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The Netherlands: Seaports of Niedersachsen Present Logistics Solutions for Offshore Wind Energy Industry
EWEA offshore 2011 ended on Thursday. During the three days Seaports of Niedersachsen has presented the excellent conditions in the Lower Saxon seaports for production, assembly and handling of offshore wind energy facilities. Many industry representatives showed great interest in port services and
Aibel Appoints Director of its New Business Area (Norway)
Tore Engevik has been appointed director of Aibel’s new business area, Wind. Engevik was previously CEO of Vestavind Offshore AS. “Engevik has long and relevant experience. He therefore has the best point of departure for heading the company’s new business area,” says President and CEO Jan Skogseth
Aibel Appoints Director of its New Business Area (Norway)
Tore Engevik has been appointed director of Aibel’s new business area, Wind. Engevik was previously CEO of Vestavind Offshore AS. “Engevik has long and relevant experience. He therefore has the best point of departure for heading the company’s new business area,” says President and CEO Jan Skogseth
Russia: Gazprom, Ukraine Discuss Cooperation Prospects
The Gazprom headquarters hosted a working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Yury Boiko, Ukrainian Energy and Coal Industry Minister. The parties discussed the issues of bilateral cooperation and marked fruitfulness of the current dialogue. The parties we
Russia: Baltiysky Zavod Shipyard Participates in Construction of Mistral Ships
JSC United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) and Baltiysky Zavod shipyard on Dec 2 signed a RUR 2.5-bln agreement providing that the yard’s productive capacities would participate in construction of hulls of two Mistral-class assault landing ships, reports RIA Novosti. The document was endorsed by pre
OGN Group to Invest GBP 50m into Former Tyneside Shipyard (UK)
THE owner of a former Tyneside shipyard is preparing to invest £50m in converting part of the site into a facility to make wind turbine foundations – creating hundreds of jobs. OGN Group is already using a section of Hadrian Yard in Wallsend to build an oil production platform for American firm Apac
Crown Estate Welcomes DECC’s Announcement for Westermost Rough (UK)
The Crown Estate welcomes the announcement from DECC that it has granted planning consent for the Westermost Rough, Round 2 wind farm off the coast of Yorkshire, which could provide up to 245 MW of generating capacity. Rob Hastings, Director of the Marine Estate at The Crown Estate said: “The consen
Norway: Statoil Gets Drilling Permit for Barents Sea Wildcat
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted a drilling permit to Statoil Petroleum AS for wellbore 7220/7-1, cf. Section 8 of the Resource Management Regulations. Wellbore 7220/7-1 will be drilled from the drilling facility Aker Barents. The drilling program for wellbore 7220/7-1 applies to the
LNG Tanker from Nigeria Due at Sines Terminal December 10
Port of Sines is scheduled to receive a shipment of LNG from Nigeria on December 10, according to the Port of Sines website. The LNG Lagos, with a capacity of 122,000 cubic metres, is sailing from Nigerian Bonny terminal. The terminal is held by REN Atlântico and has a nominal send out capacity of 6
Seajacks to Sponsor EEEGR’s Southern North Sea Conference 2012 (UK)
Seajacks will be main sponsor of the Southern North Sea Conference 2012. The event will be held at the University of East Anglia’s John Innes Centre in Norwich (UK) on March 1st. The conference will focus on the main assets of the Southern North Sea; offshore wind and gas – with a running theme of [
Germany’s First Offshore Trade Fair and Conference: WINDFORCE 2012
The German WINDFORCE 2012 – Offshore Conference & International Trade Fair will take place for the first time in Bremen in coming June. Messe Bremen will be the focus of the offshore sector from June 26 – 29, 2012. Bremen, Bremerhaven and the Northwest Region together form the competence center as f
Germany’s First Offshore Trade Fair and Conference: WINDFORCE 2012
The German WINDFORCE 2012 – Offshore Conference & International Trade Fair will take place for the first time in Bremen in coming June. Messe Bremen will be the focus of the offshore sector from June 26 – 29, 2012. Bremen, Bremerhaven and the Northwest Region together form the competence center as f
Stone Fishers Move Around 60 pct of Stones Due to Favorable Weather (Denmark)
The two stone fisher vessels, moving the approx 5,000 tonnes of stones, which are a hindrance for the construction of the wind farm, have benefited from the favourable weather conditions. Contrary to custom, the first half of November has had many consecutive days with good weather conditions; howev
MV Lone Upgrades to DP 2 System (Germany)
The MV “Lone” is now in the last stages of upgrading her existing DP 1 system to a DP 2 system. In dry-dock at the German shipyard Norderwerft, the vessel received one additional 1,200 kW bowthruster, two retractable azimuths of 1,200 kW each and three 1,600 kW auxiliary engines to secure the power