The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), Scotland’s world-leading marine and tidal energy development facility, announces a major collaboration with Oregon Wave Energy Trust and its partner, Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Centre (NNMREC). EMEC will deliver advice and support on the desi
The Board of Directors of SapuraKencana Petroleum Berhad announced that SC Projects Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company incorporated in Australia, had received the Award from Origin Energy Resources Ltd for the Origin Otway Phase 3 Development. The Origin Otway Phase 3 Development will
Ocean Installer has started building a VLS and carousel for the laying of umbilicals and flexible flowlines. The lay spread will be installed on the long-term chartered subsea construction vessel (SCV) “Normand Clipper” and be operational in Q1 2013. “This investment is in line with our strategy of
A multi-million pound fund to help develop Scotland’s first commercial wave and tidal power arrays was opened today. Addressing the All-Energy conference in Aberdeen, First Minister Alex Salmond announced that Scotland’s Marine Renewables Commercialisation Fund (MRCF) was now open for bids by marine
Cygnus Instruments (stand B15), the leading manufacturer of Multiple Echo Ultrasonic Underwater Thickness Gauges, displays and demonstrates its latest Underwater model, the Cygnus DIVE at Seawork 2012. Packed with new features, it has been designed to be worn on the diver’s wrist, freeing a hand whi
John Wood Group PLC announces the appointment of Mary Shafer-Malicki to the board. Mary Shafer-Malicki will join Wood Group as a non-executive director on 1 June 2012 and will also join the Board’s Nomination and Audit Committees. Mary worked for Amoco and BP for 17 years, latterly a Senior Vice Pre
A new, state-of-the-art ship given to Qatar University will transform marine research in the Gulf region. The model research facility Janan – named after the island located in the western part of the Qatari peninsula – was donated to the University by H.H. the Heir Apparent Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad bi
The AXYS Ocean Renewables team announced that they will be exhibiting at Offshore Wind China 2012 in Shanghai, China between 30th May and June 1st, 2012, at stand E7-A057. As one of many world class exhibitors, the services offered by AXYS Ocean Renewables will be presented throughout the exhibition
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management issued a request to determine whether there is competitive interest in the construction of a transmission system between the Rhode Island coastline and Block Island, an important step in evaluating a transmission project proposed by Deepwater Wind that would del
The prestigious Offshore Support Vessel of the Year Award for 2012 was recently given to the North Sea Giant, which was built to DNV class at the Metalships & Docks shipyard in Vigo, Spain. Introduced in 2010, the Offshore Support Journal Awards have been very well received by the industry and this
Bowtech Products Ltd., a market leading manufacturer and supplier of cameras, LED lighting, connectors, fiber optic multiplexers and slip rings for use in underwater or hazardous area applications, to any ocean depth, has announced that they have supplied a vision system, to assist the installation
Developers of marine energy devices will soon be able to benefit from a wave and current test facility being built in Scotland. The facility’s circular 25-metre pool will be able to simulate combinations of waves of up to 28 metres high and currents up to twelve knots at up to one-tenth scale – cond
Statoil has awarded contracts for new light well intervention (LWI) vessels. These “category A” units will contribute to increased recovery from Statoil’s approximately 500 operated subsea wells on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). Statoil has on behalf of relevant licensees awarded a contract
Four underwater vehicles feature on the Saab Seaeye stand (D16) at Seawork 2012, including the new double-hulled Sabertooth AUV/ROV, which offers twice the operational duration of last year’s single-hulled Sabertooth. It can have a range of over 40 miles, has 14 hours’ duration and can be depth rate
