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  • Statoil Starts Building of Norway’s Biggest IOR Centre

    26 September 2012
    Business & Finance

      As part of Statoil’s plans to increase the recovery rate on the Norwegian continental shelf from 50% to 60%, Statoil has commenced building Norway’s biggest research centre for improved recovery in Trondheim. Norway’s petroleum and energy minister Ola Borten Moe and CEO Helge Lund were present to celebrate the start of construction work on […]

  • Fincantieri to Build Oceanographic Ship for Norway

    29 November 2013
    Business & Finance

    In the presence of the Norwegian Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs Elisabeth Aspaker, Fincantieri, one of the world leading shipbuilding companies, and the Institute of Marine Research (IMR), the Norwegian governmental body for oceanographic research and fishing, signed a contract today in Oslo for the construction of an oceanographic icebreaker for operating in polar […]

  • Norway to Back Subsea R&D Projects

    11 May 2016
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Research & Development

    Research fund of Western Norway has announced another NOK 10 million in pre-project funding, with focus on energy, including subsea. The funding, with aim to qualify R&D projects for support from main projects with support from the regional research fund, the Research Council of Norway, EU, Innovation Norway or similar, is awarded continuously until June 15, […]

  • Two Offshore Wind Projects Take a Piece of France’s EMR ITE 2015 Grant

    25 December 2015
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Human Capital, Research & Development, Technology

    Two offshore wind-related research projects will receive a portion of a EUR 10 million grant through the Investment for the Future program (EMR ITE 2015) launched jointly by France’s Institute for Energy Transition and National Research Agency (ANR). The first offshore wind-related project that will receive part of the funds is research into modeling the role of […]

  • Nova Scotia launches C$150,000 tidal energy testing call

    17 January 2018
    Authorities & Government, Research & Development, Technology

    The Offshore Energy Research Association (OERA), in cooperation with Nova Scotia’s Department of Energy (NSDOE) and Dalhousie University, has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for testing of innovative technologies and methodologies related to tidal energy at Dalhousie University’s Aquatron test tank facility. 

  • Exxon’s Oil Spill Response Program Leader Wins Technology Innovation Award (USA)

    9 January 2013
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    ExxonMobil Corporation yesterday, January 9, announced that Timothy J. Nedwed, Ph.D., has received the prestigious Edith and Peter O’Donnell Award for Technology Innovation for his work in the development of offshore oil spill response technologies. Dr. Nedwed leads the oil spill response research program for ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company in Houston. His innovative research has […]

  • Norway Scouts Marine Energy Options in India

    19 February 2020
    Business & Finance, Environment, Research & Development, Technology

    GCE Ocean Technology, Innovation Norway and National Institute of Ocean Technology recently held a meeting in Chennai, India to discuss opportunities for Norwegian ocean players. Offshore wind, marine renewable energy and ocean research are topics of essence for both Norway and India and these markets are said to represent huge growth potential. India has a […]

  • Alfred Wegener Institute: International Scholarship Programme Launched

    6 December 2013
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    The international advancement of young scientists has assumed a new dimension at the Alfred Wegener Institute: ten scholarship holders from just as many different nations will be embarking a ten-month traineeship as ocean experts this week. The Japanese Nippon Foundation and POGO (Partnership for Observation of the Global Oceans) have selected the Alfred Wegener Institute […]

  • EPSRC rolls out wave energy funding call

    15 June 2020
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Research & Development, Technology, Transition

    UK’s Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) has issued a call to fund research grant proposals in Marine Wave energy. According to EPSRC, the funding available for this call is approximately £4.5 million. EPSRC anticipates that proposals may vary in scale and scope depending on the planned approach. However, the proposals should be for […]

  • OGA-TNO Join Forces on Hypo-Lias Project

    20 March 2017
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has joined the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) on the on-going joint industry research project, ‘Hypo-Lias’, to explore the hydrocarbon potential of Jurassic rock formations across the Southern North Sea (SNS). This research project, executed as part of the Dutch TKI Upstream Gas programme, is already sponsored […]

  • AWI Scientist Recognised by Werner Petersen Foundation

    7 November 2014
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    AWI deep-sea expert Prof. Dr. Antje Boetius was honoured with the special professorship of the Werner Petersen foundation. This award is worth 20 000 Euro and includes a guest professorship at the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research in Kiel, Germany. Prof. Dr. Antje Boetius Antje Boetius studied biology in Hamburg and at the Scripps […]

  • New Rothera Wharf Completed

    21 May 2020
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Completion of the new King Edward Point Research Station wharf marks the latest milestone for the £140m UK Antarctic Infrastructure Modernisation Programme. The new wharf at Rothera Research Station and mooring dolphin provide the extra capability required to berth the new UK polar research vessel, the RRS Sir David Attenborough. The new wharf was commissioned […]

  • ORE Catapult Seeks MEECE Staff

    4 June 2019
    Research & Development, Technology

    The Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult (ORE Catapult) aims to accelerate the growth of the UK supply chain in the offshore renewable energy sector, leading to increased jobs, productivity and exports. It will do this through a unique combination of world-class test and demonstration facilities combined with expertise in the key technology areas. ORE Catapult is […]

  • Princess Royal Names RRS Discovery (UK)

    11 October 2013

    A new, state-of-the-art research ship for UK marine science – RRS Discovery – was named by Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal at the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton on Thursday, October 10. Around 200 guests, including the Science Minister David Willetts, local MPs, civic guests and senior figures from the UK’s marine science community […]

  • UK government sets up safety net for Horizon Europe applicants

    30 November 2021
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Technology

    The UK government has established a new financial safety net to provide certainty for successful Horizon Europe applicants as UK’s efforts to associate with the EU’s key funding programme for research and innovation continue.

  • New Project to Improve Offshore Wind Turbine Monopiles Scour Protection

    8 June 2018
    Equipment, Research & Development

    Scour researchers from several institutions are set to start work on a collaborative project at HR Wallingford’s Fast Flow Facility (FFF) as part of PROTEUS, an EU-funded Hydralab+ project. The research project aims to improve the design of scour protection around offshore wind turbine monopiles, as well as future-proofing them against the impacts of climate change. […]

  • Lloyd’s Register Funds Postgraduates in Structural Integrity

    27 June 2014
    Human Capital

    The Lloyd’s Register Foundation has signed a heads of agreement with TWI to provide £15 million research funding to establish the new National Structural Integrity Research Centre (NSIRC) nearing completion at TWI in Cambridge. The Foundation will become a Founder Sponsor and Board member of the newly-established Structural Integrity Research Foundation (SIRF), responsible for industrial […]

  • EllaLink Set for 2020 Launch

    14 August 2018
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders, Research & Development

    BELLA (Building Europe Link to Latin America) consortium, whose leading investor is the European Commission, has signed a contract agreement with EllaLink, a private consortium, to launch the deployment of an underwater fibre optic cable connecting Europe and Latin America. The cable should provide reliable high capacity connectivity that will boost business, scientific and cultural […]

  • RV Hespérides Takes Part in Spanish Antarctic Campaign

    21 October 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    The oceanographic research ship ‘Hespérides’ has set sail from her home port in Cartagena on October 20th to participate in the 28th Antarctic campaign. 15 research projects will be carried out, nine of them financed by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Competitiveness. This year’s campaign is expected to last 100 days approximately with participation […]

  • U.S. Geological Survey to Acquire New Vessel from Great Lakes Shipyard

    29 August 2011

    The newest additions to the U.S. Geological Survey’s fleet of large research vessels will be dedicated and delivered at a formal shipbuilding ceremony in Cleveland on Wednesday. Anne Castle, U.S. Department of the Interior Assistant Secretary for Water and Science, and Marcia McNutt, USGS Director, will Christen the USGS Great Lakes Science Center’s research vessels […]

  • U.S. Geological Survey to Acquire New Vessel from Great Lakes Shipyard

    30 August 2011
    Business & Finance

    The newest additions to the U.S. Geological Survey’s fleet of large research vessels will be dedicated and delivered at a formal shipbuilding ceremony in Cleveland on Wednesday. Anne Castle, U.S. Department of the Interior Assistant Secretary for Water and Science, and Marcia McNutt, USGS Director, will Christen the USGS Great Lakes Science Center’s research vessels […]

  • WHOI scientists get Simons Foundation funding for ocean studies

    29 July 2020
    Research & Development

    The Simons Foundation has given Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) scientists Dan Repeta and Benjamin Van Mooy two grants totaling $2.7 million to study key processes that help fuel the health of the ocean and planet. Repeta’s research will focus on phosphorus, iron and nitrogen, the trinity of nutrients that fuel microbial cycles in the […]

  • Ireland to invest over €2.5M for next-gen energy RD&D

    1 February 2018
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Environment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has set aside over €2.5 million in a research fund to support cutting-edge research, development and demonstration energy projects in 2018.

  • UK universities establish five-year collaboration at National Subsea Centre

    12 May 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration

    Robert Gordon University and the University of Strathclyde have signed a five-year Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to collaborate in research and technology development at the National Subsea Centre (NSC). NSC is a centre of excellence for subsea research and technology development and is delivered through a partnership between the Robert Gordon University and the Net Zero Technology […]

  • USA: BOEMRE Funds Study to See How Arctic Sea Ice can Impact Offshore Facilities

    22 September 2011
    Business & Finance

    The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE)  announced it has awarded a contract totaling $499,981 to Dartmouth College to conduct a technical study on how Arctic sea ice fractures and breaks as it flows in open waters. The study will be conducted by researchers at Dartmouth College’s Thayer School of Engineering. BOEMRE […]