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  • Acta Marine Wins Contracts for Offshore Supply Work in Germany

    24 July 2012
    Business & Finance

    Acta Marine has been awarded new contracts to provide all supply and support vessels for the Mittelplate Drilling and Production Island. Mittelplate is Germany’s largest oilfield and is located in the Wadden Sea tidelands, a unique and sensitive natural environment. The implementation of the highest standards by operator RWE-Dea have resulted in more than 20 […]

  • SSE Renewables looking for offshore survey squad

    22 June 2020
    Project & Tenders

    SSE Renewables has issued a contract notice seeking providers of geotechnical and geophysical services offshore the UK and Ireland. The offshore wind developer intends to sign a number of framework agreements that cover a range of geotechnical and geophysical services. The overall value of the framework agreements is €78 million. The framework agreements will cover […]

  • Experts Discuss Disposal and Beneficial Reuse Options for Dredged Material

    15 July 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    Stephanie Wilson, Senior Project Scientist with ESS Group, Inc., chaired the EBC 8th Annual Ocean Resource Management Conference: Update on Dredging In New England – Disposal and Beneficial Reuse held on Thursday, June 26, 2014 in Boston, MA. Under Wilson’s leadership, this program brought together speakers from state and federal government and private industry to […]

  • Top news, September 4 – 10, 2017

    10 September 2017
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Tidal Energy Today has compiled the top news from tidal and wave energy industry from September 4 – 10, 2017.

  • Providence Completes Sale of Interest in Aje Field Offshore Nigeria

    30 December 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Providence Resources P.l.c. confirms that it has closed its transaction to divest its Nigerian subsidiary, which holds its interest in OML 113 offshore Nigeria to Jacka Resources Limited. Under the terms of the transaction, the total consideration payable by Jacka is $16 million, $10 million of which was paid at Closing, with the balance of […]

  • VARD starts building first Island Offshore hybrid ocean energy construction vessel, second to follow in July

    7 March 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Green Marine, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Transition, Vessels, Vision

    Norwegian shipbuilder VARD has cut the first steel for the first hybrid power ocean energy construction vessel (OECV) it is building for compatriot shipping group Island Offshore. The steel cutting that marks the official start of construction for the first newbuild OECV, named Island Evolution, took place on March 4 at Vard Shipyards Romania – Braila. […]

  • ‘We do not compromise with safety,’ says CEO as Island Drilling looks into legal steps to challenge rig termination

    13 February 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Rules & Regulation

    Island Drilling is in the process of evaluating all legal recourse at its disposal to contest a recent rig contract termination.

  • Inland Salvage Completes Wreck Removal of F/V “Sandy Point” from Gulfport Ship Channel (USA)

    6 July 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

      Inland Salvage Inc.  recently completed the wreck removal of the F/V “Sandy Point” clearing the Gulfport Ship Channel. Immediately upon being notified by the vessel’s owner that Inland Salvage Inc. (ISI) had been appointed as the salvor, ISI responded to the sinking of the 168′ fishing vessel “Sandy Point” which collided with the container […]

  • USA: Governor Carcieri speaks about offshore wind farm near Block Island at hotel at Quonset Point.

    7 May 2010
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Environment

    Governor Carcieri continued his campaign on Thursday for a proposed offshore wind farm near Block Island, this time speaking up for the…   [mappress] Source: projo, May 06, 2010;

  • Port Hueneme Proceeds with Emergency Shoreline Protection (USA)

    1 July 2013
    Business & Finance

    Shoreline erosion has now reached Surfside Drive, the first road paralleling the ocean at Hueneme Beach. To help protect the street and inland property from flooding, officials at the City of Port Hueneme are proceeding with emergency shoreline protection by placing rock below the eroded scarp face of Surfside Drive. It is hoped that the […]

  • Total to take operatorship in Irish license

    28 December 2017

    French oil company Total has exercised its option to farm into and take operatorship of Providence Resource-operated license offshore Ireland. 

  • EMGS Issues Patent Infringement Claims against PGS

    18 December 2013
    Business & Finance

    Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) has issued Claims against each of (i) Petroleum Geo-Services ASA, (ii) PGS Exploration (UK) Limited and (iii) PGS Geophysical AS (together “PGS”) in the High Court of Justice, Patent Court, London, UK. The basis for these Claims is the evaluation by EMGS that PGS has used the Towed Streamer EM in […]

  • ‘Terrible maritime chapter’ closes as Fugro locates 80-year-old WW2 shipwreck

    1 May 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Safety, Vessels

    Fugro has taken part in a mission to locate the wreck of a World War II ship 81 years after sinking, reported as one of the worst international maritime disasters in history. Fugro started the search for the Montevideo Maru transport ship on 6 April onboard the hydrographic survey vessel Fugro Equator. Deploying an autonomous […]

  • Equinor: Rosebank FID Expected by May 2022

    5 June 2019
    Operations & Maintenance

    Equinor and its partners have confirmed a new timeline for the Rosebank project on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS), with the final investment decision planned to be taken by May 2022.   The new timeline comes after the award of a three-year extension for the Rosebank licences by the UK Oil and Gas Authority. “Together with […]

  • 14 People Found Dead on Migrant Boat off Libya

    30 July 2015

    Italian authorities have confirmed the deaths of 14 people on board a boat carrying hundreds of refugees and migrants across the Mediterranean on Tuesday, July 28. According to officials, 456 people are known to have survived and were rescued during an operation conducted by an Irish naval patrol. Among the survivors are several dozen children. […]

  • Fair Head Tidal to show off latest tidal plans

    15 August 2016
    Business & Finance, Research & Development, Technology

    DP Energy will host two open days to gather opinions and share information with local communities regarding the proposed tidal energy project off Fair Head, Northern Ireland.

  • Irish tidal company unveils OC1 device

    16 December 2015
    Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    GKinetic Energy has launched its OC1 tidal energy device following the completion of two month trial at Limerick Docks, Ireland. The launched pilot device is a 15 kW river unit capable of powering small communities from natural river flow. However, commercial deployment is expected to lead to larger units with energy outputs of up to […]

  • Ngati Whatua to Fight Environment Court Decision Regarding Tidal Power Plant on Kaipara Harbour (New Zeland)

    10 March 2011

    A Ngati Whatua leader says the iwi will fight an Environment Court decision giving the go-ahead for a tidal power plant on the Kaipara…   (radionz) [mappress] Source: radionz, March 10, 2011;

  • USA: Atlanta-based company to construct equipment to measure wind speeds and directions off Jekyll Island coast

    7 May 2010
    Environment, Research & Development

    Southern Co. has asked the U.S. Department of the Interior for ocean leases off the coasts of Jekyll Island and Savannah to erect research…   [mappress] Source: washingtonexaminer, May 07, 2010;

  • ISLES: New proposals for cross-border energy co-operation

    21 September 2015
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    A suite of detailed reports concerning the coordinated development of offshore electricity grid and marine renewable energy projects between the jurisdictions of Scotland, Northern Ireland and Ireland has been published. The Irish-Scottish Links on Energy Study (ISLES) is a joint initiative between the three partner governments of Scotland, Ireland and Northern Ireland, and publication marks […]

  • Providence Resources Reports Results for First Quarter 2013

    8 May 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Providence Resources P.l.c., the Irish oil and gas exploration and appraisal company, whose shares are quoted in London (AIM) and Dublin (ESM), announces its preliminary results for the year ended 31st December 2012. DRILLING PROGRAMME The year 2012 was a landmark year for Providence as operations on the first well in the Company’s multi-well, multi-year […]

  • Smartbay Subsea Observatory off Galway comes online

    1 July 2016
    Business & Finance, Environment, Research & Development, Technology

    The SmartBay Subsea Observatory will begin feeding data today from the seabed for researchers, businesses, scientists and policy makers in the marine sector.

  • SEAI gets green light to build wave test site substation

    4 May 2017
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Environment, Research & Development, Technology

    The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has been granted permission to construct a 20kV substation that will connect the AMETS test site to the Irish grid.

  • Public gets more time to comment on Galway Bay test site

    17 June 2016
    Business & Finance, Research & Development, Technology

    Public consultation period for Marine Institute’s application for a foreshore lease to upgrade the Galway Bay marine and renewable energy test site has been extended by two weeks.

  • OPIN Invites Businesses to Join the Project

    3 May 2019
    Business & Finance, Research & Development, Technology

    Partners involved in the development of OPIN project are calling on businesses with expertise that can be used in the ocean sector, explore collaboration opportunities with other organisations, and avail of the supports available. The Ocean Power Innovation Network (OPIN), which aims to accelerate the development of the ocean energy sector was launched in Ireland […]