ABP Marine Environmental Research Ltd (ABPmer) has been commissioned to prepare the marine elements of an environmental statement in support of Associated British Ports’ (ABP) proposed Green Port Hull development at Alexandra Dock, Port of Hull. This follows the announcement in January that Siemens
LNG Energy Ltd. announced that Saponis Investments Sp. Z o.o. (Saponis), has spudded its second Polish gas shale well, Lebork S-1 on March 11, 2011, on the Slupsk concession. LNG Energy holds a 20% net working interest in Saponis which in turn owns three concessions in Poland. Immediately after dril
20 Megawatt wind turbines are feasible, according to a new report from the EU-funded UpWind project, published today at the EWEA 2011 Annual Event in Brussels. The UpWind project explored the design limits of upscaling wind turbines to 20 Megawatt (MW) and found that they would have rotor diameters
Siemens Energy today launched a new direct drive gearless wind turbine for low to moderate wind speeds at the EWEA 2011 wind power exhibition and conference in Brussels. The core feature of the new SWT-2.3-113 wind turbine is an innovative drive concept with a compact permanent magnet generator. Thi
The LNG Imo liquefied natural gas carrier, with a capacity of 148,452 cubic metres, is due to arrive in the UK’s Dragon terminal March 22, 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 20,000 people on the rugged islands of Orkney in Scotland’s extreme north are vastly outnumbered by sheep. But out to sea, beyond the… (hydroworld) [mappress] Source: hydroworld, March 15, 2011
Fugro formally took delivery of a new-build vessel, M/V Fugro Galaxy; the second of Fugro’s FSSV 65 series of dedicated survey vessels “FSSV 65” is the design name for a state of the art 65m long Fugro Standard Survey Vessel. Designed to Fugro specifications the specially designed hull form and prop
The Umm Slal LNG carrier, with a capacity of 266,000 cubic metres, is due to arrive in the UK’s South Hook terminal March 22, 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 met
OJSC NOVATEK plans to select two or three more partners for the Yamal LNG project by the end of this year, the company’s CFO, Mark Gyetvay… (interfax) [mappress] Source: interfax, March 15, 2011;
GE today introduced its 4.1-113 wind turbine, a four-megawatt (MW) class machine that is optimized for offshore use and is designed to bring a new level of reliability to the offshore wind industry. GE has signed a contract to supply a 4.1-113 wind turbine, along with associated services, to Götebor
Transeuro Energy Corp. today announced weekly update on its Ukraine operations. Operations for the first production test of the previously announced 4 test programme on Karl-101 are underway. Pressure testing of the equipment required to flow the well is taking longer than anticipated. The Company w
The EU must adopt a binding renewable energy target for 2030 to secure long-term investment in renewable energy. At the opening in Brussels today of Europe’s largest wind power conference and exhibition, Arthouros Zervos, President of the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA), warned “the wind ind
IHC Fundex Equipment, part of IHC Merwede, has acquired Vermeer MT’s full range of products and services. Through this acquisition on 4 March 2011, the company has considerably enhanced its delivery programme in the field of compact hydraulic foundation machines. It is also in a better position to r
For the first time in its history, Gastech, (21-24 March) will play host to a Russian National Seminar. The seminar examines the development prospects for the energy market in Russia and the activities of Russian oil companies abroad. Leading Russian gas companies will attend and present new project
