U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today announced that the University of Maine, along with partners Maine Maritime Academy, Sandia National Laboratories, and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, received a $983,997 grant from the National Science Foundation to design, develop, and construct a unique, multidirectional Wind-Wave generating system called W2. Once completed, W2 will [...]
A revolutionary device for generating marine renewable energy has been awarded a £190,000 development grant by the Technology Strategy Board, the total value with ‘in kind’ contributions being £300,000 The Whatever Input to Torsion Transfer (WITT) transmission system is unique and capable of collecting chaotic movement in any direction to turn it into useable power. [...]
Foster Wheeler AG announced today that a subsidiary of its Global Engineering and Construction Group has been awarded a project management contract by Cardon IV S.A., for new production facilities for the Perla Field in the Gulf of Venezuela. Cardon IV S.A. is a joint venture company owned by Eni Venezuela B.V and Repsol YPF [...]
The Norwegian government on 12th June awarded the licences that form part of the 22nd round on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). Centrica Energy was awarded an operatorship and 50% ownership in the Scarecrow licence, block 719. This block opens up a new area for Centrica, and marks the beginning of a new venture for [...]
Statoil Petroleum AS has awarded a contract to Floatel International for provision of an accommodation and construction support vessel for the Gina Krog Field Development project. The Gina Krog field is located on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, approximately 250 kilometers west of Stavanger, Norway, in a water depth of 116 meters. The charter period for [...]
Red7Marine Offshore Ltd announced the award of a number of new contracts for 2013. Cable protection work has recently been awarded on the Paimpol-Brehat Tidal Energy Converter project, Brittany, France. The scope of work includes the installation of more than 100 concrete mattresses to provide additional stabilisation of the export cable connecting tidal energy devices [...]
AMEC, the international engineering and project management company, has been awarded a two-year integrated services contract renewal by BP to provide operations, maintenance and project support to the Forties Pipeline System (FPS) in the North Sea. The contract is valued at between £10 million and £15 million per year, depending on activity levels and is [...]
Bibby Remote Intervention Limited (BRIL) has successfully secured a contract with the potential of a seven year commitment. Centrica Energy has awarded a three year contract with two, two year extension options, worth up to £40million. It is the largest Inspection, Repair & Maintenance (IRM) contract Centrica has ever awarded. The contract, due to start [...]
McDermott International, Inc. announced today that one of its subsidiaries has been awarded two projects for a customer in the Arabian Gulf. The value of these contracts is approximately US$900 million and is included in McDermott’s first quarter 2013 backlog. The first project includes engineering, procurement, construction and installation of a new tie-in platform, with [...]
Navy Divers at Naval Station (NS) Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, were awarded Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals Jan. 23 for helping save a life. Commanding Officer Capt. J.R. Nettleton presented the awards to four Navy Divers for their role in rescue operations that took place as a civilian diver was in distress in base waters, [...]
