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Top News of the Week Jun 27 – Jul 3, 2016
Vattenfall’s Offshore Hotel Finds Its Sea Legs (VIDEO) Vattenfall has shared a video of its offshore wind farm accommodation platform, the future home for the service teams working at the 288MW DanTysk and the 288MW Sandbank offshore wind farm, being installed some 90 kilometres off the German North
Dockers Prepare to Take Action Globally
The International Dockworkers’ Council (IDC), International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) are planning to organize an hour of activities on international dockers’ action day on July 7 at 8 am local time. Under the slogan “Defend Dockers Rights,”
Popular news, June 27 – July 3, 2016
Popular news, June 27 – July 3, 2016
Top news of the week June 27-July 2, 2016
Chevron sets date for first Gorgon LNG cargo after shutdown Chevron’s Gorgon LNG project in Australia, one of the largest natural gas projects in the world, is expected to ship its first cargo of LNG on July 3 after the plant was shut down due to mechanical problems in March. Angola LNG drops supply
Albatros OWF Capacity Reduced, EnBW Prequalifying Contractors
EnBW is examining basic economic and technical conditions for a possible implementation of its Albatros offshore wind project and has thus recently initiated tenders for the supply of wind turbines, foundations and offshore substation, as well as inter-array cabling, for which potential suppliers ha
Norwegian union worried about workers’ safety at Eni Norge
Union representatives from Eni Norge, a Norwegian subsidiary to Italian oil company Eni, are worried about safety culture at the company. Norwegian trade union for workers in the oil & gas industry, Industri Energi, voiced its concerns about management culture in the company, which ‘undermines secur
Marine Transfer Forum Guides through Offshore Personnel Transfer
The Marine Transfer Forum has issued “Offshore Personnel Transfer by Crane – Best Practice Guidelines for Routine and Emergency Operations”, a new guidance document that aims to support an international market with over 5 million passenger transfers a year. The guideline has been developed by EnerMe
Marine Transfer Forum Guides through Offshore Personnel Transfer
The Marine Transfer Forum has issued “Offshore Personnel Transfer by Crane – Best Practice Guidelines for Routine and Emergency Operations”, a new guidance document that aims to support an international market with over 5 million passenger transfers a year. The guideline has been developed by EnerMe
Petronet advocating LNG distribution via trucks
India’s Petronet LNG is looking to create a market for up to 1.5 million tons of liquefied natural gas per year distributed to remote areas in trucks in the next three years.
Nordsee Ost Receives WindSeal01
To celebrate Nordsee Ost first TW production milestone, Fabricom Offshore Services has offered the wind farm the adoption of a Helgoland-born seal named WindSeal01. Fabricom was able to make the offer after donating to Verein Jordsand, an association involved in North Sea nature and wildlife preserv
BP-Exxon impasse blocks renewal of giant Azeri oil deal – sources
By Dmitry Zhdannikov LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. oil major Exxon Mobil <XOM.N> and Britain’s BP <BP.L> are at loggerheads over a giant oil production deal with Azerbaijan, blocking renewal of what was once called “the contract of the century”, three high-level industry sources told Reuters. BP, which op
Chevron evacuates workers, halts production after Gorgon gas leak
Chevron has reportedly experienced a gas leak at its Gorgon liquefied natural gas (LNG) project on Barrow Island off the northwest coast of Western Australia that lead to an evacuation of workers and suspension of production. The Gorgon project is supplied from the Gorgon and Jansz-Io gas fields, lo
Highlights of the Month: June 2016
TenneT Presents ‘Hub and Spoke’ Offshore Wind Concept (VIDEO) TenneT has presented a ‘hub and spoke’ concept to set up a large European offshore electricity system that incorporates building of an island in the middle of the North Sea. Where Does Brexit Leave Offshore Wind? With the UK referendum re
Highlights of the Month: June 2016
TenneT Presents ‘Hub and Spoke’ Offshore Wind Concept (VIDEO) TenneT has presented a ‘hub and spoke’ concept to set up a large European offshore electricity system that incorporates building of an island in the middle of the North Sea. Where Does Brexit Leave Offshore Wind? With the UK referendum re