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Norway: Statkraft Elects New Chair of Board
The enterprise general meeting in Statkraft SF has today elected Olav Fjell as the new chair of the board of Statkraft SF. The general meeting in Statkraft AS has then elected Olav Fjell as the new chair of the board of Statkraft AS. The board of Statkraft AS is identical with the board of Statkraft
Prospects for Offshore Wind Industry Remain High, Says RenewableUK
RenewableUK has expressed disappointment that Vestas will not be proceeding with plans to build a manufacturing facility in Sheerness, but stated the prospects for offshore wind manufacturing and employment in the UK remain high. Maria McCaffery, CEO of RenewableUK stated: “Naturally we are disappoi
Prospects for Offshore Wind Industry Remain High, Says RenewableUK
RenewableUK has expressed disappointment that Vestas will not be proceeding with plans to build a manufacturing facility in Sheerness, but stated the prospects for offshore wind manufacturing and employment in the UK remain high. Maria McCaffery, CEO of RenewableUK stated: “Naturally we are disappoi
Cuadrilla of UK Welcomes New CEO
Cuadrilla Resources, the British shale gas exploration and production business, has announced the appointment of Francis Egan as the company’s new Chief Executive. Egan, who will take up this post on 9 July, has been appointed to lead Cuadrilla through its next stage of development, as the business
Russia: Gazprom, BASF Discuss Cooperation Prospects
Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Kurt Bock, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF, held a working meeting in the framework of St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2012. “The parties discussed the cooperation prospects in the energy sector placing
GE and REP Holding Ink Gas Turbine Deal, Russia
GE and REP Holding (REPH), a Russian power engineering company, have signed a contract to assemble an additional 28 GE MS 5002E gas turbines at REPH’s Nevsky Zavod manufacturing facilities. The deal is the third to be covered under a technology transfer and licensing agreement signed by GE Oil & Gas
UK: Dredging to Reduce Flooding Risk in Somerset ?
The rain fall over the weekend brought floods to Somerset Levels area, according to ThisIsSomerset.com. Even before the weekend the River Tone started to overtop inundating parts of Curry Moor. The farmers from that area had been cutting emergency drainage channels on the moor to clear the last of t
Shtokman Gas Project: Shell IN, Total OUT? (Russia)
Gazprom on Friday held working meetings with representatives of Statoil and Total as part of St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2012. The companies discussed the major terms of “a new agreement on the Shtokman Phase I development project.” The Gazprom press release did not provide details o
APM: Future Begins as Maasvlakte II Progresses (The Netherlands)
Equipment orders, software programming and initial construction have forged ahead at APM Terminals’ new 2.7 million TEU annual throughput capacity terminal with a brief presentation and inspection tour held today on land recently reclaimed from the sea at the Maasvlakte 2 site at the Port of Rotterd
Gazprom, EDF Ink Deal on Gas Power Generation in Europe
Russian gas giant Gazprom and France’s EDF have signed a cooperation agreement for the possible construction and acquisition of gas-fired power plants in Europe, Gazprom said in a statement. “The document provides for the possibility of joint construction of gas-fired power plants and acquisition of
AREVA Holds Supplier Day for French Companies in Bremerhaven, Germany
Following more than one hundred regional meetings and a first seminar last March, AREVA held on June 20 a second “Supplier Day” in Bremerhaven, Germany, dedicated to French companies, future partners with the offshore wind supply chain. This partnership initiative is consistent with AREVA’s strategy
UK: Isle of Wight Dredging Project Under Way
The replenishment works are scheduled to commence east of the Isle of Wight on 28 June. Two dredgers, Sospan Dau (71m) and Shoreway (98m), will execute the dredging of shingle from licensed dredging areas. The excavated materials will then be discharged onto the beach near the Bunn Leisure Caravan P
Odfjell Buys Two LPG Carriers, Norway
Odfjell said it has acquired two modern LPG/Ethylene gas carriers of about 9,000 m3 carrying capacity each from two Singaporean companies controlled by the BLT Group. The vessels, MT Gas Sumbawa and MT Gas Lombok were built at STX Shipbuilding, Korea in 2008. Delivery to Odfjell will take place in A
Apache Encounters ‘Sub-Commercial’ Gas Column at Tryfan (UK)
Valiant Petroleum plc announces that drilling has completed on the Tryfan prospect (Valiant, 33.33%) located in UK Block 3/17 and operated by Apache North Sea Limited. The well encountered both Frigg and Dornoch sandstones on prognosis with a small gas column present at the top of the Frigg formatio