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UK: Longest Subsea Pipeline Increases Gas Flow
Gas flow has increased at the longest subsea pipeline in the world before Nord Stream. 71 million m3 Langeled pipeline has seen its flow increased by 8 million m3 to 28.3 million m3. “The increased Langeled flows are likely to be a result of re-routing of gas from Belgium and we expect lower Langele
UK: Officials Reveal Details of Falmouth Dredging Trial
According to thisiscornwall.co.uk, a small-scale dredging trial in Falmouth Harbour to measure the potential environmental impacts of relocating maerl habitat is set to go ahead this month after Falmouth Harbour Commissioners (FHC) awarded the work to a Chatham-based specialist dredging contractor.
UK: Coastline Surveys Hires New Geotechnical Engineer
Godwin Eton is joining Coastline Surveys as a Geotechnical Engineer responsible for preparation of geotechnical reports from offshore and nearshore geotechnical projects, running the soil logging facility and increasing the company portfolio to include pipeline geotechnics and soil-structure interac
Cyprus: SeaBird Wins Survey Contracts
SeaBird Exploration Plc (“SeaBird”) announced that Voyager Explorer has received a letter of award from an oil company in South East Asia. The contract value is approximately USD 7.5 million and contract duration is estimated to 50 days. The Voyager Explorer has mobilized from East Africa and work w
UK: Coastline Surveys Gets New Geotechnical Engineer
Godwin Eton is joining Coastline Surveys as a Geotechnical Engineer responsible for preparation of geotechnical reports from offshore and nearshore geotechnical projects, running the soil logging facility and increasing the company portfolio to include pipeline geotechnics and soil-structure interac
UK: Heriot-Watt, SSE Develop Underwater Cable Networks Monitoring System
A key challenge facing the UK offshore renewables industry – how to monitor subsea cables that bring energy onshore – is set to be tackled by researchers at Heriot-Watt University. An intelligent monitoring system which will safeguard underwater cable networks is being developed, with funding from S
Germany: Palfinger Wind to Exhibit at Husum WindEnergy 2012
PALFINGER WIND will be on site at booth E09 in hall 2 at the wind energy industry’s most important trade show from September 18 to 22. Among other things, the new After Sales and Service division will be presented and visitors will also be able to see the PK 40002 M nacelle crane. Palfinger Marine [
Germany: HGO Commissions ‘INNOVATION’ Jack-Up Vessel
HGO InfraSea Solutions, a joint venture between HOCHTIEF and GeoSea—a subsidiary of the Belgian DEME Group—today officially commissioned the wind market’s most powerful jack-up vessel, the INNOVATION. In the company of around 600 guests from the European offshore market, Geertrui Van Rompuy-Windels,
UK: LNG Tanker Due at Grain Terminal This Week
UK’s Grain LNG terminal will receive a cargo of liquefied natural gas this week, according to shipping data. The cargo is being hauled by the 216,200 cbm Al Thumama tanker and it is due to arrive at the Grain LNG terminal on September 4. Grain LNG is the UK’s first modern LNG facility and can [&hell
Norway: Statoil and Aker Solutions Get ONS Award
Gas compression is one of the most important measures Statoil employs to deliver volumes from existing fields on the Norwegian shelf. ONS is awarding the prize to Statoil and Aker Solutions, who together nominated Åsgard subsea gas compression. The award was announced , Wednesday, 29 August, in conn
Belgium: EWEA Seeks New CEO
The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) is looking for a new Chief Executive Officer following the decision of Christian Kjaer to stand down from April 2013. Christian Kjaer has been CEO of EWEA since 2006. From 2003-2006 he was EWEA Policy Director, and previously worked for the Danish Wind Ind
Belgium: EWEA Seeks New CEO
The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) is looking for a new Chief Executive Officer following the decision of Christian Kjaer to stand down from April 2013. Christian Kjaer has been CEO of EWEA since 2006. From 2003-2006 he was EWEA Policy Director, and previously worked for the Danish Wind Ind
Myanmar: PTTEP Enters into Partnership for M11 block
PTTEP entered into a partnership with TOTAL and JX NOEX for M11 block, in Myanmar, ready to drill one exploration well by the third quarter of next year. Mr. Tevin Vongvanich, the President and CEO of PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited or PTTEP disclosed that PTTEP International L
Dock Laying Ceremony for SylWin Alpha Held at Nordic Yards (Germany)
With the dock laying of SylWin alpha, Nordic Yards has reached another milestone in the production of the offshore converter platform. In Warnemünde, the traditional ceremony – which is known as “keel laying” in the case of ships – was held in the presence of representatives of the client Siemens En