Energy

On 19 November 2018, Enpro Subsea announced that it has reached a master services agreement (MSA) with Kosmos Energy (formerly Deep Gulf Energy) aimed at providing enhanced subsea architecture and smart standardization via Enpro’s patented flow access module (FAM) technology.

The design of the new Orbital Marine Power tidal turbine has been unveiled in a new animation as part of the FloTEC project, funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 program.

A new report from the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre analyzes ten future emerging technologies to generate energy from the ocean tides and waves. The report is the result of efforts from thirty experts in the ocean energy sector, who describe the state of advancement of each of the technology family, advantages, technological limitations, as well as their technology readiness level. The end of 2018 is the perfect time to look to the future:

A growing volume of vessels transit through and around offshore assets, and operators must reduce the risks that these vessels pose to people and operations. Risks vary, but mitigation is imperative to head off safety incidents, production losses, and the immense reputational damage of a disaster.

The Angolan State Minister for Economic and Social Development, Manuel Nunes Junior, the Chairman and CEO of Total, Patrick Pouyanné, and the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Sonangol, Carlos Saturnino, inaugurated the Kaombo project today, which came on stream in July and is located deep offshore on Block 32, 260 kilometers off the coast of Luanda.

The European Union is the latest backer of Akselos’ cutting edge technology, with the award of a €1.4 million research grant to the tech pioneer and engineering partner, LICengineering, to optimize the design of offshore wind turbines.

Ocean Power Technologies, Inc., a leader in innovative and cost-effective ocean energy solutions, has announced the expansion of their suite of complimentary products that leverage the core technology of the PowerBuoy™, which include subsea batteries and a hybrid (liquid-fueled) PowerBuoy™.

German wave energy company SINN Power has installed an autonomous measurement station to gather data for making site specific-recommendations for a renewable energy hybrid system that optimally meets the needs of a customer in Guinea.

Brazil has a new president and the nation seems to be experiencing a financial uptick rooted in its energy sector, but a number of questions remain.

Israel announces the launching of its second bid round to grant exploration licenses for natural gas and oil in Israel’s economic waters in the Eastern Mediterranean. The upcoming bid round is pursuant to an earlier round which began 2 years ago and granted 6 licenses, some are expected to commence drilling in the upcoming months.

The publication “Ocean Energy and the Regions: a partnership for growth” was released on Tuesday, October 30, at Ocean Energy Europe 2018 by the FORESEA project.

Power has started arriving on the coast of Scotland from what will be the world’s largest floating offshore wind farm.