5414 results found for 'prosafe'

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  • RWE Installs First Foundation at Thornton Bank 2 Offshore Wind Farm in Belgium

    23 June 2011

      The first foundation of the offshore wind farm Thornton Bank 2 has been successfully installed off the coast of Belgium. The around 50 metre high and 550 ton steel foundation (a so-called jacket foundation) was manufactured in Hoboken near Antwerp, and in the past few days it was transported via pontoons through the Scheldt […]

  • USA: Officials Announce Funding for Hurricane Sandy Flood Relief & Prevention

    20 December 2013

    U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Chris Murphy (D-CT), and U.S. Representatives Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-3), Joe Courtney (D-CT-2), and Jim Himes (D-CT-4) announced $7,532,001 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service Emergency Watershed Protection Program for the restoration, protection, and maintenance of flood plains in Connecticut affected by Hurricane Sandy, as well […]

  • DP World Gathers Experts to Discuss Somali Piracy Issues (UAE)

    9 April 2014
    Business & Finance

    DP World brought together public and private sector experts to a meeting aimed at initiating support to Somalia. During the meeting experts shared ideas on how to support Somalia to build its economy, attract international investment and create jobs and a future for its young people as an alternative to taking to sea as pirates The […]

  • Iona arranges Orlando field offtake route (UK)

    8 October 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Atlantic Petroleum, together with Iona Energy UK Limited, has signed all necessary agreements with CNR International (U.K.) Limited, the Operator of the Ninian Central Platform (NCP) securing the offtake arrangements for the Orlando field development .   Atlantic Petroleum has a 25% interest, and Iona 75% interest and is the Orlando Field Operator. Highlights: – Construction […]

  • LNG terminal spreads its wings to level up Poland’s gas diversification and energy security

    23 January 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production

    Gaz-System has expanded the regasification capacity at a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Świnoujście.

  • Swift action needed to bring autonomous inland shipping closer to reality, German insurers say

    10 January 2025
    Infrastructure, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Safety, Vessels

    From a purely technical perspective, it would be already possible today to allow inland waterway vessels to travel across rivers unmanned and remotely controlled. However, as there are still many legal hurdles standing in the way of the everyday use of such ships, German insurers have called on the government to solve them.

  • Second shipbuilding deal for hybrid ocean energy construction vessel expands VARD’s orderbook

    28 August 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    Island Offshore has taken steps to enlarge its fleet by placing a new order with VARD, covering the design and construction of another hybrid power ocean energy construction vessel (OECV) three months after ordering the first one.

  • Norway: Statoil Wins IOR Award

    29 August 2012

    The sub-surface team on the Oseberg field has been awarded the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate’s prize for improved oil recovery (IOR) for its work in increasing recovery by means of gas injection. The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate gives credit to the Oseberg specialists for their thorough efforts over many years to boost the value added by the […]

  • First ever oil discovery offshore East Africa verified

    17 June 2014
    Project & Tenders

    Pancontinental Oil and Gas NL has announced that, after lengthy analysis, it has been verified that the recently completed Sunbird-1 well off the southern Kenyan coast has intersected an oil column – the first-ever oil discovered off the East African coast. The gross oil column is assessed to be 14m thick beneath a gross gas column […]

  • Digitized, net zero ships at the core of Fincantieri’s new business strategy

    16 December 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Green Marine, Outlook & Strategy, Transition, Vessels, Vision

    Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has laid out its strategy for the upcoming period putting a major focus on building up its competencies in the construction of digital and net zero ships. The company’s 2023-2027 Business Plan aims to create greater synergies between the company’s cruise, defense, and specialized offshore shipbuilding units to improve productivity and efficiency […]

  • Heerema’s two giant crane vessels switch to green shore power in Rotterdam – gallery

    17 March 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Heavy lifting, Ports & Logistics, Transition, Vessels

    Dutch contractor Heerema Marine Contractors has connected its two giant heavy-lift vessels to a shore power installation in Rotterdam.

  • Getting to Zero Coalition: 3 scenarios for creating Australia-East Asia green shipping corridor

    27 March 2024
    Infrastructure, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Transition

    Getting to Zero Coalition presents three scenarios for the implementation of a green shipping corridor between Western Australia and East Asia.

  • Five teams advance to final stage of wave-powered desalination competition in U.S.

    10 September 2021
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Equipment, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Technology, Transition

    The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has unveiled five teams that will advance to the final stage of the Waves to Water Prize, a competition focused on using the power of waves to develop clean energy-powered desalination technologies.

  • Aker BP produces first oil from Valhall Flank West project

    17 December 2019
    Project & Tenders

    Norwegian oil and gas company Aker BP has produced first oil from the Valhall Flank West project in the North Sea offshore Norway.

  • German Wind Energy Market Records Stable Growth in 2012

    1 February 2013

    The German wind energy market recorded further stable growth in 2012. According to current data collected by Deutsche WindGuard on behalf of the German Wind Energy Association (BWE) and VDMA Power Systems (VDMA PS), 2012 saw the installation of 1,008 new wind turbines (2011: 895) with a total capacity of 2,439 megawatts (2011: 2,008). Connection […]

  • Wake up call for processing industry: Safety awareness is the name of the game

    27 May 2013

    Those involved in safety issues are in no doubt: safety awareness never stops. Seemingly, all roads lead to Rome. Trust and consultation with the processing industry, local and national authorities are called for to keep safety continuously in focus. At least stakeholders are talking to each other, after incoming chairman Steven Lak of the Rotterdam-based […]

  • Belgium: OWI Lab Monitoring Offshore Wind Turbine Drive Train

    5 April 2013

    In the global search for renewable energy sources wind energy continues to experience an increasing market share. This growth drives new technological improvements which aim at increasing capacity, improving reliability and reducing the overall cost of wind turbines and correspondingly of the energy. One of the critical subsystems in this regard is the drive train […]

  • Naming Ceremony for Havyard`s Newbuild ‘Lewek Inspector’

    19 November 2013
    Business & Finance

    It is many years since the last naming ceremony at the shipyard in Leirvik. But it is no coincidence that Havyard`s newbuild 114, «Lewek Inspector», was named there last Saturday. Havyard arranged for an open boat session and naming ceremony, and as many as 450 people of all ages defied bad weather and strong winds […]

  • Havyard Names Lewek Inspector at Leirvik Shipyard (VIDEO)

    19 November 2013
    Business & Finance

    Havyard`s newbuild 114, «Lewek Inspector», was named at the shipyard in Leirvik last Saturday, the company announced. Havyard arranged for an open boat session and naming ceremony, and as many as 450 people of all ages defied bad weather and strong winds in order to view the top modern subsea vessel, delivered to Forland Shipping […]

  • Towing toward zero: Svitzer’s carbon insetting solution makes Australian debut with Höegh Autoliners

    8 January 2025
    Collaboration, Vessels

    Denmark-headquartered towage and marine services provider Svitzer and Höegh Autoliners, a Norwegian provider of ocean transportation services in the roll-on, roll-off (RoRo) segment, have teamed up to deliver the former’s ‘first-ever’ carbon insetting solution in Australia. As disclosed, Svitzer’s proprietary EcoTow solution is set to service the Höegh Aurora, considered to be the largest and most […]

  • Damen, Herman Sr. shake hands on methanol-ready, diesel-electric multipurpose ship

    26 November 2024
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Vessels

    Dutch shipbuilding major Damen Shipyards Group and compatriot tug and workboat company Herman Sr. have signed a letter of intent (LOI) for the construction of a new methanol-ready diesel-electric multipurpose vessel (MPV).

  • Petrobras hits new production record

    24 December 2014
    Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    Brazil’s Petrobras has reached, on December 21st, “a new historical record” of daily oil and NGL production, producing 2 million 286 thousand barrels. Produced volume does not take into account the share of partners, and broke the previous record of 2 million 257 thousand barrels from December 27th, 2010. Petrobras has also broken, on December […]

  • Petrobras sets new pre-salt record

    16 February 2015

    Petrobras has announced that its total domestic oil and natural gas production in January 2015 was 2.661 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boed), averaging about the same as December of last year (2.675 million boed). The total domestic oil and natural gas production operated by Petrobras, including the share operated for its partner […]

  • VSMC

    19 August 2013

    Dutch VSMC (Visser & Smit Marine Contracting BV) was set up in 2007 as part of Visser & Smit Hanab to provide subsea cable installation services to the offshore wind industry. As of the start of 2012 the company has officially established itself as an independent company, operating in 3 European entities, VSMC BV in […]

  • TLP: Tidal Lagoons Could Become One of Cheapest Sources of Electricity in UK

    21 March 2014
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    An economic study into the cost profile of power from tidal lagoons has found that a portfolio of three UK tidal lagoons, in operation by 2021, would deliver large-scale low carbon power at a significantly cheaper price than offshore wind. The study, conducted by energy economists at Pӧyry, the management consultancy, identifies a volume-weighted levelised […]