CorDEX Instruments has forged a strategic partnership with the University of Aberdeen, investing £150,000 to provide intrinsically safe and explosion proof technologies for use in research. The deal will see CorDEX provide equipment and onsite training in the correct use of these groundbreaking oil
The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) today published its scenarios for onshore and offshore wind power deployment in the EU, ahead of the European Commission’s Energy Roadmap 2050, due to be published later this year. “Wind energy will more than triple its power output by 2020 with 194 billio
Gov. John Kitzhaber declared the week of July 31 – August 6 as Oregon Wave Week, providing a bureaucratic nod to the sixth annual Ocean Renewable… By Christina Williams (sustainablebusinessoregon) [mappress] Source: sustainablebusinessoregon, August 02, 2011; Image: governor
Gov. John Kitzhaber declared the week of July 31 – August 6 as Oregon Wave Week, providing a bureaucratic nod to the sixth annual Ocean Renewable… By Christina Williams (sustainablebusinessoregon) [mappress] Source: sustainablebusinessoregon, August 02, 2011; Image: governor
Germany is doubling its efforts to be a renewable-energy power over the next 50 years, and it’s expanding beyond just solar power. By Travis Hoium (fool) [mappress] Source: fool, August 02, 2011
A group from the Sierra Club and non-profit renewable energy company Oceana made a presentation to the New Hanover County Commission… By Chris Phillips (wwaytv3) [mappress] Source: wwaytv3, August 02, 2011
China’s manned deep-sea submersible, the Jiaolong, kicked off its fifth test dive eight hours ago at the northeast Pacific Ocean. In its fi… (xinhua) [mappress] Source: xinhua, August 2, 2011;
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) announced it has contracted with the National Research Council’s Marine Board to conduct a study on regulating worker safety in connection with the development of offshore renewable energy on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS)
Wood Group on behalf of Talisman Energy UK, required an isolation to be conducted on a 3 inch Air Line on-board the Piper Bravo. The isolation would facilitate a deconstruct workscope allowing replacement of pipework and include the addition of a new valve to the system. The platform was currently i
TGS has commenced a new multi-client 3D survey in the Faroe-Shetland Basin. The survey covers 2,500 km2 west of the British Isles over quads 6004, 204 and 205 and is acquired in partnership with PGS. The new seismic data is being acquired by the PGS Ramform Viking towing 12 X 6,000 m with 75 m [&hel
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has approved a Rhode Island ocean zoning plan that designates waters off the state’s coa… (therepublic) [mappress] Source: therepublic, August 01, 2011
Dominion Petroleum announces the award of Block L15 of the Lamu Basin, offshore Kenya. This new award follows Dominion having secured Block L9, offshore Kenya, in March 2011. The Company today concluded negotiations with the Government of the Republic of Kenya by executing heads of agreement (“HoA”)
Gulmar Atlantis last week left the port of Singapore Offshore for her maiden voyage to go on a minimum 6 months charter in Brazil. The vessel will be working for Petrobras with Fugro providing diving and ROV services. “Brazil is a very dynamic market for Offshore Oil and Gas. This contract will be a
Scuba divers demand safety and reliability from their equipment. Trelleborg offers both, plus a little sweetener: vanilla-flavored rubber hoses. The underwater world offers weightlessness, a sense of adventure and a potential for exploration that simply can’t be matched on dry land. But as this worl
