The proposed United States federal budget could provide $59 million for marine and hydrokinetic (MHK) technology research should the Congress pass the bipartisan agreement.
Baker Hughes has introduced the ‘DEEPFRAC’ deepwater multistage fracturing service, which can reportedly save operators hundreds of millions of dollars in offshore developments through unprecedented efficiency gains across the completion phase. According to the company, using ball-activated multipos
Total has started up production from the Badamyar project, located offshore 220 kilometers south of Yangon in the Republic of the Union of Myanmar. The project will enable an extension of the Yadana gas field’s 8 billion cubic meters per year production plateau beyond 2020. “Completed on schedule an
Wave Energy Scotland (WES) has released the findings from its project with the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) that explored the wealth of knowledge and experience amassed in the Orkney supply chain from testing wave energy devices in real sea conditions.
Tocardo Tidal Power has engaged the services of Orkney-based marine outfit Leask Marine to install its tidal energy device at EMEC this month.
Canadian province of British Columbia has collected enough detailed information about the height, frequency and direction of its coastal waves to start developing and testing wave energy converters in the ocean, a new report has found.
Belgian transmission system operator Elia has invited tenders for the fabrication of the Offshore SwitchYard (OSY) platform for the Modular Offshore Grid (MOG) project in the Belgian North Sea.
Ocean Infinity said it has purchased two more autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV) from Kongsberg Maritime. This will increase Ocean Infinity’s fleet of HUGIN 6000 AUVs from six to eight vehicles, which will be used worldwide to collect seabed data. The fleet of AUV’s will be operated simultaneously
A subsea technology spin-off from Norwegian firm Fuglesangs has signed an agreement with Aker BP, Lundin and NOV to develop and test a full scale prototype of what is marketed as ‘the worlds most autonomous boosting system’. The system will be qualified as part of The Research Council of Norway’s (“
Tidal Energy Today has recapped the news from wave and tidal energy sectors that have marked the month of April 2017.
Protean Energy plans to deploy its wave energy device for trials in the second half of 2017 following the upgrades to the design of the device.
The Oil and Gas Authority UK (OGA) has awarded £1.5 million of contracts to purchase subsurface databases and information sources to encourage further exploration in under explored areas of the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS). The datasets purchased will underpin much of the OGA’s work across the explor
The University of Miami’s (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science has won a two-year award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to support research in coral conservation. The grant will support coral propagation and restoration efforts necessary to help wi
The Oil & Gas Technology Centre (OGTC) is launching its first ‘Call for Ideas’ inviting innovative technology concepts and ideas to transform the way that offshore hydrocarbon wells are plugged and abandoned. The OGTC said it will invest £1 million to fund a portfolio of projects that result from th
