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VIDEO: Alstom’s Offshore Wind Turbine Factories
Last week, Alstom launched construction works of its first two offshore wind turbine factories in Saint-Nazaire, France. The plants will be entirely devoted to assembling nacelles and manufacturing generators for the 6 MW Haliade 150 offshore wind turbine. Check out the artist impression of the plan
VIDEO: Alstom’s Offshore Wind Turbine Factories
Last week, Alstom launched construction works of its first two offshore wind turbine factories in Saint-Nazaire, France. The plants will be entirely devoted to assembling nacelles and manufacturing generators for the 6 MW Haliade 150 offshore wind turbine. Check out the artist impression of the plan
VIDEO: Statoil Explains How PRM Works
In this video, Norwegian oil company Statoil explains how Permanent Reservoir Monitoring tools can help increase oil production from Snorre and Grane fields, located offshore Norway. New seismic tools will result in 30 million extra barrels of oil from Snorre and Grane when Norway’s oil company Stat
Shell: What is LNG? (VIDEO)
Royal Dutch Shell recently posted a video about liquefied natural gas (LNG) and its use. As global demand for natural gas grows, companies are using advanced technology to transport it from source to customers. Gas can be piped over relatively short distances. But cooling the gas to -162°C (-260°F)
VIDEO: RWE’s Animated Energy Giant Promotes Renewables
“It can be so easy to make big things happen. When you’re a giant.” This is the message sent by RWE in its animated commercial on renewables. RWE has found a clever way to promote renewable energy, i.e.,via an animated renewable energy giant, being one itself. The video wittily shows the giant using
Vroon Confirms Two PSVs Order in China
After COSCO Guandong shipyard from China today announced it has secured an order for two Plaform Supply Vessels from an undisclosed European client, the client revealed itself. Vroon, a Dutch company that owns a fleet of offshore support vessels, has confirmed it has ordered the two newbuilding PSVs
Maghreb, Mediterranean, MidEast Upstream Conference to Be Held in Paris, France
With oil prices and production still going up, North Africa and the Greater Middle East remain the key anchor area in the world’s oil and energy markets and will continue to shape the dynamics of the global upstream industry. Which new discoveries and production developments, gas – LNG finds, state
Denmark: Bladt and OffshoreWindForce Load-Out Foundations for West of Duddon Sands
During the end of last week, the quay of our site in Aalborg hummed with activity more than usual as employees from Bladt and OffshoreWindForce were working to achieve a successful load-out of the first five of a total of 108 foundations for Dong Energy and Scottishpower Renewables’ West of Duddon S
The Netherlands: Iv-Infra to Investigate Flood Risks of Dike Ring Area 13
For the next phase in the Flood Risk in the Netherlands (VNK2) project, Iv-Infra is responsible for analyzing the flood risks of the primary flood defenses of dike ring area 13 in Noord-Holland, the Netherlands. For this project, Iv-Infra forms part of the engineering consortium ALBICOM. The VNK2 pr
Saipem Ordered to Improve HSE Practices Following Rig Tilting Incident
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA), the government’s body responsible for safety, emergency preparedness and the working environment in the petroleum activities in Norway, has issued an order to Saipem SpA Norwegian Branch (Saipem) following investigation of the ballast incident on the Scar
VIDEO: High Seas Gun Battle between Pirates and Iranian Container Ship
Piracy on the world’s seas has seen a major decrease over the last five years, with 297 ships attacked in 2012, compared with 439 in 2011, as revealed in the latest International Maritime Bureau’s (IMB) report on January 16. This has been made possible by naval and armed guard protection, but the se
Hertel in Temati Management Buy-Out, The Netherlands
Hertel Holding BV, the shareholders and management of Temati have reached an agreement on the sale of the shares of Temati to the management of the company. As of 24th January 2013, through a management buy-out, 100% of the shareholding has been transferred to the management of Temati, consisting of
BP: New Valhall Platform Produces Oil (Norway)
BP today announced the successful start-up of oil production from new facilities at the Valhall field in the southern part of the Norwegian North Sea. Production started on 26 January. “The Valhall Re-Development Project is another significant milestone for BP and is an important investment in our N
Ukraine, Shell Ink Shale Gas Deal
BBC, Financial Times, The Globe and Mail, The New York Times, Reuters, The Wall Street Journal and a number of other global media representatives draw public attention to the signing of the production sharing agreement between Ukrainian government and the Royal Dutch Shell. According to the agreemen