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  • Siemens Turns to Tidal Power Generated by Large Underwater Rotors Off Northern Ireland

    24 June 2011
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

      As reported in the latest edition of “Pictures of the Future”, Siemens is also turning to tidal power as it strives to exploit alternative forms of energy. The company has recently secured a stake in SeaGen, the world’s first commercial power plant to generate electricity from tidal energy. Commissioned in 2008, the 1.2 MW […]

  • Lundin ensures consent for duo of exploration wells

    21 August 2015
    Exploration & Production

    Lundin Norway has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) to drill two exploration wells, one with the Borgland Dolphin rig and the other one with the Island Innovator, in the North Sea and the Norwegian Sea, respectively.   The PSA granted Lundin the consent for drilling exploration well 16/1-25S, in production licence 338C […]

  • UK: Three Winners of Tidal Leasing Round Known

    14 November 2012
    Authorities & Government

    Later today,the Crown Estate will confirm lease agreements for a number of demonstration project sites in connection with the Scottish Government’s Saltire Prize. The Eco-Island Partnership, collaboration between the Isle of Wight Council and a group of local businesses, Scotrenewables Tidal Power and Minesto are among winners of the Crown Estate’s latest leasing round, according to […]

  • Irish operators seek explanation after gov’t reveals plans to end oil exploration

    24 September 2019

    Oil and gas operators with assets in Ireland have sought clarification following the government’s announcement it plans to end all future oil exploration in the country due to its incompatibility with a low-carbon future. 

  • Lanesborough Dredging Still Pending

    7 November 2014

    A full dredging operation to try to contain the Asian clam on the river bed at Lanesborough in Co Longford is not likely to take place for some months yet, announced shannonside.ie. Amanda Mooney, Director of the Shannon River Basin at Inland Fisheries Ireland, stated that the process to carry out dredging of the river bed is […]

  • UK: Three Winners of Tidal Leasing Round Known

    14 November 2012
    Authorities & Government

    Later today,the Crown Estate will confirm lease agreements for a number of demonstration project sites in connection with the Scottish Government’s Saltire Prize. The Eco-Island Partnership, collaboration between the Isle of Wight Council and a group of local businesses, Scotrenewables Tidal Power and Minesto are among winners of the Crown Estate’s latest leasing round, according to […]

  • Ocean Energy Europe Calls for Continuation of NER300 Programme

    8 July 2014
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Ocean Energy Europe has called for a new EU funding programme for technology demonstration following the NER300 programme, in a joint letter with Europe’s renewable energy associations to the Commissioner Connie Hedegaard. This follows the second and final round of NER300 awards, in which ESB’s pioneering WestWave project won over €23m. NER300 has helped address […]

  • Statoil: Corrib gas output issues still unresolved

    3 October 2017

    Gas production issues at Shell’s Corrib gas field offshore Ireland are now expected to be resolved on October 5, Statoil, a partner in the field has said. In an update on Monday, the Norwegian oil company said the production remained reduced by 9.9 million cubic meters per day. The company did not say why the […]

  • Belfast Harbour Plans to Invest GBP 92 Million in Capital Projects Related to Port and Harbour Estate (UK)

    20 April 2011
    Business & Finance

    Belfast Harbour has published its new Corporate Plan for 2011-2013, detailing plans to invest £92m in capital projects related to the Port and Harbour Estate. The single largest investment is a £40m proposal to develop a logistics terminal to support Danish-based DONG Energy’s offshore wind farm operations in the Irish Sea and boost Belfast’s ‘green […]

  • Environment Secretary Praises Portsea Scheme

    7 March 2016
    Business & Finance

    The environment secretary Liz Truss has praised the new £6 million flood defenses on Portsea Island’s northern shore following a recent visit to the site. This is the second time in a matter of a few weeks that Ms Truss has visited and praised a scheme delivered by Team Van Oord working on behalf of […]

  • UK’s blueprint for energy security goes hand in hand with net zero as oil & gas, nuclear and renewables join forces

    15 August 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Carbon Capture Usage & Storage, Environment, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Transition

    The UK government recently set out plans to scale up the deployment of renewables, ramp up nuclear and maximise the oil and gas production.

  • MaREI, MARINET bag multi-million R&D grants

    12 January 2016
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Research & Development, Technology

    Ireland’s Department of Jobs, through Science Foundation Ireland, has awarded multi-million funding for marine renewable energy research projects to MaREI, MARINET, and their university research partners. A total of 21 research projects will be supported through €28 million investment in research equipment and facilities initiative from various sectors. Out of that, €1,955,742 was granted to […]

  • Upgrade and maintenance wrap up for Island Offshore’s 17-year-old vessel

    2 July 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    Norway’s VARD has completed an upgrade and maintenance project on the 17-year-old Island Wellserver multi-purpose vessel owned by Island Offshore. Delivered in 2008, the 116-meter-long Island Wellserver is capable of performing light well intervention and associated services, construction and subsea installation work, securing of wells, trenching, tower and module handling, P&A and crane work, inspection, […]

  • Fugro delivers IRM scope for Corrib field

    2 July 2020
    Operations & Maintenance

    Fugro has supported Ireland’s Corrib natural gas field with an inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) work using survey vessel Edda Sun, on behalf of Vermilion Exploration and Production Ireland (Vermilion). The project included deepwater pipeline surveys, inspection of subsea structures, and maintenance tasks using Fugro’s FCV3000 remotely operated vehicle (ROV), and the Edda Sun is […]

  • CCCC Guangzhou Wins Haihua Dredging Deal

    18 May 2015
    Business & Finance

    CCCC Guangzhou Dredging Co., Ltd. has won the Haihua Island inland dredging project, with the total dredging volume of 7.1 million cubic meters and the construction period of 400 days. The contract is a major milestone for CCCC Guangzhou, following previously won land reclamation deal for the Island 3 project. Located at Baimajing, Danzhou, facing Yangpu Port across […]

  • UK: Plans to Remove Cargo from MV Genmar Companion Finalised

    29 December 2011

      Plans to remove the cargo of 54,304 tonnes of Vacuum Gas Oil from the merchant vessel Genmar Companion have now been finalised. The transfer will start on 31 December 2011 (weather permitting). The vessel has been sheltering off the Copeland Islands at the entrance to Belfast Lough since 16 December. It was 40 miles […]

  • Greenlink names construction chief

    20 April 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Human Capital, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy

    Greenlink Interconnector has appointed Paul O’Rourke as construction director for the 500MW subsea link that will connect the grids in Ireland and the UK.

  • Irish Shipping and Ports Facilities to Play Significant Role in Development of Marine Renewable Energy

    8 September 2011
    Research & Development

      Development of Shipping and Ports Facilities will play significant role in supporting growth of ocean energy industry The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) in conjunction with the Irish Maritime Development Office (IMDO) have published the first report on the future shipping and ports requirements for the Irish marine renewable energy industry. The study […]

  • UK: Oil Tanker’s Cargo Transfer Cancelled

    4 January 2012

      Poor weather conditions have prevented the transfer of a stricken oil tanker’s cargo to another ship along the Co Down coast. Genmar Companion was sailing from Rotterdam to New York to deliver its cargo of 54,000 tones of vacuum gas oil when a crack developed on its upper deck in the middle of December. […]

  • Tideland Lights and Fog Signals for Ormonde Wind Farm (UK)

    15 September 2011
    Technology

      Tideland Signal has supplied Burntisland Fabrications (BiFab) of Fife with the first aids to navigation to warn shipping in the vicinity of the new Ormonde windfarm currently under construction 10Km off Barrow-in-Furness in the Irish Sea. The Tideland equipment is supplied in kit form ready to install on turbines in accordance with IALA 0-139, […]

  • UK: Tideland Signal to Supply LED Lights for West Franklin

    16 November 2011
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Tideland Signal will supply Saipem with Syncrolan LED light stations and fog signals as temporary marks for the jacket that it is currently fabricating for Total E&P UK’s West Franklin phase two project in the North Sea. To warn nearby shipping, the new wellhead platform will be marked by a Tideland Syncrolan LED light station […]

  • Trench Connection Project to Start in Kermadec Trench, New Zaeland

    22 August 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Dr. Alan Jamieson and Prof. Stuart Piertney from the University of Aberdeen with collaborators from NIWA, New Zealand and the Museum of Natural History in Paris, France, have been awarded a new 2-year project by the TOTAL Foundation in France. The Project entitled ‘Trench Connection’ will expand their current sampling campaigns in the Kermadec Trench […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Cayman Islands Pushes Ahead with Cruise Facility Plans

    29 October 2015

    The Cayman Islands Prime Minister Alden McLaughlin confirmed on Wednesday that his Cabinet has given the green light for a USD 150 million cruise berthing facility in George Town Harbour to allow for bigger cruise ships to visit the islands. “I am pleased to confirm that yesterday Cabinet formally approved the cruise berthing facility recommendations regarding […]