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UK: Ex-Service Personnel Seek Careers in Energy Industry
An initiative to persuade more ex-service personnel to transfer their skills into new careers to meet the growing demands of East of England’s energy industry took another step forward this week. Around 60 people, equally split between industry and the military, met at the Sportspark UEA, Norwich, t
Russia, A Home to The Second Largest Oil Deal in History?
After it was yesterday reported that AAR consortium has agreed to sell its stake in TNK-BP for $28 billion to Rosneft, Bloomberg today announced that Rosneft has also tabled a similar bid for BP’s stake in TNK-BP. The value of the potential acquisition will reach an estimated $56 billion, which woul
Rosneft Appoints VP for Offshore Projects (Russia)
Zeljko Runje has been appointed to the newly created position of Vice President for Offshore Projects at Rosneft. He has extensive experience in this field. Developing offshore projects is one of Rosneft’s strategic priorities. In the medium term it will contribute significantly to resource base rep
Statoil: Seabed Template to Help Recover 10 MBOE from New Fram Field
Together with its partners, Statoil is recovering approx. 10 million barrels of oil equivalent through the construction of a seabed template on the Fram H North structure. The seabed template is connected to the A2 template on Fram West, which transports production on to the Troll C platform. Fram H
GDF Suez Interested in Repsol LNG Assets, France
Repsol SA’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) assets have sparked considerable interest on the part of big market players since July, when Repsol launched the sale of its LNG interests. GDF Suez of France, the biggest buyer of gas in Europe, seems to be interested in Repsol’s LNG assets, but as explained
Croatian Shipbuilder 3. MAJ Launches Two Tankers
Croatian-based shipbuilder 3. MAJ, on October 11th 2012, held the christening ceremony for a newbuild tanker Palanca Luanda (Yard number 716) which was followed with the launching ceremony of tanker Palanca Sydney (Yard number 718). The vessels are being built for the Swedish company WISBY TANKERS.
Waterways Ireland: Winter Closures Introduced
Waterways Ireland has announced planned closures of the waterways for the winter of 2012-2013. GRAND CANAL – MAIN LINE – DUBLIN Portobello to Inchicore: Level C7 from Portobello to Inchicore will be closed for dredging from 8th October 2012 to 17th March 2013. Tullamore: The canal in Tullamore is sc
Lithuania: Klaipeda Port Infrastructure Project Completed
In the afternoon of the 8th of October 2012 the first experimental vessel „Tanais Leader“ was berthed at the anew constructed quay No. 67A, operated by Klaipėda Stevedoring Company „Bega“. Klaipėda State Seaport Authority was the contracting party of this object. Back in the history – on the 2nd of
Statoil to Use Deepsea Atlantic on Gullfaks Satellites (Norway)
Norwegian oil company Statoil has been given PSA Norway’s approval to use Deepsea Atlantic rig for drilling and completion on Gullfaks satellites. Statoil will use the semisubmersible rig for the permanent plugback of the existing well, as well as drilling, sidetrack drilling and completion of a new
North Sea and Gulf Operators to Present Energy Outlook at Offshore Energy, The Netherlands
High level representatives of oil and gas companies operating on the North Sea and in the Gulf of Mexico will disclose their outlook on energy production in the respective regions as part of Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference on 23 and 24 October in the Amsterdam RAI. Several hundreds of offsho
PGNiG Gas Sales Up (Poland)
Polskie Górnictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA sold 10.5 billion cubic metres of gas in the first three quarters of 2012, compared with 10.2 billion cubic metres in the corresponding period of 2011. The volume of natural gas produced in Q1-Q3 2012 totalled 3.2 billion cubic metres and remained flat year
Germany: Hamburg Dredging Plan on Hold
As a result of the worries that the planned Elbe river dredging would harm the environment, a court in Leipzig ordered a stop on the Hamburg port expansion program. The Elbe dredging project has been delayed for years over concerns of its environmental impact. In the official statement, Hamburg Port
Tideland to Showcase Illuminating Solutions for Offshore Wind Industry at RenewableUK 2012
Tideland Signal, Dabbrook Services and Tranberg Systems of Denmark have joined forces to present a comprehensive service for specifying, supply and installation of navigation warning systems and all other low-voltage equipment on offshore wind farms on stand 140 at RenewableUK 2012 in Glasgow from 3
OutSmart Attends Offshore Wind Trade Mission in France
From October 1 to 4, OutSmart has been on a trade mission to France. The mission was organised by FME/Cleantech Holland in cooperation with the Dutch Embassy in Paris. The goal of the mission was to get into contact with the consortia that have been selected by the French government for the developm