Below the surface of America’s coastal waters could be the energy needed to power your clothes drier and other appliances. Some say the tides have the potential to power about five percent of U.S. households by producing nearly 9 GW of renewable energy. A pilot project to test this potential is in t
Migratory birds, sea turtles, jobs and aesthetics were among the issues raised Tuesday night at a presentation by Mark Leyland, senior vice president of offshore wind projects for Baryonyx Corporation, which plans to build offshore wind farms off the South Texas coast — including South Padre Island.
Origin Energy Limited (“Origin”) today announced that the Board of Australia Pacific LNG has approved a Final Investment Decision (“FID”) on the first phase of a two train CSG to LNG project in Queensland. FID taken on the Australia Pacific LNG project initiating development of the first LNG train a
Eni has made a new hydrocarbon discovery offshore Indonesia. As the operator, Eni has successfully drilled an exploration well on the Jangkrik North East structure, located in the Muara Bakau block Kutei Basin, east of Kalimantan, 15 Km from the Jangkrik field. The Jangkrik North East discovery repr
Moray Offshore Renewables Ltd. , the joint venture company owned by EDP Renewables and Repsol, today awarded a historic contract to Gaoh Energy Ltd to install the first permanent offshore infrastructure to enable the development of offshore wind energy in the outer Moray Firth. Suffolk-based Gaoh En
The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC), in partnership with the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA), announced today that it is awarding contracts to the New England Aquarium and the College of Staten Island to collect migratory and habitat usage data on marine wildli
The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC), in partnership with the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA), announced today that it is awarding contracts to the New England Aquarium and the College of Staten Island to collect migratory and habitat usage data on marine wildli
Amid other important proposals, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources has made large number of amendments in draft of Liquefied Natura… By Ahmad Ahmadani (The Nation) [mappress] Source:The Nation , July 27, 2011;
Further to the Company’s announcement of 29 November 2010, Karoon Gas Australia Limited and its related entities have executed final and binding documentation with its joint venture partner, ConocoPhillips (Browse Basin) Pty Ltd (“ConocoPhillips”) and its related entities, to acquire an additional 5
Offshore Solutions B.V. (OSBV), the joint venture between AMEC and Cofely Nederland N.V., has launched a free standing Offshore Access System (OAS) designed to significantly reduce installation time. OSBV has worked with Lowestoft-based, AKD Engineering to convert an existing OAS into a free standin
The oil spills were a mystery. Dozens throughout the 1990s had killed more than 50,000 seabirds and several sea otters off the California… (discoverynews) [mappress] Source: discoverynews, July 25, 2011;
Sterling Resources Ltd. (“Sterling” or the “Company”) announces that the Field Development Plan (“FDP”) for the Breagh gas field has received the unconditional approval of the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (“DECC”). FDP approval from DECC was formally granted at a ceremony that took pla
The 3D seismic study of the offshore Gal permit indicates the presence of oil. The findings were submitted to Petroleum Supervisor Dr. Mich… (globes) [mappress] Source: globes, July 25, 2011;
Japan will seek to extract natural gas from seabed deposits of methane hydrate, also known as “burning ice”, in the world’s first such offsh… (france24) [mappress] Source: france24, July 25, 2011;
