TGS and PGS are gearing up for the North Tablelands 3D and Southeast Grand Banks 2019 2D multi-client projects, offshore East Canada. North Tablelands 3D will cover approximately 5,000 km2 and together with the 2018 Tablelands 3D survey, spans most of the open acreage included in the November 2020 b
SEAMOR Marine has been selected as the provider of a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to the department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada in Manitoba. The vehicle will be deployed to the High Arctic to inspect the area which remains frozen year-round and take part in research and evaluating ways to prot
Guinard Energies has connected its P154 tidal turbine to the French electricity grid. The connection is a part of the MegaWattBlue project co-financed by Guinard Energies, the Brittany Region and the ERDF (European Regional Development Fund). The project represents the first hybrid electricity produ
Fairfield Betula has filed a decommissioning programme draft to support decommissioning of the Dunlin Alpha to Cormorant Alpha pipeline (PL5) and associated infrastructure which is part of a wider suite of decommissioning programmes for the Greater Dunlin Area. The Greater Dunlin Area consists of th
The first phase of a new £28.5 million project to create a Virtual Energy System (VES) in Orkney, Scotland, has been launched to digitally link distributed and intermittent renewable generation to flexible demand. The ReFLEX (Responsive Flexibility) Orkney project will demonstrate a first-of-its-kin
Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) and Acteon Field Life Service, a subsidiary of Acteon have entered into a non-exclusive memorandum of understanding to develop, explore and exploit mutual opportunities in the global oil and gas and renewable markets. George H. Kirby, president and CEO of OPT, said: “W
A new study commissioned by Crown Estate Scotland, and carried out by Everoze has provided a potential way forward for a more localized approach to offshore renewable energy deployment in coastal and island communities across Scotland. The study looked at six scenarios linked to a number of renewabl
Lundin Norway has agreed the final investment decision to proceed with an extended well test on the Rolvsnes weathered and fractured basement discovery on the Utsira High. The Rolvsnes oil discovery is located on the southern side of the Edvard Grieg field and is a fractured and weathered granite ba
The Nova Scotia government has revoked the marine renewable-electricity licence issued to Cape Sharp Tidal Venture. The company no longer has the financial ability to deliver the project, which breaches the terms of its licence under the Marine Renewable-energy Act, the government said in a statemen
Ocean Power Technologies has signed a contract with an undisclosed oil and gas company to complete a 12-week feasibility study that will examine the use of OPT’s products and services in monitoring subsea wells during decommissioning activities. The work was issued under a recently announced master
Ocean Power Technologies has signed a contract with an undisclosed oil and gas company to complete a 12-week feasibility study that will examine the use of OPT’s products and services in monitoring subsea wells during decommissioning activities. The work was issued under a recently announced master
Total has started up production on Kaombo Sul, the second floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit of the Kaombo project, 260 kilometers off the coast of Luanda, in water depths ranging from 1,400 to 2,000 meters. Eight months after its sister ship, Kaombo Norte, came on stream, Kaombo
Trident, a Wärtsilä company, has strengthened its underwater-related servicing capabilities with the opening of a new diving centre facility in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates. “Our certified technicians can perform safe, reliable, and cost-effective repairs either underwater or afloat. Furthermore,
Bombora Wave Power Europe said it requires a marine operator partner to enter into a framework agreement to undertake the marine operations required throughout the life cycle of the mWave project. The demo Wave Energy Converter project is to be installed off the coast of Pembrokeshire, South Wales.
