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  • Irish Energy Minister Commits to Action on Climate Change

    11 December 2014
    Authorities & Government

    Addressing the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Lima, Peru, Minister for Energy Alex White, TD, said Ireland was accelerating its actions to combat climate change. He said Ireland was playing an active part in meeting collective EU targets and global aspirations for reduced carbon emissions through energy efficiency, renewable energy, afforestation, improved agricultural practices, […]

  • Apple Pledges €1 Mln for Ocean Energy Development

    12 November 2015

    The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Apple to promote the development of ocean energy in Ireland. Apple has committed a €1 million fund that will help developers who receive an SEAI grant to test their ocean energy prototypes in the Galway Bay Ocean Energy Test Site. Minister for […]

  • Apple Pledges €1 Mln for Ocean Energy Development

    12 November 2015

    The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Apple to promote the development of ocean energy in Ireland. Apple has committed a €1 million fund that will help developers who receive an SEAI grant to test their ocean energy prototypes in the Galway Bay Ocean Energy Test Site. Minister for […]

  • NOC Study Unveils Evidence for Assessing Tsunami Risk from Large Volcanic Island Landslides

    12 December 2013
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    The risk posed by tsunami waves generated by Canary Island landslides may need to be re-evaluated, according to researchers at the National Oceanography Centre. Their findings suggest that these landslides result in smaller tsunami waves than previously thought by some authors, because of the processes involved. The researchers used the geological record from deep marine […]

  • Deepwater Wind Calls It a Day at Block Island OWF, Construction Starts Again Next Year

    8 December 2015

    With all five steel jacket foundations fully installed at the Block Island Wind Farm (BIWF) site, Deepwater Wind officially completed the first offshore construction season for America’s first offshore wind farm. The last deck platform was placed on top of a foundation on 21 November and all of the construction and crew vessels associated with the operation […]

  • Island Offshore orders hybrid ocean energy construction vessel at VARD with option for two more

    9 May 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Technology, Transition, Vessels, Vision

    Norwegian shipping group Island Offshore has awarded compatriot shipbuilder VARD with a contract to design and construct one hybrid power ocean energy construction vessel (OECV) and has also agreed on an option for two more vessels. In 2020-2021, Island Offshore, whose 19-vessel fleet operates in the oil & gas and renewable markets, took delivery of […]

  • Falkland Islands: Desire Petroleum Far From Happy with Rachel North Exploration Well Results

    6 December 2010
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Desire Petroleum plc  the oil and gas company wholly focussed on the North Falkland Basin, today provides the following update on the latest logging results from the 14/15-2 Rachel North well which, following additional wireline data, will be plugged and abandoned with oil shows . The results from the new logging data can be summarised […]

  • Pacific Islands Need to Protect Deep Sea Minerals, Tonga Deputy Prime Minister Says

    12 March 2013
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    The Pacific Islands need to protect their deep sea minerals, Tonga’s Deputy Prime Minister Hon. Samiu Vaipulu told a Pacific-ACP States Regional Workshop on Deep Sea Minerals Law and Contract Negotiations that opened at the Fa’onelua Convention Centre, in Nuku’alofa on March 11. Representatives of 15 Pacific States were attending the week-long workshop. Mike Petterson […]

  • USA: Great Lakes Shipyard Wins 5-Year Drydocking Contract for Vessel Pelee Islander

    26 March 2012

    The Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) has awarded a contract for the 5-year drydocking of the M/V Pelee Islander to Great Lakes Shipyard, Cleveland, Ohio. The Pelee Islander will arrive at Great Lakes Shipyard in early April and will be hauled-out using the Shipyard’s new 700 metric ton Marine Travelift. Work will include hull inspection […]

  • United States’ San Juan Islands set sights on tidal power for local energy resilience

    5 April 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Equipment, Infrastructure, Innovation, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Technology, Transition, Vision

    An electric utility providing services to San Juan County in the US state of Washington has started exploring the feasibility of developing a tidal energy project that would provide another layer of energy resilience for the island communities in the Salish Sea.

  • Island Drilling rig on its way to Norway to get ready for its next gig in UK

    29 March 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    Island Drilling has revealed that its semi-submersible rig is in transit to Norway to prepare for its next contract with Dana Petroleum in the UK.

  • KOTUG: 1st electric E-Pusher Type M enables zero-emission inland shipping

    16 February 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Transition, Vessels

    Dutch towage and maritime company KOTUG is starting with zero-emission transportation of Cargill cocoa beans from the Port of Amsterdam to Zaandam.

  • SACE to Present Offshore Wind Energy Opportunities at Tybee Island Water and Energy Fair (USA)

    7 February 2012

    The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy will be participating in the Tybee Island Water and Energy Fair sponsored by the Tybee Island Community Resource Committee. Anna Cayce Smit, Clean Energy Associate for SACE, will be leading a workshop on offshore wind energy opportunities in Georgia and will be available to answer questions at SACE’s booth. […]

  • RI Supreme Court Upholds Deepwater Wind’s Power Contract for Block Island Wind Farm

    4 July 2011
    Authorities & Government, Research & Development

      A Rhode Island Supreme Court paves the way for Deepwater Wind to advance the permitting and development of its planned Block Island Wind Farm, which remains on track to be the first offshore wind farm in the nation. The Supreme Court upheld Deepwater Wind’s power purchase agreement with National Grid for the renewable energy […]

  • USA: NNS Lifts 555-Metric Ton Island on Aircraft Carrier ‘Gerald R. Ford’

    28 January 2013
    Business & Finance

    Huntington Ingalls Industries celebrated significant progress on Jan. 26th, as the 555-metric ton island was lowered onto the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) at the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division. The island will serve as the command center for flight deck operations aboard the first of the next-generation class of aircraft […]

  • Rockhopper Exploration Announces Successful Results of 14/10-7 Well, Offshore Falkland Islands

    15 September 2011
    Business & Finance

    Rockhopper Exploration plc , the North Falkland Basin oil and gas exploration company, provides an update on the provides an update on the 14/10-7 well. • Net pay 26m (85 feet) net pay Sea Lion Main Complex (SLMC) 25m net pay lower sands 1m • Gross reservoir SLMC 35m • Net to gross SLMC 72% […]

  • USA: NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson Conducts Seafloor Surveys Along Block Island Sound

    2 September 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson continues a three-month survey of the sea floor off the coast of New York, Connecticut and Rhode Island, as part of a multi-year effort to update nautical charts for Block Island Sound and keep large ships and commerce moving safely. In addition to supporting marine navigation, data acquired by the 208-foot […]

  • Falkland Islands: Argos Resources Provides Update on 3D Seismic Data Over PL001 Licence

    5 July 2011
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

      Argos Resources Limited, the Falkland Islands based exploration company focused on the North Falkland Basin, reports encouraging progress on the processing and interpretation of its recently acquired 3D seismic data over its 100% owned licence PL001. In April 2011, the Company announced the completion of the acquisition of 1,415 net square kilometres of 3D […]

  • Equinor keeping Island Drilling, Archer, and Baker Hughes busy with multi-well P&A gigs

    28 March 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    Norwegian state-owned energy giant Equinor has awarded compatriot Island Drilling with a well plugging contract on the fields it operates on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS), while Archer and Baker Hughes Norge have won contracts for full-range delivery of plugging services.

  • Port of Bilbao Conducts First Ship-to-Ship LNG Bunkering

    16 February 2018
    Business & Finance

    Spanish Port of Bilbao witnessed its first ship-to-ship LNG bunkering operation in February 2018.

  • Santos awarded over $450M in LNG project legal dispute with Fluor

    11 August 2025
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Regulation & Policy

    Australia’s energy player Santos has been declared the winner of a court case it brought against Fluor Australia, a subsidiary of Texas-based engineering firm Fluor Corporation.

  • Statoil Gets Consent to Use Island Wellserver Vessel for Well Intervention Activities on TOGI (Norway)

    12 April 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

      Statoil has received consent to use the Island Wellserver mobile facility for well intervention activities on Troll Oseberg Gass Injection (TOGI). In addition to the fields included in previous consents a need has arisen to carry out minor well intervention work on TOGI. The objective of the activity on TOGI is to permanently plugback […]

  • UK: BP Draws Up Contingency Plan to Tackle Oil Spill Off Shetland Islands

    12 October 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

      BP has drawn up a contingency plan to tackle an oil spill off the coast Shetland Isalnds, which has the potential to be bigger than its … By Ewan Palmer (ibtimes) [mappress] Source: ibtimes, October 12 , 2011;

  • Send us newsAdvertiseArchiveAdvanced€40m plan to develop Irish island port gets under way

    26 June 2008

    Project Updates – June 26, 2008 The biggest infrastructure project ever undertaken on an Irish island got under way earlier this week. At a cost of €40m, the redevelopment of the port on Inis Mor – the largest of the three Aran Islands – is also the biggest single project ever funded by the Department […]

  • UK: BAE Systems Starts Construction on Island Structure for Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carrier

    14 July 2011

      Construction on the forward island structure for the first Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carrier began today at BAE Systems’ facility in Portsmouth Naval Base. Employees and guests watched as Second Sea Lord and Commander in Chief Naval Home Command, Vice Admiral Charles Montgomery CBE ADC cut the first steel, formally marking the start of […]