OceanRusEnergy suggests its own solution to broaden the coverage of the network for Automated Information Systems (AIS) thanks to the additional sea-based Information System bases. Currently, Information Systems are based on sea lines, which put bounds to the coverage zones up to maximum 30-40 miles
OceanRusEnergy suggests its own solution to broaden the coverage of the network for Automated Information Systems (AIS) thanks to the additional sea-based Information System bases. Currently, Information Systems are based on sea lines, which put bounds to the coverage zones up to maximum 30-40 miles
Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. today announced the successful in-ocean operation of an acoustic sonar system integrated with its APB-350 Autonomous PowerBuoy®, marking an important expansion of the system’s maritime surveillance capabilities. In addition to the sonar’s ability to detect sub-surface
The landlubbers in Statkraft got in on the deep end when the company entered the offshore wind industry in 2009, with many competitors having broad experience from the offshore oil and gas industry. This summer, Statkraft got its feet wet and for the very first time took charge of what is termed “ma
Alstom and GDF Suez will prepare a common project to respond to the call for expressions of interest for pilot tidal farms announced by the French President, François Hollande in Cherbourg. Jérôme Pécresse, Alstom’s Renewable Power President and Gérard Mestrallet, CEO of GDF Suez, signed a cooperati
Following successful installation of the large diameter piles, another significant milestone has taken place at the Samsung Offshore Wind Turbine project. Over the last week the steel jacket has been lowered into place and the Transition Piece (TP) installed. Both the jacket and TP were fabricated i
E-marine a leading provider of submarine cable installation and repair solutions, has completed the repair of FLAG Europe-Asia submarine cable link in Arabian Seaon on behalf of Reliance Globalcom Limited. During the repair in a water depth of 4,000 metres E-marine discovered that the cause of the c
As requested by Dong Energy, Bladt Industries set out to do an installation test this Thursday, September 26th on the fabricated mock-up foundation for the Borkum Riffgrund project. Weighing approximately 290 tonnes, the transition piece was lifted on top of the 10,5 meter high and 57 tonnes heavy m
Ithaca Energy Inc. (“Ithaca” or the “Company”) announces that the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) Iain McKendrick is ceasing active employment for personal reasons unrelated to his role or the Company. Mr McKendrick will be leaving the Company during October 2013 and will be replaced by Mr Les Thoma
Statoil has decided to postpone resuming production at the Njord field in the Norwegian Sea after completing a turnaround. Reinforcements are needed to the platform structure before production can resume. Extensive analysis and inspection work carried out during the shutdown this summer has revealed
Faroe Petroleum, the independent oil and gas group focused on oil and gas exploration and production in the Atlantic margin, Norway and the North Sea, announces its unaudited Interim Results for the six months ended 30 June 2013. The Company reports Revenue at £89.0million (1H2012: £90.6million) and
IBERDROLA INGENIERÍA, in partnership with the Swedish company CorPower Ocean specializing in wave energy converters and the Portuguese marine research centre WavEc, has embarked on the development of the R&D project HiWave, focused on high efficiency wave power. This international initiative aims to
Recent warming of the Greenland Sea Deep Water is about ten times higher than warming rates estimated for the global ocean. Scientists from the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research recently published these findings in the journal Geophysical Research Letters. For
Leading workboat operator Acta Marine is further expanding their fleet with a new multipurpose workboat with Dynamic Positioning and more than 35 tons bollard pull. The vessel, which will be named “Coastal Chariot”, is a sister vessel of Acta Marine’s existing DP-1 unit “Coastal Challenger”. The mul
