DOF’s subsidiary Norskan Offshore has been awarded a 1-year contract by Petrobras for the AHTS Skandi Fluminense. The contract is estimated to start in July, and it will include one remotely operated vehicle (ROV), DOF said in Oslo Exchange filing on Tuesday. The value of the contract has not been d
TGS and Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) have secured a new multi-client project in the Barents Sea. The new Nansen 3D geostreamer survey will cover ~6,100 km² in an active APA area of the Hammerfest Basin. Acquisition is expected to start late May and is due to be completed in September 2018. The proje
Marine energy developer Minesto has completed the second offshore installation phase of its 500kW Deep Green (DG500) project in Holyhead Deep, off Wales.
French tidal energy company Sabella has started new set of tests on its D10 tidal energy turbine ahead of its deployment off France planned for August at the earliest.
Researchers from the University of Alaska Fairbanks have resumed survey activities in Alaska in support of the government-backed Yakutat Wave Energy Project.
OceanGate has formed an exclusive partnership with Virtual Wonders, a specialist in 3D data and virtual reality media production. To digitally preserve the historic wreck site, Virtual Wonders will use data captured during the 2019 Titanic Survey Expedition to create an ultra-high-resolution 3D mode
BAM International has acquired Strukton’s majority share in the joint venture Tidal Bridge that was established to drive forward the development of tidal energy floating power plants.
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The government of Canada has announced plans to join the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) as it looks to improve its access to the $1 trillion clean technology market.
TUV SUD NEL, the flow measurement R&D specialist, has completed the base building that will house its £16-million advanced multiphase facility (AMF). Construction began in September 2017 and the fit-out will now begin. Once completed, the AMF’s test range capability (of operating pressures, temperat
The US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) has set aside up to $2 million in funding to foster long-term industry-lab collaborative research.
Norwegian offshore vessels provider, GC Rieber Shipping, has reported loss of NOK 59 million for the first quarter of 2018, compared with a loss of NOK 66 million in the prior year comparable period. This comes down to loss per snare on NOK 1.03, versus NOK 1.52 in the corresponding period in 2017.
Minesto has reported a 5.5% increase in revenue for the first three months of the current year, compared to the same period a year earlier.
Seazip Offshore Service has chartered crew transfer vessel (CTV) SeaTwin 2 from Damen Marine Services for an ROV campaign at the Nordsee Ost offshore wind farm.
