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Germany: Overdick Delivers Heavy Lift Jack-Up Vessel “Innovation”
Overdick has announced that the Heavy Lift Jack-Up Vessel “Innovation” has successful completed sea and jacking trials and has been delivered to their clients of HGO Infra Sea Solutions (HOCHTIEF Solutions and GeoSea) by the shipyard Crist in Gdynia. The HLJV “Innovation” is the most capable Jack-Up
UK: Stanislav Yudin Installs First Gwynt y Môr Foundation
The first of 160 steel foundations that will make up Gwynt y Môr, one of Europe’s largest offshore wind farms has been successfully installed off the north Wales coast. The achievement has been celebrated by RWE npower renewables, which is constructing the wind farm over the next two years, to gener
UK: Stanislav Yudin Installs First Gwynt y Môr Foundation
The first of 160 steel foundations that will make up Gwynt y Môr, one of Europe’s largest offshore wind farms has been successfully installed off the north Wales coast. The achievement has been celebrated by RWE npower renewables, which is constructing the wind farm over the next two years, to gener
Poland: GAZ-System to Develop Project for Bundled Capacity Product
The Transmission System Operators (TSOs) GAZ-SYSTEM S.A., and ONTRAS – VNG Gastransport GmbH, have agreed with the Polish Energy Regulatory Office (ERO) and the German Bundesnetzagentur (BNetzA) to establish a pilot project for a bundled capacity product to be introduced by summer 2013. The bundled
Two Companies Eye Polish Energy Partners
Polska Grupa Energetyczna (PGE) expressed its interest in acquiring the Polish Energy Partners (PEP), writes Power Engineering news site. PGE plans to install a total of 1,000 MW of onshore wind capacity by 2015. The company also received three permits to construct the first Polish offshore wind far
Two Companies Eye Polish Energy Partners
Polska Grupa Energetyczna (PGE) expressed its interest in acquiring the Polish Energy Partners (PEP), writes Power Engineering news site. PGE plans to install a total of 1,000 MW of onshore wind capacity by 2015. The company also received three permits to construct the first Polish offshore wind far
The Netherlands: Port of Rotterdam Receives Infrastructure Funding
The port of Rotterdam will receive EUR 5 million from the EU programme for the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) for a rail terminal and inland shipping cranes at the new container terminals on Maasvlakte 2. Brussels is also providing EUR 300,000 for a study into a new rail corridor between R
World Port Days Set for September 7 (The Netherlands)
The World Port Days are being held in Rotterdam for the 35th time. This year, that will be on 7, 8 and 9 September. The festival will take place on the banks of the river Maas in the centre of the city and on the industrial site in the 40-kilometre long port. This year’s theme […]
Germany: HUSUM WindEnergy to Host 11th Windcommunity Meeting
In a few weeks‘ time the international wind industry will be converging on Husum for the HUSUM WindEnergy 2012 Trade Fair. From 18th to 22nd September, 1200 exhibitors and 36,000 visi-tors from more than 90 countries will ensure that this North Frisian town becomes the central hub of the wind indust
UK: Siemens, H&W Deploy Gwynt y Mor Substation
Today, the latest milestone for the flagship offshore wind farm, Gwynt y Môr, will be achieved with the departure by sea of the UK engineered and built Siemens’ offshore substation. Destined for installation in Liverpool Bay, the 1,500 tonne platform was jointly designed, engineered and fabricated b
UK: Modus Secures North Sea Deal
Modus Seabed Intervention has secured a major contract on EDF Energy Renewables prestigious Teesside Offshore Wind Farm. Main contractor Van Oord’s appointment of Darlington-based Modus, to provide trenching and survey services on this high profile North Sea project, is an acknowledgement of the reg
Eni Spuds Salina Well (Norway)
Swedish oil and gas company Lundin Petroleum, has announced that Eni Norge has begun the drilling of well 7220/10-1 in PL533 on the Salina prospect in the Barents Sea. The well, previously known as Pulk, is situated 54 km to the south west and on geological trend with the Skrugard and Havis discover
Apache Starts Searching for Oil Offshore Kenya
Apache Corporation has, on behalf of the L-8 consortium, spudded Mbawa exploration well offshore Kenya. The Mbawa 1 exploration well spudded at 6:00 hours local time on 10 August 2012. Mbawa 1 is located in the Mbawa Prospect in offshore Kenya. The modern drillship Deepsea Metro 1 is expected to tak
Russia: Novatek Gas Sales Climb
Novatek of Russia said its total revenues in the second quarter and first half 2012 increased by 11.1% and 16.4%, as compared to the corresponding periods in 2011, primarily due to higher natural gas and liquid hydrocarbons’ sales volumes. Profit from operations increased by 1.4% and 3.3% in the sec