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The Netherlands: Bluestream Participates in EWEA Offshore 2011 Event
Building on the success of EWEA Offshore 2009 and the rapid growth of the offshore wind energy industry, the upcoming EWEA Offshore 2011 event will be significantly larger than previous years. This year’s venue will be the Amsterdam RAI Exhibition and Convention Centre, the perfect show-case for off
UK Spot Gas Down 10 Percent
British spot gas shed 10 percent on Friday morning as warm weather weighed on demand and packed storage sites struggled to absorb the incomi… (reuters) [mappress] Source: reuters, November 11, 2011; Image: uk national grid
UK: GM&T Subsidiary Wins ‘Energy Supplier of the Year’ Award
Gazprom Energy, a 100% subsidiary of Gazprom Marketing & Trading Limited (GM&T), announced that the company was awarded the ‘ Supplier of the Year’ award at last night’s Energy ‘Buying & Supplying’ Excellence Awards 2011, which was held at the exclusive May Fair Hotel in London. Now in its second ye
Sweden: ESPO Award for Ports of Stockholm
Sweden’s Ports of Stockholm has been awarded the third European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) Award on Social Integration of Ports.. (PortWorld) [mappress] Source: PortWorld, November 11, 2011
Russia: Court Rejects Multibillion Dollar Lawsuits Against BP
A Russian court threw out two multi-billion dollar lawsuits against BP on Friday, handing the British oil company a key victory in legal … By Melissa Akin and Vladimir Soldatkin (Reuters) [mappress] Source:Reuters , November 11, 2011;
Kentish Flats Offshore Wind Farm Extension Plans Leap Planning Hurdle (UK)
Plans to extend the wind farm off the coast of Whitstable and Herne Bay has leapt a planning hurdle following an extensive community… By Chris Britcher (kentnews) [mappress] Source: kentnews, November 11, 2011; Image: vattenfall, February 21, 2011
Sweden: ESPO Award for Ports of Stockholm
Sweden’s Ports of Stockholm has been awarded the third European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) Award on Social Integration of Ports… (portworld) [mappress] Source: portworld, November 11, 2011;
Wind Farm Foes to Lay Out Their Opposition (UK)
More than 300 campaigners are expected to lay out their opposition to the Scottish government’s wind farm policy at a national conference… (bbc) [mappress] Source: bbc, November 11, 2011
The Netherlands: Rotterdam Port Seeks Bidders for Harbour Construction Works
Port of Rotterdam Authority has announced tender for harbour construction works. Details: The Parkkade Rotterdam comprises a variety of old constructions, whose design life has now been exceeded. The wharf is used as a mooring and needs to be renovated in order to maintain the desired functionality.
Italy: Adriatic LNG Terminal Plans November Capacity Allocation
Spot regasification capacity for November will be allocated on a first come, first-served basis at the 8 billion cubic meters/year Adriatic… (platts) [mappress] Source: platts, November 11, 2011; Image: adriatic lng
Russia: Caspian Flotilla to Receive Two New Ships Till End of 2011
Caspian Flotilla (CF) will receive two new ships till the end of 2011, says Russian defense ministry’s press release. The question is Project 11661K Gepard corvette Dagestan and Project 21630 Buyan small-size gun ship Volgodonsk. Both warships were developed by Zelenodolsk Design Bureau and built by
Norway: Vaagland Batbyggeri Receives Contract to Build Fishing Vessel
The Vaagland Batbyggeri shipyard in Norway has entered into a contract to build a new purse seiner for Norwegian fishing company Fiskebas AS… (WorldFishing) [mappress] Source: WorldFishing, November 11, 2011; Image: Rolls-Royce
New Flows of Trade to Enhance Relations Between Luxembourg and Vietnam
New flows of trade and commercial co-operation are expected to enhance relations between Luxembourg and Vietnam in the ne… By Quynh Hoa (VietnamNews) [mappress] Source: VietnamNews, November 11, 2011
Russia: Gazprom Starts Construction on Large UGS Facility
Yesterday Gazprom has commenced the Bednodemyanovskoye underground gas storage (UGS) facility construction. Bednodemyanovskoye will become one of the largest UGS facilities in Russia and one of the basic gas storages smoothening seasonal fluctuations in gas supply (also during abnormally cold snaps)