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DW: New oil & gas opportunities to emerge in Brazil despite challenges?
Laden by corruption scandals and falling oil prices, Petrobras is struggling to repay $130 billion (bn) worth of debt – nearly $24bn will mature by 2017, Douglas-Westwood said in its DW Monday report. Efforts to sell non-core assets (pipelines, powerplants, bonds etc.) have been slow going and any a
Burbo Bank Extension OSS In Place
The topside of the substation for Dong Energy’s 258MW Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind farm was installed on 25 June, Smulders reported. The substation topside and jacket left Engie Fabricom’s Hoboken yard in Belgium on 15 June. A consortium of ENGIE Fabricom and Iemants has been contracted by DON
Thousands Sign Petition to Free Seaman Guard Ohio Crew
The Mission to Seafarers and families of the British guards of the anti-piracy vessel the MV Seaman Guard Ohio, who have been detained and imprisoned in India, have called for a parliamentary lobby and supporter rally to hand in a petition at Downing Street on the July 7. This marks the day when the
Woodside to develop LNG-powered shipping in Australia
Australia’s largest LNG operator Woodside expects greater use of liquefied natural gas as fuel in the maritime industries in Australia as the company awaits the delivery of its first LNG-powered vessel. Perth-based Woodside signed a five-year charter in April for an LNG-powered marine support vessel
London Array: A Three-Year-Old Holding Records
London Array today marks three years of operation, after it was inaugurated on 4 July 2013 in Margate, Kent. In April 2013, the London Array broke the Guinness world record by becoming the largest wind farm worldwide. During the first full winter of generation, the offshore wind farm produced 1.5TWh
Block Island Wind Farm Linked to Land, Turbine Installation Upcoming
The submarine cable connecting the first American offshore wind farm to Block Island has been installed. National Grid has completed the landing of a subsea cable between the Rhode Island mainland and Block Island, with inter-array cabling scheduled to be done this month. National Grid’s sea2shore c
Block Island Wind Farm Linked to Land, Turbine Installation Upcoming
The submarine cable connecting the first American offshore wind farm to Block Island has been installed. National Grid has completed the landing of a subsea cable between the Rhode Island mainland and Block Island, with inter-array cabling scheduled to be done this month. National Grid’s sea2shore c
Australia: Ichthys LNG tank platforms installed
The Inpex-operated Ichthys LNG project in Australia said it has completed the two “most complex” heavy lifts to date at Bladin Point near Darwin. A collaborative effort between the Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Laing O’Rourke consortium along with ALE Heavy Lift and Alliance Engineering Consultants
Octra Transports Haliade Parts to Osterild
French transport engineering company, Octra, and her Madrid home-based sister company, Coordinadora, have transported GE’s Haliade 150-6MW offshore wind turbine to its onshore testing location in Osterild, Denmark. Three tower sections embarked the journey in Northern Spain, where the manufacturing
Aminex: Kiliwani North production at 30 mmcf per day
Gas production from the Kiliwani North-1 well in Tanzania reached 30 mmcf per day, or approximately 5,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day, over the weekend with stable pressure recordings at that rate, Aminex has informed. The commissioning process is expected to be concluded with the testing of t
Gas Natural Fenosa opens French LNG station for public
Gas Natural Fenosa’s French unit informed that the LNG station in Castets, Landes department, has been open for public.
Gazprom’s gas supply to Poland back at full capacity after drop
Polish gas transmission operator, Gaz-System, informed that Gazprom’s deliveries of gas via Ukraine have returned to full capacity following a 20 percent drop on Thursday and Friday.
MEO Australia assigns offshore permit interest to Origin
MEO Australia, the independent oil and gas explorer agreed to assign its 50 percent interest in the WA-454-P exploration permit, in the Bonaparte Gulf, offshore northern Australia to Origin Energy.
Halliburton reappoints McCollum as CFO
Oil and gas industry services provider, Halliburton, recently said Mark McCollum, will resume his role as executive vice president and chief financial officer effective immediately.