The Energy ministers of Israel and USA have signed an amendment to an existing agreement between the US Department of Energy (DoE) and the Israeli Ministry of National Infrastructure that will further enhance cooperation between the two countries. The agreement recognizes the importance of developin
A new Technology Outlook report, published today by DNV GL, sees the future of oil and gas technology increasingly automated, digital and smarter. The report peers into the systems and processes that oil and gas and other sectors will deploy by 2025, as business operates in an increasingly interconn
ACEP’s Alaska Hydrokinetic Energy Research Center (AHERC) team is preparing to conduct multiple tests set to take place at the Tanana River test site, Alaska, this summer.
Tullow Oil has awarded a contract to Jee to investigate the most appropriate options for decommissioning of their Thames area assets. The contract relates to the decommissioning of the Horne, Wren, Wissey, Orwell and Thurne fields in the Southern North Sea. Tullow has asked Jee to review the approac
UK-based oceanographic equipment manufacturer, Ocean Scientific International Ltd (OSIL), has recently shipped a network of 8 MetOcean buoys to the Middle East for use in environmental monitoring. The 1.2-meter tern buoys were equipped with Hydrolab multiparameter sondes for water quality monitoring
The Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Fisheries has approved Norway’s first development concession enabling Ocean Farming AS, supported by Kongsberg Maritime AS, to build the world’s first automated ‘exposed’ aquaculture facility. Situated outside of Trondheim, this innovative new facility introduces
Engie, EDP Renewables, Caisse des Dépôts and Eiffage have submitted their pilot floating wind farm proposal to ADEME, the French Environment and Energy Management Agency, based on Principle Power’s WindFloat concept. From the proposed project areas, the four French companies chose the Leucate site o
Engie, EDP Renewables, Caisse des Dépôts and Eiffage have submitted their pilot floating wind farm proposal to ADEME, the French Environment and Energy Management Agency, based on Principle Power’s WindFloat concept. From the proposed project areas, the four French companies chose the Leucate site o
Mintlaw Academy has come out on top in an annual competition which sees pupils from across Scotland put underwater robots they have designed and built to the test. The Scottish leg of the MATE ROV challenge, co-ordinated and hosted by Robert Gordon University (RGU), saw 11 schools put underwater rob
Gavin & Doherty Geosolutions (GDG) reported it has been able to offer up to 25% savings to developers and contractors by reducing the size of offshore foundations. GDG has been developing in-house optimization procedures for monopile engineering for four years and, in recent projects, it reached sig
Canada-based Offshore Energy Research Association (OERA) is seeking requests for proposals to bring up to date the marine renewable energy infrastructure assessment study for the Bay of Fundy conducted in 2011.
The Centre for Marine and Renewable Energy Ireland (MaREI) has received a funding boost from NTR Foundation, an independent philantropic organisation, to investigate low carbon energy opportunities in Ireland.
Located 1.5 km off the coast, the platform will serve as the field control tower for the test bed with the aim of hosting the equipment and people to conduct research, development and innovation (RDI) initiatives in the marine science and technologies sector.
The autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV) market has grown over the last decade, and Hydroid’s REMUS vehicles have become the tool of choice for military and commercial markets worldwide. Hydroid is a Massachusetts marine robotics firm, founded in 2001 by a team of engineers, led by Christopher von A
