Using LNG as ship fuel promises less emissions and, given the tight circumstances, less fuel costs, according to a new study by GL & MAN -“Costs and benefits of LNG as ship fuel for container vessels.” The attractiveness of LNG as ship fuel compared to scrubber systems is dominated by three paramete
A multi-million pound fund to help develop Scotland’s first commercial wave and tidal power arrays was opened today. Addressing the All-Energy conference in Aberdeen, First Minister Alex Salmond announced that Scotland’s Marine Renewables Commercialisation Fund (MRCF) was now open for bids by marine
Developers of marine energy devices will soon be able to benefit from a wave and current test facility being built in Scotland. The facility’s circular 25-metre pool will be able to simulate combinations of waves of up to 28 metres high and currents up to twelve knots at up to one-tenth scale – cond
Langlee Wave Power is preparing for a full scale demonstrator project that will launch in Norway next year. The renewable energy company has secured £1.8 million (18 million NOK) for the year-long test of its E1 Wave Energy Converter. Innovation Norway, the Norwegian Government’s organisation for in
The Chelsea UV AquaTracka in-situ fluorometer has long been the industry standard for hydrocarbon detection, a reputation proven during the Macondo Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. Chelsea continues to supply significant numbers of these fluorometers to oil spill areas around the world. Sele
Developers of marine energy devices will soon be able to benefit from a wave and current test facility being built in Scotland. The facility’s circular 25-metre pool will be able to simulate combinations of waves of up to 28 metres high and currents up to twelve knots at up to one-tenth scale – cond
Following an increase in flooding in recent years, a Fire and Rescue Service has drafted in experts in subsea training to set up the UK’s first Sub Surface Search and Recovery Unit. Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service, which is part of Norfolk County Council, received funding from the Department for Env
Even though the tidal power technology gives hope, it is still unproven because of many challenges. In a recently released new marine renewable energy strategy, the NDP government states that the tidal power potential exists but that it requires ambitious and costly measures to make use of it. Accor
Statoil and partner Petoro have agreed to apply subsea gas compression on the Gullfaks South field. This technological leap forward represents an important milestone in the efforts to improve recovery from this and other gas fields. This technology adds 22 million barrels of oil equivalent to the pr
Liquid Robotics®, an ocean data services provider and developer of the Wave Glider®, the first wave-powered, autonomous marine robot, launched the PacX Wave Gliders from the Big Island of Hawai’i on the final phase of a first-of-its-kind scientific expedition across the Pacific Ocean. Continuing the
Scientists from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) have conducted a new study to measure levels of carbon at various depths in the Arctic Ocean. The study, recently published in the journal Biogeosciences, provides data that will help researchers better understand the Arctic Ocean’s car
Dolphin announces SHarp, a combined acquisition and processing broadband seismic product. The increased bandwidth and AVO friendly nature of the process allow the possibility of better use of amplitudes for direct hydrocarbon detection. The technique does not require special recording equipment so a
Leading international oilfield services company Expro is celebrating the successful commissioning of its ground-breaking AX-S™ well intervention system. The AX-S system, on board the Havila Phoenix vessel, completed its final commissioning successfully on a subsea well in a fjord (Onarheimsfjorden),
As part of the 2012 American Energy and Jobs Tour, Congressman Steve Scalise will lead a Congressional Delegation on the 2012 Offshore Energy Tour in New Orleans and on a deepwater rig in the Gulf of Mexico’s Outer Continental Shelf on May 24 and 25. Participating in the 2012 Offshore Energy Tour wi
