Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) announced new discoveries during the ROV expedition which was carried out in the final week of August last year in the Norwegian Sea. “We knew there was basalt in the Norwegian Sea – but we were still surprised when we found 100-metre thick columnar basalt under
The tiny critters living in the mud at the bottom of Bellingham Bay are showing signs of stress, according to a recently released report by the Washington Department of Ecology. A bay-wide survey found that the abundance and diversity of sediment-dwelling (benthic) invertebrates like clams, snails,
Marine industries have long sought chemical solutions to the problem of marine fouling but now researchers at The University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC) are using innovative approaches to look at how surface texture can be used as a non-toxic solution. Marine fouling occurs when organisms, inc
HiDef Aerial Surveying Ltd has appointed Steve Burns to the role of Technical Director. Mr. Burns joined HiDef in March 2012, and takes his new post with immediate effect. In his new role, he will improve the effectiveness of technical processes at HiDef in addition to managing the development of ne
The FLNG market is poised for increased investment and activity from 2014 to 2020, with Douglas-Westwood (DW) forecasting total expenditure of $64.4 billion in its new market report. Two-thirds of this spend is attributed to liquefaction infrastructure, with the remainder from import and regasificat
A body of senior business owners and directors in Wales have come together to form an independent industry advisory group focused on realising the commercial benefits of the proposed Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon. Led by Roger Evans MBE, Managing Director of Schaeffler (UK) as Chair, the Wales Tidal Lago
The Water Power Program of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently issued a Notice of Intent for a funding opportunity expected to be posted early this year, pending congressional appropriations. The Notice of Intent, titled “Environmental Stewardship for Renewable Energy Technologies: Marine a
The Water Power Program of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently issued a Notice of Intent for a funding opportunity expected to be posted early this year, pending congressional appropriations. The Notice of Intent, titled “Environmental Stewardship for Renewable Energy Technologies: Marine a
Delegates from the French Research Institute for Exploration of the Sea (Ifremer) visited the Kongsberg Maritime Subsea headquarters in Horten, Norway late December 2013 for the successful Factory Acceptance Test of their second Simrad ME70 scientific multibeam echosounder. Ifremer is assigned the t
GE Oil & Gas today announced the opening of the most modern logistics base for the Brazilian oil and gas sector. With an area of 590,000 square feet and investments that exceed $100 million, GE’s base in Niteroi in the state of Rio de Janeiro was designed primarily to load and unload installer ships
DNV Global Solutions Ltd has been contracted by the Carbon Trust to undertake a comparative study of lifted versus floated gravity base structures for offshore wind farms. The study involves cost assumptions of both the manufacturing/construction and the marine operations (transport and lowering/bal
Scottish Enterprise (SE) has approval for up to £2,400,000 funding to invest in Marine Energy Array Cabling Solution Development. The Scottish Enterprise is calling for a competitive dialogue, where focus will be to produce practical solutions to the challenge of providing low-cost, safe and effecti
The Australian Marine Conservation Society has called for shocking plans for an artificial reef next to the Great Barrier Reef at Abbot Point to be abandoned. Felicity Wishart, the Great Barrier Reef Campaign Director for the Australian Marine Conservation Society said: “The proposal to compensate f
Scottish Enterprise (SE) has approval for up to £2,400,000 funding to invest in Marine Energy Array Cabling Solution Development. The Scottish Enterprise is calling for a competitive dialogue, where focus will be to produce practical solutions to the challenge of providing low-cost, safe and effecti
