Malaysian offshore waters have, for the first time, opened to the multi-client seismic model, TGS informed. The move came as a result of a new initiative by Petronas to stimulate offshore E&P investment activity. A consortium comprising of PGS, TGS and Schlumberger WesternGeco, the industry’s three
The EU and India have committed to dialogue and cooperation on clean energy, energy efficiency and climate action.
Funding boost in the amount of £300,000 has been awarded for the advancement of Morlais Tidal Energy Demonstration Zone off Anglesey, Wales.
New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organisation (NEDO) has released a demo version of the first-ever offshore wind map to chart areas suitable for the development of wind farms in waters off Japan. According to NEDO, the goal of the offshore wind map project is to provide developers wi
New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organisation (NEDO) has released a demo version of the first-ever offshore wind map to chart areas suitable for the development of wind farms in waters off Japan. According to NEDO, the goal of the offshore wind map project is to provide developers wi
The International Energy Agency (IEA) and China’s National Energy Administration (NEA) have agreed to launch the process of establishing a new IEA-China energy cooperation center in Beijing.
The power take-off system (PTO) of AW-Energy’s WaveRoller wave energy device has passed the 6-month inspection with flying colors.
UC San Diego biologists who examined the biological impact of replenishing eroded beaches with offshore sand found that such beach replenishment efforts could have long-term negative impacts on coastal ecosystems. The scientists, who studied the effects of beach replenishment efforts on the abundanc
Norway’s Badger Explorer (BXPL) informed that the company has moved its administration and workshop to new facilities located at the International Research Institute of Stavanger (IRIS) building. BXPL has also recently appointed Øystein Larsen as the new chief executive officer to succeeded Steinar
Engineers at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), have upgraded the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Jason, and increased the vehicle’s payload and range of activities and streamlined the its operation. This, $2.4 million worth, 12-month-long projec was funded by the National Science Foundati
Cal Poly’s Institute for Advanced Technology & Public Policy has received a one-year $1.5 million grant from the US Department of Energy for the second phase of assessing the feasibility of establishing a national wave energy test center off California.
Renewable energy consultancy, Natural Power, has appointed Euan Fenelon as Director of Asset Management, and Kevin Quinn as Head of Site Management.
ORPC Alaska, a subsidiary of Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC), has applied to US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to surrender the preliminary license for the proposed East Foreland tidal energy project, in Cook Inlet, Alaska.
Research that will support decommissioning by exploring approaches to the recovery of subsea structures is to be carried out by the University of Dundee on behalf of Xodus, with support from the Oil & Gas Innovation Centre (OGIC). Xodus is undertaking the project in order to develop analysis methods
