Today, the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy is announcing this year’s licensing round for mature areas on the Norwegian continental shelf – Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) 2013. The aim is to award new production licences in the announced areas at the beginning of 2014. “I am very pleased to announ
A tidal energy platform specialist, Sustainable Marine Energy (SME), working closely with Cranfield University, has completed a £150k SEIS eligible funding round which was corner-stoned by a £133k investment by a London Business Angels (LBA) syndicate, including a £40k investment by the LBA SEIS Rou
Weiren Lin (Group Leader) from Kochi Institute for Core Sample Research, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC: Asahiko Taira, President) and other researchers have analyzed the geophysical logging data collected by the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) Expedition 343
Cristobal Colon is the biggest of Bermuda’s shipwrecks. This massive Spanish cruise liner was 499 feet long and three decks high. It crashed into the coral reefs off the Bermuda’s North Shore while traveling with 160 crew members from Wales to Mexico. The Cristobal Colon nowadays is scattered across
Yesterday, WWF launched a new report – Putting the EU on Track for 100% Renewable Energy – which shows where Europe needs to be by 2030 in order to reach a fully renewable energy system by 2050. It is comes just as the European Commission is beginning to consider post-2020 climate and energy plans.
Yesterday, WWF launched a new report – Putting the EU on Track for 100% Renewable Energy – which shows where Europe needs to be by 2030 in order to reach a fully renewable energy system by 2050. It is comes just as the European Commission is beginning to consider post-2020 climate and energy plans.
Research and Markets has announced the addition of GlobalData’s new report “Wind Power in Thailand, Market Outlook to 2025 – Capacity, Generation, Market Share, Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE), Investment Trends, Regulations and Company Profiles” to their offering. “Wind Power in Thailand, Market Ou
Last year, Vestas increased turbine capacity of V164 platform to 8 MW. The platform was developed with a possible potential of increasing the turbine size from the very beginning. In December 2012, DONG Energy and Vestas entered into a cooperation agreement on the testing of the V164-8.0 MW wind tur
Visiongain’s analysis indicates that the global market for remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) in the oil & gas industry will reach a value of $2.46bn in 2013. The sector will experience strong growth over the forecast period as increasing expenditure in the deepwater and subsea construction markets c
In the framework of the Marinet program, IMDC, in a partnership with HR Wallingford, University of Ghent and the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, finalised end of December 2012 the physical model tests at the University of Aalborg (DK). The test program was set-up to investigate an
In the framework of the Marinet program, IMDC, in a partnership with HR Wallingford, University of Ghent and the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, finalised the physical model tests at the University of Aalborg (DK) at the end of December 2012. The test program was set-up to investi
The Research Vessel Kaiyo has been deployed on a research cruise by the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology since January 18, 2013. The long-term borehole observatory, which was installed by the Deep Sea Drilling Vessel Chikyu beneath the seafloor of the Kumano Basin off the Kii Pen
Statoil and its partners have chosen a development concept for the Skrugard field in the Barents Sea. The concept includes a floating production unit with a pipeline to shore and a terminal for oil from the Skrugard field at Veidnes outside Honningsvåg in Finnmark. The field is scheduled to come on
ITF, the global technology facilitator, has signed three new members to its international group of oil and gas operators and service companies, who will work together to drive forward innovation and collaboration in the industry. CNR International (CNR), the International division of Canadian Natura
