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Correction The cover photo of the September 2011 edition of Marine Technology Reporter wasimproperly credited. The Photo Credit should have read ?Photo: Andrew Larkin, NOAA.? MTR DigitalOn page or on-screen at www.SeaDiscovery.com ,Marine Technology Reporter is designed to keep you informed of breaking industry news 24/7. Here are some bits you might have missed:11/28/2011Bibby Invests In North Sea MarketAberdeen-based subsea installation contractor Bibby Offshore has announced a multi-million pound invest- ment in marine assets for its core North Sea market. From January 2012, the DP3 Diving Support Vessel, Toisa Polaris, will come under the control of Bibby Offshore. The vessel will be taken on a 2-year time charter with options to extend. This also includes a pre-agreed purchase option as part of the deal with Toisa Ltd. 11/23/2011Norway Launches Offshore Oil Drive Norway's energy ministry on Tuesday began a formal process to open the central Barents Sea for oil and gas exploration in the wake of this year's treaty with Russia dividing the sea into two economic zones. "If we succeed with our effort, it will lay the founda- tion for a new era in the high north," Minister of Petroleum and Energy Ola Borten Moe said as he unveiled a proposal to assess how oil and gas activi- ty would affect an offshore area the size of Denmark. 11/28/2011Planet Ocean Aids Crossing Surrey based Planet Ocean is supplying a TRIAXYS directional wave buoy to provide vital data for the new replacement Forth River Crossing. The 1m diameter buoy, manufactured in British Columbia by AXYS Technologies Inc, will provide wave height and direction information during all phas- es of the construction and maintenance of this signif-icant infrastructure project. MTR#9 (1-17):MTR Layouts 11/30/2011 1:30 PM Page 7