StormGeo will investigate the potential and consequences for developing Offshore Wind Power in Norwegian waters. In late spring/early summer 2012 the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate, NVE, on behalf of the Oil and Energy Ministry, will present the results of a major study examining t
ITF, the oil and gas industry technology facilitator today announced new membership agreements with two major global service companies. Through their membership, Petrofac and Siemens will join other high profile energy players in supporting new technologies through the ITF model to tackle global ind
Kongsberg Maritime Germany opens the renewed and extended CS department on 13. April 2012. After three months of office rebuilding and adding new premises, Kongsberg Maritime Hamburg is proud to announce the opening of its Regional Support Office by new office space, warehouse and workshops. “Contin
Wireline Engineering has announced the appointed of Magnus Wardle as the first Engineering Director in the Aberdeen company’s fourteen year history. A native of Aberdeen, Mr Wardle re-joins Wireline Engineering from Halliburton Energy Services where he spent the past five years as technology manager
Due to ever-stricter emission standards there is growing interest in the international shipping world for LNG as a fuel for ships. It is generally assumed that by 2015 a number of pioneers will have LNG-powered ships in their fleet. According to the ship classification bureau Det Norske Veritas, bet
Despite of the fast development of EU wave and tidal power technology due to the shortage of governmental financial support and that of big investors, considerable time will have to pass before this sector becomes a reliable source of energy, Euractiv informs. According to renewables manager at UK c
Dr Richard Yemm, inventor of the Pelamis wave energy device and founder of Pelamis Wave Power was honoured last night for his outstanding contribution to the development of the marine renewables sector. First Minister Alex Salmond presented Richard Yemm with the second annual Saltire Prize Medal at
Barrie Horsburgh has joined engineering firm Jee as Principal Subsea Controls Engineer. Barrie brings with him considerable subsea controls and Intervention Workover Control Systems (IWOCS) experience gained across different continents and through a range of high-profile subsea projects. He is a ski
Emerson Process Management has released Roxar RMS 2012, the latest version of its reservoir modelling software. The launch sees the continued expansion of Roxar RMS into the geophysics domain through a completely integrated reservoir modelling workflow which includes seismic interpretation, reservoi
The Royal Netherlands Navy has successfully executed the final contractual tests of its System for Hydrographic Information Processes – Part 2 (SHIP2) project. The SHIP2 project was implemented to produce a new production system for the Netherlands Hydrographic Office. The project will deliver a sol
Technip announces that it has been certified as a Top Employer Europe 2012. This independent certification, delivered by the CRF Institute, underlines the quality of Technip’s human resources (HR) policies and the excellent and consistent working conditions offered to its people. The CRF Institute,
BMT Cordah, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, the leading international maritime design, environmental and engineering consultancy, and InterAct, a member of the Acteon Group of companies, the leading well engineering and well abandonment specialists, have announced a collaboration to provide UK oil an
Liquiline has opened a new international branch office, this time in Gothenburg, Sweden. The branch office is opened in order to better service for Liquiline’s customers in Southern Sweden. This is Liquiline’s fifth branch office, and the third one abroad. The office is located at Fabriksgatan 7 in
Subsea 7, a global leader in seabed-to-surface engineering, construction and services to the offshore energy industry, has won the Pipeline Industries Guild’s (PIG) 2012 Subsea Pipeline Technology Award. The award was made at the PIG National Dinner on 13 March 2012 in London’s Grosvenor House Hotel
