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  • Orkney Islands Pushing Ahead with Renewable Energy (UK)

    20 September 2011

    The winds and stormy seas that dominate the 70 islands that make up the Orkneys has shaped the life of islanders as well as the island… By Niall Stuart (guardian) [mappress] Source: guardian, September 20, 2011

  • Noble Energy to Restart Falkland Islands Drilling in 2015

    2 October 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Noble Energy has confirmed plans to resume exploration drilling in the Falkland Islands in 2015 following the acquisition and evaluation of an extensive 3D seismic program over portions of the Company’s 10 million acre position. The Company’s initial operated prospect has been named Humpback and is located in the Fitzroy sub-basin of the Southern Area License. The […]

  • Australia: Opposition for Balaclava Island Port Project Grows

    13 September 2012

    A federal MP’s reservations about a coal terminal proposal on the mouth of the Fitzroy River in central Queensland, received a note of support from the Capricorn Conservation Council (CCC). Michael McCabe, the CCC spokesman, said: “This development would be very damaging. Balaclava Island is largely an intertidal mud flat mangrove area. It’s in a […]

  • Greens: Sprawling Resort to Suffocate Reef Island (Australia)

    5 March 2013
    Business & Finance

    A massive tourism and marina development approved today by the Federal Government will put the unique environment of Great Keppel Island at risk, say the Australian Greens. “Tourism is vital for Queensland’s economy and locals suffered when Great Keppel Island’s last resort shut down but this new resort has a far larger ecological footprint and […]

  • PHOTO: Hopper Dredger Essayons in Sand Islands, Hawaii

    11 March 2019
    Business & Finance

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ hopper dredger Essayons is currently undergoing annual maintenance in Sand Island, also known as Kush Island, a small island within the city of Honolulu, Hawaii. Commander of the Pacific Ocean Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Thomas Tickner,USACE Honolulu District Commander Lt. Col. Kathryn Sanborn, Commander of the Honolulu District, Damon […]

  • CMA CGM Kicks Off Reunion Island Project

    22 August 2014
    Business & Finance

    Visit of the President of the French Republic Mr. François Hollande to the Reunion Island, accompanied by Rodolphe Saadé, Vice-Chairman and member of the CMA CGM Group’s Board of Directors, marks the first step in a push to turn Port Réunion into CMA CGM Group’s strategic maritime hub in the Indian Ocean. President Hollande was invited […]

  • FERC denies Elba Island Liquefaction rehearing request

    16 December 2016

    The United States Federal Energy Regulatory Commission denied Sierra Club’s request for rehearing of the order authorizing construction of the Elba Island export plant in Georgia.

  • Damen launches LNG-powered inland shipping tanker

    6 March 2015
    Vessels

    Damen Shipyards Group said it has launched the first LNG-powered Damen EcoLiner inland shipping tanker at its Romanian yard.

  • Kinder Morgan makes Elba Island LNG progress

    5 February 2019

    US energy company Kinder Morgan has been given the green light to proceed with the introduction of fuel gas to commission the HF-LF flare pilot system at the Elba Island liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project near Savannah, Georgia.

  • Carnival to operate Tenerife cruise terminal in Canary Islands

    5 December 2018

    Carnival Corporation reached an agreement with the Port Authority of Santa Cruz de Tenerife to be the first concession-holder to operate the Canary Islands’ and Mid Atlantic’s newest cruise terminal.

  • Multinational wave energy project launches in Canary Islands

    19 September 2018
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Environment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    The project bringing together companies and organizations from several countries under the joint objective of improving the performance of wave energy technologies has been officially launched in Spain.

  • Wave consortium bids to power island off Massachusetts

    14 December 2017
    Business & Finance, Environment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    A newly formed multidisciplinary consortium is looking to harness the energy of the waves to provide additional power supply for the Cuttyhunk Island in Massachusetts.

  • Dutch plan floating islands powered by waves and tides

    14 July 2017
    Business & Finance, Environment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (MARIN) has tested the concept for floating mega island which could be powered by tidal and wave energy.

  • UK gov to act in favour of Scottish islands’ renewables

    24 August 2015
    Authorities & Government, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    The UK government is being urged to fulfill its commitment to ‘enable the deployment of renewable energy on the Scottish Islands.’ Fergus Ewing, Scottish Energy Minister, has written to the Secretary of State for Energy, Amber Rudd, ahead of the Scottish Islands Delivery Forum which will meet in Glasgow on September 21. Rudd had previously […]

  • OTE Corp to build OTEC plant in Virgin Islands

    21 July 2016
    Business & Finance, Research & Development, Technology

    Ocean Thermal Energy Corporation (OTE) has received a permit to construct an ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) power plant in the Virgin Islands of the United States.

  • Norway: Island Intervention Commences Charter with Subsea 7

    25 November 2011
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Island Offshore informs that the subsea construction vessel Island Intervention has commenced her charter with Subsea 7 which is likely to keep the vessel busy until the 2nd week of December. The vessels duties involves light construction, crane, ROV, survey and positioning operations related to the tow out and positioning of two bundle tows of […]

  • Brier Island Gets New Subsea Cables (Canada)

    21 January 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Nova Scotia Power is replacing three old cables installed at Brier Island in 1997 with four new undersea cables, Digby Courier informs. The project will cost around $2.2 million dollars and the length of each cable will be 1.2 km. Nova Scotia Power official David Rodenhiser stated that the fourth cable is referred to as […]

  • Island Drilling gets rig contract offshore UK

    22 March 2019
    Business & Finance, Exploration & Production

    Norwegian offshore driller Island Drilling has been awarded a contract by CNOOC for the Island Innovator rig for operations offshore the UK. 

  • Boluda Lines Starts Alicante-Canary Islands Service

    25 September 2015
    Business & Finance

    Spain’s Boluda Lines today launched a new weekly service directly connecting the mainland with Tenerife and Las Palmas on the Canary Islands, with a transit time of 2 days. As of today, the 749 TEU ”Wega” boxship employed on this service will depart Alicante every Friday, and the Canary Islands every Monday, complementing the already existing MED service which […]

  • Savary Island Dredging Fails to Meet Expectations (Canada)

    8 September 2010

    Dredging work that took place at the Savary Island dock was not satisfactorily completed, according to a report received by Powell River … By Kyle Wells (prpeak) [mappress] Source: prpeak, September 8, 2010;

  • Island Offshore Awarded LWI Job by Premier Oil

    29 August 2013
    Business & Finance

    Island Offshore, a Norway-based Light Well Intervention (LWI) specialist, has been selected by Premier Oil UK Limited to undertake a new LWI service contract on the UK Continental Shelf.   Premier, a growing oil and gas exploration and production company, awarded the business to Island Offshore and the North Sea RLWI Alliance, the operator of three […]

  • Island Drilling makes restructuring move to survive downturn

    16 March 2017
    Business & Finance, Exploration & Production

    After finding itself in dire straits, the Norwegian offshore drilling contractor Island Drilling ASA has made a decision to take on financial restructuring, which will involve a change from a public to a private company. Island Drilling was formed in 2006 by industry veterans and the well intervention player, Island Offshore, which owns the biggest chunk […]

  • Lundin to drill Edvard Grieg appraisal with ‘Island Innovator’

    30 January 2017
    Exploration & Production

    Oil company Lundin has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) to carry out exploration drilling on the Edvard Grieg field, off Norway, with the Island Innovator rig.  Lundin is the operator of the Edvard Grieg field, in the North Sea, around 140 kilometers west-southwest of Stavanger. The field is one of the largest oil […]

  • Ulstein delivers construction vessel Island Venture (GALLERY)

    18 January 2017

    Norwegian offshore shipbuilder and designer Ulstein has delivered the Island Venture offshore construction vessel (OCV) to a joint venture between Edison Chouest Offshore and Island Offshore. Ulstein delivered the vessel on Tuesday and said that it was the largest offshore construction vessel from Ulstein Verft so far. According to the contract signed by Ulstein and Island Ventures II […]

  • Gulf Island Fabrication bags jacket construction deal

    3 July 2015
    Business & Finance, Exploration & Production

    Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc., a Houston-based fabricator of offshore drilling and production platforms, has signed a contract with an oil and gas company with operations in Trinidad for the fabrication of a jacket and piles for one of its offshore locations. According to the company’s press release, the contract was signed through its subsidiary Gulf Island […]