Ocean energy company, BioPower Systems (BPS), today announced that the Victorian Minister for Energy and Resources, the Hon. Michael O’Brien MP, has awarded the company conditional funding support of $5 million under the Sustainable Energy Pilot Demonstration Program. The funding will be applied tow
The Statnett Grid Development Plan 2011 launched Wednesday upholds Statnett ambitions and specifies the investments to be implemented by 2021. The aim is to ensure supply of energy to Norwegian consumers, facilitate Norwegian climate policy and economic growth. The planned investments amount to betw
EBI Cranes LLC offers a unique marine crane for the offshore oil & gas industry. The Hammer Head Hose Handling Crane is different in that it’s blocks are side by side allowing for better hose handling specifically with regard to hose-end alignment. With the Hammer Head Hose Handling Crane, one may m
As the chase for oil and gas moves further north, the oil services industry follows. Today Aker Solutions announces plans to establish a large engineering office in Tromsø as part of the company’s northern Norway strategy. The new office will gather knowledge and expertise related to the northern re
As organizations within the subsea industry develop more applications with hybrid optic connector technology in mind, there has been a dramatic increase in the quantity and complexity of hybrid optic connector configurations needed to fit these applications. As fiber optic communication continues to
Marine Well Containment Company will for the first time exhibit at the Clean Gulf Conference in San Antonio. In addition, MWCC Chief Operating Officer Dan Smallwood will address attendees during a subsea containment panel, as part of the Deepwater Prevention and Response conference track. The confer
Russian based oil and gas corporation Rosneft plans to begin a 3D seismic survey in the southern part of the Barents Sea in summer season 2012, said Rosneft head Eduard Khudainatov. “Next year we’ll commence seismic survey. In May, the ship should be there, in July or August, maybe we’ll start”, RIA
FMC Technologies, Inc announced that its Australian subsidiary has signed an agreement with Chevron Australia Pty Ltd for the design, manufacture and supply of subsea production systems to support the Wheatstone Project. The contract has an approximate value of $325 million in revenue to FMC Technol
DNV is launching new design software for ultimate strength and fatigue analysis of offshore wind turbine structures – Sesam GeniE Wind. Building on 40 years as a leading design tool for engineering floating and fixed offshore structures, the new Sesam module uniquely addresses the wind industry’s ne
ETPM will be hosting a free “Introduction to Dynamic Positioning Course” on December 14th, 2011 in Aberdeen. The course will provide an overview of DP Vessels and their control systems, how they function, what they are used for and some of the challenges faced when at sea. Danny Daniels will be teac
The planned construction of offshore wind power parks in the North Sea and Baltic Sea can only prosper if specialist port services providers, suppliers and manufacturers work together closely and if the public sector provides the necessary financial support. That was the conclusion reached at the Rh
SeeByte, the global leader in creating smart software technology for unmanned systems, and Soil Machine Dynamics Limited (SMD), one of the world’s leading manufacturers of remote intervention equipment, have announced their intention to enter a partnership commencing in early 2012. SeeByte and SMD w
Subsea 7, through its i-Tech division, announces the award by Statoil ASA for the provision of ROV services onboard China Oilfield Services Ltd (COSL)’s new build Innovator and Promoter rigs currently under construction in China. i-Tech’s workscope includes the provision of two new build Centurion Q
A European offshore supergrid – with interconnections between European countries and to offshore wind farms in Europe’s seas – is the vision, but there are big and significant barriers to achieving that vision. ‘We don’t have an interconnected European network today, and we don’t have an offshore gr
