The 2022 Powering the Blue Economy: Ocean Observing Prize competitors will test their wave energy-harvesting ocean observing prototypes in the SPLASH Contest next autumn on the Olympic Peninsula, offshore Washington.
A floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel ordered by China National Offshore Oil Company Energy and Technology Services Company (Cenertech) to serve the Lu Feng 12-3 oilfield will be built to ABS Class.
Lithuania’s Ministry of Energy has invited input on the technical specifications currently being prepared for the procurement of seabed and metocean survey services that will support the country’s offshore wind development plans. The Ministry has called on representatives of all interested parties t
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Swedish oil firm Lundin Energy a drilling permit for a well in the North Sea.
Eco Wave Power has entered into collaboration agreement with the Israeli Ministry of Defense to examine the feasibility of installing its wave energy technology in the Israeli Navy’s bases.
Ocean Power Technologies (OPT), supported by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) grant, is set to perform a preliminary conceptual design study to further develop its novel wave energy converter aimed at powering autonomous ocean monitoring systems.
Challenger Energy, the company formerly known as Bahamas Petroleum, is trying to extend its license periods for offshore blocks in the Bahamas, regardless of the first well there being a disappointment.
A supply shortfall in Australia’s east coast gas market is increasingly likely, especially in the southern states, the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) latest gas report reveals.
The Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center has provided $6 million to the University of Hawaii at Mānoa (UH) to provide critical research and logistical support to the Navy’s Wave Energy Test Site (WETS), located offshore Marine Corps Base Hawaii.
The Gambia’s A1 offshore block is once again free for licensing only days after BP agreed to a $29.3 million settlement for failing to meet its drilling obligations in the block.
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) researchers have started testing thermoplastic composite blades, said to have the potential to revolutionise the marine energy industry, on a large-scale tidal power turbine.
Wood chip carrier Crimson Polaris, which broke into two pieces after running aground off Japan earlier this week, had about 1,700 tons of oil on board.
The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has brought together leading companies in the FPSO sector to address the safety challenges produced by an ageing fleet.
Two US congressmen have introduced the “Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021″, the first major update of federal regulations for the global ocean shipping industry since 1998.
