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WinGD approves use of Mitsubishi turbochargers for dual-fuel engines
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Marine Machinery & Engine Co. informed that Winterthur Gas & Diesel approved the first use of a MET turbocharger on its dual-fuel engines.
Gazprom’s daily gas supplies to Europe hit record high
Russian energy giant Gazprom said its daily supplies of natural gas to Europe had reached another record high due to freezing cold and snowstorms that hit Europe lately. Gazprom said in a statement that natural gas flows to what it calls the Far Abroad – Europe and Turkey but not the former Soviet U
VBMS to Use Stril Server for North Sea Ops
Norwegian supplier of offshore support vessels, Simon Møkster Shipping, has signed a contract with VBMS for Stril Server, which will support the company’s works in the North Sea. The vessel will be deployed for 5 months, and possibly longer, starting in April. This marks Møkster’s first contract wit
ALE Handles Siemens Blade as Part of Hull UK City of Culture Programme
ALE has transported a 75m long Siemens wind turbine blade, which is now installed across the Queen Victoria Square as part of the Hull UK City of Culture programme. The company transported the wind blade on SPMTs and bolsters from Siemens’ production facility, 5.6 kilometres away, through winding ci
ALE Handles Siemens Blade as Part of Hull UK City of Culture Programme
ALE has transported a 75m long Siemens wind turbine blade, which is now installed across the Queen Victoria Square as part of the Hull UK City of Culture programme. The company transported the wind blade on SPMTs and bolsters from Siemens’ production facility, 5.6 kilometres away, through winding ci
VBMS hires Simon Møkster’s Stril Server vessel
Norway’s Simon Møkster Shipping has secured a new contract for Stril Server with VBMS, a subsidiary of Dutch offshore contractor Boskalis. The contract will start in April 2017 and is for five months plus options. According to the shipowner, the vessel will assist VBMS in the North Sea. Simon Møkste
Portugal books Nigerian LNG cargo
REN’s Sines LNG import terminal on Portugal’s Atlantic coast is scheduled to receive a cargo of liquefied natural gas next week.
Gassco: Norwegian gas exports to Europe hit record
Exports of Norwegian gas within Gassco’s operatorship to Germany, Belgium, France and the UK hit record volumes in 2016, reaching 108.56 billion standard cubic meters.
Yamal LNG module deliveries continuing despite cold snap
Dutch heavy lift company Mammoet said it is continuing with the delivery of modules for the Novatek-operated Yamal LNG project in the Russian Arctic despite bone-freezing cold and snowstorms that hit Russia and Europe lately. “Our team in Yamal is continuing to transport huge modules, despite minus
Offshore platform decom duo to start two contracts in spring
A partnership between two companies, Veolia and Peterson, has been awarded two platform decommissioning contracts for recycling at the facility in Great Yarmouth, England. Formalized in 2015, Veolia-Peterson is a joint venture that has been providing onshore decommissioning services for over 10 year
Brave Tern Ready to Install First Wikinger Wind Turbines
Installation of first wind turbines at the Wikinger offshore wind farm is set to start as soon as weather conditions allow. First wind turbine components have been loaded onto the jack-up vessel Brave Tern at the Port of Sassnitz-Mukran, and the vessel is now waiting for a weather window to sail out
DW: Future of Azeri hydrocarbons ‘likely to hinge on gas’
At the end of December 2016, BP-operated AIOC and Socar were busy signing a letter of intent on the future development of Azerbaijan’s Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli (ACG) project in the Caspian Sea. However, the future of the Azeri hydrocarbons sector is likely to hinge on gas, not oil, Douglas-Westwood sai
Maersk Oil axes jobs in Denmark
Danish oil company Maersk Oil has made plans to reduce its workforce in Denmark by up to 160 positions. Following the organizational review of Maersk Oil headquarters carried out in late 2016, Maersk Oil Danish Business Unit (DBU) on Monday announced that it will simplify its organization to improve
Scotland’s Kishorn Port looks to capture share of decom market
Kishorn Port, located on the north west coast of Scotland, has invested around £500,000 ($607,000) in its dry dock, looking to capture a share of the decommissioning market. Kishorn Port Ltd, a joint venture between Ferguson Transport & Shipping and Leiths (Scotland) Ltd, has been working over the l