Deep Down, Inc., an oilfield services company specializing in complex deepwater and ultra-deepwater oil production distribution system support services, announced the formation of Deep Down Brasil, Ltda., confirming the company’s interest in supporting the dynamic offshore oil and gas industry in Brazil. Deep Down Brasil will offer the full range of innovative subsea products and [...]
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Glowing and fluorescent deep-sea creatures could reveal how the mind works. Bright bioluminescent and fluorescent proteins found in marine life, when attached to human cells, become light-emitting markers that could help map the brain. President Obama’s newly announced ‘Brain Activity Map’ project, gives impetus to the quest for understanding the human mind. Alzheimer’s and other [...]
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The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) announced that the Deep Environmental Sample Processor (D-ESP) is being tested in MBARI’s test tank this week. The test are being executed in preparation for a six-month deployment on the Monterey Advanced Research System (MARS) cabled observatory. With funding from NASA’s ASTEP program (Astrobiology Science and Technology for [...]
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Clariant, a world leader in Specialty Chemicals, has announced that it signed an agreement with Ecolab Inc. to acquire certain of its deep water Gulf of Mexico assets. The divestment of the assets by Ecolab was a prerequisite by the U.S. Department of Justice for the approval of the acquisition of Champion Technologies. Financial details [...]
Bluefin Robotics, a leading provider of Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs), announced that the company has successfully completed deep-water testing of a specialized UUV for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). The system was developed under a Phase II subcontract from Applied Physical Sciences Corp. (APS) for the Deep Sea Operations (DSOP) Program. DSOP is [...]
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IHC Winches, part of IHC Merwede, has officially presented its 50-tonne fibre rope traction winch, known as IDsis, to the Dutch and Belgian offshore markets. The presentation on 20 March was attended by a large group of lifting specialists, who responded enthusiastically to the prototype and the results of its initial tests. The name IDsis [...]
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Since the plate tectonics revolution of the 1960s, scientists have known that new seafloor is created throughout the major ocean basins at linear chains of volcanoes known as mid-ocean ridges. But where exactly does the erupted magma come from? Researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego now have a better idea after [...]
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The Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority, Mr Nii A. Odunton says the level of interest in deep seabed mining has increased rapidly and significantly after decades of being ‘on hold’. Speaking at a media event in London on Thursday, 14 March for the launch of UK Seabed Resources Ltd., the latest exploration contractor with [...]
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65% of the world’s offshore pipelines are designed and installed to DNV’s pipeline standard. Now DNV sees the need to capture more knowledge on how pipelines can safely withstand the pressures of 3000 meters depth, without prohibitive cost. Through a Joint Industry Project (JIP), DNV aims to research and explore together with relevant companies from [...]
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The Pacific Islands need to protect their deep sea minerals, Tonga’s Deputy Prime Minister Hon. Samiu Vaipulu told a Pacific-ACP States Regional Workshop on Deep Sea Minerals Law and Contract Negotiations that opened at the Fa’onelua Convention Centre, in Nuku’alofa on March 11. Representatives of 15 Pacific States were attending the week-long workshop. Mike Petterson [...]
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