Gazprom Neft has become the first Russian company to join the Arctic Oil Spill Response Technology Joint Industry Programme (JIP) run by the world’s largest oil and gas companies. The four-year JIP was launched in December 2012 to carry out research in several areas, including studying the fate of d
A new, fully mobile solution for offloading natural gas from ships to land may lead to increased distribution to new markets around the world. International demand for natural gas is high, and there are plentiful deposits to be found in many places. Gas is also more environment-friendly than other f
European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) Ltd, based in Orkney, is to share learning on the performance of subsea cabling in high energy environments to support the development of commercial wave and tidal energy sites. Funded by The Crown Estate, the project will see EMEC and Engineering Technology Appl
LM Wind Power has announced the launch of an innovative research project to develop wind turbine blades with flexible tip lengths. The company is leading a consortium that will develop a cost effective, flexible blade length concept with the potential to reduce cost of energy by 8-10%. This project
Lockheed Martin has commenced a contract from tidal energy company Atlantis Resources Ltd. to optimize the design of Atlantis’ new 1.5-megawatt tidal turbine, the AR1500. Designed to facilitate operation in highly energetic tidal locations, the AR1500 turbine will be one of the largest single rotor
Lockheed Martin has commenced a contract from tidal energy company Atlantis Resources Ltd. to optimize the design of Atlantis’ new 1.5-megawatt tidal turbine, the AR1500. Designed to facilitate operation in highly energetic tidal locations, the AR1500 turbine will be one of the largest single rotor
A 30% renewables target for 2030 would cut Europe’s reliance on gas imports by almost three times as much as the European Commission’s proposal for 27%, the Commission’s own figures show. In a letter to EU foreign ministers, The European Wind Energy Association’s (EWEA) chief executive Thomas Becker
Adding to its recent momentum in ocean energy, Lockheed Martin announced that it is further advancing the next generation of tidal energy. Lockheed Martin has commenced a contract from global tidal energy leader Atlantis Resources Ltd. to optimize the design of Atlantis’ new 1.5-megawatt tidal turbi
The easy days of oil and gas production appear to be over as companies must find new energy resources in deep water or the Arctic regions where harsh climatic conditions create the ultimate challenge. Global gas industry leaders will share their knowledge and expertise on the many challenges present
Four businesses have been awarded over £4million to spur on innovation in lowering the costs of generating offshore wind energy, UK’s Energy and Climate Change Minister Greg Barker announced today. The grants have been awarded to 2-B Energy, High Voltage Partial Discharge Ltd, SgurrControl Ltd and O
Four businesses have been awarded over £4million to spur on innovation in lowering the costs of generating offshore wind energy, UK’s Energy and Climate Change Minister Greg Barker announced today. The grants have been awarded to 2-B Energy, High Voltage Partial Discharge Ltd, SgurrControl Ltd and O
U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s (NRL) oceanographer Dr. Jason Jolliff, published a paper in Ocean Modeling (March 2014), where he shows how NRL can also forecast where oil will go following a major spill. “If you’re going to do forecasting,” Jolliff says, “You have to get the ocean circulation corr
Leak detection is a considerable challenge facing the industry and DNV GL has therefore taken the lead in establishing a new Joint Industry Project. Twenty key industry players are partnering to develop a best practice for designing and implementing offshore leak detection systems. Joint Industry Pr
Vard Holdings Limited (“VARD”), one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of offshore and specialized vessels, has established a new subsidiary for ship design, engineering and sales activities in Canada. Vard Marine Inc. (“Vard Marine”) is a ship design and marine engineering company provi
