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Developers Unveil Plans for Wind Farm off East Yorkshire Coast (UK)
PLANS for a huge wind farm to be built off the East Yorkshire coast have been unveiled to the public reports the Grimsby Telegraph. With the firm behind the scheme promising hundreds of jobs to people in North East Lincolnshire if the scheme goes ahead. Mainstream Renewable Power and Siemens Project
C-power Appoints New CEO (Belgium)
The Board of Directors of C-Power has appointed the 56 year old Jaak Rutten as CEO of C-Power as from 1 January 2012 as the successor of Filip Martens who passed away recently. Jaak Rutten holds a master degree in agricultural engineering. He held various national and international commercial and ma
C-power Appoints New CEO (Belgium)
The Board of Directors of C-Power has appointed the 56 year old Jaak Rutten as CEO of C-Power as from 1 January 2012 as the successor of Filip Martens who passed away recently. Jaak Rutten holds a master degree in agricultural engineering. He held various national and international commercial and ma
Novatek: Total Bought Yamal LNG Stake for USD 425 Million (Russia)
Russia’s top non-state gas producer Novatek said on Friday it sold 20 percent of the Yamal LNG project to TOTAL for $425 million… (reuters) [mappress] Source: reuters, November 11, 2011; Image: total
Russia: Gazprom Launches Eurobond Roadshow
Gazprom, Russia’s gas monopoly, has launched a roadshow of its dollar Eurobonds that will run until Nov. 14, a financial market source told… (reuters) [mappress] Source: reuters, November 11, 2011; Image: gazprom
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 near future, … By Quynh Hoa (vietnamnews) [mappress] Source: vietnamnews, November 11, 2011;
Cheniere Eyes LNG Exports by 2015 (Lithuania)
U.S.-based Cheniere Energy plans to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) by 2015 and hopes to take a stake in a floating LNG terminal in Lithu… (reuters) [mappress] Source: reuters, November 10, 2011; Image: cheniere
Norway: Offshore Oil & Gas Activities to Rise Despite Global Economic Crysis
Norwegian offshore oil and natural- gas investment will rise through 2014, defying a global economic slowdown, as recent discoveries and … By Stephen Treloar (Bloomberg) [mappress] Source: Bloomberg, November 10, 2011
52 Faulty Foundations at Greater Gabbard Offshore Wind Farm (UK)
SSE has downplayed concerns about the future of its flagship offshore wind farm, despite revealing that up to 52 foundations on the 500MW… (businessgreen) [mappress] Source: businessgreen, November 10, 2011;
UK Prompt Gas Prices Rise
British prompt gas prices rose on Thursday as exports to Europe surged and supplies from Norway fell, making the system short of gas… (reuters) [mappress] Source: reuters, November 10, 2011; Image: uk national grid
US Companies Show Interest in Ukraine LNG Project
The leaders of the world oil and gas market have participated in the presentation of Ukraine’s LNG Terminal project, which was held in Houst… (ukrainebusiness) [mappress] Source: ukrainebusiness, November 10, 2011
North Devon to Benefit from Atlantic Array Development (UK)
THE man behind the Atlantic Array development has hinted North Devon would be the most likely place to benefit from jobs created by the offshore wind farm – not South Wales. Peter Crone, director of Farm Energy, spoke at a North Devon Green Party event at the Castle Centre, in Barnstaple on Tuesday
Russia: Zvezdochka Completes Construction of Jack-Up Rig for Gazflot
Severodvinsk-based Zvezdochka Shipyard has completed the construction of the jack-up drilling rig “Arkticheskaya” for LLC Gazflot… (Port News) [mappress] Source: Portnews, November 10, 2011
Russia: Dredging Project Brings More Business to Vysotsky Port
Coal exports from Port Vysotsky LLC in January-October, 2011 surged by 43.5% from last year’s numbers to 2,709,579.2 tons, the stevedoring… (portnews) [mappress] Source: portnews, November 10, 2011;