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  • USA: Sires Applauds Passage of House WRRDA Bill

    29 October 2013
    Business & Finance

    Last week, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 3080, the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA) with overwhelming support, by a vote of 417 to 3. This bipartisan legislation reauthorizes the Water Resources Development Act—legislation responsible for authorizing the water resources program of the Army Corps of Engineers—for the first time since 2007. For […]

  • DONG Energy Opens Borkum Riffgrund 1 and Gode Wind 1&2 O&M Base

    27 April 2015
    Operations & Maintenance

    DONG Energy is officially opening its operation management centre at Norddeich harbour today in the presence of the Parliamentary State Secretary Enak Ferlemann (Federal Ministry for Transport and Digital Infrastructure), Norden’s Mayoress Barbara Schlag and invited guests from business, public administration and politics. In her welcome speech, Trine Borum Bojsen, Managing Director for Germany of […]

  • Shell to work with UK, EU after Brexit bombshell. BP says too early to understand implications

    24 June 2016

    Following the outcome of Thursday’s referendum on Britain’s membership of the European Union, Offshore Energy Today has reached out to European oil companies seeking their comments on the exit vote.  According to Reuters, world financial markets plunged as complete results showed a near 52-48 percent split in favor of leaving the EU. Oil prices dropped by […]

  • Drewry: Yo-Yoing of Spot Rates to Continue in 2015

    13 January 2015

    The westbound trade continues to show consistent growth but it is far from uniform throughout the Mediterranean region, according to UK shipping consultant Drewry. November’s 5.0% year-on-year increase means that in the last 20 months the Asia-Mediterranean market has only once experienced a year-on-year monthly fall. Currently, it is the revival of the developed West […]

  • Confidence in Shipping Industry Strong despite Minor Slip

    24 September 2014
    Business & Finance

    Overall confidence levels in the shipping industry fell slightly during the three months to August 2014, according to Moore Stephens’ latest Shipping Confidence Survey. The confidence is, however, still higher than at the corresponding period twelve months ago, and confidence among charterers actually reached a six-year high, the survey shows. “Excessive tonnage still major concern” […]

  • Lithuania’s FSRU marks its tin anniversary with folk art depicting energy independence road

    28 May 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Vessels

    Lithuania’s FSRU has been decorated with a traditional weathervane to mark ten years since the vessel docked at the Klaipėda LNG terminal.

  • Denmark and Germany sign Bornholm Energy Island agreement, first legally binding cooperation on joint offshore renewable energy project in EU

    2 June 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation

    German Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, Robert Habeck, and Danish Minister for Climate, Energy and Utilities, Lars Aagaard, have signed an agreement for the Bornholm Energy Island in the Baltic Sea. This is the first legally binding cooperation agreement in Europe on a joint offshore energy project under the EU Renewable Energy Directive. The new […]

  • Rhine-Main-Danube LNG Masterplan Gets TEN-T Funding

    25 September 2013

    Seven LNG projects have recently been selected as winners in The Trans-European Network for Transport (TEN-T) Call 2012. Among the initiatives approved as part of the Multi-Annual Call is the LNG Masterplan for Rhine-Main-Danube. The project subtitled “Master plan for introduction of LNG as fuel and as cargo” has been launched by Pro Danube International, […]

  • Collaboration key to industry’s success

    1 October 2014

    “If we do not organize ourselves differently as industry, we miss sustainable opportunities”, states Alexander van Noort, country manager Denmark and The Netherlands at Schlumberger.   A sentiment carried throughout the Offshore Energy Stakeholders meeting held on 19 March in the Maastoren in Rotterdam. Van Noort speaks of the industry’s need to communicate with one […]

  • Windea’s New Catamaran Christened (Germany)

    20 September 2013
    Business & Finance

    On 18 September 2013, a new catamaran of Windea Offshore GmbH & Co. KG – a joint venture of EMS Maritime Offshore GmbH (EMO), the Bernhard Schulte Group and SSC Wind GmbH – was baptized in by the name ‘WINDEA one’. After a welcome speech by Dr. Bernhard Brons (EMS’ Executive), Knut Gerdes (EMO Managing […]

  • US House of Reps Passes LNG Exports Permitting Measure

    20 May 2016

    The U.S. House of Representatives passed the FY17 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) on Thursday, which includes LNG exports provisions that will streamline the Department of Energy permit application process for new LNG export terminals. As a result, the permitting process for LNG exports would be reviewed within a 30-day deadline by the DOE, with 30 […]

  • Malaysia: Great News for Samalaju Port

    2 November 2012
    Business & Finance

    Samajalu Industrial Port Sdn Bhd expects construction of phase one of the RM1.8 billion Samalaju Port to be completed by the first quarter of 2016. It will have an annual handling capacity of 18 million tonnes of cargo for industries operating in Samalaju Industrial Park (SIP), which is part of the Sarawak Corridor of Renewable […]

  • Trowers & Hamlins advises Jordan on LNG SPA with Shell

    27 January 2015

    Together with Navigant, Mapstone and Tractabel Engineering, Trowers & Hamlins law firm said it has advised the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resource of Jordan on the LNG sales and purchase agreement with Royal Dutch Shell.

  • Update: EGAS receives first Rosneft LNG cargo

    6 May 2016
    Vessels

    The Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) has received its first cargo from Rosneft.

  • IP Gas Pipeline Vital for Pakistan Energy Needs

    23 May 2013

    Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project is vital for Pakistan to meet the country’s energy crisis. All the major political parties of the country are in favour of the project. Indian government has once again showed an interest in joining the IP pipeline project, Iran’s SHANA news agency reported. The total length of the IP project, if […]

  • Government Officials to Inaugurate Nord Stream Pipeline (Germany)

    2 November 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    On Tuesday November 8, Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel – together with President Dmitry Medvedev and the Prime Ministers of France François Fillon and the Netherlands Mark Rutte and EU Energy Commissioner Gunther Oettinger – will formally inaugurate the first of Nord Stream’s twin 1,224 kilometre gas pipelines through the Baltic Sea. When fully operational in […]

  • WWF: Commission Dresses Up Low Climate Ambition as Success (VIDEO)

    24 January 2014
    Authorities & Government, Environment

    WWF said that it is disappointed by the weak European Commission outline of EU 2030 climate and energy policies. By suggesting a greenhouse gas emissions target out of line with climate science, as well as a low renewable energy target which places no legal requirements on member states, the Commission appears to be putting the […]

  • Canada: Trillium Fights Government on Offshore Wind Projects

    15 August 2012
    Authorities & Government

    In February, 2011, the Ontario Government imposed a moratorium on four Trillium Wind Power’s proposed offshore wind power projects. While speaking at a court hearing on Tuesday, the company’s lawyer Morris Cooper said that the Government’s move involves political science, not the environmental one. A 420 MW project on Lake Ontario almost acquired $26 million […]

  • Obama GBR Comments Spur Call for Action

    18 November 2014
    Business & Finance

    The Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) has welcomed comments by US President Barack Obama that the Great Barrier Reef is under threat. Felicity Wishart, the AMCS Great Barrier Reef campaign director, said the US President’s comments reflect the love people around the world have for the iconic Great Barrier Reef, and the fears millions of […]

  • ACP Gets A2 Rating from Moody’s

    22 December 2016
    Business & Finance

    The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has been assigned an A2 rating for its business model, geographic advantage, and strong operational and financial performance, the ACP cited a report issued by Moody’s rating agency. In its report, the credit rating agency noted that one of the ACP’s largest financial strengths is its “clear legal and institutional […]

  • Germany: Ramsauer Gives Assurance of Rapid Aid for Kiel Canal

    19 March 2013
    Business & Finance

    Infrastructural bottlenecks in port hinterland traffic are becoming increasingly acute, irrespective of the mode of transport, and are fuelling growing alarm among all the players involved. Such was the universal feeling at the parliamentary evening in Berlin organized by Port of Hamburg Marketing and attended by Peter Ramsauer, Germany’s Minister of Transport, and around 150 […]

  • UK: Offshore Wind’s Strong Role at All-Energy 2013

    15 May 2013

    The UK continues to lead the world in the field of offshore wind, with industry projections predicting a total of around 8GW of capacity installed by 2016 and around 18GW installed by 2020, by which point offshore wind will supply between 18 and 20 per cent of the UK’s electricity annually. Not surprisingly All-Energy 2013 […]

  • Motive Offshore Rolls Out Flexibles Unit with Pumptech Buy

    4 December 2019
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    Motive Offshore has launched a new Flexibles division with the completion of acquisition of Stavanger-based Pumptech. The seven-figure acquisition reflects the growth strategy which follows investment earlier this year from private equity firm, EV Private Equity. Specialists in flexible flowlines and umbilical testing, Pumptech also brings a fleet of zone 2-accredited hydraulic pump units (HPUs). […]

  • German Offshore Wind Production Increases by 26.5% in 2019

    13 January 2020
    Storage

    Wind farms operating offshore Germany generated 24.16 terawatt-hours (TWh) of electricity in 2019, an increase of 26.5% compared to 19.1TWh of electricity generated offshore in 2018. Wind farms in the North Sea generated 20.21TWh of electricity in 2019, a 20.7% increase compared to 2018 when 16.75TWh of power was generated by North Sea wind farms, […]

  • Off-hire rig to drag down Pacific Drilling’s 2Q drilling revenue

    6 July 2017
    Exploration & Production

    Offshore driller Pacific Drilling expects to report a drop in contract drilling revenue for the second quarter of the year, compared to the first quarter, when it releases its results in August. The company on Wednesday said that contract drilling revenue for the second quarter 2017 is expected to be in the range of $66.0 […]