The location of an underwater volcanic vent, marked by a low-lying plume of shimmering water, has been revealed by scientists at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton. Writing in the journal PLOS ONE the researchers describe how the vent, discovered in a remote region of the Southern Ocean,
A new report has been released by UK based marine energy consulting and engineering firm IT Power Limited, to help new companies assess the UK tidal energy market and understand how to develop a project in UK waters. The UK Tidal Energy Market Entry 2013 Report delivers essential insight into every
AW-Energy Ltd is a Finnish company developing the patented WaveRoller, which is the first device to utilize the well known form of ocean wave energy – the surge phenomenon. Recently, Memorandum of Understanding of cooperation in the energy sector between Chile and Finland was signed. The agreement i
Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission plc (SHE Transmission) has awarded MMT Sweden the HVDC cable re-route survey from Shetland to the Caithness landfall. SHE Transmission, which is part of the SSE Group, is planning to install a HVDC cable system between Shetland and Caithness, on the Scottish main
BP announced that it has reached an agreement with Maersk Drilling to develop conceptual engineering designs for a new breed of advanced technology offshore drilling rigs that will unlock the next frontier of deepwater oil and gas resources. The agreement is part of BP’s Project 20KTM, a multi-year
Soil Machine Dynamics Limited (SMD), world leading manufacturer of remote intervention equipment, and SeeByte, the global leader in creating smart software for unmanned maritime systems, have announced the successful integration of SeeTrack CoPilot to SMD’s work-class ROV system. “SMD’s work class R
Scientists have returned from a two-week survey to the north of New Zealand, near the Kermadec Islands, with photos and footage of new-to-science fish. In seven days of sampling, they took over 6500 photographs, and caught about 100 fish. They have discovered a new species of eelpout, and new record
Wild Well Control, Inc. announces that it is ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management Systems certified. The ISO 9001:2008 certification is for worldwide emergency response for well control and containment, and non-emergency services for well control engineering, training, incident prevention and well-relat
Block G PSC Co-Venturers Shell Malaysia, PETRONAS Carigali and ConocoPhillips Sabah Ltd. announced that they have taken Final Investment Decision to develop the deepwater Malikai oil field, some 100 km offshore Sabah, Malaysia. The field, located in waters up to 500 metres deep, is part of the Block
Installation is on track for 15 megawatt wind turbine test rig. Open-access facility should encourage investment in step-up offshore wind turbine technologies sooner. Inside a new 3000 square metre hall, operations are underway to build one of the world’s largest facilities for the accelerated life
The University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center has been awarded the first phase of a potential $93.2 million deepwater offshore wind demonstration project by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The UMaine Composites Center-led team of industry leaders and national laboratories
The Agency for Natural Resources and Energy (ANRE) will conduct the world’s first offshore production test to dissolve methane hydrate and extract natural gas off the coast of Japan, from Atsumi Peninsula to Shima Peninsula (Daini Atsumi Knoll). To conduct the offshore production test, the Deep Sea
At 5000 m high, the Gorringe seamounts, located in the Atlantic, 300 km off the Portuguese shore, are on their way to becoming a new Marine Protected Area, following their nomination by the Portuguese government. Oceana, which has documented this area on several occasions, is thrilled with this anno
Alcatel-Lucent and América Móvil, S.A.B. de C.V. (“América Móvil”), the leading wireless services provider in Latin America, are actively constructing América Móvil 1, which will be the world’s first 17,500km submarine cable system specifically designed for 100Gigabit per second (100G) transmission.
