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Serica: First gas from Columbus slated for late 2019
London-listed oil firm Serica Energy is looking to bring its Columbus gas field online in late 2019, or 2020. The field is located in the UK sector of the North Sea. The company has been trying to develop the field for years. It suffered a major setback back in 2013, when BG, the operator of [&helli
Prosafe-Westcon dispute over cost overruns lingers on
Prosafe, an operator of semi-sub accommodation rigs known as flotels, is still in dispute with Westcon over cost overruns related to Safe Scandinavia’s conversion from flotel to tender support vessel (TSV). In its 2016 annual report on Thursday, Prosafe said that the litigation process relating to t
ESC: European Exporters to Monitor Current Developments in Container Shipping
The European Shippers’ Council (ESC) Board of Directors has decided to set up a temporary observer group comprised of representatives of European exporters to monitor closely the situation related to the capacity crunch in container shipping. The group will analyze the changes in capacity, the time
VIDEO: BP launches second Shah Deniz 2 jacket
Oil giant BP, the operator of the Shah Deniz 2 project, has posted a video on its YouTube channel of the sail away and launch of the Caspian Sea project’s quarters and utilities (QU) platform jacket. The jacket sailed away to the Shah Deniz contract area in the Caspian Sea from the Heydar Aliyev Bak
Belgium Starts Building Rentel Offshore Wind Farm
Only a few days after the final turbine was installed at the Nobelwind offshore wind farm in Belgium, works on setting up a further array of wind turbines in the Belgian part of the North Sea started. Namely, the construction of the Rentel offshore wind farm has begun, according to the project’s soc
Belgium Starts Building Rentel Offshore Wind Farm
Only a few days after the final turbine was installed at the Nobelwind offshore wind farm in Belgium, works on setting up a further array of wind turbines in the Belgian part of the North Sea started. Namely, the construction of the Rentel offshore wind farm has begun, according to the project’s soc
Total opens its 1st natural gas fueling station in France
French energy giant and LNG player Total on Wednesday opened its first natural gas fueling station in France, in Nantes. Total said in a statement that it plans to open another 15 stations this year, followed by an additional 10 a year. The aim is to create a network of 110 outlets — either Total or
NGOs Adopt Declaration to Create Mediterranean ECA
An alliance of several European environmental organizations adopted a declaration to designate the Mediterranean Sea as an Emission Control Area (ECA) in an effort to limit air pollution from ships. The document, known as the “Rome Declaration”, was signed by a group of NGOs including BirdLife Malta
LICengineering to Oversee Pile Test Campaign off Le Tréport
Danish design and consultancy company LICengineering A/S has been selected by Éoliennes en Mer Dieppe et Le Tréport to review and supervise pile test campaign for the 496MW Le Treport offshore wind farm.
Maersk Genoa Collides with Freighter in the Netherlands
Maersk Genoa, a containership operated by Danish shipping giant Maersk Line, collided with a freighter named Dan Fighter in the Westerschelde estuary on April 4, Dutch news agency HVZeeland reports. Based on the report, the freighter made contact with the stern of Maersk Genoa. Following the collisi
GE Rolls Out First Merkur OWF Nacelle
The first out of the total of 66 GE Haliade 6MW nacelles for the Merkur offshore wind farm has recently left the manufacturer’s assembly line in France, GE Renewable Energy reported on 5 April.
GALLERY: Rosneft starts drilling northernmost Russian Arctic well
Russian oil firm Rosneft has started drilling of the Tsentralno-Olginskaya-1 well at the Khatangsky license area in the Laptev Sea. In a statement from Monday, Rosneft said that the well is the northernmost drilled at the Russian Arctic shelf. The Khatangsky license area is located in the Khatanga B
Premier selling Pakistan business to cut debt
Premier Oil, an oil company with the main focus on the UK North Sea, has agreed to sell its subsidiary in Pakistan to Al-Haj Energy Limited. The company, working to bring online its Catcher field in the North Sea this year, is selling Premier Oil Pakistan Holdings BV, deemed a non-core asset, for $6
EMGS sees sharp increase in 1Q vessel utilization
Norwegian geophysical services player Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) experienced a sharp increase in vessel utilization during the first quarter of 2017 compared to the prior-year period. EMGS informed on Wednesday that its vessel utilization for the first quarter 2017 was 92% compared with 55%