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  • Ireland to raise oil and gas tax

    23 October 2015

    Ireland will increase the maximum tax rate on oil and gas fields from 40% to 55%.  Ireland’s Minister for Finance, Michael Noonan T.D, on Thursday published Finance Bill 2015 that gives effects to taxation measures announced in Budget 2016. Following a review by the Department of Communications Energy and Natural Resources, the Bill introduces a “Petroleum […]

  • ORPC Ireland recruits for Mechanical Engineer

    27 December 2016
    Business & Finance, Research & Development, Technology

    ORPC Ireland is seeking to add a Mechanical Engineer to its team who would work on the design of marine hydrokinetic turbine system.

  • Ireland: Grand Canal Dredging Underway

    3 December 2012
    Business & Finance

    Waterways Ireland has confirmed that further dredging of the Dublin inner city section of the Grand Canal got underway recently. This work follows on from previous dredging contracts completed on the Grand Canal between November 2009 and April 2011 from Grand Canal Basin to Lock C7 at Portobello. The work is necessary to keep the […]

  • Focusing on Tidal Energy (Northern Ireland)

    7 June 2011

    Electricity powered by the sun and the wind has long stood at the forefront of the green energy sector, but the attraction of a more … By Michael Glanfield (iomtoday) [mappress] Source: iomtoday, June 07, 2011;

  • UK-Ireland Interconnector Officially Opens

    21 September 2012
    Storage

    Secretary of State Edward Davey yesterday joined An Taoiseach Enda Kenny, Ireland’s Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Pat Rabbitte, and EU Energy Commissioner Gunther Oettinger to open officially Ireland’s first electricity link to Great Britain. The EirGrid East West Interconnector runs between Deeside in north Wales and Woodland, County Meath in Ireland. Approximately […]

  • CWE Ireland Welcomes Government’s Announcement

    11 February 2014
    Authorities & Government

    Carnegie’s subsidiary, CWE Ireland, has welcomed  the Irish Government’s recent announcement, according to which EUR 26 million would be invested in wave and tidal energy development. The Government’s plan also assesses that the marine renewable resources around the Irish coast amount to  up to 70GW,enough to supply Irish energy needs by more than 14 times. […]

  • Horizon 2020 opportunities to be discussed in Ireland

    12 November 2015
    Business & Finance

    InterTradeIreland is setting up event that will cover Horizon 2020 second societal challenge research opportunities, including those in marine sector. The event is aimed at end-users and researchers from across the island seeking to maximise their engagement in Horizon 2020 and explore the potential for North South collaboration. Specific opportunities to be discussed include: marine, […]

  • Ireland: Petroceltic Board Member Resigns

    15 August 2012

    Petroceltic International announced that Mr Alan McGettigan has resigned as a Director of the company with immediate effect to pursue other interests. Robert Arnott, Chairman of Petroceltic commented: “We are grateful for the significant contribution which Alan has made to the Company over the last four years. He leaves us with our best wishes for […]

  • Acquisition of Suir Engineering in Ireland finalised

    27 November 2007

    Imtech N.V. (technical services provider in Europe) announces that the acquisition of the Irish based Suir Engineering Limited announced half October 2007 has been finalised with the approval of the Irish Competition Authority.

  • Ireland: Port of Cork on Right Track

    24 January 2014

    Total traffic through the Port of Cork in 2013 reached 9.1 million tonnes compared to 9.05 million tonnes in 2012. Like most Ports worldwide, the Port of Cork has experienced very challenging trading conditions in 2013, however some cargos have shown an increase compared to 2012 levels and this is very encouraging, according to the […]

  • Construction begins on Ireland-France interconnector

    3 November 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Transition, Vision

    Construction works have commenced on the Celtic Interconnector that will link Ireland and France. The project is being developed by the Irish transmission system operator (TSO) EirGrid and its French counterpart Réseau de Transport d’Electricité (RTE). EirGrid reported today, November 3, that construction works on the cable route from Knockraha, in east Cork, had commenced […]

  • Ireland: Limerick Dredging Project Completed

    12 June 2012

    Waterways Ireland has successfully completed dredging maintenance in Limerick City around Sarsfield Lock, reports afloat.ie. The work programme was carefully planned approximately 18 months in advance and involved extensive consultation with National Parks and Wildlife Service, Shannon Foynes Port Company, Inland Fisheries Ireland & Limerick City Council (Planning, Roads, Environment and Waste sections) to minimise […]

  • Total completes offshore Ireland farm-in

    13 July 2018

    France’s Total has farmed into an offshore block sitting in Irelands’ Porcupine Basin, some 220 kilometers off the southwest coast of Ireland

  • Weatherford relocates from Switzerland to Ireland

    3 April 2014
    Business & Finance

    Weatherford International Ltd. has announced that its Board of Directors has approved changing its place of incorporation from Switzerland to Ireland. Weatherford’s shareholders will be asked to approve the proposed change at an Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders expected to be held in June 2014. Bernard J. Duroc-Danner, Weatherford’s Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, […]

  • River Barrow Dredging Completed (Ireland)

    18 April 2012

    The Asian clam (Corbicula fluminea) is a most unwelcome addition to the fauna of the lower River Barrow. This bivalve mollusc is regarded as one of the most notorious aquatic invasive species in the world. The Asian clam was first recorded in the river downstream of St Mullin’s in April 2010 and subsequent studies conducted […]

  • ORPC Ireland launches TAOIDE project

    15 November 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC) Ireland has kick-started the Horizon 2020-backed hydrokinetic technology development project.

  • Wavebob: Administrative Expenses Triple (Ireland)

    16 August 2012
    Business & Finance

    Irish leader in the design and development of environmentally sustainable wave energy conversion systems, Wavebob, announced that the administrative expenses tripled to €1.8m last year. As Independent.ie reports, Wavebob directors noted that the receipt of the research and development grant had the effect of increasing administration costs. The company accumulated losses of €2.6 million at […]

  • Ghost Ship Washes Ashore in Ireland

    17 February 2020

    A vessel without a single soul on board ran aground near Ballycotton, Cork in Ireland.

  • Onshore cable-laying begins for Ireland-Wales electricity link

    29 September 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Project & Tenders

    Onshore cable-laying activities have started for the 500 MW Greenlink subsea and underground electricity interconnector that will link Ireland and Wales. The civil engineering work began on 5 September in Wexford, Irelan, along the project’s onshore route. Twenty-three kilometers of underground cables will be installed along roads and agricultural land between Baginbun Beach, where the […]

  • Dodge Island and Padre Island Working in Delaware

    16 December 2016
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District, has just released these amazing photos from the Delaware coastal protection project. The hopper dredgers Dodge Island and Padre Island, owned and operated by the contractor Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company, are busy pumping more than 650,000 cubic yards of sand onto the beaches of Dewey Beach […]

  • ‘Island Dawn’ PSV Delivered to Island Offshore

    21 January 2014

    Island Offshore has taken delivery of M/V Island Dawn from the Vard Brevik shipyard in Norway. This is the third platform supply vessel in a series of four Rolls-Royce UT 717 CD designs, delivered from Vard Brevik.   Managing Director of Island Offshore, Håvard Ulstein said: “It is always a pleasure to welcome another vessel to our fleet, […]

  • SCV ‘Island Pride’ delivered to Island Offshore

    23 April 2014
    Business & Finance

    Island Offshore has taken delivery of the subsea construction vessel M/V ‘Island Pride’ from the Vard Brevik yard today. M/V ‘Island Pride’ was christened during a naming ceremony in Brevik in March, and will enter into a five month contract for Maersk Oil this coming weekend as a walk-to-work vessel. The vessel is designed as […]

  • Island Offshore Sells MPSV ‘Island Pioneer’

    20 January 2014
    Business & Finance

    Island Pioneer KS, a subsidiary of Island Offshore Shipholding, LP, (IOSH) has sold the MPSV ‘Island Pioneer’ subsea construction vessel for MNOK 435 (approx. USD 70.4 million) in total proceeds. The transaction has generated MNOK 265 (approx. USD 42.8 million) in liquidity for IOSH, after repayment of loans and minorities in Island Pioneer KS. IOSH […]

  • Island Offshore welcomes newbuild ‘Island Condor’

    13 November 2014
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Island Offshore has taken delivery of its 10th vessel of Rolls-Royce UT 776 CD design, built at Vard Brevik in Norway.  M/V Island Condor is a flexible offshore support vessel with good sea-keeping capabilities, excellent station keeping performance and low fuel consumption, Island Offshore said. It has a length of 97 metres, a breadth of […]

  • Renewables Save Ireland €245 Mln in Fossil Fuels

    5 June 2014
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) today released the results of a comprehensive study of Ireland’s electricity system throughout the whole of 2012. The study shows that renewable electricity resulted in greatly reduced use of gas, coal and peat, saving Ireland €245 million in fossil fuels and reducing CO2 emissions by 1.9 million tonnes. […]