Ecofys conduced a study about potential for ocean energy in Germany in 2010 which provided the basis for a re-assessment of the potential use of ocean energy in Germany and supported the German Government in the development of a future support strategy for ocean energy. The study assessed the ocean
Recently, Fugro formally took delivery of a new-build vessel, M/V Fugro Equator; the third of Fugro’s FSSV series of dedicated survey vessels. Designed to Fugro specifications and fitted with the latest survey equipment these are the most advanced vessels of their type. The vessel will be utilised o
The Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters in the North of Scotland will today confirm their place on the global marine energy map with the launch of the area as a Marine Energy Park. Energy and Climate Change Minister Greg Barker will welcome the launch of the marine park during a visit to Thurso in Cait
South Korea has won the exclusive right to exploit a deep-sea mine in the Indian Ocean that could produce more than $300 million worth of minerals a year, the India Times reports. The International Seabed Authority gave the exclusive right to Seoul to develop the 10,000-square kilometer site which c
Sonardyne Inc., Houston, announces the appointment of Mike Chapman, founder of MECCO Inc., to its expanding team of sales agents in the United States. Based in Duvall, Washington, Mike has over 30 years of experience in the marine and oceanographic industries and will focus on developing Sonardyne’s
Statoil has awarded the concept and FEED Engineering Contract of the SURF package on Peregrino II in Brazil to IKM Ocean Design. The project starts immediately and will run up to the Summer 2013. Man Dir. in IKM Ocean Design, Peder Hoås, says in a press release that this is a very strategic project
Launching of China’s largest state of the art patrol vessel, Haixun 01, was held on July 28, in Hubei province, marking the country’s push forward to modernization of its surveillance fleet, China daily reports. The 128.6 meter long vessel weighs 5,418 tons and it can develop 37 km per hour speed. I
Tap Oil Limited (Tap) announces that the Final Investment Decision (FID) has been reached on the Manora Oil Development, located in the Gulf of Thailand. Tap now holds a 30% direct interest in Concession G1/48 through its subsidiary Tap Energy (Thailand) Pty Ltd, which includes the Manora oil field,
Scuba-diver scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey, with support teams from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, and Washington Sea Grant, are returning to the mouth of Washington’s Elwha River this week to explore and catalogue the effect of released sediment
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) will take a 20 percent shareholding in Chatham Rock Phosphate and assume a seat on the board, in a world-first for the undersea mining industry. It is the first time a major dredging company has taken a substantial equity position in an undersea mining proj
Cameron reported net income of $174.6 million, or $0.70 per diluted share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2012, compared with net income of $148.0 million, or $0.59 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2011. The second quarter 2012 results include pre-tax charges of $9.9 million, or $0.04 pe
NOAA-supported scientists have found the size of this year’s Gulf of Mexico oxygen-free ‘dead zone’ to be the fourth smallest since… [mappress] Source: NOAA, July 30, 2012
Technip was awarded by Ithaca Energy (UK) Ltd an EPIC subsea contract for the Greater Stella Area (GSA) development, located 280 kilometers East-Southeast of Aberdeen, Scotland at a water depth of approximately 90 meters. Ithaca Energy (UK) Ltd is developing the GSA, centred on the Stella and Harrie
Neptune Marine Services Limited provides an update on expected results for the second half of FY2012, prior to lodging its preliminary final report in August for the period ending 30 June 2012. Based on unaudited management accounts, Neptune expects to record a positive EBITDA result for the second
