Posted: September 25, 2012
Folks,
Further prospects found off west coast of Ireland. The more the merrier:
Europa finds prospects off west coast
By Geoff Percival – Irish Examiner
Thursday, September 20, 2012
London-based exploration company Europa Oil & Gas has said that it has identified two large, previously unknown, prospects off the west coast of Ireland.
The AIM-listed oil and gas exploration, development, and production company made the announcement yesterday as part of a technical update of its two licensing options located in the South Porcupine Basin in the Irish Atlantic Margin off the west coast.
The two licences, which the British company was awarded as part of the Irish Atlantic Margin Licensing round in November, cover an area of nearly 2,000km.
“Having identified two large structures in the Irish Atlantic Margin, our initial technical work and prospect mapping exercise has exceeded our expectations,” said Europa chief executive, Hugh Mackay.
“Combined with the presence of a functioning hydrocarbon system, as indicated by the Burren oil discovery, the size of these structures is tremendously exciting and warrants further priority investigation.”
It is still too early to know exactly what exists at the prospects, and to what extent, but Europa is in talks with interested parties over farming-out an equity stake in the asset to lower its developmental costs. Europa has 100% ownership of the licences.
Mr Mackay also said he hopes to update on the profile of the assets at the Ireland-Atlantic 2012 Conference in Dublin in November.
Elsewhere yesterday, Providence Resources issued a technical update on its Rathlin Basin prospect off the Antrim coast, saying work has started on identifying where drilling will begin. Rathlin, 100% owned by Providence, forms part of the company’s multi-well offshore Ireland drilling round, which recently began at Barryroe.
Meanwhile, Irish exploration company Petroneft saw its price rise by nearly 5% yesterday, on the back of it announcing the successful drilling of the first of 10 wells at its Arbuzovskoye field in Tomsk, Russia.
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Posted: September 13, 2012
The National Maritime College of Ireland will open to members of the public on September 15th and 16th from 11am-4pm. Tours of the college with begin with a short video outlining the college’s core activities, followed by a tour of the Environmental Survival Pool and 360° full mission Bridge Simulator.
A free harbour shuttle ferry, sponsored by Lend Lease and Port of Cork, will run on both Saturday and Sunday between 12pm and 3pm.
See www.corkharbour.ie for ferry times and map.
The NMCI will host free screenings of Ford Short Film Competition finalists, which were part of the Titanic 100 Events
See www.corkharbour.ie for more information on Cork Harbor Open Weekend.
We look forward to welcoming you to the NMCI.
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Posted: August 7, 2012
The National Maritime College of Ireland is enabling two lucky people to join The Tall Ships Races 2012 on 12th August in A Coruña, Galicia, Spain and sail all the way to Dublin. This support, enabled by the Maritime Learning Network ‘MarLeaNet’, an EU project – a network of maritime training centres in Portugal, Spain, France and Ireland, was announced today at the Mansion House in Dublin. Launched by Deputy Lord Mayor of Dublin Clare Byrne, The Tall Ships Races 2012 – Dublin trainee programme enables over 50 Irish 18-25 year old trainees to experience life and work on board 6 magnificent Tall Ships.
The first trainee, Ryan Hawes turns 23 later this week and will join the ship Kapitan Borchardt, a Polish vessel just under 34m in length and built in 1918. Our second trainee, 18-year-old Patrol Leader and Watch Leader in Dollymount Sea Scouts, Orla Kelly, will join the Johanna Lucretia, a 27m vessel with a UK flag.
The National Maritime College of Ireland (NMCI), located in Ringaskiddy, Co Cork, in the second largest natural harbour in the world. A constituent college of Cork Institute of Technology, the NMCI is a state of the art facility that provides training and education for the Merchant Marine and the Irish Naval Service.
“The NMCI provides training to the seafarers of tomorrow in its specialist facility, which includes survival training facilities, fire fighting / damage control training, confined space training, jetty and lifeboat facilities”, says Grainne Lynch, Project Manager of the MarLeaNet project in the NMCI.
“The MarLeaNet project allows the NMCI to work with other training centres all along the route of the Tall Ships Race in, France, Portugal and Spain.” The NMCI also provides specialist simulation equipment for teaching navigation, communications, engineering-machinery operations and vessel traffic systems.
Lynch adds, “The Tall Ships Races 2012 – Dublin give trainees a fantastic opportunity to experience life at sea and to be part of a team for a unforgettable experience. For those that relish the challenge of the sea and want to turn it into a career, there is only one place to go – to the National Maritime College of Ireland.”
For more information on The Tall Ships Races 2012 – Dublin go to www.dublintallships.ie
Do come to the National Maritime College of Ireland Open Day on Tuesday 23 October 2012, 10.00am – 3.00pm. For Group Bookings contact +353 21 4970607. www.nmci.ie
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Posted: August 3, 2012
Are you currently looking for work in the Offshore Renewable Wind Energy Sector?
The Marine Safety Training – Vessel Transit and Transfer course may be applicable to you.. Offered at the National Maritime College of Ireland -the course is accredited by Renewable UK. RenewableUK is the trade and professional body for the UK wind and marine renewables industries. Formed in 1978, and with 665 corporate members, RenewableUK is the leading renewable energy trade association in the UK.
The course will cover:
- Types of emergencies and abnormal conditions
- Man Overboard procedures
- Alarms and communications
- Actions to take in an emergency
- Vessel Layout
- Launching of life rafts
- Safe methods of equipment transfer to and from a vessel
- Procedures for vessel emergencies
- General health and safety duties of employers to provide training and ensure competence of employees
- Overview of legislation relevant to offshore operations and more.
Book now to secure your place at: www.nmci.ie
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Posted: June 14, 2012
The Strategic Marine Alliance for Research and Training have introduced the
The module is designed for those who wish to gain practical skills in at sea sampling and data collection and is geared towards the training requirements of postgraduate students and researchers, marine agency and industry personnel, and those wishing to develop a career in applied marine biology. A description of the module with instructor biographies, application forms for the module and a module poster can be downloaded at the bottom of the page. Completion of the module results in the award of 5 ECTS credits at postgraduate level 9.
Twenty places are available on this accredited postgraduate module which will run between Monday the 1st of October and Friday the 26th October 2012.
Week 1 is composed of mentored student centered distance learning.
Week 2 consists of three days of laboratory practicals and lectures in Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology and four days shiptime divided between the Celtic Voyager and Celtic Mist research vessels off Cork and in the Shannon Estuary respectively. For the shiptime components, there will be a maximum of ten students per vessel per day.
Weeks 3 and 4 consist of student centered distance learning leading towards the submission of a project report.
Fees for the module are €750. Completed application forms should be submitted no later than the 20th of July 2012.
For further information please email smart@gmit.ie
http://www.smartseaschool.com/content/postgraduate-accredited-module-applied-marine-biological-sampling-and-data-collections
If you would like any information on this or similar courses such as corporate team building, OPITO training Ireland, FOET courses and Bridge Simulation – call us today or email us at reception@nmci.ie.
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