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UK: Cuadrilla Unveils Huge Shale Gas Find
Cuadrilla Resources Ltd., a private-equity backed shale-gas explorer in the U.K., said drilling … (bloomberg) [mappress] Source: bloomberg, September 22, 2011
Bulgaria Interested in Azerbaijani LNG
Bulgaria is interested in getting liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Azerbaijan, Bulgaria’s Economy, Energy and Tourism Minister Traicho Traikov told reporters in Baku on Thursday. “We are interested in a project associated with the delivery to Bulgaria of liquefied gas via the Black Sea. This project
Westminster Prefers Offshore Wind Turbines (UK)
PLANS for wind farms in East Yorkshire have been criticised by an MP whose has branded them “costly and largely useless”. Greg Knight, who represents the region in Westminster, said energy companies should be focusing their efforts on offshore facilities rather than trying to install turbines in the
Russian-Danish Maritime Roundtable Discussions Held in St Petersburg, Russia
On Friday 9 September 2011, the Danish Maritime Authority, together with the Danish Shipowners’ Association and the Danish Maritime Fund, hosted joint Russian-Danish maritime roundtable discussions in St Petersburg. The maritime roundtable discussions were held as a part of the Danish state visit to
Ukraine Inks LNG Deal with Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan and Ukraine signed an energy deal for liquefied natural gas deliveries that would start as early as 2014, a Ukrainian official… (upi) [mappress] Source: upi, September 22, 2011
The Netherlands: Van Oord Wins Best Technical Traineeship
Visitors to the website www.debestetraineeships.nl have voted Van Oord’s traineeship ‘Best Traineeship 2011’ in the IT & Technology category. The traineeship, which acquaints young professionals with various aspects of the marine engineering, dredging and offshore sector, won the same title in 2010
Spain: Enagas Buys Gascan Stake
Enagás has entered into a purchase agreement with Regional Canaria de Energías, S.L., whereby it has acquired a 41.94% holding in Gascan from the Canary Islands industrial shareholders. The acquisition is subject to the pertinent administrative and anti-trust authorisations. Following this transacti
Wave Energy Goes Online in Spain
The world’s first commercial wave energy plant went online this summer and is supplying electricity to a town in northern Spain. Despite its high investment costs, it could serve as a model for other coastal regions. The small Spanish coastal town of Mutriku doesn’t look like it would be home to a h
Turkey Closes Bosphorus Strait for Sea Traffic Due to Naval Exercises
The high number of ships passing through the Bosphorus Strait and the Dardanelles has alerted the Environment and Urbanization Ministry… (hurriyetdailynews) [mappress] Source: hurriyetdailynews, September 21, 2011;
Good Public Turnout for Consultation on Walney Offshore Wind Farm Extension Plans (UK)
The offshore wind farm Walney 1 was completed earlier this year and Walney 2 is on track to complete construction by the end of the year. Each phase comprises 51 turbines and the total output will be 367MW. The extension that we are consulting on would see an estimated 750MW added to that, making [&
Turkey: Erdogan Describes Israel-Cyprus Offshore Drilling as Madness
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan described offshore gas drilling by estranged ally Israel and Cyprus as “madness” on Wednesday, raising… By Jonathon Burch (Reuters) [mappress] Source:Reuters ,September 21, 2011;
Barclays Supports Renewable Energy (UK)
On 30 August, Barclays launched a GBP100m fund for UK farmers investing in renewable energy, tracking the massive groundswell of interest… By Giles Crosse (ifandp) [mappress] Source: ifandp, September 21, 2011
Barclays Supports Renewable Energy (UK)
On 30 August, Barclays launched a GBP100m fund for UK farmers investing in renewable energy, tracking the massive groundswell of interest… By Giles Crosse (ifandp) [mappress] Source: ifandp, September 21, 2011
Wirral Aims to Create Offshore Renewable Energy Centre in Birkenhead (UK)
A WIRRAL consortium is bidding for a share of a £200m government fund to establish an offshore renewable energy centre in Birkenhead… By Lorna Hughes (wirralnews) [mappress] Source: wirralnews, September 21, 2011