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Russia: Sovcomflot Gives Priority to HR Training
On 6 March, SCF Group held its annual technical and professional human resources conference entitled “The development of fleet manning by professional crews, in support of SCF Group’s Strategy to 2017”. This year the conference was arranged in the form of an enlarged Executive Board meeting of the c
UK: ADC Launches Code of Practice at 2012 Oceanology Exhibition
Following a period of development, ADC launched the new Code of Practice at the 2012 Oceanology Exhibition, recently held at the Excel Centre in London. The Code deals with all matters relating to Conducting Diving Operations on Renewable Energy Projects up to 12 miles offshore, in water depths up t
Poland: PGNiG Net Profit Down
Poland’s PGNiG said its 2011 net profit was PLN 1.63bn, having fallen by PLN 831m year on year due to losses incurred on gas sales. One of the main factors driving down net profit was a 6 pp drop in margin on sales of high-methane gas, which declined from 3% in 2010 to -3% in […]
UK: OMM Develops New Met Mast Concept
Offshore Marine Management (OMM) has developed a new meteorological mast (‘met mast’) concept which can reduce costs for offshore wind developers and have a lesser impact on the environment. The new met mast design by OMM removes the need for specific front end engineering as a number of different v
European Commission Grants Total Stake in Yamal LNG
The European Commission said it has granted clearance under the EU Merger Regulation to the proposed acquisition of the joint control of the Russian Yamal LNG by Total E&P Yamal and OAO Novatek. Yamal LNG, a 80% subsidiary of NOVATEK, is engaged in the engineering and design work for the constructio
Spain: TERCAT Takes Delivery of Four Cranes for Muelle Prat Terminal
On March 16, TERCAT took delivery of four Super-Post-Panamax quay cranes for its new container terminal at Muelle Prat, making a total of eight such cranes at the facility. TERCAT, a member of the Hutchison Port Holdings Group, received the first four quay cranes for Muelle Prat on 6 March. The cran
France: Alstom Inaugurates Largest Offshore Wind Turbine
On 19 March, Alstom inaugurated the largest offshore wind turbine in the world, at Carnet in the Loire-Atlantique. The ceremony was attended by Eric Besson, Minister of Industry, Energy and the Digital Economy, and Patrick Kron, Chairman and CEO of Alstom. The 6 MW Haliade 150 wind turbine has been
Sweden: Koole Announces Update on Landskrona Project
The floating dry dock, 165 x 35 meter in dimension, broke loose from its mooring at the southern quay of Oresund DryDocks premises in Landskrona on the 27th of November 2011. The dock drifted in an eastern direction towards bay of Lundåkra, due to the high sea water level occurring at that day it pa
Qatari LNG Heads for Belgium
Belgium’s Zeebrugge liquefied natural gas terminal is expected to receive a cargo of LNG from Qatar onboard the Ejnan, a 145,000 cbm tanker, on March 30, according to shipping data. Fluxys, the operator of the terminal, recently said that it has unloaded 70 carriers at the Zeebrugge LNG terminal in
UK: Tidal Power Might Overshadow Offshore Wind
The offshore wind industry has faced fears that its technology could be overshadowed by other forms of renewable energy generation such as tidal power, says a report by PWC. A survey was conducted about technological breakthroughs and their influence on offshore wind power over the next 20 years, an
UK: Ashtead Expands Product Line with Vortex International
Leading marine equipment rental company Ashtead Technology has expanded its product line with Vortex International Ltd. Ashtead Technology has been the exclusive Global Rental Representative within the Oil and Gas sector for the rental of the Vortex Dredge Unit for over a year. The Vortex product ra
Russia: Ex-Hamburg Mayor Picked to Head South Stream BoD
Gazprom CEO Alexey Miller has nominated Henning Voscherau, Hamburg’s former mayor, to head the South Stream Board of Directors, Gazprom said in a statement. “We are confident that the great experience gained by Henning Voscherau in international regulatory organizations and his fine reputation will
Denmark: GSE Rentals Continues Cooperation with Reson
RESON announced that GSE Rentals have once again shown their commitment to investing in RESON’s SeaBat technology. GSE Rentals have procured their first SeaBat 7125SV2 system to add to their existing pool of RESON SeaBat systems. The latest SeaBat 7125SV2 system delivered to GSE features the sought
UK: SMart Wind to Start Scoping Process for Project Two of Hornsea Zone
To ensure delivery of the target capacity of the Hornsea Zone by 2020 remains firmly on track, SMart Wind will shortly begin the scoping process for Project Two in April/May 2012. Whilst recognising that Project Two will constitute a separate application to the Infrastructure Planning Commission (IP