LDA Design, an independent design, environment and energy business, has been appointed as masterplanners and landscape architects for the world’s first man-made energy-generating lagoon – the £650 million Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon project being developed by Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay Ltd. Under the pro
RWE Dea talked to Prof. Antje Boetius, deep-sea research scientist and professor of geomicrobiology at Bremen University, about extreme depths and eternal darkness, on which Boetius has conducted research work that looks into the question of how life is even possible under such circumstances and wha
ION Geophysical secured a contract to conduct a seismic survey offshore Lebanon, Energy and Water Minister Gebran Bassil announced. As Daily Star reports, ION will carry out the survey 40 km beneath the seabed. The survey is expected to determine whether the country’s petroleum potential deposits of
Egdon Resources plc announces the award by the Department of Energy & Climate Change of a licence covering offshore blocks 41/18 and 41/19 located adjacent to the North Yorkshire coast. The licence, awarded as a result of 26th UK Seaward Licensing Round, will be a Traditional Licence with Egdon Reso
IHC Merwede has revealed a healthy net profit margin of 4.1% per cent in 2012 and a positive sales forecast for the year ahead. The company develops and builds innovative vessels, advanced equipment and life-cycle support services for the dredging, mining and offshore industries, which have been per
CGG announced that its new fleet, with the addition of four high-end vessels from its recent acquisition of Fugro Geoscience, set two new industry records that highlight the strength of its marine capabilities. The longest offsets in the industry for a full-azimuth (FAZ) multi-vessel survey Firstly,
Bluefin Robotics, a leading provider of Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs), announced that the company has successfully completed deep-water testing of a specialized UUV for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). The system was developed under a Phase II subcontract from Applied Phy
Work started early this morning on Giglio Island to install platform no. 1, the biggest subsea base which, with the other 5 subsea platforms, will provide a safe supporting structure for the Costa Concordia wreck after it is rotated into a vertical position (“parbuckling”, as this is known). At 6 o’
The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB) has completed a reassessment of the oil, gas and natural gas liquids (NGLs) reserve and resources estimates for the Terra Nova field and has revised the current estimates. Reserve and resources estimates are reviewed and updated
On December 19, 2012, NMFS received an application from CWA for the taking of marine mammals incidental to high resolution survey activities. NMFS determined that the application was adequate and complete on December 31, 2012. CWA plans to conduct a high resolution geophysical survey in Nantucket So
CGG announced today that it has started acquiring Phase 1, known as Halten Terrace, of its Steppingstone BroadSeisTM 3D multi-client survey program offshore Norway. This is the first time CGG has acquired a 3D multi-client survey in the Norwegian North Sea using its proven broadband marine solution
OCTIO AS and WFS announced their collaboration on a solution for large scale standards-based subsea wireless interface for Reservoir Monitoring. The new solution Subsea connectors are prone to failure, with subsequent system downtime. Significantly increased reliability and cost reduction can be ach
Gas production has begun from the Rhyl gas field in Morecambe Bay, helping to secure the future of 400 North West jobs and boost energy security for the UK. The Rhyl field, located 39km off the coast of Barrow, was first discovered in 2009 and is wholly owned and operated by Centrica Energy. Gas fro
The Royal Navy visited Saab Seaeye to view the company’s range of underwater vehicle technology designed for maritime defence. A delegation led by Commodore Alex Burton, head of Maritime Capability, toured the facilities at Fareham, which have recently doubled in size since the opening of a second f
