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Serbia Wants to Join AGRI LNG Project
Serbia wants to join the Azerbaijan- Georgia-Romania-Interconnection liquefied natural gas project as it seeks to diversify its supplies… (bloomberg) [mappress] Source: bloomberg, November 2, 2011
Energy Giants to Rethink Investing in Scotland
ENERGY giants have been warned to rethink investing in Scotland after a leading finance group raised fears over independence and its impact… By Tim Sharp, Kate Devlin and Michael Settle (heraldscotland) [mappress] Source: heraldscotland, November 02, 2011;
Research and Markets Releases Another Report on Offshore Wind Market (Ireland)
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Offshore Wind Power Market Analysis and Forecast to 2020 – China’s Capacity Investments Position It to Overtake Germany by 2018, Second Only to the UK” report to their offering. GBI Research, a leading business intelligence provider, has releas
Russia: Gazprom Holds Meeting on Volgograd Oblast Gasification
Yesterday in the city of Volgograd Viktor Zubkov, First Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation and Chairman of the Gazprom Board of Directors held a meeting on updating the General Scheme for Gas Supply and Gasification of the Volgograd Oblast which will be implemented from 2011 to 2013. In
RSPB Scotland Objects Offshore Wind Farm Offshore Aberdeen (UK)
RSPB Scotland has objected to proposals for an offshore wind farm near Aberdeen. A planning application for an 11-turbine wind farm off Abe… (bbc) [mappress] Source: bbc, November 01, 2011
RSPB Scotland Objects Offshore Wind Farm Offshore Aberdeen (UK)
RSPB Scotland has objected to proposals for an offshore wind farm near Aberdeen. A planning application for an 11-turbine wind farm off Abe… (bbc) [mappress] Source: bbc, November 01, 2011
Foster Wheeler Makes BoD Changes (Switzerland)
Foster Wheeler AG announced that its shareholders have elected J. Kent Masters, 50, and Henri Philippe Reichstul, 62, to the company’s board of directors. Masters was elected to serve a term expiring at the company’s annual general meeting to be held in 2012. Reichstul was elected to serve a term ex
Vietnam: Soco Postpones TGT Field Output Rise for 2012
British oil firm Soco International has delayed a ramp up in production at its key oil field off the Vietnam coast but said it was confident… By Sarah Young (Reuters) [mappress] Source: Reuters, November 1, 2011
UK Gas Drops
British benchmark front-season gas, for summer 2012, slipped to an eight-month low on Tuesday as Greece’s decision to hold a referendum… (reuters) [mappress] Source: reuters, November 1, 2011;
Cosco Delivers WTIV MPI Discovery (UK)
The Board of Directors of COSCO Corporation (Singapore) Limited (the “Company”) announces that COSCO (Nantong) Shipyard Co., Ltd (“COSCO Nantong”), a subsidiary of the Company’s 51% owned COSCO Shipyard Group Co., Ltd, has delivered another windmill turbine installation vessel (WTIV) “MPI DISCOVERY”
Russia: Arctic Research Vessel ‘Mikhail Somov’ Arrives in Arkhangelsk
The first research vessel laden with waste materials carried from the Russian Arctic polar stations has arrived in Arkhangelsk, the regional Arkhangelsk government said. The ice-class research and expedition vessel Mikhail Somov of North Territorial Department for Hydrometeorology and Environmental
Derek Blackwood Joins WFS Technologies’ Board of Directors (UK)
WFS Technologies announces the appointment of Derek Blackwood, OBE, President of Wood Group PSN Americas region, to its Board of Directors. Derek began his career as a student apprentice with BP Tanker Company gaining an HND in Marine Engineering. He worked in a variety of roles within the oil & gas
Spain: Cadiz Port to Construct New Container Terminal
Cadiz Bay Port Authority has signed a €92.04m ($130m) contract with a consortium composed of Acciona (50%) and FCC (50%) to build its new… (PortStrategy) [mappress] Source: PortStrategy, November 1, 2011
Norway: Statoil Restarts Hammerfest LNG
Statoil’s LNG plant at Hammerfest is back online as planned after being shut down since 14 October. The plant receives large amounts of natural gas from the Snøhvit field which is cooled down (liquefied) to LNG and prepared for export. After a scheduled shutdown earlier this year pressure build-up w