Although a relatively new technology, off shore wind energy is the leader of the three technologies with 2,946 MW currently deployed in Europe, and plans for North America’s first off shore wind farm to be developed during 2012. Th e wave and tidal energy industries are at an earlier stage, lacking
Neptune Marine Services Limited announces that Mr Peter Wallace has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director to the Board of Directors, effective immediately. Mr Wallace has extensive management experience in the banking and financial services industry as well as public and private company directo
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) announced the completion of a two-year study into potential ecological effects of electromagnetic fields (EMF) emitted by sub-sea power transmission cables. The study’s key findings relate to engineering solutions that reduce
The bulk of financing for one of the most costly ever wind farms in the German North Sea has now been secured. A consortium of commercial banks and the European Investment Bank (EIB) signed the finance contract for the Global Tech I project in Hamburg . The external borrowing requirement is around E
The unmanned deepwater research vehicle Liropus 2000, operated by the Spanish Institute of Oceanography, will be used for the first time in… (sciencedaily) [mappress] Source: Science Daily, July 7, 2011;
High speed internet services, including IPTV and 3G mobile networks, are in touching distance for Lebanon after the country finally became… (rapidtvnews) [mappress] Source: Rapid TV News, July 7, 2011;
Deep Down, Inc. , an oilfield services company specializing in complex deepwater and ultra-deepwater oil production distribution system support services, announced it has just completed the assembly and test running of its own 3,200 MT carousel located at Core Industries near Mobile, Alabama, and ha
Wave energy startup AWS Ocean Energy recently tested this novel wave power device on the surface of the famous Loch Ness lake. By Phil McKenna (technologyreview) [mappress] Source: technologyreview, July 07, 2011;
Wave energy startup AWS Ocean Energy recently tested this novel wave power device on the surface of the famous Loch Ness lake. By Phil McKenna (technologyreview) [mappress] Source: technologyreview, July 07, 2011;
McNulty offshore are seeking innovative proposals from the supply chain to install the Narec offshore demonstrator platform off Blyth. The structure comprises 398te drilled tripod foundation and transition piece, 45te platform deck, 23te met mast to 108m AMSL and ancillary environmental monitoring e
New Jersey has the chance to be the first state in the country to have an offshore wind program, a representative from the state’s … By Donna Weaver(pressofatlanticcity) [mappress] Source: Press of Atlantic City , July 07, 2011;
Aibel is installing two winches for pull-in of risers on the Gullfaks C platform for Statoil. The assignment is awarded as a contract amendment. The estimated value is NOK 100 million. The winches will be used in the work with replacing the existing pipeline between Gullfaks C and Tordis, which is a
COSL720, a newly-built 12-streamer seismic vessel owned by China Oilfield Services Limited （“COSL”）, has successfully completed a 3D seismic data collection operation in Li Wan 43-11 region in South China Sea, marking completion of its first operation since commencing service. This operation was com
Insituform Technologies, Inc. announced that its subsidiary, CRTS, Inc., has been awarded a $48.4 million contract from Snamprogetti Saudi Arabia Ltd., a subsidiary of Eni S.p.A., to provide robotic coating of internal field joints for Saudi Aramco offshore pipelines that will transport natural gas
