By William Hill Upheaval, change and advances are nothing new for the global energy sector. They have shaped the business for at least the past decade. But what the market is facing in 2020 is something else: The coronavirus pandemic, falling oil prices and collapsing demand could prove to be an existential threat for some operators. Although many of the
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Two new genera and four new species of giant, single-celled xenophyophores (protozoans belonging to a group called the foraminifera) were discovered in the deep Pacific Ocean during a joint project between scientists at the National Oceanography Centre, U.K. (NOC), the University of Hawaii and the University of Geneva. “Moana” (meaning “the sea”) has inspired the name ‘”Moanammina” for one of the new
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The four-episode series about the installation of the WindFloat Atlantic project is available online. The series features the three partner companies: · In charge of the project management, procurement and engineering of the installation at sea, Bourbon Subsea Services also provides all the marine assets and necessary personnel for the offshore operations for the three turbines. · Vryhof is responsible for delivering
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Arctic Rays LLC, an underwater technology specialist for more than 20 years, has announced Hamburg-based Ing.-Buero G. Pinnow as the company’s European sales representative.
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The Marine Technology Society (MTS) named Will Forman an Honorary Member of MTS for his exemplary achievements to advance marine technology in the areas of material science, deep sea submersible engineering, and mission critical operations.
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The Swedish Club has launched its “COVID-19 Handbook,” offering clear, simple and practical advice to help both those at sea and those on shore to face the day-to-day challenges posed by the pandemic. These challenges have caused the whole shipping industry to pull together and provide a quantity of high-quality and informed advice to those formulating policies in these new and difficult
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