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Wind Industry Outlines Path to Energy Transition for Policymakers
WindEurope has launched its Making Transition Work report today in Hamburg. The report details specific policy proposals on how Europe can remain a leading force in wind energy and renewables. The report provides recommendations to policymakers on how to facilitate a swift transformation of the ener
Icebreaker: LEEDCo Switches from Siemens to MHI Vestas Turbines
LEEDCo, the developer of North America’s first freshwater offshore wind farm, has decided it will use six MHI Vestas Offshore Wind’s (MVOW’s) 3.45MW wind turbines for its Icebreaker project. When asked by Offshore WIND about the decision to switch from Siemens 3MW turbines, Lorry Wagner, President o
U.S. senators call for slowdown of LNG export approvals
A number of United States senators recently sent a letter to the U.S. secretary of energy, Ernest Moniz, requesting the Department of Energy (DOE) to slow its approval of large volumes of liquefied natural gas exports.
Saudi Aramco CEO: Upstream industry needs transformation
The global upstream oil and gas industry needs to move away from a “business as usual” approach and capitalize on opportunities to transform itself to be at the forefront of the world’s energy industry, Saudi Aramco CEO said. Speaking at the annual SPE and ATCE conference in Dubai, President and Chi
BP inks three concession deals with Egypt
UK-based energy giant BP has signed concession amendments for the Temsah, Ras El Barr and Nile Delta Offshore concessions in Egypt. These amendments allowed for the economic development of the Nooros development, where the company recently achieved record production, BP said in its statement on Tues
Petsec: Hummer jacket installed in Gulf of Mexico. Rig arrives on site
Petsec Energy, a stakeholder in the Hummer project in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico project, has informed that the Hummer platform jacket has been installed over the Main Pass 270 #3 discovery well, offshore Louisiana. Also, the Ensco 87 jack-up drilling rig has reached the platform jacket site, to carry
MHI Vestas’ 8MW Turbines to Spin at 252MW Deutsche Bucht
MHI Vestas has been appointed as the preferred supplier of V164-8.0 MW turbines for the 252MW Deutsche Bucht project in Germany. The preferred supplier award includes a 15-year full scope service package, maximising the power production on site, MHI Vestas said. Albert Jochems, CEO of Deutsche Bucht
TransCanada makes offer to buy Columbia Pipeline Partners
TransCanada Corp said on Monday it had offered about $848 million in cash to purchase Columbia Pipeline Partners. Columbia Pipeline Partners is the master limited partnership affiliate of Columbia Pipeline Group that was recently acquired by TransCanada. TransCanada said earlier this year it was rev
PHOTO: ‘ALP Defender’ named in China
Ultra-long distance towing and anchor handling vessel built for Dutch shipping company ALP Maritime Services has been named at the Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Chiba Shipyard in China. The vessel named the ALP Defender, was christened by Caroline Steenbergen of ALP Maritime Services on Tuesday.
RJE International Celebrates 25 Years
RJE International, a provider of products for underwater navigation and aquatic safety applications is celebrating 25 years in business. RJE International manufactures underwater products including diver navigation, diver sonar and underwater relocation products. CEO, Robert Jechart said: “We’ve bui
Another Cheniere executive joins Souki at Tellurian
Tellurian Investments on Monday said that another former executive of Cheniere Energy, R. Keith Teague, joined the company as executive vice president and chief operating officer.
GALLERY: Lukoil in international emergency response exercise in Caspian Sea
Lukoil, Russia’s largest privately-held oil company, together with the ministries of emergency situations of Russia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Iran, has held a joint emergency response exercise in the Caspian Sea. The company said last Friday that the exercise was a part of the Caspi
Petrofac completes well decom work for Tullow
Oilfield services provider Petrofac has completed a well decommissioning contract for the oil company Tullow Oil in the Southern North Sea. Petrofac said on Monday that its differentiated approach to decommissioning, in support of Tullow Oil’s well plugging and abandonment campaign in the Southern N
Noble Energy finds customer for Leviathan gas
U.S. oil and gas firm Noble Energy, Inc. has executed a gas sales and purchase agreement (GSPA) to supply natural gas from the giant Leviathan gas field, off Israel, to the National Electric Power Company Ltd. (NEPCO) of Jordan for consumption in power production facilities. Under terms of the GSPA,