/ocean-observation?format=feed Ocean Observation en-US Thu, 13 Feb 2020 23:01:55 -0500 /news/475650-total-extends-processing-contract-with-cgg Paris-based geophysical firm CGG announced that Total has renewed its contract to operate the oil major’s Dedicated Processing Center (DPC) in Pau, southwest France… Fri, 14 Feb 2020 04:01:55 Z /news/475650-total-extends-processing-contract-with-cgg /news/474361-gazprom-neft-completes-okhotsk-survey Russian oil and gas exploration company Gazprom Neft has completed ecological monitoring of grey whale populations at the Ayashsky license block, offshore from Sakhalin Island… Tue, 07 Jan 2020 04:49:04 Z /news/474361-gazprom-neft-completes-okhotsk-survey /news/472778-seabird-wins-new-obn-survey Norwegian seismic company SeaBird Exploration has received a letter of intent for the exclusive provision of source vessel services for an ocean bottom node (OBN) survey… Tue, 12 Nov 2019 04:25:19 Z /news/472778-seabird-wins-new-obn-survey /news/472201-china-isa-to-establish-deep-ocean-center The Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) Mr. Michael W. Lodge signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish the first ever joint… Mon, 28 Oct 2019 04:39:31 Z /news/472201-china-isa-to-establish-deep-ocean-center /news/470822-seabird-bags-obn-project-in-asiapac SeaBird Exploration, a global provider of 2D, source and shallow water 2D/3D seismic services, has received a letter of award to provide a source vessel for an upcoming… Wed, 18 Sep 2019 03:46:11 Z /news/470822-seabird-bags-obn-project-in-asiapac /news/468522-seabed-geosolutions-bags-west-africa-gig Seabed Geosolutions will acquire a 4D ocean bottom node (OBN) monitor survey offshore West Africa for an unnamed major oil company.The joint venture between Fugro… Wed, 17 Jul 2019 05:14:22 Z /news/468522-seabed-geosolutions-bags-west-africa-gig /news/467178-saexploration-completes-ocean-bottom-project The geophysical services provider SAExploration Holdings successfully completed the largest shallow water ocean-bottom marine project in its history.Contracted to… Wed, 12 Jun 2019 05:19:59 Z /news/467178-saexploration-completes-ocean-bottom-project /news/466701-30-of-sea-needs-protection-by-2030 To keep the planet flourishing, 30 percent of Earth needs protection by 2030. Today about eight percent of the ocean and 15 percent of land is protected.'We’re on… Thu, 30 May 2019 05:18:58 Z /news/466701-30-of-sea-needs-protection-by-2030 /news/465064-csc-clarifies-continental-shelf-beyond-bouvet The extent of the continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles outside Bouvet Island has now been clarified with the Continental Shelf Commission (CSC) in New York… Mon, 15 Apr 2019 05:15:09 Z /news/465064-csc-clarifies-continental-shelf-beyond-bouvet /news/463186-shearwater-tgs-team-up-for-brazilian-survey Ôƶ¥¶Ä³¡ÀÏ»¢»ú survey specialist Shearwater GeoServices has been awarded a major exploration survey in Brazil by TGS, the provider of multi-client geoscience data to oil… Fri, 22 Feb 2019 05:44:23 Z /news/463186-shearwater-tgs-team-up-for-brazilian-survey /news/462920-esvagt-wavepiston-test-wave-energy-plants The provider of safety and support vessels at sea Esvagt has provided support to Wavepiston during the installation of its wave energy device at the test site near Hanstholm… Fri, 15 Feb 2019 04:57:02 Z /news/462920-esvagt-wavepiston-test-wave-energy-plants /news/462616-shearwater-geoservices-bags-four-contracts The Norwegian seismic JV between GC Rieber and Rasmussengruppen GeoServices has won four Ocean Bottom Seismic (OBS) contracts by Aker BP and Equinor in Norway.Marine… Thu, 07 Feb 2019 04:15:22 Z /news/462616-shearwater-geoservices-bags-four-contracts /news/462464-new-york-launches-metocean-surveys The New York State Energy and Research Development Authority (NYSERDA) unveiled two contracts with Ocean Tech Services and DNV GL for using floating lidar technology… Mon, 04 Feb 2019 04:53:35 Z /news/462464-new-york-launches-metocean-surveys /news/462461-huawei-marine-upgrades-wacs Huawei Marine Networks, a global submarine network provider, announced completion of the West Africa Cable System (WACS) Upgrade II.A press release from the joint… Mon, 04 Feb 2019 04:50:47 Z /news/462461-huawei-marine-upgrades-wacs /news/461552-surfwec-to-tap-ocean-wave-power New Jersey based marine engineering firm Martin & Ottaway together with industry partners, has formed a new company, SurfWEC LLC, that will develop Wave Energy Converters… Thu, 10 Jan 2019 05:15:03 Z /news/461552-surfwec-to-tap-ocean-wave-power