On March 26th, the Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC) submitted its first annual environmental monitoring report for the Cobscook Bay Tidal Energy Project to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), which details the 2012 construction, installation, and operational activities of ORPC’s grid-connected TidGen™ Power System in Maine. The report describes environmental monitoring conducted during the [...]
Seagreen has submitted applications to the Scottish Government for consent to build and operate two 525 Megawatt (MW) offshore wind farms in Phase 1 of the Firth of Forth Offshore Wind Zone. The applications were formally submitted to Marine Scotland, the Scottish Government directorate responsible for marine licensing and planning. Marine Scotland has confirmed acceptance [...]
Chatham Rock Phosphate (CRP) today achieved another major milestone on the pathway to developing its subsea resource on the Chatham Rise by filing its mining licence application with New Zealand Petroleum and Minerals. The application is the culmination of two and a half years work since the company was granted a prospecting licence in February [...]
Det norske has submitted an impact assessment for the Ivar Aasen field. The impact assessment forms part of the plan for development and operation (PDO) which will be submitted by the end of this year. The Ivar Aasen field lies in the northern part of the North Sea, approximately 175 km west of Karmøy. The [...]
MeyGen Ltd. announced the formal submission of consent applications for the MeyGen Phase 1 Tidal Energy Project. The offshore application has been submitted and will be determined by Marine Scotland Licencing Operations Team and the onshore applications are to be determined by The Highland Council. MeyGen have now spent nearly 4 years collecting and processing [...]
Statoil and its partners in the Svalin field have today, 15 June, submitted their plan for development and operation (PDO) to the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy. The Svalin field lies about six kilometres south-west of the Grane platform at a water depth of 125 metres. The Svalin field development is one of Statoil’s fast-track [...]
Nord Stream has submitted the second annual environmental and social monitoring report to the Swedish authorities. The report is part of a series of five planned annual reports relating to the construction and operation of the natural gas pipeline in the Swedish Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). Nord Stream’s environmental monitoring programme includes studies in sixteen [...]
Lundin Petroleum AB announces that its wholly owned subsidiary Lundin Norway AS as operator has, with its partners Wintershall Norge ASA (Wintershall) and RWE Dea Norge AS (RWE Dea), submitted a plan for development and operation (PDO) for the Luno field to the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy (the Ministry). Lundin Petroleum is in [...]
CNOOC Limited announced that its parent company, China National Offshore Oil Corporation, has officially submitted a registration application to Ministry of Civil Affairs of the People’s Republic of China for establishment of “CNOOC Marine Environmental and Ecological Protection Public Welfare Foundation” . The Foundation was launched by CNOOC and contributed by the CNOOC Limited with [...]
An application for an onshore connection for a subsea electricity cable linking Scotland and Norway has been submitted. (SubseaUK) Source: SubseaUK, September 29, 2011;
