Navigant Research announced today that it has released the annual BTM wind report International Wind Energy Development: World Market Update 2012. The 180+ page BTM wind report, World Market Update 2012, published by Navigant Research, is the eighteenth edition of this annual wind energy market repo
Unique System FZE, a Unique Maritime Group Company, which is one of the world’s leading integrated turnkey subsea and offshore solution provider, announced its appointment as an authorized partner of NKUA for the Middle East region for Atmospheric Modeling and Weather Forecasting Group activities. T
Modus Seabed Intervention continues to demonstrate its commitment to be at the forefront of subsea technologies with the creation of a new Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) division. The North East England-based company has begun an investment programme into a planned fleet of AUV units; utilised
New England is expected to experience a “moderate” red tide this spring and summer, which may result in closure of some shellfish harvesting beds to prevent possible illness to consumers who might eat contaminated food, according to Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) scientists funded by NO
Chevron Corporation has announced an oil discovery at the Coronado prospect in the deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The Walker Ridge Block 98 Well No. 1 encountered more than 400 feet (122 m) of net pay. The well is located approximately 190 miles (308 km) off the Louisiana coast in 6,127 feet (1,868
Between September 26 and October 4, 2011, the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) led a detailed bathymetric survey of the Mulberry ‘B’ World War II harbour off Arromanches–les–Bains on the northern coast of France. Intended primarily as a training event for the UKHO’s Seabed Data Centre staff, the survey
The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) has selected The Glosten Associates as the company which will design its offshore wind floating platform system demonstrator. Glosten, a US-based naval architecture and marine engineering firm, will design a tension leg platform (TLP) by developing what is com
Total, operator of the Moho-Bilondo license, today announces the final investment decision and EPC contract awards for the Moho Nord development, consisting of the Moho-Bilondo Phase 1bis and Moho Nord projects. First oil is expected in 2015, with output reaching 140,000 barrels of oil equivalent pe
Global success for Saab Seaeye, the world’s largest electric underwater vehicle manufacturer, sees the company double the size of its operations. Planning for further growth, they have expanded into a second facility in Fareham, Hampshire, UK, within metres of their existing factory of the same size
Today Oceana published new proposals for the protection of twelve areas in the Baltic Sea and Kattegat. All the proposed areas include vulnerable, threatened or declining species or communities which need immediate protection. Oceana is proposing new marine protected areas (MPAs) in order to enhance
Plans have been released for the world’s first, purpose-built, tidal lagoon power plant that will be capable of generating electricity equivalent to Swansea’s entire domestic consumption. The proposed 250MW power plant will produce predictable, baseload electricity for 16 hours each day, using both
Nautilus Minerals Inc. (the “Company” or “Nautilus”) announces that it has filed on SEDAR an updated technical report in respect of the Clarion Clipperton Zone Project being undertaken by its wholly owned subsidiary Tonga Offshore Mining Limited, entitled “Updated NI 43-101 Technical Report, Clarion
Scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego have found a layer of liquefied molten rock in Earth’s mantle that may be acting as a lubricant for the sliding motions of the planet’s massive tectonic plates. The discovery may carry far-reaching implications, from solving basic geo
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Overview on Met Mast Installation Services” report to their offering. The assessment of the available resources is one of the most important phases in the development of a wind project. Wind developers and government agencies need meteorologica
