MultiClient Geophysical’s (MCG) vessel has arrived in Mexico and started the acquisition on 2D Multi-Client campaign offshore Mexico. The program named “Maximus” comprises 31,600 km of seismic lines covering 1, 2, 3 and 4th round blocks in the Campeche Deep Basin, in addition to a regional grid over
https://tethys.pnnl.gov/sites/default/files/events/Test-Sites-AnnexIV-Webinar-20150721.mp4 Annex IV has hosted the webinar that featured discussions on marine renewable energy test centers and environmental effects research. The webinar discussed current environmental research efforts focused around
ABB has commissioned and handed over the DolWin1 offshore wind grid connection to the Dutch-German transmission system operator TenneT. The 800 megawatts (MW) High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) link connects offshore wind farms around 75 kilometers off the German coast in the DolWin cluster, with th
Basque Government has officially opened bimep marine platform for research, development, and operation of marine energy converters near the coastal town of Armintza, Spain. With a power generating capacity of 20 MW, bimep is a research infrastructure dedicated for demonstrating the technical and eco
SAExploration Holdings announced a new project award for ocean-bottom marine seismic data acquisition services valued at approximately $47 million. The Company expects to execute the project during the second half of 2015. This project will be performed using ocean-bottom nodal seismic recording tec
Dolphin has started the East Campeche 2D long offset Multi-Client survey in Mexico, utilizing the M/V Artemis Arctic. The licensed approved 19.597 line kilometer survey is well positioned towards the recent Mexican announced 5 year plan for leases and Dolphin will be able to deliver time processed s
Carnegie Wave, an Australian wave energy developer, will join forces with the University of Western Australia (UWA) on a project to research and develop more efficient anchoring systems for wave energy converters. The project will use a multidisciplinary approach to investigate unique anchoring conc
Wave for Energy’s ISWEC wave energy device is ready for the August deployment off Sicily, Italy. After delaying the deployment of the device several times due to unsuitable weather conditions, Wave for Energy, a Turin-based wave energy developer, plans to deploy the device on August 1, 2015. Paolo G
Reach Subsea has entered into a firm contract with Iberdrola Renovables Offshore Deutschland GmbH in Germany for the removal of nine piles at the Wikinger Wind Farm. The wind farm is located in the German waters of the Baltic Sea, approximately 34 km north-east of the island of Ruegen. Reach will ex
Collaborative project TiME that aims to improve the understanding of the effect of marine turbulence on tidal arrays in Scottish waters is entering the final stages of data analysis following the successful turbulence measurements surveys. TiME (Turbulence in Marine Environments) project is develope
Harkand has carried out the “first ever” free inertial metrology in Mexico’s waters and at a new depth for this approach in the region. The company achieved the survey results for their client at a depth of 380fsw in the Bay of Campeche, setting a new record in the area, Harkand wrote in a press [&h
Nord Stream AG will be conducting long-planned annual maintenance works on its twin gas pipeline system, running through the Baltic Sea, between August 11 and 20, 2015. These routine maintenance works will require a temporary shutdown of both lines at once, the company informed. These works are an e
Seatricity, a Cornwall-based wave energy developer, has completed the Oceanus technology testing at Beaufort Wave Basin of the Marine Research Center at the University of Cork, Ireland. The trial was conducted from July 13 to 17, 2015, during which a number of load cases were tested including float
Seabed Geosolutions will soon mobilise for the variation order that was signed today (July 27) by Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) with CGG to conduct a shallow water seabed survey. The survey, over the Ghasha-Butini field, will take around 12 months and has a value of around USD 125 million.
