An onshore geotechnical survey near the proposed landfall location for the Dogger Bank Teesside export cables, between Redcar and Marske-by-the-Sea, will be carried out next week (starting Tuesday, April 16). Specialist contractor VolkerInfra will drill a number of boreholes in total as part of the
Natural gas used to generate electricity so far this year is below the high level during the comparable 2012 period, when low natural gas prices led to significant displacement of coal by natural gas for power generation. In early 2013, coal recovered some market share as natural gas prices rose. By
President Obama announced yesterdaythat he has requested $222.1 million for the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) for fiscal year 2014, which would provide critically needed resources to strengthen the agency’s offshore regulatory programs. The proposal, which represents a $24.8
The Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport has been advised that a hydrographic and geophysical survey operation is currently being undertaken by INFOMAR1 for the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) off the Clare coast. The survey operaton started on 6th April and will continue throug
Virginia Tech College of Engineering researchers have unveiled a life-like, autonomous robotic jellyfish the size and weight of a grown man, 5 foot 7 inches in length and weighing 170 pounds, as part of a U.S. Navy-funded project. The prototype robot, nicknamed Cyro, is a larger model of a robotic j
AXYS Technologies Inc. (AXYS) has recently delivered two TRIAXYS™ Next Wave Directional Wave Buoys to Instituto Oceanográfico De La Armada (INOCAR) of Ecuador. These TRIAXYS buoys will be deployed along the Ecuador coastline for its developing coastal wave monitoring program. The AXYS Services Team
President Obama’s fiscal year 2014 budget request, announced yesterday, includes $169.4 million to fund the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), which is charged with managing the Nation’s offshore energy and mineral resources in a way that promotes efficient and environmentally responsible ene
On March 26th, the Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC) submitted its first annual environmental monitoring report for the Cobscook Bay Tidal Energy Project to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), which details the 2012 construction, installation, and operational activities of ORPC’s gri
Fastnet Oil & Gas plc the E&P company focused on near term exploration acreage in Morocco and the Celtic Sea, announced that an independent assessment of the Company’s prospective resources on licensing option 12/5 (“Shanagarry” or the “Licensing Option”) has been completed by SLR Consulting. Fastne
Tidal Lagoon (Swansea Bay) Plc has launched a £10m investment offering, providing private investors with a tax efficient opportunity to back the development of the UK’s largest tidal range power project based in Swansea Bay. A further local community share offering will be launched within the next f
On Tuesday, April 9, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Water Power Program notified potential future applicants of an upcoming Funding Opportunity Announcement tentatively titled, “Marine and Hydrokinetic (Wave) Testing Infrastructure Development.” DOE intends to fund two university- or national l
Sonardyne International Ltd.’s Ranger 2 USBL acoustic positioning system has played an important role in the recent discovery of the world’s deepest known undersea volcanic vents by a team from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) in Southampton. The expedition used Ranger 2 to track the Remotely
Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) is increasing its offer to clients in the offshore vessel and energy production sectors in 2013, with a strong focus on opportunities in Singapore and South East Asia. WSS has been supplying the Offshore Supply Vessel (OSV) market for more than 30 years, but going forw
The spring is bringing new steps forward for Maine’s offshore wind development, as two test projects progress toward their next phase. The University of Maine is leading a team that will launch a USD 1 million prototype of its planned Aqua Ventus floating turbine off Castine in May. The prototype, w
