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UK Subsea Businesses to Discuss Market Challenges
Subsea supply chain businesses in the south-west of England will be joining forces to identify opportunities and debate the challenges facing the sector at an industry networking event organised by Subsea UK. The session on October 12, will be held at the National Composites Centre (NCC), and will f
SMST Unveils New Cargo and Crew Transfer System
Following the launch of the Telescopic Access Bridge (TAB) M series, with which Windforce’s personnel working on the Wikinger offshore wind farm clocked more than 200 safe transfers this summer, SMST has expanded the product range with the SMST Access & Cargo Tower. The Access & Cargo Tower covers a
Fugro to Make Beatrice OWF UXO Free Ahead of Construction
Fugro has placed surrogate unexploded ordnance (UXO) items on the seabed at the Beatrice offshore wind farm area to enable towed magnetometer verification as part of the pre-construction UXO survey, according to Brown & May Marine. The surrogate units are inert and do not contain any explosive charg
Sakhalin Energy: LNG production on the rise at Russia’s sole export plant
Sakhalin Energy, the operator of Russia’s only LNG export plant, said the terminal is currently producing 11 percent above its design capacity and the company is actively engaging with buyers as part of LNG marketing for the third liquefaction train. The LNG facility located in Prigorodnoye on Russi
Norway: Hundreds of oil service workers laid off amid strike action
Around 350 oil service workers have been laid off in Norway as a result of a strike action that started a week ago. To remind, over 300 oil service workers went on strike after mediation over the collective oil service agreement between the Norwegian Oil and Gas Association and the Norwegian union o
UK union appeals to gov’t to protect North Sea jobs
Following a report which showed that around 120,000 jobs had been lost in the UK’s offshore oil and gas sector since 2014, Scotland’s biggest workers union, Unite, has called for government action to protect jobs in the North Sea. Oil & Gas UK, a representative body for the UK’s offshore oil and gas
Report: Rosneft eyes Far East LNG FID in 2017-2018
Rosneft of Russia is reportedly expecting to take the final investment decision for its Far East LNG project in 2017 or 2018.
Senvion to Deliver 32 Wind Turbines for Trianel Borkum II
Senvion has signed a conditional contract to deliver 32 of its 6.2M152 offshore wind turbines and accompanying services for the Trianel Windpark Borkum II (TWB II) offshore wind farm. The turbines will be installed in water depths from 25 to 35 meters and, with a power upgrade, will produce around 8
Senvion to Deliver 32 Wind Turbines for Trianel Borkum II
Senvion has signed a conditional contract to deliver 32 of its 6.2M152 offshore wind turbines and accompanying services for the Trianel Windpark Borkum II (TWB II) offshore wind farm. The turbines will be installed in water depths from 25 to 35 meters and, with a power upgrade, will produce around 8
Partners Seal Calais Port 2015 Deal
The foundation stone-laying ceremony for the French Port of Calais extension project took place on September 26, 2016, in the presence of François Hollande, the country’s president. The main partners of the Calais Port 2015 project signed a document which was sealed inside a concrete X-bloc, the emb
Kosan Crisplant, Korea LNG Solution join forces on LNG bunkering
Kosan Crisplant and Korea LNG Solution signed a detailed co-operation agreement for cooperation on the development of LNG bunkering and equipment in Korea.
Beatrice Contract Pushes EEW Into Overdrive
German pipe production specialist EEW Group has won a contract for Beatrice offshore wind farm jacket foundations. The company said it had received contracts for all three structural steelwork businesses and will thereby deliver the total volume of structural pipes needed to build the jacket foundat
Vattenfall Places EOWDC Order with MHI Vestas
MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has received an order from Vattenfall-owned company, Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm Ltd, to supply turbines and services for the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC), also known as Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm, in the UK. MHI Vestas will deliver eleven V164-8.0MW tur
Eni resumes production at Goliat field. Reveals source of the incident
Following the power outage and the halt of production on the world’s northernmost offshore oil field – the Goliat – the production has now resumed. Eni Norge, the operator, said it resumed production on the Goliat field early Tuesday morning. Full production is expected to be reached soon, with full