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Ofgem Posts Funding for UK Energy Network Projects
Ofgem has confirmed funding of £46.4 million for eight projects as part of its innovation competitions for the network companies that deliver energy to homes and businesses. Ofgem runs three innovation competitions to help Britain’s energy networks become smarter and more cost-efficient. The Low Car
Nemos Prototype Completes Trials
Tests on the NEMOS 1:5 scaled prototype running this year July through October in Danish Limfjord have been successfully finished. All planed features ran. The complex control strategy was implemented, the automatisation of the hole systems as well as all components proved to be reliable. Particul
PHOTO: RV Sonne in Wilhelmshaven
On Tuesday and Wednesday last week about 3700 people set out for the Bremen port to visit the newly built German deep-sea research vessel SONNE. A visitor’s circuit led them up to the bridge, through the labs, where a marine research exhibition was presented, and to more exhibits on the working de
K2 Management Assists DBD with Floating Foundation Design
K2 Management has been awarded with an assignment from DBD Systems to assist with the design, engineering and project development of its floating foundation technology. K2 Management will provide specific offshore project development advice and create a product and demonstrator development strategy
CableFish Trials Underway at EMEC
North Sea Systems are carrying out trials of their CableFish® survey platform at EMEC. This is the culmination of the MRCF Project, managed by the Carbon Trust and funded by the Scottish Government. CableFish® will offer a survey capability that enables cable laying operations to be extended in tide
Pelamis Put into Administration
Pelamis has been unable to secure the additional funding required for further development of the Company’s wave energy technology. As a result of this the board has reluctantly moved to appoint an administrator to assess the options for securing the future for the business and employees of Pelamis.
Beach Energy Increases Funding for Flanagan 3D Seismic
3D Oil Limited (TDO) announces that Beach Energy Limited has agreed to increase its funding of the expanded Flanagan 3D seismic survey in the T/49P permit in the offshore Otway Basin. The Flanagan survey is now programmed to record 974 sq km of full-fold data, significantly above the 755 sq km permi
NOC Participates in European Commission’s AtlantOS Project
The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) is to play a leading role in the largest marine science project that the European Commission has ever funded. The €20 million AtlantOS project, due to start in January 2015, will bring together a wide spectrum of scientific disciplines from over 60 research org
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (November 17 – November 23). French oil services provider Technip has announced that, on Monday, November 10, 2014, it approached CGG to create a first tier oil and gas services provider. The pro
BOEM, NOPP Partners in US and Canadian Waters Ecosystem Study
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and National Oceanographic Partnership Program (NOPP) partners have announced the award of a broad Arctic study that will investigate the interrelationship among the physical, biological, chemical and social science components of the Beaufort Sea ecosyste
Petrobras Kicks Off Cidade de Ilhabela FPSO
BG Group has announced the start-up of the Cidade de Ilhabela floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel. This is the second unit deployed on the Sapinhoá field and the fifth FPSO to have come on stream across the interests in which BG Group is partner in the pre-salt Santos Basin, of
Fugro Lands Hornsea Geotechnical Survey
DONG Energy has awarded a contract for one of the largest seabed investigation campaigns in the history of the offshore wind industry to a UK company. Worth £13 million, the contract has been won by Wallingford-based Fugro GeoConsulting, part of the Fugro Group, the integrator of geotechnical, surve
Dolphin’s Polar Empress Gets Its Helideck
The newest edition to Dolphin’s fleet, high-capacity purpose-built vessel M/V Polar Empress, owned by GC Rieber Shipping, had its helideck installed this week. The seismic company Dolphin Geophysical has contracted the vessel for a fixed period of five years, and the high end vessel will enter this
TenneT Seeks Contractor for DolWin3 Underwater Ordnance Removal
TenneT Offshore GmbH has invited tenders for the underwater ordnance removal on the planned DolWin3 offshore submarine cable connection of approximately 42 km. The starting point will be KP 43 north of the island of Borkum, Germany. The route is within the German EEZ and the final destination is the