Energy consulting and testing & certification company DNV KEMA will invest approximately EUR 70 million in the expansion of its High-Power Laboratory in Arnhem, the Netherlands. With the expansion, DNV KEMA creates the first laboratory in the world in the extreme testing segment for the upcoming mar
DNV has now published its new standard for Underwater Deployment & Recovery Systems, DNV-OS-E407. This standard provides a framework for the verification and certification of underwater deployment and recovery systems using Technology Qualification methodology. The development of the new standard is
The tidal current turbine installation SeaGen in Northern Ireland’s Strangford Lough has achieved three power generation milestones. Since its installation in 2008, the tidal current turbine has fed more than six gigawatt hours of electrical power into the grid and thus set another record for free s
In order to meet increasing demand and to provide added expertise for their expanding market presence, Danish based RESON has added two new resources, Mr. Adam Junner and Mr. Pim Kuus, to the company’s Aberdeen, UK based staff. “We welcome Adam and Pim to our organization and are confident that the
On 30 October, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) conducted an audit of Centrica Resources (Norge) AS (Centrica). The audit activity was conducted as part of the processing of Centrica’s application for consent relating to lifetime extension of the well, subsea facilities, production pipeli
SeaBird Exploration Plc announced the successful completion of a Private Placement of 11,000,000 new shares directed towards Norwegian and international institutional investors after the close of the Oslo Stock Exchange on 27 November 2012. The over-subscribed placement was made at a subscription pr
Drydocks World, the leading service provider to the global maritime and offshore oil and gas industry has entered into a multi-million contract with Premier Oil, a well-known oil exploration and production company with interests in several countries, to build subsea facility for Solan oil field, at
Public Consultation on the European Commission Green Paper entitled “Marine Knowledge 2020: from seabed mapping to ocean forecasting” is open until 15 December 2012. The idea behind this paper is the need to unlock the economic potential of Europe’s wealth of marine observations. With the ‘Marine Kn
Launching ceremony of research ship Yantar being built in Kaliningrad for Russian Navy will be held on Dec 5, a source in shipbuilding industry told Central Navy Portal. Project 22010 oceanographic research ship Yantar was laid down in July 2010. It was initially planned to put the ship afloat in mi
Aquatic Engineering & Construction Ltd, an Acteon company, is delighted to announce the appointment of Jenny Bamford as vice president commercial and part of its senior leadership team. Bamford is an experienced business professional and brings with her exemplary project management and commercial sk
Fugro has developed a new version of its DeepWorks ROV simulator for the Saab Seaeye family of electric ROVs, supporting console integration of the Seaeye Tiger, Lynx, Cougar XT and Panther XT/XT Plus models. To cater for the training needs of a mixed fleet of ROVs, Fugro Operating Companies in UK,
Reaffirming its sustained commitment to health and safety across its offshore and workplace operations, Aquaterra Energy, the specialist offshore engineering solutions company, has achieved an outstanding seven years with no Lost Time Incidents (LTIs). Through its continued dedication to minimising
During the period 2001 – 2011, there was a clear reduction in the number of acute crude oil spills to sea on the Norwegian shelf. Leaks in and damage to flexible risers continues to be an unresolved problem area, which will require attention from the industry in coming years. The Petroleum Safety Au
A new report launched today suggests that a combination of innovative technologies could generate significant low carbon energy, and economic benefits from the Bristol Channel, without the need for a large scale barrage. The report has been issued by renewable energy experts Regen SW and consultancy
