Cleansorb has been hired to help a major operator to enhance recovery from a maturing field offshore UK. As part of field redevelopment, effective drilling damage removal in new water injector wells is critical to achieving target injection rates without fracturing the reservoir. Openhole injector w
Marine Renewables Industry Association (MRIA) has published a study on collaboration and innovation challenges faced by the ocean energy sector which also provides possible solutions for the identified issues.
Shell Offshore has made a large, deepwater, exploration discovery in the Norphlet geologic play in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico with its Dover well. The Dover discovery is Shell’s sixth in the Norphlet and encountered more than 800 net feet of pay (244 meters). The discovery is located approximately 13 m
Scotland’s Energy Minister Paul Wheelhouse has officially opened Natural Power’s new ControlCentre facility in Dumfries and Galloway, from where Natural Power will manage 5GW of onshore and offshore wind, biomass, solar and hydro capacity.
Dutch tidal energy developer SeaQurrent joined 14 other sustainability startups on a trip to the Wadden Islands to explore business opportunities during what’s said to be the ‘first fossil free trade mission’ in history.
A new project focused on investigating the forces acting on blades and structures of tidal energy converters and their impact on reliability will be officially launched at the International Conference on Ocean Energy (ICOE).
Three companies within offshore energy sector have signed a letter of intent to jointly target niche markets in need of supply of clean electricity from floating wind and solar power.
Nautilus Minerals has completed the first trial of its newly-developed autonomous sediment sampler. The insect-inspired creation is dubbed the “Nautilus Jumping Spider” and resembling its animal namesake, it sports a number of “tubular” legs. On landing on the seafloor, a mechanical trigger starts b
Oteac Ltd and HVAC & Refrigeration Engineering Ltd, part of the Nucore Group, have begun providing fire and gas detection and suppression services on the Walney Extension wind farm, which represents one in a number of the group’s recent offshore wind contracts.
Scottish government has published a new climate change legislation under which it commits to target 90% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
Nord Stream 2, the developer of the twin pipeline to supply Russian natural gas to the EU market, released 90,000 young Atlantic salmon as compensation for potential temporary damage to fisheries during construction of the pipeline in Russian waters. Nord Stream 2 released the salmon into rivers in
Gulf of Mexico-focused vessel operator Harvey Gulf International Marine has been granted approval for its final Plan of Reorganization by the United States Bankruptcy Court. The approval comes just 77 days following Harvey Gulf’s prepackaged filing, considerably faster than all previous Chapter 11 pr
Minesto has completed the installation of the micro grid system (MGS) buoy that will be used for the company’s first tidal energy installation in Holyhead Deep, Wales. Moored to the seabed using three anchor lines, the offshore buoy will provide auxiliary power and communications with Minesto’s DG50
US-based developer Verdant Power has reached over the minimum investment target in an ongoing equity crowdfunding campaign set up to support the implementation of the company’s fifth generation tidal energy technology in a New York City project.
