Subsea7 Secures Work with Talos Energy in Gulf of Mexico
Offshore services firm Subsea7 has secured a ‘sizeable’ contract with U.S. oil and gas company Talos Energy for its Sunspear development in the Gulf of Mexico.The project involves the subsea tie back of one production well at Sunspear to the Prince platform, 12 kilometers to the north.Subsea7 will install the flowline and related subsea equipment at 500 meter water depths.Though not specifically stated by Subsea7, the contract is valued between $50 million and $150 million.Subsea7’s Houston office will oversee project management and installation engineering, with offshore work
UH Researchers Developing Electrochemical Oceanic Carbon Capture Technology
using affordable and environmentally friendly electrode materials. The system promises to be more cost effective and also significantly reduces the environmental impact of traditional carbon removal efforts.“While membrane-based systems showed promise, they come with challenges,” said Prince Aleta, a doctoral student in Rahimi’s lab. “We’re using electricity instead of thermal-based methods, and our current trajectory emphasizes systems without membranes for heightened efficiency.”One of the key advantages of this innovation is its versatility and scalability
Canadian Safety Regulators Open Probe into Fatal Loss of Titan Submersible
first voyage in April 1912, killing more than 1,500 people aboard. In a statement on Friday, Canada's Transportation Safety Board (TSB) said it was launching a "safety investigation regarding the circumstances" of Titan's operation because its surface support vessel, the Polar Prince, was a Canadian-flagged ship.A TSB team was dispatched to St. John's, Newfoundland, about 400 miles north of the accident site, to gather information and conduct interviews, the agency said.Guillermo Söhnlein, who co-founded OceanGate with Rush in 2009, said Rush was "keenly aware"
USCG Launches Titan Submersible Investigation
The U.S. Coast Guard convened a Marine Board of Investigation (MBI) -- the highest level of investigation in the Coast Guard -- into the loss of the Titan submersible and the five people on board. The crew of the Polar Prince research vessel lost contact with the Titan submersible 1 hour and 45 minutes into its dive on Sunday, June 18, 2023. After an extensive search and rescue effort, wreckage of the Titan submersible was located on the ocean floor approximately 500 meters off the bow of the Titanic. During the course of the MBI, the Board will work to determine:The cause of the casualty
Titanic Sub Search: Debris Field Found, Oxygen Feared to Have Run Out
OceanGate, were also on board. Rush is married to a descendant of two of the Titanic victims."We're waiting anxiously, we hardly sleep," said Mathieu Johann, Nargeolet's editor at his publisher Harper Collins.Sean Leet, who heads a company that jointly owns the support ship, the Polar Prince, has said all protocols were followed before the submersible lost contact."There's still life support available on the submersible, and we'll continue to hold out hope until the very end," said Leet, chief executive of Miawpukek Horizon Maritime Services.Questions about Titan'
Titanic Exploration Submersible Missing, Rescue Efforts Underway
it was "mobilizing all options" to rescue those on the underwater vessel, which typically has five people on board.British billionaire Hamish Harding is among the passengers, according to a social media post from a relative.The Coast Guard said on Twitter that a boat on the surface, the Polar Prince, lost contact with the submersible about an hour and 45 minutes after it began diving toward the wreckage site on Sunday morning.U.S. and Canadian authorities have launched a search-and-rescue operation, including aerial and surface searches, according to statements from the Coast Guard and Canada'
Malaysia Detains Chinese Ship Linked to Suspected Illegal Salvage of British WW2 Wrecks
believed to be from World War Two have been found on a China-registered bulk carrier ship detained at the weekend for anchoring in its waters without permission.The discovery comes amid reports this month that scavengers have targeted two British World War Two wrecks off the coast of Malaysia - the HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse - which were sunk by Japanese torpedoes in 1941, just three days after the devastating attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. Following reports of the illegal salvage activity, Britain's National Museum of the Royal Navy last week said it was "distressed and concerned
Happy to be Blue
through her office window and the waters of Halifax Harbor glimmered through the tree line, blue seemed to be even more inspiring. OFI, based on Dalhousie’s campus, is an interdisciplinary research partnership between the university, Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) and the University of Prince Edward Island. As the climate warms and scientists race to better understand the role of oceans, Waite’s position is an impactful one, thanks to critical knowledge and a lifetime of exploration.A native Nova Scotian, she grew up curious and ambitious, first wanting to pursue music, then English
Innovative Seismic Monitoring Tech Developed for Danish North Sea CO2 Storage Project
information about where the stored CO2 is located in the reservoir. The operation was a full success, collecting high-quality data safely and efficiently. This enables Project Greensand to set new standards for CCS monitoring,” says Habib Al Khatib, CEO of SpotLight. On March 8, Crown Prince Frederik gave the signal to store the first CO2 in Denmark at First Carbon Storage event in Esbjerg. In just one month, the consortium partners have carried out a baseline measurement as well as two seismic monitoring of the reservoir 1,800 meters below theseabed and can now conclude that the monitoring
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