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Fairmount Presents at Offshore Energy 2012 (The Netherlands)
Fairmount Marine, the world leader in the field of long distance towing of the largest and most valuable objects afloat, such as caissons, FPSOs and semi-submersible drilling rigs, will once again exhibit at the Offshore Energy Event in Amsterdam. The two-day Offshore Energy 2012 (OE12) event will t
NGVA Europe: EU Grants Financial Support to Three LNG Projects
NGVA Europe said in a statement that the European Commission has selected 74 projects that will receive almost €200 million in EU co-financing from the trans-European transport network (TEN-T) programme to continue improving transport infrastructure across the EU. These 74 projects, selected as a re
UK: Bechtel, Subsea 7 Team Up for Offshore Wind and Transmission Projects
Bechtel and Subsea 7 announced today that they will work together to develop offshore wind and associated transmission projects in Europe, including the UK and Germany. The non-exclusive joint approach provides customers with Bechtel’s unmatched experience designing and building some of the world’s
UK: Dong Energy Joins Norstec Network
As a market leader in offshore wind and with all of their offshore wind farms based in the North West European region, DONG Energy has signed up to the new norstec network. The network will enable industry to join forces to set out a long-term vision for the deployment of offshore wind in the northe
UK: Brave Tern to Install Met Masts on Dogger Bank
The new 132m jack-up vessel Brave Tern, commissioned to install both of Forewind’s meteorological masts on Dogger Bank, has been completed and is now on her way to the Harland & Wolff fabrication plant in Belfast. Built by Fred Olsen Windcarrier at the Lamprell shipyard in Dubai, Brave Tern will arr
UK: Coton Anti-Flooding Program Begins
Today, the Environment Agency will start work to reduce flood risk for 297 properties in Coton, north Tamworth. The construction work will be undertaken by Jackson Frameworks Ltd through a £1.8 million contract. The work will take approximately six months to complete, and will include a mixture of f
Sovcomflot Makes Management Changes, Russia
Sovcomflot announced changes to the structure of its technical management operation and new appointments, as part of the company’s ongoing strategic development plans. Igor Tonkovidov, Executive Board member of OAO Sovcomflot and since 2009 the President of Novoship, is appointed Executive Vice Pres
Femern A/S Starts Prequalification Process for Contractors (Denmark)
Femern A/S has commenced the process of prequalification of contracting companies, thereby giving the international construction industry access for the first time to detailed information about the further course of the project. Over the next few months until 18 January 2013, the companies can prepa
TAQA Bratani Sponsors 27th Offshore Achievement Awards (UK)
Following a successful re-launch last year, the Society of Petroleum Engineers Aberdeen Section is again hosting the Offshore Achievement Awards with the support of main sponsor TAQA Bratani. This year will see the ceremony move to the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre to meet the huge deman
Denmark: Illuminating Anholt Offshore Wind Farm
Before the wind turbine installation at Anholt wind farm was commenced, all activities in the wind farm were focusing on the seabed and the water surface, but with the erection of the first wind turbines, Anholt Offshore Wind Farm has suddenly started becoming a visible skyline – with a more precise
Douglas-Westwood: Floating Production Expenditure Set to Double
Douglas-Westwood (DW) forecast that between 2013 and 2017 $91bn will be spent on floating production systems (FPS) – an increase of 100% over the preceding five-year period. In Douglas-Westwood’s new World Floating Production Market Forecast 2013-2017, a total of 121 floating production units are fo
GSP Jupiter Starts Drilling Offshore Romania
Romania’s GSP Offshore has informed that its GSP Jupiter rig mobilized for the new contract on the 28th of September. The rig moving operation has started immediately after the conclusion of the drilling operations the MODU performed in the Turkish national waters for TPAO. Under the newly started c
Yme Platform Could Collapse, Talisman Says
Talisman Energy, operator of Yme field in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea, has sent a letter to the Norwegian authorities warning that the Yme MOPUstor platform, evacuated this summer, could collapse into the sea this winter. The operator has said that fixes are necessary in order to avoid suc
UK: Ecosse Subsea Completes Laggan-Tormore Project
Ecosse Subsea Systems has completed a major seabed clearance project on the Laggan-Tormore project west of Shetland on behalf of TOTAL E&P Ltd and its partner DONG E&P (UK) Ltd. The Aberdeen subsea technology company deployed its SCAR1 trenching tool to remove up to 1000 boulders which were delaying