Chris Campbell, Executive Director of Marine Renewables Canada, has written an article after the organization’s participation in Thetis 2014 marine renewable energy conference in France. At France’s Thetis 2014 conference and tradeshow, Marine Renewables Canada was engaged in intensive meetings with
Energy Minister Michael Fallon visited Nigg fabrication yard, a key construction site for the Cygnus project, the largest Southern gas field in the North Sea to be approved and developed in the past 25 years. A partnership between GDF Suez, Centrica and Bayerngas, the Cygnus project was only made po
Veripos, an innovator in precise navigation and positioning solutions, is co-organizing an offshore positioning industry workshop at Radisson Blu Hotel, Ålesund, on May 22, 2014. This event, which is aimed at Captains, owners, operators and DPOs, will focus exclusively on the latest advances in DP r
Aker Solutions ASA and Baker Hughes Incorporated have agreed to form an alliance to develop technology for production solutions that will boost output, increase recovery rates and reduce costs for subsea fields. The non-incorporated alliance will combine Aker Solutions’ strengths in subsea productio
Hydrasun is looking to improve its operations with a $5 million investment in its specialist manufacturing facility in Aviemore. This is also being supported by a $840,000 development grant from Highlands and Islands Enterprise. The expansion of Hydrasun’s Manufacturing Division, which is due for ov
Pinnacle Strategies announced that one of its clients, a global subsea technology provider for the oil and gas industry, improved on-time delivery and improved cost controls as a result of Pinnacle Strategies’ Sales and Operations process planning. Pinnacle Strategies’ challenge was to help the subs
Researchers at the Graduate School of Oceanography and Department of Geosciences at the University of Rhode Island have compared top-down and bottom-up approaches to benthic habitat mapping, as a response to increased interest in ocean renewables in the United States. The research was conducted at t
NOAA released its Arctic Action Plan, a document that provides NOAA scientists, stakeholders and partners a roadmap to make shared progress in monitoring, understanding, and protecting this vast, valuable, and vulnerable region. Climate change is making the Arctic a greener, warmer, and increasingly
Tower Resources plc, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Neptune Petroleum (Namibia) Limited, expects formal notification from Repsol Exploration (Namibia) (Pty) Limited, the Operator of Namibia PEL0010, that the Rowan Renaissance Drillship will start drilling operations in Walvis Bay, Namibia by 2
Neptune Marine Services Ltd has been awarded a survey and ROV contract by McDermott on the Ichthys LNG Project. McDermott is the appointed main contractor for the subsea umbilical, riser, flowline project for INPEX. Expected to commence early May, the initial phase will include pre-lay survey of the
The American Chemical Society has published a paper on a new way to harvest wave energy. Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems at Chinese Academy of Sciences and School of Materials Science and Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology gave their contribution to this report, which loo
Liquid Robotics and Ultra Electronics USSI recently announced the joint development of a revolutionary and cost effective surveillance system for the global maritime security market. This new product leverages the Liquid Robotics Wave Glider, the world’s first wave powered ocean robot, with Ultra El
Tidal Energy Ltd will take part in All-Energy 2014, looking for partners to help commercialize the revolutionary DeltaStream Tidal technology. The company will be located at stand H53, at this year’s event to be held on 21-22 May in Aberdeen. Tidal Energy is preparing to install and test a single De
Tidal Energy Ltd will take part in All-Energy 2014, looking for partners to help commercialize the revolutionary DeltaStream Tidal technology. The company will be located at stand H53, at this year’s event to be held on 21-22 May in Aberdeen. Tidal Energy is preparing to install and test a single De
