38 high school teams from all parts of Maine will be competing Friday May 2nd at the Maine Wind Blade Challenge. The teams have been working over the past months to design the most efficient wind blade systems to generate electricity. On Friday they will put their designs to the test at the Universi
Deloitte’s Petroleum Services Group (PSG) has provided detailed information on proposed new and completed wells and an overview on all licensing and deal activity in North West Europe. This review is collated from information produced by PSG’s Weekly Service, a report distributed to subscribers each
Pancontinental Oil & Gas NL, an oil and gas exploration company with key assets in Australia, Kenya and Namibia, has presented its March 2014 quarterly activities report. During the March Quarter, Pancontinental Oil and Gas NL progressed exploration and evaluation activities on several fronts within
First hydrocarbons have flowed from Dana Petroleum’s flagship Western Isles Development Project. The first production well has now been successfully completed and flow tested and a further three wells have been drilled and cased to surface casing depth. All four subsea christmas trees have also been
Energypedia has partnered up with the Abu Dhabi based IRENA Renewable Energy Learning Partnership (IRELP). IRELP, a project of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), is the central hub for renewable energy education. The project was formed to increase awareness of, and broaden access to,
Det norske oljeselskap ASA is, as partner in production licence 265, in the process of completing drilling of appraisal wells 16/2-19 and 16/2-19A in the Johan Sverdrup oil discovery. The objective of the wells was to examine the extent and properties of the reservoir rocks in the northernmost part
AGR’s Reservoir Management UK division (RM UK) is gearing up for a busy year ahead and has grown its sub-surface department with the addition of Steve Adams, Principal Geologist. Steve, who will be based in AGR’s Aberdeen office, has over 30 years’ experience in the oil and gas industry, with a stro
The Shah Deniz consortium announces a major offshore transport and installation contract award for the Stage 2 development of the Shah Deniz field to the BOS Shelf LLC, Saipem Contracting Netherlands B.V. and Star Gulf FZCO consortium. The award of this $1.8 billion contract, part of the Shah Deniz
On Wednesday, May 7, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Water Power Program will hold an informational webinar on the Marine and Hydrokinetic (MHK) Demonstrations regarding the recent announcement of funding opportunities at Navy’s Wave Energy Test Site. The Energy Department-supported demonstrat
Statoil Petroleum AS, operator of production licence 090, is in the process of concluding drilling of wildcat well 35/11-17. The well was drilled about one kilometre south of the Fram field in the North Sea. The well’s primary exploration target was to prove petroleum in Middle Jurassic reservoir ro
NCS Subsea, GeoTrace and SpecPartners have announced the start date for a multiphase large scale innovative project called SAFE-BAND. It will be the first Multi-Client geohazard survey on a regional scale utilizing Ultra-High-Resolution 3D Seismic (UHR3D). The combination of the P-Cable Technology a
The GICON Group will receive a pro-rata funding of EUR 5.25 million from Mecklenburg-Vorpommern’s Ministry of Economy, Construction and Tourism for their floating offshore foundation, the GICON® SOF. The official notification of the funding confirmation secures fabrication, construction and testing
The GICON Group will receive a pro-rata funding of EUR 5.25 million from Mecklenburg-Vorpommern’s Ministry of Economy, Construction and Tourism for their floating offshore foundation, the GICON® SOF. The official notification of the funding confirmation secures fabrication, construction and testing
Aker Solutions’ revenue rose to NOK 11.2 billion in the first quarter of 2014 from NOK 10.3 billion a year earlier, driven by sales of subsea products and services, single drilling equipment and umbilical systems in the U.S. and Norway. Revenue also increased in the process systems unit, bolstered b
