Reliable information on the depth and floor structure of the Southern Ocean has so far been available for only few coastal regions of the Antarctic. An international team of scientists under the leadership of the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, has for the f
Edward Davey, secretary of state for Energy and Climate Change praised Siemens for its investment in innovative marine technologies at the opening of its new testing and assembly facility in Bristol. The new 25,000 square feet facility will be the base for the development of next- generation drive t
AXYS Technologies Inc. (AXYS) announces a contract award from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution to provide up to 24 TRIAXYS™ Next Wave Directional Wave Sensors as a component of the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI). The OOI, a project funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and ma
InterMoor do Brasil Serviços Offshore de Instalaçao Ltda (InterMoor), an Acteon company, has been awarded a construction license to build facilities at the new Industrial Complex of Açu Superport located in São João da Barra in northern Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Construction of the Service Base will c
ResHydro, a U.S.-based tidal power company, has decided to invest in Scotland by establishing an operations base there, the Scotsman informs. The company will work together with the University of Strathclyde on developing its hydrokinetic energy generation device. Scottish Enterprise will support Re
Following the successful completion of the pre-production well test in September 2012 and a new 3D seismic survey, Xcite Energy announces the results from its updated reserves assessment report as prepared by TRACS. Highlights · Mean PIIP for the Bentley field of 909 MMstb, increased from 550 MMstb
A working meeting between Alexey Miller Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Alexander Khoroshavin, Governor of the Sakhalin Region took place in Saint Petersburg. It was noted that Gazprom was going to start natural gas production in 2013 from the Kirinskoye gas and condensate field und
Today Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, updated Russian President Vladimir Putin on the progress with the Nord Stream and South Stream gas transmission projects. The President tasked Gazprom CEO to get back to developing the Yamal – Europe-2 and gas branch to the Kaliningr
Wood Mackenzie’s latest analysis quantifies the possible economic impact of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), the latest draft of which was put before the National Assembly in July 2012 and is currently under debate. Using the proposed upstream fiscal changes detailed in the PIB, and proposed royal
Oil Spill Response Limited (OSRL) has successfully relocated its staff and response equipment to a new base in Loyang, Singapore. The new facility offers a combined approximate 3,426m2 of warehouse, workshop and office space to deliver the growing range of response and preparedness services. OSRL’s
As part of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement’s (BSEE) commitment to promoting offshore safety at all levels, at all times, Director Jim Watson announced another step in a series of efforts to further identify, address and manage operational safety hazards and impacts, with the goal
On April 2, 2013 Climate Minister Martin Lidegaard visited Floating Power Plant at its maintenance facilities in Nakskov Harbor. Floating Power Plant A/S is a clean-tech company that develops, designs and provides a unique patented technology to harvest the limitless energy of the ocean. The company
Noble Energy, Inc. today confirms that the Tamar natural gas field offshore Israel has been successfully brought online with all five of the subsea wells now producing at stable rates totaling approximately 300 million cubic feet per day (MMcf/d). When combined with existing Mari-B volumes, the tota
LDA Design, an independent design, environment and energy business, has been appointed as masterplanners and landscape architects for the world’s first man-made energy-generating lagoon – the £650 million Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon project being developed by Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay Ltd. Under the pro
