Statoil finds oil in deepwater Harpoon offshore Newfoundland The semisubmersible West Aquarius drilled the well in 1,100 m (3,609 ft) of water on the EL 1112 concession, around 500 km (310 mi) northeast of St. John’s. The location is 10 km (6 mi) southeast of the company’s Mizzen discovery , estimated to hold 100-200 MMbbl of oil.
June 19, 2013 - Offshore Magazine
Another Cousteau dives in In a tribute to his renowned grandfather, a Cousteau plans to launch the longest mission ever undertaken aboard the Aquarius, the undersea habitat at the Florida Keys reef. Mission 31, a saturation-diving mission planned to begin Oct. 1, would last 31 days. Researchers will seek evidence of climate change in examining corals and sponges, and the team will test new underwater equipment.
June 19, 2013 - Florida Keys Keynoter
Cousteau seeks to break grandfather's record KEY LARGO -- Tides appear to be turning for an underwater laboratory off Key Largo that was almost shuttered last year. Filmmaker and oceanographic explorer Fabien Cousteau announced last week he will undertake a multimillion-dollar venture this fall -- dubbed "Mission 31" -- to spend 31 days at NOAA's Aquarius Reef Base. read more
June 19, 2013 - Key West Citizen
Erykah Badu in Reuters The Age of Aquarius is a whirlwind, baby,Badu says. "I can say, 'No pictures, no video,' but everything is a video camera now. Because of the kind of artist I am, I don't want to lose the boutiqueness or the exclusivity of the music. The...
JP Morgan in Mining MX In order to cement its place as a mid-tier platinum producer Aquarius needs to continue growing production,said Morgan Stanley in a report dated February 2.