PD&MS Energy and specialist fabrication and engineering firm Harlen have committed $4.1 million of investment towards a new state of the art rig repair and subsea fabrication facility in one of Scotland’s premier ports. The 38,750sq ft facility on Princess Alexandra Wharf at Port of Dundee is expect
BLACK ROCK TIDAL POWER has been awarded one of only two demonstration berths by the Nova Scotia government. The Honourable Andrew Younger, Minister of Energy announecd BRTP at the Nova Scotia Comunity College in Dartmouth on Friday. The company will showcase its innovative technology at the Fundy Oc
Tidal technology company, OpenHydro, has been selected by the Nova Scotia Department of Energy in Canada for a tidal energy demonstration project at the Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy (FORCE) test site. OpenHydro was selected as part of a competitive process undertaken by the Department in i
Marine Current Turbines Ltd. (MCT), a Siemens company, and Bluewater Energy Services B.V. (Bluewater) have agreed to jointly develop a 2 megawatt floating tidal current turbine, called SeaGen F. This turbine will be the first of its kind to be installed in Canada’s Bay of Fundy, in cooperation with
Makai made sales of MakaiPlan, GIS cable route-planning software, and MakaiPlan Pro, cable lay simulation software. Makai’s software continues to serve as the industry standard for cable planners and installers who serve the subsea telecom cable, power cable, and military markets. “We are excited to
Black Rock Tidal Power (BRTP) has been awarded one of only two demonstration berths by the Nova Scotia Government. The Honourable Andrew Younger, Minister of Energy announecd this at the Nova Scotia Comunity College in Dartmouth on Friday. The company will showcase its innovative technology at the F
Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe has announced that four Virginia businesses have been selected for awards totaling $860,000 for research having a total value of more than $3 million that will give the Commonwealth a competitive advantage and accelerate the development of offshore wind power and it
PETRONAS launched its new training facility known as INSTEP Integrated Oil and Gas Training Centre (IIOGTC), an industry-scale facility located within the Institut Teknologi Petroleum PETRONAS (INSTEP) in Batu Rakit, Terengganu. The launch of the facility, which is part of PETRONAS’ continuous effor
A subcommittee of Rhode Island’s Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC) will hold a workshop on Deepwater Wind’s Block Island offshore wind project on April 3, when it will decide whether to approve the project. “At this workshop, the Subcommittee will render a recommendation of its findings of
A subcommittee of Rhode Island’s Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC) will hold a workshop on Deepwater Wind’s Block Island offshore wind project on April 3, when it will decide whether to approve the project. “At this workshop, the Subcommittee will render a recommendation of its findings of
Reach Subsea has signed a contract with a first class charterer on British sector for the vessel Dina Star. The contract has a duration of 30 days + option period of 30 days. The vessel will be equipped with two WROVs and survey equipment as well as offshore personnel. Total turnover under the fixed
Dolphin Geophysical’s newest high capacity 3D seismic vessel, the Sanco Sword has mobilised to commence acquisition of 2 new and highly prefunded Multi-Client 3D projects in the Barents Sea. The Gohta North and Maud Basin South 3D surveys, totalling almost 6,200km2, will be acquired using the SHarp
FLiDAR N.V., a joint venture established between 3E and DEME group, has been nominated for “Best of 10 years” technology award of Industrie magazine for its floating LiDAR concept. For the realization of this project, a stabilized buoy had to be developed and algorithms that allow reliable measureme
Metflex Ltd introduced a new range of high performance rubbers designed specifically for demanding subsea applications. Called MetflexSubsea NRX (Natural Rubber Extreme), the API 17 compliant, natural rubber materials are available as moulded shapes for pipeline pigging connectors, protective shield
