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Gazprom ups gas exports to France
Russian gas giant Gazprom said it has increased its natural gas exports to France. From January 1 to September 13, Gazprom supplied 8 billion cubic meters of gas to France, which was 27.3% higher than in the same period last year, Gazprom said in its statement. Gazprom’s CEO Alexey Miller paid a vis
Petrofac Hired to Design EA1 OSS Substructure
Iberdrola Engineering and Construction UK Limited (IEC) has contracted Petrofac to design the offshore substation jacket foundation for the East Anglia ONE (EA1) offshore wind farm in tandem with IEC as it executes the topsides design. This is Petrofac’s second project on the EA1 project, with its P
Petrofac Hired to Design EA1 OSS Substructure
Iberdrola Engineering and Construction UK Limited (IEC) has contracted Petrofac to design the offshore substation jacket foundation for the East Anglia ONE (EA1) offshore wind farm in tandem with IEC as it executes the topsides design. This is Petrofac’s second project on the EA1 project, with its P
GMH Nets Another Beatrice Job with Smulders
Seaway Heavy Lifting has awarded Smulders Projects the contract for the engineering, procurement, construction and installation of 28 jacket foundations for the Beatrice wind farm, with the company further contracting Granada Material Handling (GMH) to provide 28 davit cranes for the project. Smulde
Eni, Novatek to search for oil offshore Montenegro
Italian oil firm Eni and Russian energy firm Novatek will explore for oil and gas in the Adriatic Sea, offshore Montenegro. Novatek and Eni will take stake in four offshore blocks, with each holding a 50 percent share. Eni has been appointed the operator. Blocks 4118-4, 4118-5, 4118-9 and 4118-10, c
MHI Vestas to Use VOS Start During Walney 2 Works
MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has signed a contract with Vroon Offshore Services for the supply of offshore logistics support, accommodation and walk-to-work services during construction of DONG Energy’s Walney Extension West offshore wind project. Vroon will deploy its newbuilding subsea-support vessel
Austal delivers crew transfer vessel Rashid Behbudov
Austal shipyard has delivered the Rashid Behbudov offshore crew transfer vessel to Caspian Marine Services in Azerbaijan. Designed by Incat-Crowther, built by Austal in Australia, the 70-meter catamaran was handed over to its owners on Monday at Western Australian Maritime Museum in Fremantle. The v
E.ON to Build 10MW Lithium-Ion Battery for UK Grid
E.ON will build a 10MW lithium-ion battery for the UK grid, after being awarded a contract from the National Grid to support the power network’s stability with a battery system that will help balance power demand and supply in real time and allow for an increase in the share of renewable energy in t
GALLERY: Maiden offshore flight to Statoil’s Mariner field
Offshore helicopter operator CHC has conducted the first flight to the Statoil-operated Mariner field in the UK North Sea. The inaugural flight left Aberdeen Base this week heading to the Mariner B Floating Storage Unit, which recently arrived to the UK from South Korea. CHC will initially be operat
DCN Goes Creative with Gode Wind Work
Dutch company DCN Diving came up with a low cost solution for removing the grouting hoses following installation of transition pieces on top of the monopiles at the Gode Wind 1 & 2 wind farms in Germany. DCN, which was in charge of cutting off 194 grouting hoses from 97 structures and offloading 58
Novatek, Eni to explore for oil and gas offshore Montenegro
Russia’s Novatek, the operator of the Yamal LNG project, and Italian energy giant Eni on Wednesday signed a deal to explore for oil and gas in the Adriatic Sea, offshore Montenegro. The concession contract signed with the Government of Montenegro entails the exploration and production of hydrocarbon
Parkmead expands interest in two North Sea oil fields
Independent oil and gas group Parkmead has increased its stake in the Perth and Dolphin oil fields in the UK Central North Sea. The Perth and Dolphin fields are located across Blocks 15/21a, b, c and f & 14/25a in Licences P.218, P.588 and P.2154. Through this growth step, Parkmead has increased its
Foundation Monitoring System Brings Zensor EU’s Rising Blue Star of the Year
Zensor, a Belgium-based provider of monitoring packages for offshore wind support structures, won the Rising Blue Star of the Year award at the first edition of the Blue Economy Business Awards. The ceremony was held as part of the first Blue Economy Business & Science Forum at the International Mar
Foundation Monitoring System Brings Zensor EU’s Rising Blue Star of the Year
Zensor, a Belgium-based provider of monitoring packages for offshore wind support structures, won the Rising Blue Star of the Year award at the first edition of the Blue Economy Business Awards. The ceremony was held as part of the first Blue Economy Business & Science Forum at the International Mar