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Encana hires SBM Offshore to operate Deep Panuke gas platform
2013-12-18 01:04:56| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Encana Corp, Canada's largest natural gas producer, said on Tuesday it has hired marine services company SBM Offshore to operate the Deep Panuke platform off the coast of Nova Scotia.
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Basking sharks cause huge Scottish offshore windfarm to be shelved
2013-12-13 16:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Plans to establish a major new windfarm in the waters of the Inner Hebrides have been dropped by energy company ScottishPower Renewables. The company said the Argyll Array project was currently not financially viable in the short term. It said hard rock at the site, off the coast of the island of Tiree, made it difficult to develop, while "challenging" wave conditions also impacted on the project. Another issue was the significant presence of basking sharks in the area. The site has the...
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Massive offshore wind plans dropped
2013-12-13 13:47:40| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
ScottishPower Renewables (SPR) has dropped plans for a 5.4bn offshore wind farm near Tiree, following site studies.
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UTEC Surveys Growing AUV Fleet: Two Additional Gavia Offshore Surveyors Purchased
2013-12-13 11:23:00| Offshore Technology
Teledyne Gavia is pleased to report the sale of two additional 1000m depth rated Gavia Offshore Surveyor Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) to UTEC Survey Inc., Houston, Texas.
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More Than 150 Green Groups Push for an Offshore Fracking Ban in California
2013-12-13 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: More than 150 environmental groups are asking California coastal regulators to halt offshore fracking, saying the practice violates state law. Wetsuit-clad demonstrators holding surfboards submitted the letter to the California Coastal Commission on Thursday before its meeting in San Francisco. Fracking involves pumping huge amounts of water, sand and chemicals into deep rock formations or old wells to release oil or natural gas. While the state oversees oil wells, there have not been specific...
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