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Proposed Wind Farm in Aberdeen Bay Receives Strong Support (UK)
Plans for the offshore wind farm in Aberdeen Bay have been given considerable support, reports STV. Earlier this month, upon opposing the proposed wind farm, Donald Trump put on hold the hotel and housing plans for his golf resort. He said that he would not go ahead with the plans if the „ugly indus
Russian Gazprom Inks Deal to Double Azeri Gas Purchases
Today in Krasnaya Polyana Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Rovnag Abdullayev, President of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) signed in the presence of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Azerbaijani President Ilkham Aliev an addendum to the effecti
FoundOcean Awarded Nordsee Ost Foundation Grouting Contract by RWE Innogy (Germany)
FoundOcean announced the award of the foundation grouting contract for Nordsee Ost offshore wind farm in German waters by RWE Innogy. The 295 MW capacity wind farm will be installed in water depths ranging from 22 to 25 m on four-legged jacket foundations. The 49 foundations (48 turbine and one tran
Secretary Huhne to Inaugurate Wold’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm (UK)
On the February 9th, 2012, the world’s largest offshore wind farm, located in the East Irish Sea, will be inaugurated by Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change The Rt. Hon. Chris Huhne, MP. Barrow-in-Furness Town Hall will be the gravitation point for this grand celebration marking a miles
Denmark: DMA Hosts Japanese Maritime Delegation
On 19 January, the Danish Maritime Authority hosted a Japanese delegation from the Ministry for Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, as well as from Japanese port bureaus and ports. Japanese ports are facing increasing competition from other container ports in Asia. The purpose of the visit
Danish Maritime Authority Hosts Japanese Delegation
On 19 January, the Danish Maritime Authority hosted a Japanese delegation from the Ministry for Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, as well as from Japanese port bureaus and ports. Parliamentary Vice-Minister Mr. Kunihiko Muroi led the delegation. Japanese ports are facing increasing compet
Vietnam: DHV Consortium Bags Consultancy Contract for Mekong Delta Plan
The Dutch government’s NL Agency has awarded a contract for the provision of consultancy services for the Mekong Delta Plan in Vietnam to a consortium headed by consultancy and engineering firm DHV. Other members of the consortium include Royal Haskoning, Wageningen University & Research Centre, Del
Ecotricity Develops Searaser Wave Power Device (UK)
Green energy company Ecotricity is adding the power of the Sea to that of the Wind and the Sun – to make its Green Electricity. Ecotricity is developing a radical Wave power device called Searaser – which it believes can address two of the biggest barriers to the deployment of renewable energy on th
The Netherlands: Seajacks Kraken to Visit 50 Offshore Platforms
Seajacks Kraken, a self-propelled jack-up vessel owned and operated by Seajacks, has been contracted by NAM (Nederlandse Aardoliemaatschappij BV) and Shell UK Limited to work on one of the largest well repair and maintenance campaigns in the Southern North Sea. The program is scheduled to last for t
Wikborg Rein Appoints LNG Specialist (UK)
Law firm Wikborg Rein announced that on 1 January 2012 Joe McGladdery joined the London office of Wikborg Rein as a Partner. Joe joined Wikborg Rein from Qatar Gas Transport Company Limited (Nakilat) where he acted as the company’s General Counsel and as a board member for a number of its subsidiary
USA: UN Supports IMO Initiative for Closer Counter-piracy Co-operation
IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu met Secretary-General Ban on Friday, 20 January 2012, at UN Headquarters in New York, and discussed matters related to IMO’s work and cooperation between the UN and the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to combat Somalia-based piracy. It was the first time
Falck Nutec to Exhibit at RenewableUK Conference
Falck Nutec will be exhibiting at this year’s RenewableUK Health & Safety conference exhibition in Manchester on Wednesday 1 February 2012. The event, which takes place at the city’s Hilton Deansgate Hotel, will allow us to showcase a number of their new and forthcoming training services in the rene
FLEX LNG Says SHI Talks Progressing Well (UK)
FLEX LNG today provided an update regarding the status of ongoing discussions with the sponsors of the Gulf LNG Project and Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI). As previously disclosed, FLEX LNG and SHI successfully completed Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) in December 2011 for the FLNG vessel fo
The Netherlands: Future of Offshore Industry are Energy Efficient OSVs, Survey Shows
In preparation of Offshore Support Vessels Summit 2012, a new survey conducted by the Oil and Gas IQ asked more than 200 offshore maritime experts to present their views on energy efficiency OSVs. The survey shows that a significant 87.5 per cent of industry experts believe that energy efficient OSV