After several years of technology development, construction and testing the first subsea wet gas compressor in the world is now installed at the Gullfaks C platform in the North Sea. In May and June Gullfaks subsea compressor project (GSC) completed successful structure and module installation campa
According to a new report from Navigant Research, the global submarine electricity transmission market is expected to grow from $16.8 billion in 2015 to $24.8 billion in 2024. Today, submarine electricity transmission systems are being used more frequently for long and short hauls in undersea, lake,
Scour Prevention Systems (SPSL) has successfully delivered its first commercial project in the offshore oil and gas industry, providing an innovative scour solution to pipeline and cable crossings in the North Sea. Lowestoft-based SPSL has developed an innovative and patented solution, using a matri
Seatricity Ltd, a Cornwall-based wave energy company, will spend the week of 13th-18th July tank-testing its Oceanus 2 device in the Beaufort Wave basin at the Hydraulics and Marine Research Centre of the University College Cork, Ireland. Aims of the trial will include analysis of further optimisati
Seatricity Ltd, a Cornwall-based wave energy company, will spend the week of 13th-18th July tank-testing its Oceanus 2 device in the Beaufort Wave basin at the Hydraulics and Marine Research Centre of the University College Cork, Ireland. Aims of the trial will include analysis of further optimisati
Seatricity Ltd, a Cornwall-based wave energy company, will spend the week of 13th-18th July tank-testing its Oceanus 2 device in the Beaufort Wave basin at the Hydraulics and Marine Research Centre of the University College Cork, Ireland. Aims of the trial will include analysis of further optimisati
The International Cable Protection Committee (ICPC) has responded to a rediscovered YouTube video of a shark biting a subsea cable which caused a media storm back in August 2014. According to some commentators, the video signified that worldwide telecommunications were under attack by sharks because
The results from the world’s first experiment into the realistic simulation of the potential environmental impact of a submarine CO2 leakage, which featured several studies by scientists from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) and University of Southampton, have been published in a special issue
Det norske oljeselskap ASA, partner in the Gina Krog Unit in the North Sea, announces that drilling of exploration well 15/6-13 with two sidetracks, 15/6-13 A and 15/6-13 B exploring the East 3 segment is about to be completed. The wells encountered gas and oil in both the Hugin and Sleipner formati
Plans for additional harbor facilities at Nigg Bay came to life two days ago when Members of the Board visited HR Wallingfords 1/60th three dimensional model of the potential project. The model has been developed to allow, in conjunction with complimentary 2D modelling, a series of hydraulic physica
Guernsey’s Renewable Energy Team, working under Commerce and Employment Department, has carried out a survey on public opinion regarding the use of renewable energy sources, ITV reported. The results have shown that tidal energy is the most popular. Namely, of 500 surveyed people, 86% expressed thei
Guernsey’s Renewable Energy Team, working under Commerce and Employment Department, has carried out a survey on public opinion regarding the use of renewable energy sources, ITV reported. The results have shown that tidal energy is the most popular. Namely, of 500 surveyed people, 86% expressed thei
The Commission for the Environment, Climate Change and Energy of the Committee of the Regions (CoR) adopted today, June 30, a report confirming that the ocean energy sector will make an “important contribution…to meeting the future energy needs of the European Union”. “The ocean energy industry welc
Statoil and its partners have today submitted an amendment to the Plan for Development and Operations (PDO) for the Gullfaks licence to the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy for phase 1 of the Shetland/Lista development. Phase 1 of the development is expected to add 18 million barrels of oil equivale
