A new report on marine energy in Wales estimates that if development is ramped up significantly over the next 20 years – with the capacity to generate 1GW of power – it could contribute a total of £840m to Welsh GVA during the development and installation stages. Once operational this installed capa
Det norske oljeselskap ASA is about to complete the drilling operations in wildcat well 2/1-15, on the Augunshaug Prospect. Augunshaug is located in the North Sea, east of the Gyda Field. The well encountered sand of Jurassic age, but without hydrocarbons. Det norske oljeselskap ASA has completed th
Spectrum reports that the mobilization has commenced for the acquisition of an airborne gravity/magnetic/seep Multi-Client survey in the Barents Sea South East. The survey will cover the entire newly opened area with approximately 29,280 km to be acquired. Spectrum is excited to announce that the su
The MacArtney Group announced having signed a representative agreement with Escort Sp. z.o.o. to function as official MacArtney agent in Poland. Escort will administer the promotion and sales of MacArtney systems and products on the promising and diverse Polish market for underwater technology. Esco
In June a fully loaded 229-meter bulker suffered a 14-meter gash and some smaller cracks during a collision just outside the port of Gdansk, Poland. The classification society did not allow the ship to sail on until a temporary repair was made. Because the ship had just been loaded in Gdansk, it was
Deltares aims to team up with other research institutes and the corporate sector to launch an international research project looking at the protection of undersea cables. The standards in place at present are relatively conservative and open to interpretation. By studying the question, Deltares hope
EMGS delivered revenues of USD 44.4 million in the second quarter 2013, up from USD 31.7 million in the previous quarter and down from USD 57.1 million in the corresponding period last year. USD 14.8 million of the revenues came from multi-client sales. The Company had an EBITDA of USD 13.2 million
Farstad Shipping announces that it has achieved an operating income of NOK 996.6 million for the 2nd quarter. The operating profit (EBIT) was NOK 205.4 million and the profit after taxes was NOK 4.1 million. The operating income at 30.06.13 was NOK 1,911.4 million. The operating profit (EBIT) was NO
As construction of the Northwind offshore wind farm continues, a number of Vroon and MPI vessels are employed on this project. The windfarm, situated off Zeebrugge in Belgium, will consist of more than 70 offshore wind turbines, providing 216 MW, enough power for 120,000 households. MPI Resolution,
The Lithuanian Coastal Research and Planning Institute (CORPI) has recently completed the first ever 100% coverage survey of Klaipeda Harbour using the Kongsberg GeoAcoustics GeoSwath Plus COMPACT multibeam echo sounder system. This EU funded project was carried out during the implementation of the
Edge have just announced the launch of an exciting new addition to their metal detector range. The Edge Metal Detector EMD-2 is the world’s first metal detector capable of differentiating between ferrous and non-ferrous metals underwater. Pulse induction technology combined with ‘smart’ programming
The construction of the second offshore wind farm of EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG has entered its late stage: the “Goliath” installation platform left Rostock port in the early hours of August 16th. The destination of the “Goliath” was EnBW’s Baltic 2 construction area, which is located 32 kilo
The Royal Naval Southern Dive Unit from HM Naval Base, Devonport, was tasked to the remote wood on Guernsey on Friday after the bomb containing 375kg of explosive and measuring 3metres by 45cm in diameter was uncovered buried where it was dropped. Petty Officer Nick Frost led the team of five includ
With wind energy capacity growing at a rapid pace, the value of the operations and maintenance (O&M) market is expected to increase from $3 billion in 2008 to $19 billion by 2020, says research and consulting firm GlobalData. According to the company’s latest report, more than 191 GW of wind power c
