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Prysmian establishes Houston base

Jan 23, 2014

Prysmian Group, established a new headquarters in Houston, TX, under the responsibility of Robert Conners who joins the Group. With the strengthening of its operations in Houston and with professionals such as Robert Conners joining the company…

Fundy Tidal partners for Digby project

Jan 23, 2014

Nova Scotia's Fundy Tidal Inc. partnered in November 2013 with Dutch tidal turbine producer Tocardo International BV and Tribute Resources Inc. of London, Ontario The three firms will work to develop a $30-million project with a capacity for 3MW of tidal power at three locations around Digby…

US court strikes down Chukchi Sea EIS

Jan 23, 2014

A US court ruling has put a key document supporting oil major Shell's Chukchi Sea drilling in doubt. Over one partial objection, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (CA9, panel based in San Francisco) ruled that selection by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management…

Port of Gulfport leases dock space

Jan 23, 2014

Gulf Coast Shipyard Group, Inc.—a manufacturer of a variety of ocean-going and inland marine vessels for commercial and military markets as well as the Trinity Yachts brand— announced signed a three-year lease with one-year options with the Port of Gulfport…

Microseismic acquires RII's US assets

Jan 23, 2014

Houston-based MicroSeismic Inc. purchased the US assets of Calgary-based Reservoir Imaging Inc. (RII). The acquisition includes Geospace equipment, wireline units, and equipment for downhole microseismic data acquisition services. The…

PPE releases new elastomer O-rings

Jan 22, 2014

Precision Polymer Engineering (PPE) developed EnDura® E90SR, a new EPDM elastomer material that provides high temperature steam resistance. EnDura E90SR is available as O-rings, T Seals and custom-molded geometries and is used in equipment such as pumps…

Fundy Tidal's turbine off Nova Scotia

Jan 21, 2014

Fundy Tidal Inc.'s turbine project in the Bay of Fundy, off Nova Scotia. www.fundytidal.com

New tidal turbines coming to Bay of Fundy

Jan 21, 2014

Two tidal turbine developers will win the chance to demonstrate their technology in the Minas Passage in the Bay of Fundy, home to the world's highest tides. Nova Scotia's recent tender for a berth at the Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE)…

Statoil drops Bahamas license

Jan 20, 2014

Statoil ended a joint license agreement with Bahamas Petroleum. Bahamas Petroleum says Statoil is dropping its involvement in the agreement following its exploration successes elsewhere and a subsequent review of its global portfolio…

MacArtney expects double turnover

Jan 17, 2014

Denmark-based MacArtney Underwater Technology Group projects record-breaking growth within its North American markets for underwater technology. This marks a key contribution to the overall strategic ambition of the MacArtney Group to double turnover between 2010 and 2015…

Prysmian wins DHT contract

Jan 17, 2014

Petrobras awarded a US$24 million contract to Prysmian Group for downhole technology (DHT) systems. The DHT systems for offshore oil and gas extraction application will be delivered in July 2014, and will be manufactured in the Prymian Group’s facilities in Bridgewater…

EMAS AMC mulls listing

Jan 17, 2014

Singapore-based Ezra Holdings has said it is considering listing its subsea services division EMAS AMC in the US and has appointed J.P. Morgan Ltd. as an advisor. Ezra said it was looking at strategic options, to increase its international profile and position of EMAS AMC…

Cobalt appoints new VP

Jan 16, 2014

Cobalt International Energy  Inc. appointed Gregory S. Sills as executive vice president and chief development officer with accountability for the planning and execution of Cobalt's worldwide projects. This appointment is effective January 27…

Mad Dog Phase 2 under development

Jan 16, 2014

Following BP’s September announcement that it was canceling its massive Mad Dog contract, the supermajor is now working with partners Chevron Corp. and BHP Billiton Petroleum to develop Phase 2. BP is reportedly entering topsides pre…

Baker Hughes initiates first STEM event for high school students

Jan 16, 2014

Baker Hughes kicked off its first STEM event for high-school students in the Houston area this past summer, inviting 22 students to visit its drill bit manufacturing facility in The Woodlands, Texas. The success of the program, and positive feedback throughout the industry…

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