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Interview: Oil prices at $100 or at $20? That’s a normal range, BP Head of Energy Economics says
Offshore Energy Today has recently interviewed Mr. Paul Appleby, Head of Energy Economics at BP. Mr. Appleby, who is responsible for the renowned BP Energy Outlook, will be a keynote speaker at Offshore Energy event in Amsterdam, on October 25. We touched upon a plethora of subjects from oil prices,
Eni briefs PSA Norway on Goliat progress as production remains shut
Eni Norge, a subsidiary of the Italian oil company Eni, on Friday attended a meeting with the Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) over the recent shutdown of its Goliat offshore field in the Barents Sea. According to PSA, Eni has decided not to resume production at the field until the proper
CGN’s Rudong OWF Soon to Go Online
China General Nuclear Power Group’s (CGN) 152MW Rudong offshore wind farm demonstration project will soon be fully operational, China Daily reports. The first of 38 Siemens 4MW wind turbines at the Rudong offshore wind farm, located around 25 kilometers offshore Shayang Yangkou Port, was installed i
CGN’s Rudong OWF Soon to Go Online
China General Nuclear Power Group’s (CGN) 152MW Rudong offshore wind farm demonstration project will soon be fully operational, China Daily reports. The first of 38 Siemens 4MW wind turbines at the Rudong offshore wind farm, located around 25 kilometers offshore Shayang Yangkou Port, was installed i
Maersk’s OSV fleet keeps shrinking
Maersk Supply Service, a Danish provider of offshore support vessels, continues trimming down its OSV fleet. In line with last month’s decision to unload 20 vessels from its OSV fleet, Maersk Supply Service has this week sold another vessel. The Danish firm has now sold the Maersk Forwarder platform
Vallourec to Make MSH Sections for Walney Extension Anode Cages
French tubular components maker Vallourec received an order for 400 tons of MSH sections which will be used as basic structures for the anode cages constituting the corrosion protection system of the Walney Extension offshore wind farm. Walney Extension is a project of DONG Energy UK in the Irish Se
Nominees for Offshore Energy Best Innovation Award announced
The three nominees for the first Offshore Energy Best Innovation Award have been announced. The jury consisting of Mr. Jan Hoegee (Director Maritime and Offshore, TNO), Prof. Dr. Andrei Metrikine (Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Delft University of Technology), Mr. André Steenhuis ( Vi
Japan’s spot LNG arrival price down in August
The average price of spot LNG cargoes delivered into Japan in August dropped 10 percent from July, according to the data from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). The average price of cargoes delivered into Japan in August reached $5.4 per mmBtu on DES basis, as compared to $6 per mmB
USCG Suspends Search for Missing Carnival Ecstasy Passenger
The search for a passenger who went missing from the Carnival Ecstasy cruise ship was suspended after 43 hours, according to the United States Coast Guard. Namely, the 32-year-old Rina Patel, from Interlaken, New York, was reported missing on Wednesday while the 1991-built Carnival Ecstasy was some
Photo of the Day: Bladt Waves Goodbye to Nobelwind OSS
Yesterday, the Nobelwind (Belwind 2/Bligh Bank Phase 2) substation started its journey towards the North Sea where it will be a installed at the wind farm off the coast of Belgium. During the weekend, Bladt Industries loaded out the 1,100-tonne offshore substation at its production facilities in Aal
Photo of the Day: Bladt Waves Goodbye to Nobelwind OSS
Yesterday, the Nobelwind (Belwind 2/Bligh Bank Phase 2) substation started its journey towards the North Sea where it will be a installed at the wind farm off the coast of Belgium. During the weekend, Bladt Industries loaded out the 1,100-tonne offshore substation at its production facilities in Aal
Pilbara Ports Sees Record Monthly Volumes
Australia’s Pilbara Ports Authority (PPA) has delivered a record total monthly throughput of 58.4 million tons (Mt) for the month of August, an increase of nine percent from the same month in 2015. The Port of Port Hedland achieved a record monthly throughput of 43.5Mt, representing an increase of n
Inpex: power on at Ichthys LNG CPF, FPSO
The Inpex-led Ichthys LNG project on Friday started up main power generators for the central processing facility (CPF) and floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) at the South Korean shipyards.
GLNG, QCLNG to get new marine operations facility
A new marine operations terminal to support GLNG and QCLNG operations on Curtis Island near Gladstone, according to the treasurer Curtis Pitt and minister for ports Mark Bailey.