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Gazprom, Ukraine Continue Gas Talks
The CEO at Russian gas giant Gazprom Alexei Miller and Ukraine’s Energy and Coal Industry Minister Yuriy Boiko have had another round of talks, Gazprom said in a statement. “The meeting discussed the issues of cooperation between Russia and Ukraine in the gas sector,” the company said. Russia shippe
UK: Rampion Offshore Wind Farm Public Consultation in Albourne
Developers of the Rampion Offshore Wind Farm will hold a public consultation event in Albourne tomorrow, reports Mid Sussex Times. Residents will get the chance to learn more about the proposed offshore wind farm located 13km off the Sussex coast, and discuss the proposals with the wind farm develop
Finland: Greenpeace Activists Board Shell-Leased Icebreakers
A fortnight ago, seven Greenpeace activists lead by Lucy Lawless, the TV star famous for her role in “Xena: Warrior Princess” TV series boarded Shell’s drillship in New Zealand to prevent it from sailing away towards Alaska to begin drilling in the Chukchi Sea. After having been onboard for two days
UK: Planet Ocean Delivers First ic-Listen-HF
Planet Ocean ltd and its Canadian principal, the newly launched Ocean Sonics Ltd are proud to make delivery of the very first ic-Listen-HF, High Frequency Smart Hydrophone to Dr Merin Broudic of Swansea University at a small ceremony on their stand at Oceanology International in London this week. Th
UK: Port of Liverpool Development Plan Moves Forward
The Mersey Docks and Harbour Company Limited plans to announce a tender for dredging works at the port area. Officials’ plan is to appoint a contractor to undertake a package of dredging, quay wall construction and infilling works at “Liverpool 2” (Liverpool’s new deep water container terminal), Por
NGVA Europe CEO: Europe Lacks LNG Infrastructure
Dr Manuel Lage, General Manager and CEO at NGVA Europe talks about the future of LNG as a vehicle fuel ahead of the Small-Mid Scale LNG Summit to be held in Amsterdam. Small scale LNG has been experiencing considerable growth in the past years and will be gaining even more popularity and importance
France: DCNS Reserves Port Space in Cherbourg for Tidal Energy Plans
Laurent Beauvais, President of the Basse-Normandie Region and Chairman of the Ports of Normandy Authority, and Patrick Boissier, Chairman and CEO of DCNS, signed a memorandum of understanding at DCNS headquarters in Paris, in the presence of Jean-François Le Grand, President of the Manche Department
France: DCNS Reserves Port Space in Cherbourg for Tidal Energy Plans
Laurent Beauvais, President of the Basse-Normandie Region and Chairman of the Ports of Normandy Authority, and Patrick Boissier, Chairman and CEO of DCNS, signed a memorandum of understanding at DCNS headquarters in Paris, in the presence of Jean-François Le Grand, President of the Manche Department
First LNG Professionals for Poland
On March 9, at the Maritime University of Szczecin, 36 graduates of the European LNG Training Centre received certificates in LNG transport and terminal operations. This is the first group of professionals graduated from Polish Universities and prepared according to international standards for work
Germany: HPA Seeks Bidders for Silt Removal Works
Hamburg Port Authority has invited bids for the silt removal works at the harbour area. These works include: – Transfer of processed harbour sludge into the landfill area of Francop; – Removal of dredged material from Hamburg Schlick waters; – Retrieval of silt deposition from port construction and
Norway: Officials Invite Bids for Harstad Dredging
Kystverket Nordland has announced tender for the dredging works at the Kabelvag area. Kystverket is the project manager and developer of the project, “Clean Harstad Harbour”. The project will further develop a fairway in Harstadbotn, and environmentally clear the sludge by dredging and capping. The
UK: Renewable Energy Job Predictions Overestimated
Job predictions for renewable industry could have been overestimated, according to STV. The Scottish Government is confident that offshore wind energy has a potential to create 48,000 jobs by 2020. On the other hand, Richard Marsh, director of Edinburgh-based 4-Consulting, claims in his report that
UK: EnQuest Completes Kraken Acqusition
EnQuest PLC (‘EnQuest’) today announces that it has completed the acquisition of 25% of the in the UK North Sea blocks 9/2b and 9/2c, including the Kraken discovery, from Nautical Petroleum plc. This agreement and the associated details of the transaction were announced on 24 January 2012 when Enque
UK: Mansell to Build New Facilities for Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm
Mansell has won a contract worth £2.6 million with Scira Offshore Energy Ltd to build new facilities providing support for Sheringham Shoal offshore wind farm. The development at Egmere, Wells-Next-The-Sea, Norfolk, includes a two-storey office block, warehouse, car park and bike shelter and Mansell