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UK: Dawson Energy Completes Griffin and Commences London Array Wind Farms
Dawson Energy, part of the Aberdeen and Great Yarmouth-based 3sun Group providing specialist products and services to the energy industry, has completed work on Scottish & Southern Energy’s Griffin wind power project in Perthshire with a value of around £1.5million. The company is exhibiting at stan
UK: Hess, Awilco Ink USD 144 mln LOI for WilHunter Rig
Awilco Drilling PLC, a UK-based drilling contractor, has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Hess UK Ltd for the provision of WilHunter semi submersible rig for work related to Hess’ 2013 and 2014 abandonment program in the Central North Sea. The firm contract duration is 400 days with a contract v
UK: David Still CBE Joins RTS International as Advisor to Board of Directors
RTS International (RTS) announced that David Still CBE has become an advisor to the Board of Directors. David Still, CBE, has worked in the renewables industry since the early 1980’s. He has worked as a wind developer, including leading on the UK’s first offshore wind farm. He was the Chairman of th
New GBP 2 Million Vessel Launched in Scotland
Last Saturday, a new multi-purpose support vessel Helen Burnie was launched at Macduff Shipyards on the Isle of Mull. The vessel, worth GBP 2 million is specially designed by Inverlussa Marine Services for renewable energy, dive support, survey and civil projects. It has the ability to carry up to 1
UK: Buckie Shipyard Receives Two Vessel Orders from Mainprize Offshore
Buckie Shipyard announced confirmation of a two vessel order for Mainprize Offshore Ltd of Scarborough. Following the recent successful delivery of the South Cat ‘Dalby Derwent’ built in Buckie, Bob Mainprize was keen to return to the yard for a larger vessel. The 24 metre Offshore Support Vessels w
UK: Ferguson Modular Boasts Renewables Success at All Energy Exhibition
Ferguson Group, a leading supplier of high quality DNV 2.7-1 / EN 12079 certified offshore containers, refrigerated containers, accommodation/workspace modules and the accommodation service vessel ASV Pioneer to the offshore energy sector, is exhibiting this week at All Energy. Ferguson Group will b
UK: Ferguson Modular Boasts Renewables Success at All Energy Exhibition
Ferguson Group, a leading supplier of high quality DNV 2.7-1 / EN 12079 certified offshore containers, refrigerated containers, accommodation/workspace modules and the accommodation service vessel ASV Pioneer to the offshore energy sector, is exhibiting this week at All Energy. Ferguson Group will b
Poland: PGNiG to Issue Bonds
PGNiG SA executed an agreement on its PLN 4.5bn 5-year domestic bond programme with ING Bank Śląski SA and Bank Polska Kasa Opieki SA. The first bond issue under the programme, for an amount of up to PLN 2bn, is to take place before the end of June 2012. Under the 5-year programme, PGNiG will [&hell
Gazprom, GDF SUEZ Ink Sci-Tech Cooperation Deal (France)
Chaired by Vlada Rusakova, Member of the Management Committee, Head of the Strategic Development Department of Gazprom and Marc Florette, Research and Innovation Director at GDF SUEZ, a regular meeting dedicated to the sci-tech cooperation between Gazprom and GDF SUEZ took place yesterday in France.
Total of France Says Maintains Shtokman Stake
Total of France said it is keeping its 25% stake in Shtokman project after Russia’s Gazprom said today that it would review the composition of the consortium to develop the Shtokman offshore gas field next month, Reuters reported, citing Total’s spokeswoman. “The target is to successfully conclude t
UK: Kommer Damen Receives Lifetime Achievement Award at Seawork
During the Seawork Awards Dinner on 22 May, Kommer Damen was awarded with the Lifetime Achievement Award. Arnout Damen, COO of Damen Shipyards Group, accepted the inaugural award on behalf of his father from Caroline Dinenage, MP for Gosport, Stubbington, Lee-on-the-Solent and Hill Head. After worki
Poland Awards Shale Gas Concession to San Leon
San Leon Energy, the fast growing oil and gas company with an extensive portfolio of assets across Europe and North Africa, said that it has been awarded the Praszka exploration concession, by the Polish Ministry of Environment, in the Southern Permian/SW Carboniferous Basin of Poland. The Praszka C
Record Number of Applications in UK North Sea Licensing Round
The latest North Sea licensing round for oil and gas drilling has broken all previous records for the number of applications received by the Government. A total of 224 applications have been submitted for the 27th Licensing Round covering 418 blocks of the UK Continental Shelf. It is the largest num
UK: Rolls-Royce to Power Wind Farm Support Vessels
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has secured a contract to supply water jets for four new wind farm support vessels to be built by South Boats for offshore company MPI. The 19 metre long catamarans will be used to transfer people and cargo to the growing number of offshore wind farms a