The Government has decided to offer ownership interests to 48 companies in 65 new production licences in connection with the 2013 Awards in Predefined Areas (APA 2013). “I am very pleased to send out offers today to 48 companies for participation in a total of 65 new production licences on the Norwe
Spectrum has successfully completed its Multi-Client 2D seismic acquisition survey offshore Croatia. This new seismic survey provides, for the first time, approximately 15,000 kilometers of modern long-offset 2D data. The seismic survey covers the majority of offshore Croatia using a 5 km x 5 km gri
A tiny bat, ringed in the UK, found in Netherlands, 600 kilometres (as the bat flies) from where it was ringed, has provided the first record of a bat crossing the sea from the UK to mainland Europe! Bat experts in the Netherlands and the UK are working together to learn more about this remarkable [
Companies from Denmark, Germany and across Europe showed strong interest in the two new contracts for the Fehmarnbelt tunnel at the Industry Day hosted by Femern A/S. More than 400 participants representing more than 200 companies met together in Copenhagen on 21 January 2014 to learn more about the
A federal inquiry has been launched to investigate if the expansion of Gladstone Harbour caused environmental damage, including the mass death of sea life. Environment Minister Greg Hunt yesterday announced the inquiry into dredging and disposal issues in the harbour. The expansion and dredging was
Deutsche WindGuard, German company specializing in wind energy project development and consulting, analyzed the status of the offshore wind energy development for the year 2013 in Germany, on behalf of VDMA Power Systems and the German Wind Energy Association (BWE). According to Deutsche WindGuard,
Deutsche WindGuard, German company specializing in wind energy project development and consulting, analyzed the status of the offshore wind energy development for the year 2013 in Germany, on behalf of VDMA Power Systems and the German Wind Energy Association (BWE). According to Deutsche WindGuard,
A unique collaboration between the oil and gas industry, scientists and conservationists proves a way to minimize seismic survey impacts on rare whales and other species. A step-by-step guide to reducing impacts on whales and other marine species during seismic sea floor surveys has been developed b
The National Renewable Energy Centre, Narec, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Technical Research Institute of Sweden (SP), to further combined collaborative R&D activities and establish a formalised strategic partnership to strengthen existing capability in the area of offshor
Rabobank has issued a report called Navigating the future of offshore wind energy, which states that a radical redesign of offshore wind energy installation vessels is needed in the long-term to lower installation costs and realise projected capacity growth. The high growth rates in offshore wind en
Rabobank has issued a report called Navigating the future of offshore wind energy, which states that a radical redesign of offshore wind energy installation vessels is needed in the long-term to lower installation costs and realise projected capacity growth. The high growth rates in offshore wind en
Nova Scotia’s recent tender for a berth at the Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE) has attracted three qualified bidders, and two tidal turbine developers will win the chance to demonstrate their technology in the Minas Passage in the Bay of Fundy, home to the world’s highest tides. The p
New research from a global group of scientists and engineers, including from the University of Southampton, has been published in a special issue journal of the Royal Society. The work is in support of tidal power, which has the potential to provide more than 20 per cent of the UK’s electricity dema
Successful trial results of the next generation of multi-purpose buoys tailored for the renewable energy industry have led to recent orders from operators in the wind energy sector. Dutch energy company Eneco has purchased Fugro’s used wind LiDAR buoy whilst a Japanese company is to deploy their buo
