Regardless of a challenging development, the partners on the Vega field have c
Veripos are back on the road and taking their stand to Ocean Business 2011 from 5th – 7th April in Southampton, UK. This will be Veripos’ third time exhibiting at this bi-annual show which attracts 300+ exhibiting companies within the Ocean Technology and Survey Industry. The event will held in the
In the world of clean energy, kites have have become a big deal. Recent advances in technology have lifted ideas like high-altitude wind tur… (earthtechling) [mappress] Source: earthtechling ,March 18, 2011;
Cabot Corp. confirmed the safety of all its employees in Japan and said that its facilities have sustained only minimal physical damage. “We have a strong presence in Japan,” said Patrick Prevost, Cabot’s president and chief executive officer. “We are deeply concerned for the people of the region an
Aker Solutions’ wholly-owned subsidiary STEP Offshore has delivered a drilling fluid and well control system to Rolls-Royce Marine, which will be used on the Yme field in the North Sea. The Aker Solutions unit made a fast and efficient delivery of an ultra compact skid mounted system for drilling fl
Transocean Ltd. announced that Steven L. Newman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the company, will address attendees at the Howard Weil Energy Conference in New Orleans, LA. Mr. Newman is scheduled to present on Monday, March 28, 2011 at 9:15 a.m., CT. A copy of the presentation materials w
China’s Minmetals has joined the hunt for deep sea minerals including copper and gold, a newspaper said on Thursday… (miningweekly) [mappress] Source: miningweekly ,March 17, 2011;
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and the Consortium for Ocean Leadership (OL) announced Teledyne Webb Research, of East Falmouth, Mass., will provide coastal gliders supporting the Pioneer and Endurance Arrays of the Coastal and Global Scale Nodes (CGSN) for the Ocean Observatories In
Nemo Engineering, the subsea unit in Apply, has been awarded a contract with Statoil Petroleum AS for the delivery of two 12’’ Hot Tap Gooseneck Spools on the Åsgard Subsea Compression Project, with the purpose to ensure an extended lifetime and increased exploitation for the Åsgard field in the Nor
Aker Solutions has entered into a contract with Intergraph using Intergraph’s Smart 3D technology. A multiyear contract, which includes SmartMarine® 3D, was signed in Oslo, Norway, this month with the first project deployment expected during the second half of 2011. “Intergraph’s Smart 3D Technology
Scientists have long been aware of a link between naval sonar exercises and unusual mass strandings of beaked whales. Evidence of such a link triggered a series of lawsuits in which environmental groups sued the U.S.Navy to limit sonar exercises to reduce risk to whales. In 2008, this conflict rose
DOF Subsea AS announces the start of new Executive Vice President Business Acquisition Mr.John Baxter. He will be leading the Business Acquisition process for DOF Subsea AS to secure profitable new contracts for DOF’s regions. John Baxter moves from Acergy where he spent the last year successfully a
The powerful Japan earthquake last week damaged some communication cables that link many countries in the Asia-Pacific region and to the… (ibtimes) [mappress] Source: ibtimes ,March 17, 2011;
Siemens is conducting an international fundraising campaign to help the victims of the earthquake and its aftermath in Japan. Through March 31, 2011, Siemens will match every euro that employees around the world donate to a special bank account opened for that purpose. The company itself will set as
