ABB invests in tidal power
MARCH 14, 2013 — ABB has led a $12 million investment in Scotrenewables Tidal Power, a provider of tidal turbine systems, to support the roll out of a new hydrokinetic device and
Offshore
Edda orders next generation accommodation vessel
MARCH 14, 2013 — Edda Accommodation, operated by Norway’s Østensjø Rederi, has placed an order for a new monohull accommodation vessel at Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. The order includes
Ramform Titan newbuilds to have ABB power and propulsion
MARCH 13, 2013 — ABB has won a $26 million repeat order to supply electrical power and propulsion systems for two next generation Ramform Titan seismic vessels ordered from Japanese shipbuilder Mitsubishi
Shipboard carbon capture concept unveiled
FEBRUARY 12, 2013 — Classification society DNV and Process Systems Enterprise Ltd. (PSE), a specialist in process modeling technology, have released the results of the maritime CCS (carbon capture and storage) research
Alaskan wave energy project moves ahead
FEBRUARY 12, 2013—A remote Alaskan community moved one step closer to a sustainable energy future, following the approval of a preliminary permit by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to study a
Harvey Gulf gets $100 million charter for newbuild
FEBRUARY 11, 2013 — New Orleans headquartered Harvey Gulf International Marine LLC reports that it has signed a $100 million four year charter with DOF Subsea for its 310 ft multipurpose construction
Bechtel, Alstom picked for offshore wind power grid
FEBRUARY 10, 2013—Google-backed Atlantic Wind Connection (AWC), Princeton, NJ, has picked Bechtel as its Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) Contractor and Alstom as its HVDC technical advisor for the first phase of
Offshore lease sale seen as barometer of industry interest
FEBRUARY 8, 2013 — The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) said yesterday that Central Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 227, to be held March 20, 2013, will offer 38.6 million acres
Sembcorp Marine unit wins North Sea topsides contract
FEBRUARY 8, 2013 — Singapore’s Sembcorp Marine says that its wholly-owned SMOE subsidiary has secured a contract worth about Singapore $900 million (about US$ 727 million) from Det norske oljeselskap ASA, Norway.
Faulty bolts could sideline offshore drilling rigs
FEBRUARY 7, 2013—In a Safety Alert on January 29, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) directed the suspension of operations of offshore drilling rigs in the Gulf of Mexico that