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  • New Iceland Subsea Cable in Preparation

    30 January 2019
    Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    The Telecommunication Fund of Iceland and Farice, the operator of two submarine cables to Iceland, have signed a Desk Top Study (DTS) work agreement.   The DTS work involves selecting landing sites for a new submarine cable to Europe as well as project management for a seabed survey expected to take place during 2019. No further […]

  • CNOOC to Search for Oil Offshore Iceland

    5 June 2013

    Iceland’s oil company Eykon Energy has reportedly reached an agreement with China National Offshore Oil Company (CNOOC) to conduct joint exploration activities in the Dreki area, offshore Iceland. Eykon applied for a license in the area last year, but has asked the authorities to be given more time to find an additional participant in the licence. […]

  • CNOOC: Preparations begin for exploration in Iceland

    10 March 2014

    China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) is gearing up for offshore exploration on the Icelandic Continental Shelf.

  • Iceland’s first PSV launched in Turkey

    6 March 2014

    Turkish Cemre Shipyard has launched a hull of a new platform supply vessel being built for of Fafnir Offshore, an Icelandic oil service company.

  • Iceland Accedes to Air Pollution Treaty

    24 November 2017
    Business & Finance, Rules & Regulation

    Iceland has ratified the International Maritime Organization (IMO) treaty covering the prevention of air pollution from ships. Stefán Haukur Jóhannesson, Ambassador of Iceland to the United Kingdom, met IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim at IMO Headquarters, London, on November 22 to deposit the instruments of accession. The recent ratification brings the total number of contracting states […]

  • Video: Cement Carrier’s Hull Ruptured in Iceland Grounding

    7 November 2018
    Business & Finance

    Cement carrier Fjordvik suffers hull rupture after grounding at the entrance to Iceland’s Helguvik harbour.

  • Iceland: Landeyjahofn Harbour Needs Dredging

    7 September 2010

    Herjolfur, the ferry between the Westman Islands and mainland Iceland, can no longer sail to the brand new, specially constructed … (icenews) [mappress] Source: icenews, September 8, 2010;

  • Iceland’s first PSV christened in Svalbard

    22 September 2014

    Fafnir Offshore’s ‘Polarsyssel’ vessel, of the Havyard 832 L WE design, was christened in Longyearbyen in Svalbard on saturday.

  • Iceland Calls for Offshore Exploration Bids

    4 October 2011
    Business & Finance

    The National Energy Authority of Iceland (NEA), yesterday, announced the second Licensing Round for hydrocarbon exploration and production licences on the Icelandic Continental Shelf. The offer will be open from October 3, 2011 until April 2, 2011. The blocks on offer in the Second Licensing Round are located in the Dreki Area, northeast of Iceland, […]

  • Chinese company optimistic about exploration off Iceland

    7 October 2016
    Project & Tenders

    Iceland is keeping its fingers crossed that a Chinese oil company might turn the island nation into an oil producing one. It gave an offshore exploration permission to a consortium led by China National Offshore Oil Company (CNOOC) back in 2014. The license is located in the Dreki area, which is one of the two […]

  • FuelEU implementation to be postponed in Norway and Iceland

    30 December 2024
    Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation

    The FuelEU Maritime regulation, set to enter force January 1, 2025, will face delays in its application to Norway and Iceland due to its postponed incorporation into the European Economic Area (EEA) Agreement, the UK-based classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR) revealed. The Norwegian Maritime Authority (NMA) elaborated that this delay occurred due to the ‘convoluted’ […]

  • Iceland Underlain by Continental Crust, Study Shows

    13 April 2015
    Research & Development

    An international team, including researchers at the University of Liverpool, have shown that south east Iceland is underlain by continental crust.  The team found that the accepted theory, that Iceland consists of very thick oceanic crust, generated by the interaction between the ocean-ridge seafloor and a mantle plume, is incorrect. In the report, maps of […]

  • VIDEO: Reykjavik Harbour Dredging (Iceland)

    22 March 2013
    Business & Finance

    This video shows the Reykjavik harbour dredging project. Reykjavík has two seaports, the old harbour near the city centre which is mainly used by fishermen and cruise ships and Sundahöfn in the east city which is the largest cargo port in the country. [mappress] Dredging Today Staff, March 22, 2013

  • MMT in UK-Iceland Link Route Survey

    15 June 2015
    Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    MMT (Sweden) has been awarded a contract for the world’s longest HVDC route survey for the UK-Iceland Interconnector by Atlantic Superconnection Corporation (ASC). MMT will provide bathymetric and geophysical mapping along the entire route corridor, between Iceland to England, the company said. MMT and Reach Subsea have mobilized the Surveyor Interceptor ROV onboard Stril Explorer […]

  • Faroe Petroleum Enters into Iceland’s Offshore Sector

    4 December 2012

    Faroe Petroleum, the independent oil and gas company focusing principally on exploration, appraisal and production opportunities in the Atlantic margin, the North Sea and Norway, has announced provisional exploration licence awards in the Dreki area on the Icelandic Continental Shelf in the Icelandic 2nd Licensing Round. The licences are extensive, encompassing seven licence blocks located […]

  • Iceland Bans Use of HFO in Its Waters

    10 December 2019
    Rules & Regulation

    Iceland is pushing forward with its efforts to curb sulphur emissions in its waters.

  • Scottish anger over Iceland’s increased TAC

    21 December 2010

    United Kingdom: Scottish Fisheries Secretary Richard Lochhead has attacked Iceland’s decision to again establish a unilateral mackerel quota.For 2011, the country has boosted its catch proposals from 130,000 tonnes to 147,000 tonnes. Iceland and the Faroe Islands are both guilty of recently walking away from negotiations with the European Union (EU) and Norway on a […]

  • Iceland: Samskip Acquires Two Container Vessels

    23 April 2012
    Business & Finance

      Samskip has acquired the container vessels Arnarfell and Helgafell, both of which have been employed by the company on the route between Iceland and Europe since early 2005. Samskip has been chartering the vessels since they were delivered, as new builds, seven years ago. From the beginning they have proved to be very reliable […]

  • Grounded Cargo Ship Refloated off Iceland

    8 September 2014
    Business & Finance

    Cyprus-flagged general cargo ship  Samskip Akrafell that ran aground on Saturday, September 6 off the east coast of Iceland was refloated at around midnight on Sunday, according to Icelandic Coast Guard. No spill was reported and the crew is safe, based on the latest reports from the Coast Guard. The grounding occurred when the vessel’s engine […]

  • EMSC Records Subsea Earthquakes Offshore Iceland

    7 October 2011
    Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

      The Reykjanes Ridge, the part of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge that rises up to the ocean surface to the southwest of Iceland, has been hit by … By Mark Dunphy (irishweatheronline) [mappress] Source: irishweatheronline, October 07 , 2011;

  • EU considers blocking Icelandic boats in fish row

    14 December 2010

    The EU’s fisheries chief is considering blocking Icelandic fishing vessels from landing some catches in European Union ports in a row over mackerel that threatens Iceland’s bid to join the bloc, an EU source said.

  • Iceland: Three Applications in 2nd Licensing Round

    3 April 2012

    The National Energy Authority Iceland announces that it has received three applications in the second licensing round for exploration and production of hydrocarbons on the Icelandic continental shelf. The companies that have submitted the applications are: Eykon (unregistered Icelandic company); Faroe Petroleum and Íslenskt kolvetni ehf.;Valiant Petroleum and Kolvetni ehf The National Energy Authority (NEA) […]

  • Celtic Norse Cable Branches to Scotland and Iceland

    1 November 2019
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    Celtic Norse fibre optic cable between Norway and Ireland will be partnered by Vodafone Iceland to develop a branch into Iceland. It is also investigating the opportunity to develop a branch into Scotland, initially with the government’s infrastructure body, the Scottish Futures Trust and Host in Scotland, the datacenter umbrella body which it sponsors. Celtic […]

  • Icelandic whalers await quota decision

    24 April 2007

    The four ageing steamships lined up by the quay at Reykjavik harbour don’t look like anything special. But they are among the last survivors of an industry which was once worth huge amounts of money to nations like the US and Britain – and which brought some of the largest animals on the planet close […]

  • Rise in costs to $1.98 billion among factors impacting Equinor’s low-emission gas project

    22 December 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production

    Norwegian state-controlled energy giant Equinor has revealed an increase in costs for a project anticipated to strengthen Norway’s position as a reliable and long-term supplier of gas produced with very low greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The company explains that onshore compression is now expected to start in 2029, one year after the original plan.