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  • Picture of the day: Curtis Island LNG city

    25 August 2015

    Curtis Island, located offshore Gladstone, Australia, is home to three liquefied natural gas export plants which are being built by LNG engineer Bechtel. At full capacity, the three Curtis Island projects combined will produce about 25 million tonnes of LNG per annum for the global market, the equivalent to powering a city the size of […]

  • Scottish Ministers Ready for Highlands and Islands Convention

    28 October 2019
    Authorities & Government

    Scottish Ministers are gathering in Inverness for a convention to discuss how to tackle issues affecting the Highlands and Islands. Climate change and population growth will be among the main topics of discussion at the Convention of Highlands and Islands, along with economic opportunities related to energy, marine and technologies, and the expected impact of […]

  • Rhode Island DEM: Protecting Camp Cronin

    8 November 2017
    Business & Finance

    The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM), in partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, hosted a special ceremony earlier this week to mark completion of a restoration project at the Camp Cronin Fishing Area in Narragansett. “This is an excellent example of the Corps of Engineers working with the state of Rhode […]

  • James Island Town opposes offshore drilling

    20 March 2015

    South Carolina’s James Island Town Council has unanimously passed a resolution opposing offshore drilling and seismic surveys in the Atlantic. According to Oceana South Carlina, James Island Town has become the 7th community in South Carolina to formally oppose offshore drilling and seismic blasting, and the 40th coastal community to publicly oppose or voice concern […]

  • Island Innovator Tilts in Hanøytangen. Workers Evacuated

    31 May 2013

    Island Innovator semi-submersible rig, on a yard-stay in Hanøytangen, Norway, has been evacuated after it tilted 4 degrees, a local news site has reported. According to Bergens Tidende news portal, 63 people have been taken off the facility in a peaceful manner. Around 4 o’clock this morning, the rig , docked at Hanøytangen yard, took […]

  • Vocus to Connect Tiwi Islands with Darwin (Australia)

    4 September 2018
    Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    Vocus Group will, in collaboration with the Northern Territory Government, construct a new fibre optic cable link between Darwin and the Tiwi Islands in Australia. For the first time, communities located on Melville and Bathurst Islands will have access to a reliable, high capacity and trusted fibre optic link to the mainland, the company said. […]

  • GCWA to Dredge West Crab Island Channel

    8 May 2020
    Business & Finance

    The Gold Coast Waterways Authority (GCWA) is pushing ahead with dredging works on the Gold Coast, ensuring vital transport links remain open for the city’s marine industries. “Dredging is starting in the West Crab Island Channel in the section from the Ephraim Island bridge down to the intersection with the North Channel,” CEO Hal Morris […]

  • North Seas countries fasten offshore renewables ties

    7 June 2016
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Environment

    North Seas region countries have signed an energy cooperation declaration focussing on the development of cost effective offshore wind and wave renewable energy.

  • TAQA enters 700 MW Northern Ireland-Scotland interconnector, route surveys on schedule

    29 May 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Transition, Vision

    UK expert submarine cable and survey services provider A-2-Sea Solutions has been appointed to carry out route surveys for a new HVDC subsea electricity interconnector that will link the Belfast region in Northern Ireland and the Ayrshire region in Scotland. The LirIC interconnector project will have a total cable route length of around 142 kilometers […]

  • Canada: SeaRose FPSO Preparing for Transatlantic Journey

    20 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    Husky Energy’s SeaRose Floating Production Storage Offloading (FPSO) vessel on Friday entered the Conception Bay on the northeast coast of the island of Newfoundland, Canada, The Telegram reports. SeaRose FPSO, the 272-metre long, 46-metre wide vessel, will be there until May 24, preparing for a journey across the Atlantic Ocean. The vessel that is operating […]

  • Ocean Energy Europe adds SEAI

    3 November 2016
    Business & Finance, Research & Development, Technology

    The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has joined Ocean Energy Europe (OEE) as a lead partner to help drive the development of Europe’s ocean energy industry.

  • Hibernia Atlantic Provides Subsea Cable Connection Between USA and Ireland at Interxion’s DUB2

    21 November 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

      INTERXION HOLDING NV, a leading European provider of carrier-neutral colocation data centre services, announced an agreement with Hibernia Atlantic to host a Point of Presence (POP) for its high-capacity fibre optic cable system at Interxion’s Dublin 2 (DUB2) data centre. Hibernia’s presence will leverage Interxion’s high-specification infrastructure and diverse customer communities within its financial, […]

  • Providence Contracts GSF ARCTIC III Rig for Drilling in Celtic Sea, Offshore Ireland

    18 April 2011
    Business & Finance

    Providence Resources Plc (“Providence”), the AIM and IEX listed company,  has secured a semi-submersible rig for its well programme in the Celtic Sea during the summer of 2011. This forms part of Providence’s previously announced multi-year, multi-basin drilling programme, offshore Ireland. Under the terms of the deal agreed, Providence, as Operator, has hired the semi-submersible rig, the GSF ARCTIC […]

  • Lansdowne Oil & Gas Provides North Celtic Sea Basin Operations Update, Ireland

    17 January 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Lansdowne Oil & Gas, the North Celtic Sea focussed, oil and gas exploration company, announces the following update regarding additional technical studies on its portfolio in the North Celtic Sea Basin, offshore Ireland. Highlights: · Seismic inversion fluid anomalies identified and interpreted as gas bearing Greensand reservoirs in the Galley Head gas accumulation and the […]

  • Offshore cable installation for France-Ireland interconnector on track to kick off next year

    28 May 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Transition, Vessels

    The Celtic Interconnector is starting to take shape and the offshore cable installation work is slated to begin in 2025.

  • US-Ireland R&D program awards €500K for collaborative wave energy project

    27 March 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Equipment, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Technology

    Maynooth University’s Centre for Ocean Energy Research (COER) has secured €500,000 through the joint US-Ireland research program for a collaborative wave energy project whose aim is to make the technology more commercially attractive.

  • Ireland plans interconnector expansion to EU and UK, aims to become renewable energy exporter

    27 July 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Transition, Vision

    The Irish government has approved a new policy statement on electricity interconnections which will see Ireland explore new interconnection opportunities with Spain, Belgium, and the Netherlands, as well as further connections to Great Britain and France. The National Policy Statement on Electricity Interconnection, approved by the Irish Cabinet on Tuesday, 25 July, outlines how a state-directed approach […]

  • Ireland: Arklow Marine Hands Over Wind Farm Service Vessel Gardian 8

    16 March 2012
    Business & Finance

    After the Arklow Marine successfully launched and tested its first 20 m Wind Farm Service Vessel Gardian 8, the vessel departed Arklow last Monday arriving at Ramsgate on Tuesday afternoon. Gardian 8 will be operated by its new owners Dalby Offshore Renewables. To meet current enquiries from the offshore industry Arklow has recently designed a […]

  • Ireland: ESB Eyes Two Sites for New 500MW Offshore Wind Farm(s)

    5 February 2018

    ESB-owned Hibernian Wind Power has applied for two investigative foreshore licences, aiming to examine the feasibility of building a 500MW offshore wind farm (or wind farms) off Ireland’s East Coast.

  • Ireland: Research and Markets Adds Report on Offshore Wind Cable Suppliers to Its Offering

    14 November 2012
    Research & Development

    Research and Markets has announced the addition of GlobalData’s new report ‘Offshore Wind Cable Suppliers – Profile and Project Overview’ to their offering. ‘Offshore Wind Cable Suppliers – Profile and Project Overview’ is the latest report from GlobalData, the industry analysis specialists that offer comprehensive information and understanding of major offshore wind cable suppliers. The […]

  • Nexans to Supply URC-1 Cable to Emerald Bridge for its UK-Ireland Connection

    25 October 2011
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Project & Tenders

      Nexans, a worldwide leading expert in the cable industry, has been awarded a contract to supply 130 kilometres of URC-1 cable to Emerald Bridge Fibres Ltd. (Emerald Bridge). Emerald Bridge is a joint venture between UK fibre network provider Geo Networks Ltd. (Geo) and Ireland’s leading telecom provider ESB Telecoms Ltd, to lay the […]

  • Bord Gais Eireann Calls for Expressions of Interest for Offshore Pipeline Inspection Surveys (Ireland)

    8 April 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Provision of offshore and/or nearshore inspection surveys of two submarine gas transmission pipelines each approximately 200km long, Scotland to Ireland from shore to shore, and one spur and one umbilical approximately 10 km long to the Isle of Man. The maximum water depth is approximately 130 metres. The inspection requires vessels equipped for visual inspection, […]

  • ESB, EIB Sign €100 Mln Loan Facility for Irish Transmission Grid Upgrade

    30 October 2014
    Business & Finance, Storage

    ESB and EIB have today signed a loan facility for €100 million. These funds will be used to enable continued investment in the electricity network in the south west region of the country to connect renewable energy to the national transmission network. This is the second part of a total loan facility of €200m agreed […]

  • MOL LNG tanker rescues castaway off Papua New Guinea

    10 December 2018
    Vessels

    Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) said Monday that its liquefied natural gas carrier LNG Fukurokuju has recently rescued a castaway  330km off New Ireland, Papua New Guinea. The crew onboard the 165,134-cbm LNG Fukurokuju spotted the castaway, who was calling for help, on November 26 at 16:30 local time. “The vessel immediately started rescue activities, and rescued […]

  • Technip and Wieland sign agreement to marketinnovative heat exchangers

    29 November 2007

    Technip and Wieland announced today that they have entered into an agreement to jointly market innovative enhanced heat transfer solutions for liquefied natural gas (LNG) and ethylene plants. Developed jointly by Technip and Wieland, these solutions provide improved energy efficiency through an increase in production capacity, a decrease in energy consumption and reduced CO2 emissions.