10000 results found for 'Decommissioning'

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  • Miller Backs Up Great Lakes Dredging Plan (USA)

    14 February 2013

     U.S. Representative Candice Miller (MI-10) issued the following statement after the Michigan State Waterways Commission approved emergency spending for Great Lakes Harbor Dredging in line with a plan put forward by Governor Snyder.  Miller said: “I applaud the quick action taken today by the Michigan State Waterways Commission on the first step in the plan […]

  • Petrobras: No evidence of bribery in SBM Offshore investigation

    31 March 2014
    Business & Finance

    Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras has completed an investigation into an alleged bribery case involving SBM Offshore and its employees. No evidence of wrongdoing has been found. Petrobras has announced that the Internal Commission of Inquiry, formed on Feb. 13, 2014 to investigate alleged bribe payments to Company employees involving SMB Offshore, a Dutch provider […]

  • Report: Mundra LNG facility could spring into action in December

    14 October 2019

    Mundra LNG terminal project in India’s Gujarat state could finally be commissioned in December. 

  • Vietnam’s LNG terminal draws closer to start-up date

    20 May 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Project & Tenders, Storage

    AG&P LNG and Hai Linh Company have disclosed the start of commissioning activities for one of two existing LNG terminals in Vietnam.

  • Sailaway date for Catcher FPSO coming near

    13 July 2017
    Infrastructure, Project & Tenders

    First oil from Premier Oil-operated Catcher development in the UK sector of the North Sea remains on track for later this year with sailaway date for the FPSO unit set for next month.  The Catcher, made up of several fields discovered between 2010 and 2013, is located 170 kilometers south-east of Aberdeen. The development entails 22 […]

  • Woodside: Still in Pluto Expansion Talks (Australia)

    19 January 2012

    Australia’s Woodside said today that Pluto LNG Foundation Project construction is in its final phase with commissioning and production start up of sections of the offshore and onshore production systems progressing to plan. Offshore, the Pluto A platform was declared ready for start up in November and the subsea well commissioning campaign was completed during […]

  • FMC Aims at Carrier Alliances, Consolidation under Amended US Shipping Act

    7 December 2018
    Business & Finance

    US: FMC to address antitrust issues in maritime industry consolidation and ocean carrier alliances.

  • MHI Vestas Picks DHSS Eemshaven Base as Deutsche Bucht Hub

    6 March 2019
    Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics

    MHI Vestas Offshore Wind and DHSS have signed an agreement under which MHI Vestas will use the recently opened DHSS support base in Eemshaven for the Deutsche Bucht offshore wind project. MHI Vestas will use the offshore service hub in Eemshaven as the base for its turbine commissioning and subsequent 15-year O&M works on the 269MW wind […]

  • Spotlight on Houston Ship Channel Widening

    11 April 2019
    Business & Finance

    The Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority met in special session earlier this week and moved to accelerate widening of the Houston Ship Channel, the nation’s busiest waterway. “The Houston Ship Channel is open for business for all and will continue to be,” said Port of Houston Authority Chairman, Ric Campo, during the meeting. The Port […]

  • Venture Global reaches ‘major regulatory milestone’ for CP2 LNG

    31 July 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy

    US-based Venture Global LNG has received a positive final environmental impact statement (FEIS) from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for its third project, CP2 LNG. Venture Global welcomed the FEIS, which was issued last week, as a major regulatory milestone for the project that will pave the way for a Commission vote and the start […]

  • Africa’s first FLNG unit in place. Production to start by 2017 end

    30 November 2017
    Infrastructure

    World’s first converted FLNG unit, and soon to be Africa’s first FLNG unit  producing LNG from an offshore gas field, has reached its final location in Cameroon, after a long journey from Singapore.

  • EU beacon sheds light on Nordic marine energy expertise

    17 September 2018
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    The growing success of Nordic marine energy companies – backed with the EU support – has been highlighted at the recently held event.

  • Vella: Making ocean energy a European success story

    18 July 2016
    Authorities & Government

    The European Commission is looking to turn emerging ocean energy technologies like tidal and wave power into ‘another European success story’, replicating the spectacular uptake of offshore wind, EU Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Karmenu Vella has said.

  • European Parliament Sets 2030 Renewables Target to 35%

    18 January 2018
    Authorities & Government, Environment, Research & Development

    Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have voted for a renewable energy target of 35% by 2030, rather than 27% earlier proposed by the European Commission. The Parliament also voted that the member states set national targets, from which they would be allowed to deviate by a maximum of 10% under certain conditions, as well […]

  • Island Crown Heads to East Anglia ONE

    20 June 2019

    Siemens Gamesa has on behalf of ScottishPower Renewables contracted the service offshore vessel Island Crown to provide support during commissioning works on the 714MW East Anglia One offshore wind farm. Island Crown will provide living conditions adjacent to the site located 43km off the Suffolk coast by enabling some 40 personnel involved in the commissioning of […]

  • Vestas to Provide 15 Offshore Wind Turbines for Kentish Flats Extension

    19 December 2013
    Technology

    Vestas has received a firm and unconditional order for 15 V112-3.3 MW offshore turbines for the extension of the Kentish Flats wind farm off the coast of the UK.  Vattenfall has contracted Vestas for the supply, installation and commissioning of the wind turbines as well as a 5-year service and maintenance agreement (AOM 5000). Delivery […]

  • India Seeks Approval from ISA for Exploration for Polymetallic Sulphides

    17 April 2013
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    On 26 March 2013, the International Seabed Authority received an application for approval of a plan of work for exploration for polymetallic sulphides submitted by the Government of India. The application area is in the Central Indian Ocean and that the applicant has elected to offer an equity interest in a joint venture arrangement with […]

  • Narec Offers Blade Testing CRADA Opportunity (UK)

    1 July 2011
    Research & Development

    The National Renewable Energy Centre (Narec) is offering the opportunity for a reduced cost testing of an industry partners large (>60m) Wind Turbine Blade in Narec’s new 100m Blade Test Facility (BTF2). Narec’s primary objective for offering this opportunity is to expeditiously commission the new Blade Test Facilities Data Acquisition System (DAQ), Static Test Winches […]

  • MPI Discovery Undocks in COSCO Nantong Shipyard (China)

    22 September 2011

      On July 24, the second wind turbine installation vessel was successfully undocked in COSCO Nantong Shipyard. Whilst the vessel was in dock, the yard completed the installation of six pile legs and the lifting cylinder, the installation and commissioning of hydraulic piping systems andthe load testing of its six generators. COSCO Nantong Shipyard continues […]

  • 8 Turbines Left to Go at Deutsche Bucht

    9 August 2019

    25 out of 33 MHI Vestas 8.4MW turbines have been installed at the Deutsche Bucht offshore wind farm in Germany, according to Northland Power. The company emphasized that the construction of the project is progressing according to schedule and is on budget. Deutsche Bucht produced first power to the German grid at the end of July, when the […]

  • India fines Japanese car carrier cartel

    25 January 2022
    Authorities & Government, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation

    India has sanctioned four Japanese maritime transport companies for price-fixing practices.

  • Fécamp offshore substation under construction

    30 September 2020
    Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    Atlantique Offshore Energy has kicked off the construction of the offshore substation for the Fécamp offshore wind project in France. The first steel for the electrical substation was cut on 30 September at Chantiers de l’Atlantique’s shipyard in Saint-Nazaire. The company is constructing the substation with its partners GE Grid Solutions and SDI under a contract […]

  • Australia: QGC Welcomes Dismissal of Misconduct Complaints

    19 September 2013

    QGC, developer of the Queensland Curtis LNG Project, welcomed the Queensland Crime and Misconduct Commission’s dismissal complaints relating to major project approvals. Managing Director Derek Fisher said the complaints had unfairly cast a pall over good, honest people who had been involved in approvals for the QCLNG Project. “We welcome the commission’s findings, which we […]

  • FERC denies rehearing request on Aguirre LNG project

    6 May 2016

    United States Federal Energy Regulatory Commission denied Comité Diálogo Ambiental’s request for rehearing of the order permitting the construction of Aguirre LNG project.

  • Borkum Riffgrund II at Full Power

    15 November 2018

    First power on all 56 turbines at Borkum Riffgrund II offshore wind farm has now been achieved and the German project will soon enter commercial operation.