Three access points to the new recreational beach at Maasvlakte 2 will have steps designed by Jan Konings. The Rotterdam artist came up with the idea of a 9-metre wide set of steps that serves various functions and, due to its minimalist yet playful form, fits in well with the dunes. The design by J
Port of Tyne has reported 2010 end of year results reflecting a significant return to growth following the recession of 2009. With chairman Sir Ian Wrigglesworth and chief executive officer Andrew Moffat at the helm, the port has seen some of the best results for some time in all five of its busines
The replacement of Conwy Quay’s jetty looks to go ahead despite incurring extra costs of almost £200,000. Unforeseen ground conditions at th… By Ian Hughes (northwalesweeklynews) [mappress] Source: northwalesweeklynews, May 12, 2011;
The Broads Authority has been forced to delay plans to dredge Heigham Sound on the Upper Thurne after permission to dispose of the sediment… (broads-authority) [mappress] Source: broads-authority, May 12, 2011;
Wednesday in Saint Petersburg Alexander Ananenkov, Deputy Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee held a meeting dedicated to engineering and construction of the Ukhta – Torzhok, Pochinki – Gryazovets, Gryazovets – Vyborg, SRTO – Torzhok gas pipelines and main compressor stations in Northwester
The LNG Lokoja, a BW Group Ltd. tanker, with a capacity of 148,500 cubic metres, is due to arrive in the UK’s Dragon terminal May 18, according to the Milford Haven Port Authority website. BG and Petronas between them have contracted for the full capacity at Dragon LNG’s Milford Haven site over the
Lundin Norway AS has received consent to carry out exploration drilling of well 7120/2-3 in the Barents Sea with the Transocean Leader mobile facility. The well will be drilled in production licence 438, approx. 172 kilometres northwest of Melkøya, and approx. 30 kilometres northwest of Snøhvit. The
The Nord Stream Pipeline takes another important step towards its target of starting to deliver gas directly from Russia to the European Union by the end of 2011. Preparations for welding together two of the three sections of the 1,224 kilometre pipeline through the Baltic Sea have now started. They
Golar LNG today announced that it has made a voluntary offer to buy all of the remaining shares in Golar LNG Energy. The offer price in the Voluntary Offer is NOK 26.80 per share. The acceptance period for the Voluntary Offer expires on May 25, 2011, at 16:00 CET. Settlement of the Offer will [&hell
At a time when governments in Europe are rethinking their energy policies, it is important that the industry collaborate in promoting natural gas as essential for Europe’s energy future. “Only together we can ensure that gas receives the attention and the role it deserves, being a secure, cost effic
The Board of Directors of Saipem S.p.A., convened Monday and following the resolutions taken by the Shareholders’ Meeting on May 4, 2011, approved the appointments of the Chairman, Deputy Chairman and CEO and Deputy CEO of Saipem S.p.A. It also ascertained the independence requirements for Board Dir
Gazprom accomplished connection of the Dzhubga – Lazarevskoye – Sochi gas pipeline offshore and onshore sections. The Bigfoot 1 pipe-laying vessel performed a tie-in operation (welding two sections of the pipeline) near the Kudepsta settlement. The same operations were previously performed near the
The growth in revenue that commenced in the second half of 2010 continued, as expected, in the first months of 2011. This was despite somewhat lower utilisation of the vessel fleet due to such factors as a higher number of planned dry dockings for regular maintenance and the unexpected cancellation
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal project in Latvia is being assessed also by German investors, who point out there is certain criteria t… (bnn-news) [mappress] Source: bnn-news, May 10, 2011;
