The Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) is joining forces with Statoil, Statkraft, EON, DONG Energy and Universal Foundation, in close co-operation with Aalborg University, to undertake installation trials of the Universal Foundation ‘suction bucket’ offshore wind foundation. Such innovat
The Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) is joining forces with Statoil, Statkraft, EON, DONG Energy and Universal Foundation, in close co-operation with Aalborg University, to undertake installation trials of the Universal Foundation ‘suction bucket’ offshore wind foundation. Such innovat
A major subsea research initiative has launched this month. The National Subsea Research Institute (NSRI) will be the focal point for the co-ordination of research and development activities for the UK’s subsea oil and gas sector. As a direct link between the subsea community and academia as well as
Norway is to build one of the most advanced research vessels in the world as part of an ongoing project with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to support developing countries improve the management of their fisheries. The new $80 million research vessel Dr Fridtjof Na
South Stream Transport has published the findings of the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment for the Turkish Sector of the South Stream Offshore Pipeline. The ESIA Report confirms earlier findings that construction and operation of the four underwater pipelines is not expected to have a signi
DNV GL’s project FORCE (For Reduced Cost of Energy) has identified potential savings of at least 10% of the cost of offshore wind energy, if an integrated approach to four market-ready technologies is adopted. The cost savings identified by the FORCE team could be exploited by industry right now if
For 40 years, America’s national marine sanctuaries have worked to protect sites ranging from a Civil War shipwreck to coral reefs and tiny atolls. NOAA has announced that beginning this week the American public can now nominate nationally significant marine and Great Lakes areas as potential new na
The Research & Development Corporation of Newfoundland and Labrador (RDC) and Statoil Canada Ltd. are making a collaborative investment in a Kvaerner-led research and development project for subsea separation and storage facilities. The objective of the project is to provide a method and a system to
The Kara-Winter-2014 Ice Expedition organized by the Arctic Research and Design Center (a joint venture of Rosneft and ExxonMobil) with expert support from the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute Federal State Budget Institution was successfully finished. It has become the largest expedition in
Eni has concluded an agreement with Sasol Petroleum International, the upstream O&G subsidiary of Sasol Limited, to acquire a 40% interest and Operatorship in the Exploration Right permit 236 (ER236) in South Africa. The permit grants the right to explore for hydrocarbons on a wide offshore unexplor
The Scottish Government, acting on behalf of itself and its project partners the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment in Northern Ireland and the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources in Ireland, is commissioning a Business Plan to inform and encourage potential future
Europe’s wave and tidal sector will require action from the EU and its Member States to get pilot array projects in the water, according to the final report from the SI Ocean project. The project’s Market Deployment Strategy stated that completing these early projects in the short term is crucial if
Ireland’s marine test & demonstration facility actively seeks European wave device developers wishing to undertake funded sea trials in Ireland’s ¼ ocean energy test site. Ireland’s National Marine Test and Demonstration facility is located approximately 1.5km East of Spiddal on Ireland’s west coast
The International Energy Agency (IEA) said in its 2014 Medium-Term Gas Market Report that driven by booming demand, the “Golden Age” of natural gas that is now firmly established in North America will expand to China over the next five years. The projected near-doubling of Chinese gas demand through
