The negative impacts of offshore wind power can be avoided altogether or mitigated through proper planning, people attending a panel session at the EWEA2011 Annual Event heard Thursday. Dan Wilhelmsson of the Swedish Secretariat for Environmental Earth System Sciences added that the offshore wind po
“When we talk about the electricity sector, not the total energy consumption, but electricity, than I think by 2050 we’ll have 100% renewables in Europe. I think that is perfectly doable,” said EU Climate Action Commissioner Connie Hedegaard today at the EWEA 2011 Annual Event. She was speaking at a
Azerbaijan and Turkey are to sign a contract on the transport of natural gas and purchase and sale of gas from Shah Deniz 2… (news.az) [mappress] Source: news.az, March 17, 2011;
Russia is studying possibilities to lower the cost of its South Stream gas pipeline project or replace it with a project stipulating liquefi… (RIA Novosti) [mappress] Source: RIA Novosti, March 17, 2011;
The Aamira LNG carrier, with a capacity of 266,000 cubic metres, is due to arrive in the UK’s South Hook terminal March 24, according to the Milford Haven Port Authority website. The South Hook terminal can process 15.6 million tonnes of LNG a year and is capable of delivering 21 billion cubic metre
Statoil has awarded Songa Offshore a contract for hire of the semi-submersible rig Songa Delta, for use in the fast-track portfolio on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). The contract value is approximately USD 400 million. The rig will carry out production drilling for Statoil’s fast-track portf
On February 28, the board of Uddeholms AB decided to invest a total of 100 million SEK (€11.3 million) in upgrading the company’s production capability in Hagfors, Sweden. The investments are in line with the growth plan the company, which is a leading manufacturer of steel for industrial tools, has
THE nuclear disaster in Japan and the political turmoil that has sent oil prices to a record high should put the Swansea Bay tidal lagoon… (thisissouthwales) [mappress] Source: thisissouthwales, March 16, 2011
THE nuclear disaster in Japan and the political turmoil that has sent oil prices to a record high should put the Swansea Bay tidal lagoon… (thisissouthwales) [mappress] Source: thisissouthwales, March 16, 2011
Alexander Medvedev (image), Deputy Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Wang Dongjin, Vice President of China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) held another round of commercial negotiations in Moscow. The parties discussed the terms and conditions for Russian natural gas delivery to
Repsol has been rated as a “Gold Class” company for the fourth consecutive year, in the “Sustainability Yearbook 2011” complied by PricewaterhouseCoopers together with Sustainable Asset Management (SAM), an independent company that produces the annual assessments for the Dow Jones Sustainability Ind
The specialist for propulsion and power solutions Tognum decided at the meeting of the Supervisory Board on 14 March 2011, that Dieter Royal (47) will join the Executive Board as the new member responsible for the Finance and Corporate Services Division effective 1 October 2011. Dieter Royal succeed
The Spanish shipyard METALSHIPS & DOCKS has recently delivered the world’s longest offshore construction vessel, M/V North Sea Giant… (offshoreenergytoday) [mappress] Source: OET, March 16, 2011
A new Industrial Doctorate Centre is set to launch in October to train “the future leaders” in offshore renewables engineering technology. By Emily Smoucha (greenwisebusiness) [mappress] Source: greenwisebusiness ,March 16, 2011
