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  • USACE: Rice Lake Ribbon Cutting on October 12

    2 October 2017
    Business & Finance

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, in cooperation with its partners at the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, will host a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Rice Lake Habitat Rehabilitation and Enhancement Project Thursday, on October 12. The ceremony, which celebrates the completion of the habitat restoration project, will be held at […]

  • UK’s National Decommissioning Centre Opens Its Doors

    11 January 2019
    Research & Development

    The National Decommissioning Centre (NDC) is opened today by Lord Duncan, UK Government Minister for Scotland and Paul Wheelhouse MSP, Scottish Energy Minister, in Newburgh, in North-East Scotland’s Energetica Corridor. The government ministers joined industry and civic leaders to celebrate the launch of this long-term £38m partnership between the Oil & Gas Technology Centre and the University of […]

  • IGas, INEOS sign shale farm-out deal

    10 March 2015
    Project & Tenders

    IGas Energy said that it has signed a farm-out and purchase agreement with INEOS.

  • WES awards £7.5M for three wave energy projects

    16 March 2017
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Wave Energy Scotland (WES) has selected three technologies to go forward to the third stage of its power take-off (PTO) development program.

  • Faroe Petroleum Acquires Stake in Blane Oil Field

    17 May 2011
    Business & Finance

      Faroe Petroleum plc, the independent oil and gas company focusing principally on exploration, appraisal and production opportunities in the Atlantic Margin, the North Sea and Norway, is  announced that it has completed the acquisition of the 18.0% interest in the Blane oil field from ENI UK Limited and ENI ULX Limited. Graham Stewart, Chief […]

  • Premier Oil extends membership with technology facilitator

    1 September 2017

    London-listed oil and gas company Premier Oil has extended its membership in the Industry Technology Facilitator (ITF) by three years. The organization said on Thursday that Premier Oil had been its member 2011. ITF supports the industry in unlocking oil and gas reserves through collaborative investment in new technologies. The company will join BP, ExxonMobil, Lloyd’s […]

  • EMEC boasts first tidal-powered hydrogen generation

    13 September 2017
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Environment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology, Vessels

    European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has produced hydrogen gas using electricity generated from tidal energy, demonstrating the sector’s potential to contribute to clean replacement for polluting fuels.

  • Great Britain approves five undersea energy links, two being its first offshore hybrid assets

    12 November 2024
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Transition, Vision

    Great Britain’s energy market regulator Ofgem has approved five new undersea energy links, with two creating Great Britain’s first-ever offshore hybrid assets (OHAs), all expected to be operational by the end of 2032. The approved OHA projects include the up to 1.8 GW LionLink, which will connect Dutch offshore wind farms to the British grid with an […]

  • Minister Fast-Tracks Coal Expansion on GBR

    29 October 2014
    Business & Finance

    Federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt has fast-tracked the approval of the world’s biggest coal port in the heart of the Great Barrier Reef today, ignoring impacts on the Reef and the adjacent internationally significant Caley Valley wetlands at Abbot Point, said Greenpeace. Under the proposal, millions of tonnes of seabed would be dredged from the […]

  • IGas, INEOS sign shale farm-out deal

    10 March 2015
    Project & Tenders

    IGas Energy said that it has signed a farm-out and purchase agreement with INEOS.

  • Premier completes Norwegian business sale

    23 December 2015
    Business & Finance

    Premier Oil, an independent exploration and production company, has completed the sale of Premier Oil Norge AS, which comprises all its Norwegian assets, to Det norske oljeselskap ASA for a net cash consideration of $120 million. Premier said in November, when the deal was made, that the proceeds from the deal would be used to pay down its debt and […]

  • Floating LiDAR needed for Hesselø offshore wind site in Denmark

    6 July 2020
    Project & Tenders

    Danish transmission system operator Energinet has issued a call for tenders for LiDAR measurements at the Hesselø offshore wind project area in Kattegatt, 30 kilometres north of the coast of the island of Seeland (Zealand). The tender call states that a floating LiDAR buoy will be deployed at the project site for twelve months to […]

  • WavePOD bags £2 mln from WES

    3 August 2015
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    The WavePOD project has received a grant from Wave Energy Scotland (WES) for the development of a universal power take-off system for wave energy devices, used to convert mechanical energy to electricity. The WavePOD (Wave Power Offtake Device) project is jointly developed by Bosch Rexroth, Aquamarine Power, and Carnegie Wave Energy, through its UK subisidiary […]

  • UK: Upper Clyde Dock GBP 1.3 Million Transformation to Boost Renewable Energy Sector

    24 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    A strategic dock, ten miles from Glasgow City Centre, is to undergo a £1.3 million transformation to create a key location for Scotland’s burgeoning renewable energy sector. The 53 hectare Westway industrial site and adjoining dock in Renfrewshire is to be one of the first beneficiaries of Scotland’s National Renewable Infrastructure Fund (NRIF) which aims […]

  • UK: Upper Clyde Dock GBP 1.3 Million Transformation to Boost Renewable Energy Sector

    24 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    A strategic dock, ten miles from Glasgow City Centre, is to undergo a £1.3 million transformation to create a key location for Scotland’s burgeoning renewable energy sector. The 53 hectare Westway industrial site and adjoining dock in Renfrewshire is to be one of the first beneficiaries of Scotland’s National Renewable Infrastructure Fund (NRIF) which aims […]

  • Petrofac’s new chief executive officially takes over

    3 April 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Human Capital, Outlook & Strategy

    McDermott’s Tareq Kawash has officially taken over the role of Group Chief Executive and Executive Director at Petrofac after Sami Iskander stepped down in order to pursue other interests. The oilfield services provider confirmed that the new group chief executive started the role as of 1 April and that Iskander has left the company and […]

  • Top news, December 3 – 9, 2018

    9 December 2018
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Environment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    MarineEnergy.biz has compiled the top news from marine energy industry from December 3 – 9, 2018.

  • Team Russia home in record time

    21 August 2008

    Team Russia completed its qualifier for the Volvo Ocean Race last night, coming into dock at their Portland base after six and a half days at sea, having travelled over 2200 nautical miles in a record breaking trip around Britain and Ireland. The Russian yacht Kosatka started from Portland in gale force southwesterly winds – […]

  • USA: Jewell Announces USD 162 M for 45 Development Projects

    29 October 2013
    Business & Finance

    In advance of next week’s one-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell joined Interior and local officials at Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge in New Jersey to announce that $162 million will be invested in 45 restoration and research projects that will better protect Atlantic Coast communities from future powerful […]

  • Graham Construction Bags New Port Deal (UK)

    17 February 2012

      Graham Construction has announced a £19m deal to build a new port in the north of England. The Company has also recently won business on major marine projects in Scotland including Kennacraig Ferry Terminal and Fife Energy Park. Graham will construct a new 250m jetty, a 195m pier jetty, a floating pontoon and a […]

  • USA: Louisiana Celebrates Success in Coastal Restoration

    5 May 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    On April 30, 2014, the Coastal Wetlands Planning Protection and Restoration Act (CWPPRA) Task Force held a dedication ceremony at ConocoPhillips in Houma, Louisiana. The ceremony celebrated the CWPPRA’s continued commitment to coastal restoration.  CWPPRA has been the backbone of coastal restoration efforts in Louisiana for the last 23 years and will continue to play […]

  • Readers’ Picks of the Week (23-27 of Feb)

    1 March 2015
    Business & Finance

    Chief Engineer Jailed for Using Magic Hose Noly Torato Vidad, the Chief Engineer of the car carrier Selene Leader, received an eight-month prison sentence, followed by one year of supervised release, after the Baltimore District Judge Catherine C. Blake found him guilty of obst…Read more VIDEO: Freighter Sinks in the Aegean Sea The St. Vincent […]

  • OWPL consortium developing green hydrogen facility in Scotland

    12 October 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    Offshore Wind Power Limited (OWPL) consortium partners with Repsol Sinopec and Uniper to develop Flotta Hydrogen Hub, a large-scale green hydrogen facility in Orkney.

  • UK: Hatston Pier Official Opening Announced

    25 April 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Scotland’s longest commercial deep-water berth has been created in Orkney with the completion of a new extension at Hatston Pier. The 160-metre extension to the existing 225-metre pier will be officially opened next week by Neil Kermode, Managing Director of EMEC, the Orkney-based European Marine Energy Centre. The £8 million project is a key component […]

  • UK: Ocean Scout Leaves Oil for Wind

    8 June 2012

    Atlantic Offshore’s Aberdeen division  has sold its oldest vessel, the Ocean Scout. Ocean Scout is a platform supply vessel of UT 706 design, built in 1976. The vessel, of 67.80 m length, has been delivered to its new owners. It will exit the offshore supply market and enter the offshore wind industry as a windmill support […]