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Germany: BARD Offshore 1 Reaches 100MW
More than a year before its completion, BARD Offshore 1 offshore wind farm has reached capacity of 100 megawatts which can power around 100,000 households with renewable electricity. The most powerful German offshore wind farm, BARD Offshore 1 is located about 100 kilometres northwest of Borkum. Aft
Germany: BARD Offshore 1 Reaches 100MW
More than a year before its completion, BARD Offshore 1 offshore wind farm has reached capacity of 100 megawatts which can power around 100,000 households with renewable electricity. The most powerful German offshore wind farm, BARD Offshore 1 is located about 100 kilometres northwest of Borkum. Aft
Troll C Resumes Production (Norway)
Norway’s state-controlled oil company Statoil today announced that production on the Troll C platform in the North Sea has been resumed, following a shutdown on 15 November due to corrosion found in some tanks on the auxiliary system for treating gas. “A great effort has been made during the weekend
VTT Vasilikos Tank Terminal’s New Look Takes Shape (Cyprus)
Work started last April and is expected to be completed in 2014. To begin with, the terminal should be able to store 357,000 cubic metres of oil (gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, gasoil and mazut). It is eventually due to have a capacity of 643,000 cubic metres. Plans include a marine jetty with four ber
OMV CEO: Gas Will Play Vital Role in Transition Towards Alternative Energy (Austria)
International energy sector faces considerable upheaval in the coming two decades, according to the World Energy Outlook 2012 presented by the International Energy Agency (IEA) in Vienna. Without a stronger joint European energy policy, it will not be possible to overcome the challenges ahead. Austr
Cuadrilla of UK to Re-Spud Anna’s Road Well
Cuadrilla of UK said it has made a decision to re-spud its well at Anna’s Road. Re-spudding entails discontinuing its current well and preparing another about 10 feet away from the original. Re-spudding wells is common practice in the industry. The consequence of this is that the completion of the c
Minesto Secures Rights to Perform Tidal Energy Tests in Northern Ireland
Nordic marine energy technology leader Minesto, with a proven technology to cost efficiently produce electricity from low velocity tidal and ocean currents, has been authorized by the Crown Estate in the UK to perform tidal energy tests in the waters off Northern Ireland. The upcoming tests of Mines
Statoil CEO Speaks at 2012 Autumn Conference, Norway
“One of the great challenges of our time is to meet the world’s increasing demand for energy, while at the same time tackling the global climate challenges in a responsible manner,” says Statoil CEO Helge Lund at the 2012 Autumn Conference. Statoil believes that more forceful international measures
Marin Teknikk Designs New Vessel for Otto Candies
Norway’s Marin Teknikk AS will design and engineer a new Subsea Support & Construction vessel for Otto Candies LLC in Des Allemands, Louisiana, USA. The vessel will be built on the owner’s private shipyard, Candies Shipbuilders. The ship is a new design from Marin Teknikk called MT6020. The MT6020 d
Lundin Completes Drilling at PL490 (Norway)
Lundin Petroleum AB is in the process of completing the drilling of exploration well 7120/6-3 S in PL490 in Barents Sea, offshore northern Norway. . The well targeted two levels in the Snurrevad-Juksa prospect situated 10 km north west of the Snøhvit field. The main objective of the well was to prov
Statoil: Coal Emissions Higher than Those from Oil and Gas (Norway)
“One of the great challenges of our time is to meet the world’s increasing demand for energy, while at the same time tackling the global climate challenges in a responsible manner,” says Statoil CEO Helge Lund at the 2012 Autumn Conference. Statoil believes that more forceful international measures
UK: Aegir Wave Power to Hold Public Consultations
Aegir Wave Power, developers of the wave farm project off the south west of Shetland mainland, will be holding public drop-in sessions in Bigton, Scalloway and Hamnavoe (Burra Isle) from 26th–28th November 2012. The purpose of the information events are to update members of the public on project act
UK: Aegir Wave Power to Hold Public Consultations
Aegir Wave Power, developers of the wave farm project off the south west of Shetland mainland, will be holding public drop-in sessions in Bigton, Scalloway and Hamnavoe (Burra Isle) from 26th–28th November 2012. The purpose of the information events are to update members of the public on project act
BP Wins Bidding for Deepwater Blocks Offshore Canada
BP on Friday notified that it was the successful bidder for four deepwater exploration blocks offshore Nova Scotia, Canada. The Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board (CNSOPB) announced that BP was the successful bidder for blocks five, six, seven and eight in the Call for Bids NS12-1. The bloc