Study areas for the six Danish sites designated for offshore wind farms are now established and Energinet.dk is ready to initiate feasibility studies and environmental impact assessments (EIA) for offshore wind farms, landfall cables and facilities for connection to the mainland. The six areas inclu
Safety, efficiency and productivity are the key features of the 24-streamer Ramform Titan which was named at MHI yard in Nagasaki, Japan. The new ship will be the most powerful and efficient marine seismic acquisition vessel ever and the widest ship in the world at the waterline. Safety and producti
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation today announced its Phobos-1 well in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico encountered approximately 250 net feet of high-quality oil pay in Lower Tertiary-aged reservoirs. “Our 2013 Gulf of Mexico exploration program is off to an outstanding start, as Phobos marks our third si
A new £15 million fund has been launched to support innovative solutions for the development of offshore wind turbine foundations, a key component in Scotland’s fast-growing offshore wind sector. The Scottish Innovative Foundation Technologies Fund, which is open to offshore wind foundation manufact
A new £15 million fund has been launched to support innovative solutions for the development of offshore wind turbine foundations, a key component in Scotland’s fast-growing offshore wind sector. The Scottish Innovative Foundation Technologies Fund, which is open to offshore wind foundation manufact
Following completion of a detailed hydrodynamic modelling study commissioned by The Crown Estate, ABP Marine Environmental Research Ltd (ABPmer) has added a down-scaled description of wave and tidal resources of the Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters Strategic Area to the Atlas of UK Marine Renewable
Total announces that the Ivoire-1X exploration well, located in the western portion of Block CI-100 in 2,280 meters of water, encountered 28 meters of net oil pay in a series of about 100 meters of Cretaceous reservoirs. The oil in the abrupt margin geological play is light 35 API oil. Operated by T
Organised by Kongsberg Maritime, FEMME is the Forum for Exchange of Mutual Multibeam Experiences. This biennial conference brings together a diverse delegation of Kongsberg Maritime multibeam users, who regard it as one of the most rewarding events of its kind on the calendar. FEMME is a truly globa
Cementing its position as a leading supplier of specialist offshore engineering solutions across international markets, Aquaterra Energy has established Aquaterra Energy Asia Pacific and appointed Ken Crawford as General Manager. Patrick Phelan, Managing Director of Aquaterra Energy, said: “We have
TAQA announced that the development plan for its Cladhan field (Blocks 210/29a and 210/30a of the northern North Sea) has been approved by the UK government. The initial phase of development will consist of two producer wells and one injection well. Cladhan is expected to produce over 17,000 boe/d i
Scientists at the Stuttgart Chair of Wind Energy (SWE), University of Stuttgart now do research on floating offshore wind turbines that can be installed in water depths of more than 40 meters. This allows the use of wind energy in steep waters, for example in the Mediterranean in Spain, on the west
MMT have successfully completed a survey which includes collection of parametric sub-bottom profile (SBP) data with a Kongsberg TOPAS PS 40 system. The system was hullmounted on MMT’s survey vessel Triad. The survey covered an area of 6000km2 in the Baltic Sea with an extensive amount of data. The S
The Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) based in Hobart needed a ship to undertake an international study of endangered Antarctic Blue Whales in January 2013. This project came to the attention of Gardline which has a practical and established interest in marine sciences but are normally undertaken
Concern has been raised over the possible impact of proposed Chatham Rock Phosphate’s mining activities for phosphorite nodules on the crest of the Chatham Rise on the larval, post-larval puerulus, and benthic phases of red rock lobsters, Jasus edwardsii. Due to the restriction of juvenile and adult
