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  • AMCS: Major Step Forward for GBR Protection

    10 November 2014
    Business & Finance

    The Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) has today welcomed the decision by the Australian Labor Party to ban the dumping of dredge spoil in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area. Felicity Wishart, the AMCS Great Barrier Reef campaign director, said that today’s policy announcement is a welcome acknowledgment that the World Heritage Great Barrier […]

  • Turkish Stream Launch Postponed

    14 September 2015
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Russian gas giant Gazprom will have to take a rain check on its initial plan to start up the Turkish Stream gas pipeline at the end of 2016 due to current political situation in Turkey. In December 2014, Gazprom and Turkey signed a memorandum of understanding for the construction of Turkish Stream which is to replace […]

  • Fortuna FLNG takes another step forward

    10 May 2017

    London-based Ophir Energy on Wednesday said its Fortuna FLNG project in Equatorial Guinea has made another move toward a final investment decision with the award of the midstream construction contracts. LNG shipper Golar LNG has executed amended and novated deals for conversion of the 126,000-cbm LNG carrier Gandria to a floating liquefaction facility (FLNG). The primary […]

  • Wind Industry Urges Ministers to Set a Binding 2030 Target (Germany)

    20 November 2013
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    Offshore wind energy is a “no-regrets” option for green growth, job creation and decarbonisation, ministers and delegates heard yesterday at the opening session of EWEA OFFSHORE 2013 in Frankfurt. But the energy projects coming online today will run for 30 years, so to ensure the right choices are made, a binding renewables target for 2030 […]

  • Qatar, Italy eye second LNG terminal

    27 January 2015

    Qatar and Italy are reportedly planning to construct their second liquefied natural gas import terminal in Italy. Guido De Sanctis, Italian Ambassador to Qatar, said that the new LNG terminal will not only be useful for Italy but will also help Qatar in catering to the whole of Europe, according to a report by The […]

  • Four oil workers freed in Nigeria

    15 August 2006

    Two Norwegian and two Ukrainian oil workers being held hostage in Nigeria were freed on Tuesday as the government promised to crack down on a surge in unrest in Africa’s largest oil producer. About 16 foreign oil workers have been kidnapped in five separate abductions in the past two weeks in the oil-producing Niger Delta. […]

  • South Korea: DSME Delivers One Very Large Crude Carrier BUKHA to OSC

    18 April 2012

    Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. Ltd (DSME) has delivered, from its Okpo shipyard, a Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) “BUKHA” to Oman Shipping Company S.A.O.C. (OSC). “BUKHA” is designed and constructed according to the latest international standards, and it has advanced ballast water treatment technology to comply with international conventions on the protection of […]

  • Westermost Rough, Borkum Riffgrund 1 Contracts Secured

    11 April 2013
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology, Vessels

    In Belgium, the works on the NORTHWIND offshore wind farm have started while those from C-POWER’S third phase are continuing. The DEME Group is utilizing various specialized companies from the Group to this end: TIDEWAY Offshore Solutions BV as concerns erosion protection works and cable-laying activities; GEOSEA Geotechnical & Offshore Solutions NV as concerns the […]

  • GeoSea Proves Jack-Up Vessels’ Workability under Extreme Tidal Conditions

    12 October 2015

    GeoSea (DEME Group) has completed trials of a jack-up vessel in extreme current flows. The results of the trials confute industry reluctance to deploy jack-up vessels on tidal sites, GeoSea said. The demonstrated workability and reliability create confidence for tidal project developers and open the market for all types of tidal energy applications. GeoSea has […]

  • Ex-ConocoPhillips man joins Woodside board

    16 December 2016
    Business & Finance

    Australian energy company Woodside has appointed a non-executive director to its board of directors, effective February 1, 2017. Woodside said on Friday that Larry Archibald would join the company as an independent director. The company’s Chairman Michael Chaney said that Archibald’s international experience in oil and gas exploration and ‘impressive record’ of exploration success would be […]

  • Subsea Wells on Norwegian Continental Shelf Produce More Oil and Gas Than Platform Wells

    8 June 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Far more oil and gas is now being produced from subsea wells on the Norwegian continental shelf than from platform wells. The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has collated production from the fields in 2010 and found that subsea wells dominat the picture. Last year, almost 131.3 million standard cubic meters (Sm3 o.e.) oil equivalents were produced […]

  • CHC Upgrades Harbor Turbidity Monitoring Equipment

    25 December 2018
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    Cowes Harbor Commission’s (CHC) harbor turbidity monitoring equipment is in the process of being upgraded to enable automatic data transmission instead of the current manual data collection, reports the CHC. CHC set up a long-term program to monitor the turbidity of the estuary in November 2015. This turbidity monitoring complements an annual audit of bed-level […]

  • Wave & Tidal 2013 Abstract Submissions Now Open (UK)

    9 November 2012

    The 10th Wave & Tidal conference will be held on 27-28 February at the Queen Elizabeth II. Conference Centre in London. Now a two day event, the industry’s premier annual wave & tidal event will gather over 500 industry professionals and 50 exhibiting companies. The following topics and issues will be covered: The Politics of […]

  • India: Pipavav Shipyard Signs MoU with Babcock to Work on Aircraft Carrier Plan

    28 April 2011

      Pipavav Shipyard has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Babcock Group, UK to work together to build next generation proposed aircraft carrier acquisition plan for the Indian Nevy. Baccock group is the UK`s naval support business and provides a unique role in servicing the Royal Navy and ministry of defence. Pipavav shipyard is the […]

  • UK House of Lords EU Committee: Coordination of North Sea Resources Essential

    17 March 2015
    Authorities & Government

    The UK House of Lords EU Committee today called for strong leadership on the management of resources among the countries along the shoreline of the North Sea, including offshore wind. In a report published today, titled “The North Sea under pressure: is regional marine co-operation the answer?”, the Committee finds that the North Sea is […]

  • Rosneft: Russia Has Enormous Prospects for Meeting Global Energy Demands

    17 October 2013

    Energy concerns in emerging economies are “skyrocketing” and global energy consumption is on the rise, requiring creative solutions and technological know-how, said Igor Sechin, CEO of the Russian government-owned oil company Rosneft, the world’s largest publicly traded oil company. Russia is in an excellent position to help meet the world’s energy demands, thanks to its […]

  • Danes eyeing extra gigawatt of offshore wind at Bornholm Energy Island

    14 October 2021
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development

    The Danish Ministry of Climate, Energy and Utilities has requested Energinet to expand the current feasibility study areas at the Bornholm Energy Island site in the Baltic Sea, which could allow for installing 1 GW of offshore wind capacity more and also be the new place where the Hesselø project could be built. The new […]

  • Ocean Energy Europe Appoints New CEO

    13 January 2015

    Rémi Gruet has been appointed CEO of Ocean Energy Europe – the trade association for ocean renewable energy. Gruet joined Ocean Energy Europe as Policy & Operations Director last year and succeeds Dr Sian George, who was appointed to oversee the reinvention of the association as Ocean Energy Europe in 2012. Gruet will be tasked […]

  • Crown Estate’s Study Confirms Offshore Wind Sector Can Deliver Government’s Ambition (UK)

    1 March 2013
    Authorities & Government, Research & Development

    The Crown Estate has today published a study of the UK offshore wind market that reviews the existing programme, and identifies future opportunities and potential challenges. Among the key findings, the report concludes that the offshore wind sector is capable of meeting the government’s ambition of deploying up to 18 GW of capacity by 2020, […]

  • Awilco LNG Announces First Contract for WilGas and Changes in Organisation (Norway)

    2 August 2011
    Project & Tenders

    Awilco LNG ASA announced that WilGas has secured its first contract with a total duration of 30-90 days. Awilco LNG ASA also announced the following changes to the organisation with the recent employment of: • Snorre Schie Krogstad, Chief Financial Officer, previously CFO at Camillo Eitzen & Co ASA and will have his first day […]

  • Interview: US Offshore Wind Industry – Seeing is Believing

    1 February 2016
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Environment, Human Capital, Research & Development

    The most compelling action to encourage offshore wind development in the United States is to have real live examples of successful offshore wind projects, Charles Nordstrom, a Senior Associate and Head of the US team at BVG Associates, told Offshore WIND in an interview. The first offshore wind farm in US waters, currently under construction off […]

  • EnQuest Production Increases. Kraken FDP Submitted

    13 August 2013
    Business & Finance

    EnQuest, an independent oil and gas development and production company, releases its first half of 2013 results. Production in H1 2013 was 21,455 Boepd, up 5.9% on H1 2012. Development drilling at the core hub assets delivered good results in H1 2013, this has continued into H2 2013 with a new well on the Thistle […]

  • DNV GL Surveys Renewables Integration into Electricity Grids

    18 March 2015
    Research & Development, Storage

    In “Beyond Integration: Three dynamics reshaping renewables and the grid”, a recent global industry research initiative, DNV GL gathered views from over 1,600 energy sector participants across more than 70 countries. The study addressed key questions on how to best move forward the integration of renewables into the global electricity grids to ensure the future […]

  • Sen. Nelson: Is Florida really off the table for offshore drilling?

    16 January 2018

    Senator is also questioning the extent of what „off the table“ for offshore drilling really means for Florida.

  • Rosyth Dockyard Completes HMS Queen Elizabeth Forward Section

    11 February 2013

    A 1,000-tonne section of the Navy’s future flagship HMS Queen Elizabeth was lowered into place on February 8 at Rosyth dockyard – completing the forward section of the carrier. The successful operation comes just a day after the forward island left Portsmouth to join the rest of the ship on the Forth. Just 24 hours […]