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  • DCA, USACE and State of Louisiana Officials in Dredging Mission to Help Protect Barrier Islands (USA)

    10 May 2010

    The Dredging Contractors of America (DCA) announced today that they have been coordinating with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as well… [mappress] Source: pr-usa, May 10, 2010;

  • New Zealand: Cook Islands Gets Multi-Million Dollar Offer for Seabed Mining Licence

    23 February 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

        Canadian mining company, Endeavour, offers 45 million US dollars to the Cook Islands authorities to get the permit for exploration of the country’s seabed to determine its mining prospective. The deep-sea mining minister, Tom Marsters, has informed parliament this week that the offer is on the table. According to the minister, the company […]

  • 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;

  • Ocean Rig UDW Signs LOI for Eirik Raude Platform For Drilling Offshore Falkland Islands

    12 November 2010
    Business & Finance

    DryShips Inc. , a global provider of marine transportation services for drybulk cargoes and off-shore contract drilling oil services, announced today that its fully-owned subsidiary Ocean Rig UDW Inc. has received a Letter of Intent for the Eirik Raude from a British exploration company. The Letter of Intent is for a two well contract for […]

  • Faroe Islands: Results of Anne Marie Exploration Well and Operational Update on Lagavulin Exploration Well

    1 November 2010
    Project & Tenders

    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, announce the results of drilling on the Anne Marie exploration prospect (Faroe Petroleum 12.5%), located offshore in Licence 005 in the Faroe Islands, and provide an operational update on […]

  • Falkland Islands: Rockhopper Exploration Expects 4,000 BOPD from Sea Lion-1 Well

    24 September 2010
    Project & Tenders

    Rockhopper Exploration plc , the North Falkland Basin oil and gas exploration company, reports the following update from the recent flow test on well 14/10-2: “Sea Lion 1”. The test was carried out over four perforated intervals totalling 77m between 2,403m and 2,566m (below drill-floor). Upon retrieving the perforating guns, a gun misfire was apparent […]

  • Russian fishing vessel sinks north of Japanese island; 1 sailor dead, another missing

    16 November 2006

    A Russian fishing vessel sank north of Japan’s island of Hokkaido on Thursday, killing one sailor and leaving another missing, officials said. The cause of the schooner’s sinking was not immediately known and it occurred just off Kunashir Island, emergency official Alexandra Vasichkina said.

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • China: Shanghai Taisheng Wind Power Equipment to Acquire Part of Nantong Blue Island Offshore

    16 May 2013

    Shanghai Taisheng Wind Power Equipment, a pioneer in manufacturing wind towers in China, has decided to acquire over 51% of Nantong Blue Island Offshore, reports SinoShip news portal. The company will invest around USD 32.18 million in this offshore equipment construction specialist. Nantong Blue Water Ship Engineering Co. designs and constructs jack-up platforms, platform supply […]

  • 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. […]

  • Clean Energy Advocates Urging LIPA to Consider Offshore Wind Project for Long Island (USA)

    11 May 2011
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    Clean energy advocates are calling on the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) to give serious consideration in securing an offshore wind… By Renewable Energy Long Island (longislandpress) [mappress] Source: longislandpress, May 11, 2011;

  • Rhode Island Gov. Don Carcieri signs bill that helps proposed wind farm (USA)

    16 June 2010
    Authorities & Government

    Rhode Island Gov. Don Carcieri has signed a bill that speeds regulatory oversight of a proposed wind farm off the coast of Block Island.   [mappress] Source: canadianbusiness , June 16, 2010;

  • 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.

  • 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 […]

  • 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.

  • 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% […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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: 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 […]

  • 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 […]