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Maersk Supply’s risk mitigation proved ineffective in vessel sinking case, accident report reveals
The Danish Maritime Accident Investigation Board (DMAIB) has published a marine accident report on the sinking of a pair of Maersk Supply Service-owned supply ships in December 2016. The report concluded that the vessel owner’s risk mitigating initiatives were present but ineffective. On the night b
UK government ‘committed to North Sea’
UK government has committed to maximizing economic opportunity in the North Sea at meetings between industry officials and politicians held on Wednesday. The UK new Energy Minister Richard Harrington has told oil and gas leaders they have the ‘full support’ of the UK government in maximising the eco
Bluestream, Skeye enter offshore drone inspection pact
Inspection service provider Bluestream and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) operator Skeye BV have announced a partnership for visual inspection services and geographic data acquisition for offshore assets using UAVs. According to a statement by both companies, this move is an example of embracing inn
Gazprom’s profit plunges 80 pct in Q2
Russian gas giant Gazprom saw its net profit drop more than 80 percent in the second quarter of this year. Moscow-based Gazprom posted a profit of 47.9 billion roubles ($817 million) in the second quarter as compared to 244.8 billion roubles in the same quarter the year before. The company said that
Elengy names new Montoir-de-Bretagne LNG terminal director
French LNG terminal operator, Elengy, has named Bruno Michel as director of its Montoir-de-Bretagne liquefied natural gas terminal.
Israel approves Energean’s Karish, Tanin gas fields development plan
Energean Oil & Gas, eastern Mediterranean focused exploration and production company received approval from the Israeli petroleum commissioner for its Karish and Tanin gas fields development plan.
ALE increases heavy-lift footprint in The Netherlands
Global heavy-lift specialist ALE has signed a deal with steel constructor VDS Staalbouw (VDS) in Flushing, The Netherlands, to store equipment at its yard. ALE said on Wednesday that this gave it a local footprint in the Zeeland area of The Netherlands and made it easier to work with the local compa
Divers Find WWII Ordnance Off UK
A diving operations team at Hinkley Point has discovered a 250lb suspected WWII ordnance two miles north west of the power station, UK Coastguard informed. UK Coastguard has advised vessels in the area of a 1000 meters exclusion zone around the ordnance to ensure they are kept at a safe distance. Ie
Vattenfall Picks LICengineering for Danish Offshore Wind Projects
Danish engineering consultancy LICengineering has won a contract to provide Vattenfall with design solutions for the Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm and the Vesterhav Nord and Vesterhav Syd nearshore wind farms in the Danish North Sea.
Vattenfall Picks LICengineering for Danish Offshore Wind Projects
Danish engineering consultancy LICengineering has won a contract to provide Vattenfall with design solutions for the Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm and the Vesterhav Nord and Vesterhav Syd nearshore wind farms in the Danish North Sea.
Gasum opens Jyväskylä LNG station
Gasum of Finland has opened a fueling station in Jyväskylä serving vehicles using compressed biogas (CBG), compressed natural gas (CNG) as well as heavy-duty vehicles running on liquefied natural gas (LNG).
Wikinger Turbine No. 56 Rises in the Baltic Sea
Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up Brave Tern has installed 56 out of 70 Adwen 5MW wind turbines on the Wikinger offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea, Iberdrola, the owner and developer of the project, told Offshore WIND to mark a half way milestone on the project.
BIMCO: Tanker Fleet’s DWT Growth on Course for Six-Year High
Over the past four months owners have been busy ordering new tankers, keeping the crude oil tanker fleet expansion on course for a six-year-high, measured in DWT, BIMCO said. However, the fleet growth percentage is down from last years’ 5.9%, to 4.7% for the full year of 2017. The order book include
Sea Challenger Loads Final Dudgeon Turbine Parts in Hull
A2SEA’s wind turbine installation vessel Sea Challenger has loaded the final set of wind turbine components for the 402MW Dudgeon offshore wind farm project at the Port of Hull.