NorWind Installer (NWI) provided the construction vessel “North Sea Giant” owned by North Sea Shipping when BAUER Renewables Ltd., a subsidiary of BAUER Spezialtiefbau GmbH, successfully installed a drilled-in monopile foundation structure for a tidal energy turbine at the offshore test site of the
The BBC’s science and environment page yesterday features an interactive graphic on how an offshore wind farm is constructed. It starts with a navigable photo of the Harland and Wolff’s docks in Belfast where the turbines for a new offshore wind farm in the waters off Cumbria, UK are being assembled
French oil and gas company Total has completed a deal to purchase a 20.5% stake in Russia’s Yamal liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, to be… (prime-tass) [mappress] Source: prime-tass, August 17, 2011;
Crew of large ASW ship Severomorsk continues successful patrolling in the Gulf of Aden. Northern Fleet mariners on Aug 13 began to escort another convoy consisting of three ships flying flags of Cyprus, Liberia, and Panama. Dry cargo ship Valdai and tanker Zaliv Anadyr are Russian-crewed. This is th
A project has been set up to consider what the potential onshore requirements might be of an offshore windfarm off Tiree. This is the first step in the Masterplanning process. Argyll and Bute Council is working in partnership with the Scottish Government, Marine Scotland, Highlands and Islands Enter
Vattenfall, Technip and Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (AREG), the joint venture (JV) partners behind a cutting edge Wind Deployment Centre in Scottish waters – the 11-wind turbine European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) off Aberdeen Bay – have announced dates for forthcoming public consul
Siemens will provide the turbines and Netherlands-based contractor Van Oord the balance of plant at EDF Energy Renewables’ Teesside offshore… (utilityweek) [mappress] Source: utilityweek, August 16, 2011;
The partners in the Åsgard licences have today submitted a plan for development and operation (PDO) of subsea gas compression to maintain production from the Mikkel and Midgard reservoirs. Øystein Michelsen, Statoil’s executive vice president for Development and Production Norway (DPN), presented th
As energy demand is rising again, the year 2011 marks a turning point in the oil & gas industry with increased investments in the entire value chain. Offshore Energy in Amsterdam (11 & 12 October 2011), clearly reflects the confidence that governs the industry today. In four years time, the number o
Cargo transport through the Northern Sea Route is expected to skyrocket in course of the next decade. Climate change makes it possible to use… (barentsobserver) [mappress] Source: barentsobserver, August 15, 2011
American D-Day veterans are crying foul over a French initiative, approved last month by President Nicolas Sarkozy, to construct over one… By Caroline May (dailycaller) [mappress] Source: dailycaller, August 12, 2011
SAMTECH, a European leader in non-linear CAE simulation, structural optimization and coupled multiphysics, announces the launch of the… (cadcamnews) [mappress] Source: cadcamnews, August 12, 2011
SAMTECH, a European leader in non-linear CAE simulation, structural optimization and coupled multiphysics, announces the launch of the… (cadcamnews) [mappress] Source: cadcamnews, August 12, 2011
The U.K.’s Isle of Grain liquefied natural gas terminal is due to receive a cargo of the fuel next week. (Bloomberg) [mappress] Source: Bloomberg, August 15, 2011.
