Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has approved the Vigdis boosting station increased oil recovery (IOR) project in the North Sea. Vigdis field, located in the Tampen area of the North Sea, has been developed with seven subsea templates and produces oil through the Snorre field. The boosti
Denmark’s EUDP program has awarded DKK 4.79 million (EUR 642,000) to a floating wind – wave technology project as part of an effort to de-carbonise oil and gas production. The project gathers Floating Power Plant, Lundin Norway AS, NOV APL Limited, Semco Maritime, CEFRONT, and Aalborg University. Wi
Eco Wave Power has signed a letter of intent with the Port of Taranto, in Italy for the development of the first wave energy power station in Italy. Representatives from Eco Wave Power will arrive to the port again in July for in-depth discussion on the best path forward, the company said. In additi
The UAE Ministry of Education and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) recently signed an agreement to cooperate on the integration of renewable energy and sustainable development into the national education system. The memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed by Hussain Ibrahim Al
Conoco Phillips, on behalf of the licensees, has submitted a Plan for Development and Operation (PDO) for the re-development of the Tor field in the Greater Ekofisk area in the North Sea. The field was in production from 1978 until it was shut down in 2015 when the installation reached the end of it
The OceanSET project was recently launched to provide support to ocean energy implementation in line with the European Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET Plan). It is a 3‐year EU H2020 project with a total budget of €1 million that gathers together 9 partners. The SET Implementation Plan (SET Pla
FarSounder has announced a collaborative research project using an application of its 3D sonar technology to increase sustainability and benefit the commercial fishing industry. The main focus of the project is to assess pelagic fish species such as menhaden and herring. The technology currently use
The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Technology Transitions announced 2019 selections in the latest round of the Technology Commercialization Fund (TCF) The TCF is a program that transitions research and development (R&D) funding to applied energy programs to advance promising technologies
MacArtney France continues to supply Teledyne Oil & Gas connectivity solutions to the pioneering MEUST-NUMerEnv observatory project located 40 kilometers offshore Toulon, France. Over the last two decades, MacArtney France has provided connectors to ANTARES (Astronomy with a Neutrino Telescope and A
Diversified Technologies has introduced a new electrical power conversion technology for subsea power distribution requirements which is being developed as a Phase II SBIR for the US Navy. The PowerMod Subsea MVDC Power Distribution System converts 10 kVDC to 375 VDC directly at the seafloor and is
Diversified Technologies has introduced a new electrical power conversion technology for subsea power distribution requirements which is being developed as a Phase II SBIR for the US Navy. The PowerMod Subsea MVDC Power Distribution System converts 10 kVDC to 375 VDC directly at the seafloor and is
Baker Hughes, a GE company (BHGE) and C3.ai have formed a joint venture agreement that brings together BHGE’s fullstream oil and gas expertise with C3.ai’s AI software suite to deliver digital transformation technologies for the oil and gas industry. The joint venture combines BHGE’s extensive oil a
Neptune Energy said that its development plans for the Duva and Gjøa P1 projects in the North Sea have been approved by Norwegian authorities. First production from the projects is expected in late 2020 with total recoverable resources estimated to be 120 million barrels of oil equivalent (maximum p
Seven small businesses were selected by the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)’s Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) within the latest round of the Energy Department’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. In this round of funding, small businesses are receiving
