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COSCO to Deliver Two PSVs to European Client in 2015
China’s COSCO (Guangdong) Shipyard Co., Ltd has announced that two shipbuilding contracts signed with a European ship owner for the construction of two PX121 Platform Supply Vessels (PSVs) have been made effective on 28 January 2013 at a value of approximately US$54 million in total. Delivery of the
GE Oil & Gas Launches New Products
GE Oil & Gas announced new global projects and product launches as part of its ongoing commitment to key growth regions, technology development and helping customers optimize their efficiency. The investments and projects span a range of sectors including subsea, gas compression and enhanced oil rec
Mann Tek: LNG Bunkering with Dry Cryogenic Coupling (VIDEO)
Mann Tek, a Swedish company and coupling manufacturer, posted an interesting video showing a bunkering operation between a bunker vessel and a passenger ferry. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23qI78ZF3Q8 The Dry Cryogenic Coupling (LNG coupling) consists of a “tank” unit which is a type of a non-ret
GL Garrad Hassan Supports Japanese Investment in Offshore Wind Market
GL Garrad Hassan has supported Mitsubishi Corporation (Mitsubishi) in making a major investment in the European offshore wind sector by providing strategic advice and technical due-diligence as part of a wider structure advisory team. Mitsubishi, Japan’s largest trading group has acquired a 50% inte
CGG Days from Buying Fugro’s Geoscience Branch
CGG, a seismic data acquisition & processing company based in France, announced today that the main agreements needed to close the acquisition of Fugro’s Geoscience Division have been signed. The effective date of the closing will be January 31st, 2013, with the exception of the airborne activity an
Statoil’s Well in PL 386 Comes Up Dry (Norway)
Statoil Petroleum AS, operator of production licence 386, has completed drilling of wildcat well 6610/10-1, located in the Norwegian Sea. The well is dry. The well was drilled about 120 kilometres northwest of Sandnessjøen and about 90 kilometres northeast of the Norne field, with the West Alpha sem
UK: First Turbine Components Arrive for Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm
The first sets of wind turbine towers, blades, hubs and nacelles have arrived into the Port of Mostyn for installation at RWE npower renewables’ Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm. The Siemens 3.6 megawatt turbine components arrived on board a RoRo ferry, SeaTruck Pace, from Denmark on Friday (18th Jan)
UK: First Turbine Components Arrive for Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm
The first sets of wind turbine towers, blades, hubs and nacelles have arrived into the Port of Mostyn for installation at RWE npower renewables’ Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm. The Siemens 3.6 megawatt turbine components arrived on board a RoRo ferry, SeaTruck Pace, from Denmark on Friday (18th Jan)
CNOOC, Nexen Extend Takeover Deadline (Canada)
China’s national oil company CNOOC and Canada’s Nexen have mutually agreed to extend the deadline for CNOOC’s acquisition of the Canadian oil firm. Since additional time is required to obtain relevant regulatory approval, the deadline is now extended by 30 days, until March 2, 2013. According to a p
Greece, Italy, Switzerland Confirm Strategic Interest in TAP
Senior ministers from the Governments of Greece, Italy and Switzerland confirmed their countries’ strategic interest in the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP). At a high level meeting with representatives of the pipeline in Davos, Italian Minister for Economic Development Corrado Passera, Greek Deputy Mi
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Alstom Launches Construction of Its Plants in Saint-Nazaire, France Alstom CEO, Patrick Kron, and Alstom Renewable Power President, Jérôme Pécresse, accompanied Prime Minister, Jean-Marc Ayrault, in Saint-Nazaire, when he officially launched construction works of Alstom’s first two offshore wind tur
EU Offshore Wind Energy Sector Posts Solid 2012
Europe installed and grid connected 293 offshore wind turbines in 2012 – more than one per working day. This brings the total to 1,662 turbines, in 55 offshore wind farms in ten European countries. The 293 turbines installed in 2012 represent 1,165 Megawatts (MW), an increase of 33% compared to 2011
EU Offshore Wind Energy Sector Posts Solid 2012
Europe installed and grid connected 293 offshore wind turbines in 2012 – more than one per working day. This brings the total to 1,662 turbines, in 55 offshore wind farms in ten European countries. The 293 turbines installed in 2012 represent 1,165 Megawatts (MW), an increase of 33% compared to 2011