The world’s last underwater research laboratory could be shut down for good, lacking a few million dollars in federal funding. The Aquarius Reef Base — part of the National Undersea Research Program, a deep-water study program run by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency (NOAA) for the past 20 years — has provided a unique… Continue Reading »
Looks like science may have created a new way to help keep people alive without air, and the application for Commercial Diving is obvious. Imaging having an emergency syringe that you can inject yourself with if you run out of air to keep your body functioning for a few extra (and potentially life saving) minutes…. Continue Reading »
Aquabotix, a marine technology company bringing the accessibility of consumer electronics products to the complex world of underwater video, today announced the availability of the Aquabotix HydroView, an affordable and easy-to-use remote-operated underwater vehicle that instantly beams a high definition video back to the surface. Controlled wirelessly with an iOS tablet, smartphone or any laptop,… Continue Reading »
Norwegian survey and positioning specialists, iSURVEY Group AS, has chosen to invest in a SPRINT (Subsea Precision Reference Inertial Navigation Technology) system from Sonardyne International to support its ROV surveys and deep water marine construction activities. The purchase follows trials of the system in the North Sea during which SPRINT was subjected to a detailed… Continue Reading »
Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) is a concept that has received serious attention from major companies involved in gas production since the 1990s. The idea behind the concept is simple: the ability to convert natural gas into LNG in an offshore environment will allow remote, and previously un-commercial, gas fields to be exploited. After many… Continue Reading »
SYDNEY – Australia’s government on Sunday said it has awarded 12 new petroleum exploration permits for off the coast of Western Australia and Victoria state. Among the eight companies to win the permits–the tender process received 46 bids–are BHP Billiton, Bass Strait Oil Company, WHL Energy and Woodside Petroleum. “Liquefied natural gas exports are forecast… Continue Reading »
As the United States finds itself with abundant natural gas supply and growing domestic oil production, the phrase ‘energy independence’ has become the new buzzword of politicians and oil and gas industry officials. According to a recent Raymond James report, the United States could achieve energy independence by the end of the decade, Dow Jones… Continue Reading »
At a workshop to show the eThekwini municipality’s plan to partner US HAE (Hydro Alternative Energy) in building a R 155 million sea-power project off the KwaZulu-Natal coast, scientists said that the research and technological knowledge were available in their country, reported the Iol. Professor Wikus van Niekerk, director of the Centre for Renewable and… Continue Reading »
Nautronix have been awarded a three year contract by the Norwegian SURF contractor, Ocean Installer AS, for the supply of survey services to support their offshore construction activities. The contract includes the provision of onshore and offshore survey services in support of tendering and project activities. Nautronix will initially mobilise survey personnel and equipment onto… Continue Reading »
