The GWS presented a study which shows that German renewable energy industry’s expansion will increase employment from current 382,000 to 600,000 jobs by 2030, the Reuters writes. A variety of working positions has been taken into account in the study, from constructors and maintainers of renewable e
The oil and gas industry is set to benefit from internationally deployable well capping equipment, following collaboration between Oil Spill Response Limited (OSRL) and the Subsea Well Response Project (SWRP). Working closely with SWRP, OSRL is making an integrated intervention system available to t
ITF is calling on technology developers to come forward with innovative solutions for enhanced sub-basalt imaging and novel borehole seismic sources, with the potential for successful proposals to receive up to 100% funding. The organisation, which has a membership of 29 international operators and
TGS commences expansion of a 3D multi-client survey covering 2,000 km2 in the Faroe Shetland Basin spanning the UK Faroe median line. TGS has previously conducted a multi-client 3D survey in the Faroe-Shetland Basin which covered 2,500 km2 west of the British Isles over quads 6004, 204 and 205 and w
In a recent interview with CNN, Corrado Passera, Italian Minister for Economic Development, Infrastructure and Transport announced that Italy is launching a major effort to promote private investment. Minister Passera underlined attracting “major infrastructure projects that pay for themselves” as o
An unending potential lies in the world’s oceans which provides energy resource larger than the global need is, John Olav Tande of the Norwegian SINTEF research foundation stated. The fact that at the end of 2010, 98.5% of the world’s wind turbines were on land is now going to change, as the idea of
Subsea UK launched its annual scholarship initiative which is aimed at boosting the number of highly skilled subsea engineers in the industry. The scholarship programme, which enables successful candidates to study towards a post-graduate MSc in subsea engineering, was introduced last year by Subsea
Last week an initial breakthrough was made to further accelerate Germany’s shift to renewable energy. The country’s four major grid operators provided the German government with a new plan for a major grid expansion. The government is reviewing the plan and has recently intensified high-level meetin
TGS announces the release of Clari-Fi, a proprietary seismic data processing technique. TGS’ Clari-Fi technique allows broadband seismic to be generated from conventionally acquired seismic data. In order to achieve this, acquisition related frequency attenuation effects and the attenuation caused b
Research ship Yantar on May 31 left covered workshop of JSC Yantar Shipyard and was moved to open slipway, reports the shipyard’s press service. Although moving of the 2,000-ton hull took less than an hour, it needed thorough preparation. As a result, the hull was placed at a pre-launch position to
Statoil has awarded Aker Solutions early phase studies for all their recent major discoveries on the Norwegian Continental Shelf; the Skrugard and Havis fields in the Barents Sea and the Johan Sverdrup discovery in the North Sea. Contract values are undisclosed. The past year has been unique, with J
Project 11982 research ship Seliger built by JSC Yantar Shipyard has completed basic stage of sea trials and returned to the yard’s quay for revision, reports press service of Yantar. Seliger returned from the shipyard’s acceptance base in Baltiysk on May 21. Operation of main powerplant, propeller-
Top leaders from NOAA and the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) signed a landmark agreement that will further strengthen cooperative… [mappress] Source: NOAA , June 01, 2012; Image: NOAA
The subsea hardware market is expected to recover this year, following the global economic crisis and the repercussions of the Deepwater Horizon accident in 2010. Douglas-Westwood (DW) forecast that the subsea sector will continue its growth trend, reaching an annual total of $32 billion in expendit
