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Croatia to Build Its Own LNG Terminal
Croatia intends to build its own LNG terminal in the northern Adriatic by 2016, Deputy Prime Minister Radimir Cacic told an energy conference on Tuesday, says Reuters. Cacic told the Reuters that “the investment’s value is expected to be 600 million euros ($755 million) and we hope to get 25 percent
Russia: Basic Element Completes Construction of Sochi Cargo Port
Basic Element Group, one of Russia’s leading diversified business groups, has announced the completion of construction of the Imeretinskiycargo port in Sochi. The port’s capacity is 5 million tonnes of cargo per year. The port’s docks are up to 9.2 meters deep. Investment in the port construction am
Peel Ports Pledges Big Effort in Replacing Vestas at Sheerness, UK
Peel Ports Group, owner of the Port of Sheerness in Kent, has moved quickly to pledge a major effort in securing a replacement for Vestas, following a decision not to take up the option to locate a major wind turbine manufacturing facility at the port. Peel Ports and Vestas jointly announced last we
Peel Ports Pledges Big Effort in Replacing Vestas at Sheerness, UK
Peel Ports Group, owner of the Port of Sheerness in Kent, has moved quickly to pledge a major effort in securing a replacement for Vestas, following a decision not to take up the option to locate a major wind turbine manufacturing facility at the port. Peel Ports and Vestas jointly announced last we
UK: Strainstall Marine Provides Subsea Load Shackles for Vigor Wave Energy Converter
Vigor Wave Energy AB has selected Strainstall Marine subsea load shackles to monitor the mooring loads on a prototype of its highly innovative wave energy system. The Vigor Wave Energy Converter harnesses the energy of ocean waves to produce a clean, completely renewable source of electricity. The c
Gazprom, Ukraine Discuss Progress with Gas Injection into UGS Facilities
The Gazprom headquarters hosted today a working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Company’s Management Committee and Yury Boiko, Ukrainian Energy and Coal Industry Minister. The parties discussed gas injection into the Ukrainian UGS facilities by Naftogaz Ukraine. The meeting was focuse
DylanGroup: Gold Sponsor of Offshore Energy 2012
DylanGroup, the international trade organization providing complete packages of steel piping products and services, is a Gold Sponsor of the 2012 edition of Offshore Energy, Exhibition & Conference. The 5th edition of this annual event takes place at 23 and 24 October in Amsterdam RAI, the Netherlan
Iran Resumes Gas Flow to Turkey
Iran has resumed the flow of natural gas to Turkey at 18:30 p.m. local time on Monday after an explosion last week damaged part of the pipeline connecting the two countries and cut off supply, Spokesman for the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC), Majid Boujarzadeh announced. According to the report
Spain: Muelle Prat Terminal Starts Testing Phase
Terminal Catalunya (TERCAT), a member of the Hutchison Port Holdings Group, has announced the first vessel call at its new terminal Muelle Prat, signifying the start of the testing phase which will cover all equipment and IT systems. The unloading of containers from the Mediterranean Shipping Compan
UK: Offshore Wind Opportunities Leave RNLI Struggling for Crew Members
Ramsgate lifeboat station is experiencing troubles with the number of crew members responding to calls for help during the daytime. The main cause of this problem is supposedly local employment opportunities at wind farms off the Kent coast, BBC News reports. “We have lost a few people to that indus
Gazprom to Launch LNG Plant by 2017 in Vladivostok, Russia
Gazprom, Russian Gas giant announced plans for launching of an LNG production facility in Vladivostok in 2016-2017, reports the Prime. “In 2016-2017, we plan to launch a new LNG plant in Vladivostok and consider the possibility of creating other facilities in this region,” Alexey Miller , CEO of Gaz
UK: Wello Installs Penguin Wave Energy Converter
Finnish renewable technology developer, Wello Ltd, has today (July 2nd 2012) announced that it has successfully installed Penguin wave energy converter in Orkney waters. The Penguin wave energy converter is now floating and connected to mooring lines in Billia Croo test site. After careful planning
UK: Wello Installs Penguin Wave Energy Converter
Finnish renewable technology developer, Wello Ltd, has today (July 2nd 2012) announced that it has successfully installed Penguin wave energy converter in Orkney waters. The Penguin wave energy converter is now floating and connected to mooring lines in Billia Croo test site. After careful planning
Naming Ceremony for Ugland Offshore’s PSV (Norway)
Ugland Offshore’s latest addition to the fleet – Evita – was named during a ceremony in Geiranger fjord, Norway, on Saturday 30th June. The vessel is built at Myklebust Verft. Together with other investors, J.J.Ugland (JJUC) now has returned to the offshore business through the establishing of Uglan