Posted April 2nd, 2013 by michael

A leading US firm which specialises in protecting sensitive systems such as DP is looking to break into the shipping market. Lightning Eliminators & Consultants (LEC) offers technology that can protect oil and gas assets from the threat of lightning strikes.
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Posted February 25th, 2013 by michael

With the crane on “M/V Jascon 25” in position in Tubbataha Reef, the US Navy (USN) and salvage teams have begun transferring mine countermeasure equipment from the “USS Guardian (MCM 5),” a statement from the US Seventh Fleet said on Sunday.
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Posted January 9th, 2013 by michael

Officials from the US Coast Guard and Shell have crafted plans to tow the grounded Kulluk rig from a rocky seafloor off Alaska and move it about 30 miles to Kiluida Bay for further inspection.
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Posted January 8th, 2013 by michael

Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSA) and the U.S. Coast Guard will attach a main tow line to Shell’s grounded oil rig in preparation of removing it from where it crashed last week on an island off the southern Alaska shore, the company has said.
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Posted January 7th, 2013 by michael

Transocean, which owned the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, has agreed to a settlement with the US government.
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Posted November 2nd, 2012 by michael

The Research Vessel (RV) Pegaso just made her debut in Monaco and gave the world a glimpse into her Global Mission for Marine Conservation. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted October 29th, 2012 by michael

New Zealand environmentalists have slated the Government for considering allowing deepwater oil and gas exploration drilling in New Zealand’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) without the need for consents. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted September 6th, 2012 by michael

Statoil is stepping up its Arctic activities and will drill nine wells during a non-stop 2013 Norwegian Barents exploration campaign. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted September 1st, 2012 by michael

The “Noble Discoverer” is imminently due to arrive in the Chukchi Sea, moving Shell one step closer to drilling for oil in Arctic waters this summer.
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Posted August 31st, 2012 by michael

Chennai recently hosted a visit by “Samudra Paheredar”, the 90-metre-long indigenously-built Indian Coast Guard’s pollution control vessel, which will enhance marine pollution response capabilities of the Indian Coast Guard in Eastern fleet. Read the rest of this entry »