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Top News of the Week, 12 – 18 June 2017
Offshore WIND’s most read news from 12 to 18 June 2017.
Top News of the Week, 12 – 18 June 2017
Offshore WIND’s most read news from 12 to 18 June 2017.
Spain: USD 123 Mn Lost, 34 Ships Diverted amid Two-Day Strike
The latest round of dockworker strikes in Spain has cost the country EUR 110 million (USD 123 million), Spanish Ministry of Public Works said. The dockworkers launched a 48-hour strike on Wednesday, June 14 across Spanish ports after they were unable to reach a deal with employers’ association Anesc
Barents NaturGass starts ops at Polarbase LNG bunkering station
Barents NaturGass said its LNG bunkering facility located at Polarbase, the supply base for the Barents Sea, in Hammerfest in northern Noway has started operations.
After months of ordeal OSV crew free to leave Angola
Croatian sailors who have been detained in Angola for months, accused of fuel theft from an offshore support vessel, have been set free. According to the Croatian Seafarers Union, the sailors, Duško Jelača i Vanja Maričić, have now been released and cleared of all charges due to the lack of evidence
IDC: Two-Hour Work Stoppage Planned in All European Ports
Dockworkers in ports across Europe will stop work for two hours on June 29 in support of their Spanish colleagues who are striking against port reform in the country that is jeopardizing their jobs. The decision on stoppages, scheduled to take place from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., was taken at the as
Seafarers Held in Angola Cleared of All Charges
Seafarers who have been held in Soyo, Angola, for the past three months due to accusations of the alleged theft of fuel were cleared of all charges on June 15 and are now free to go home. When contacted, trade union Nautilus said it is still awaiting the confirmation that the six seafarers have been
Oil prices bounce but stuck near 2017 lows on supply overhang
By Libby George LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices edged up from 2017 lows on Friday but an ongoing supply excess put them on track for their fourth consecutive week of losses despite OPEC-led production cuts to support the crude market. Brent crude futures <LCOc1> were up 42 cents at $47.34 per barrel b
DONG Energy Awards New Grants from Walney Extension Community Fund
Fourteen organisations have been awarded grants as part of DONG Energy’s Walney Extension Community Fund. The groups will each receive a share of the just over GBP 250,000 windfall available under round two of the Fund, which launched last year.
Vattenfall Maps Norfolk Onshore Infrastructure Locations
Vattenfall, the developer of the Norfolk Vanguard and Norfolk Boreas offshore wind farms, has published maps showing a reduced number of search areas identified as potential locations for onshore electrical infrastructure.
Vattenfall Maps Norfolk Onshore Infrastructure Locations
Vattenfall, the developer of the Norfolk Vanguard and Norfolk Boreas offshore wind farms, has published maps showing a reduced number of search areas identified as potential locations for onshore electrical infrastructure.
U.S. to boost LNG exports to Europe with sanctions on Russia
The latest decision by the U.S. Senate to impose new sanctions on Russia over alleged involvement in the 2016 elections is aimed at boosting U.S. LNG exports to Europe.
Wood Group’s takeover of Amec Foster Wheeler get shareholder backing
Wood Group’s recommended all-share offer for Amec Foster Wheeler has received the support of shareholders of both companies. The deal is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2017, once all relevant clearances are received from competition authorities in certain countries where both coun
Statoil’s investigation of Statfjord oil spill gets through audit with flying colors
A trio of Norwegian regulatory agencies has found no non-conformities nor improvement points during an audit of Statoil’s follow-up of the investigation of an oil spill on the Statfjord field off Norway in 2015. Norway’s offshore safety regulator, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), teamed up with