The first OCEANERA-NET Joint Call 2014 for RTDI proposals is now open. The Joint Call is worth €7 million and is purposed for research and development of innovative solutions in wave energy, tidal energy, tidal and ocean currents, salinity gradient and ocean thermal energy conversion. The aim of OCE
In an effort to stabilize and reduce energy prices, False Pass is looking into harnessing tidal power, writes Alaska Public Media. A study that kicked off in 2012 found “only the best tidal current we’ve ever measured,” said the lead scientist Bruce Wright. According to Wright, this would enable the
CNOOC Limited has made a mid-to-large new discovery Jinzhou 23-2 in Bohai. Jinzhou 23-2 structure is located in the north part of Liaodong Uplift of Bohai with an average water depth of about 10 meters. The well Jinzhou 23-2-3 is drilled and completed at a depth of 1,097 meters and encountered oil a
The fourth independent community stakeholder panel meeting for the First Flight Wind offshore wind farm was held at the Life Adventure Centre in Annalong. At the meeting, the panel was updated on key project milestones for First Flight Wind, including the conclusion of some offshore surveys. They we
Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc.welcomed the statement by the United Kingdom’s Secretary of State for Defence giving consent to proceed with the archaeological investigation and recovery of at-risk artifacts from the HMS Victory (1744) wreck site in accordance with the project design that has been a
Marine Ecological Surveys Ltd (MESL) has conducted a benthic characterisation survey for the Torr Head Tidal Array development off of the north coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland on behalf of Tidal Ventures Limited. Tidal Ventures is a joint venture partnership between Brookfield Renewable Ene
The States of Guernsey have prepared draft secondary legislation (an Ordinance) for public consultation under the Renewable Energy (Guernsey) Law 2010. The aim of the Ordinance is to enable effective development of offshore renewables (such as offshore wind, tidal and wave energy) in Guernsey at the
BG Group is investing in a new underwater vehicles R&D project. Codenamed ‘FlatFish’, the project is being undertaken by BG Brasil and the Brazilian Institute of Robotics (BIR). This next generation of underwater vehicles will operate without human intervention, other than defining the inspection mi
Douglas-Westwood (DW) anticipates subsea vessel demand will experience accelerated growth in the coming years at a rate of 7% CAGR. In DW’s new World Subsea Vessel Operations Market Forecast, global subsea vessel operating expenditure is set to total $122 billion (bn) during 2015-2019. Report author
Ocean Floor Geophysics (OFG), in cooperation with Fukada Salvage and Marine Works, has completed a high resolution CSEM survey of near surface gas hydrates. The survey was performed using the Scripps Institution of Oceanography Vulcan system for the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science
Fugro, the world’s largest integrator of geotechnical, survey, subsea and geoscience services, has expanded its services for the offshore oil and gas sector with the addition of high resolution subsea laser scanning. This specialist technology can be applied to a wide range of subsea services includ
Professor Marcel Stive of the Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands, has won the biannual Coastal Award that will be presented at the Coastal Sediments conference in San Diego, USA. The announcement was made on October 15th by the Organizing Committee of the Coastal Sediments conference th
Malaysia started to actively eye offshore renewable power, according to the country’s media reports saying that Green Power Solutions, based in Malaysian state of Sabah, recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Current2Current International. The two partners plan to develop a 10MW ti
Chevron Corporation announced a new oil discovery at the Guadalupe prospect in the deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The Keathley Canyon Block 10 Well No. 1 encountered significant oil pay in the Lower Tertiary Wilcox Sands. The well is located approximately 180 miles off the Louisiana coast in 3,992 f
