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Gazprom, Linde talk mid-scale LNG cooperation
Gazprom of Russia and Linde are looking into possibilities of cooperating in Russia-based mid-scale LNG projects.
RGU shares marine energy expertise with Japanese students
A group of 15 Masters students from nine different universities in Japan are spending four weeks at Robert Gordon University (RGU) as part of the Nippon Foundation Marine Pioneers of the Future Scholarship Programme, studying modules led by RGU staff on marine engineering, oil and gas, and offshore
Topaz names newbuild tandem
Topaz Energy and Marine, a Dubai-based offshore support vessel company, has christened its two newbuild light construction vessels. Topaz said on Wednesday it named its vessels Topaz Tiamat and Topaz Tangaroa after the Mesopotamian Goddess of salt water and the Maori God of the sea, respectively. As
ITF fighting to secure payment for Malaviya PSVs crews
Weeks after Gol Offshore-owned Malaviya Seven offshore support vessel was detained in Aberdeen over slave-like conditions, a similar thing happened in Great Yarmouth. Namely the Malaviya Twenty offshore support vessel, owned by the same Indian Company, has been detained in Great Yarmouth after defic
UK: Lyness seen as potential North Sea decom base
Orkney Islands Council has given DSM, a UK-based demolition and decommissioning company, the opportunity to consider Lyness as a potential base for North Sea oil and gas decommissioning work. The Council said on Wednesday that the project is at an early stage in its development but has the potential
Taiwan’s Formosa 1 Pilot Project Oversteps Installation Deadline
The charter of A2SEA’s M/V Torben ended on 15 August without the company’s crew being able to complete the installation of two foundations and two Siemens 4MW turbines at the Formosa 1 pilot project in Taiwan. The installation of the two foundations and the two turbines was initially scheduled to st
Taiwan’s Formosa 1 Pilot Project Oversteps Installation Deadline
The charter of A2SEA’s M/V Torben ended on 15 August without the company’s crew being able to complete the installation of two foundations and two Siemens 4MW turbines at the Formosa 1 pilot project in Taiwan. The installation of the two foundations and the two turbines was initially scheduled to st
Sea Challenger Assumes Position at Dudgeon
Jack-up vessel Sea Challenger arrived and positioned herself at the offshore substation at the 402MW Dudgeon offshore wind farm off Norfolk, UK, on 31 August, A2SEA reports. Statoil hired Sea Challenger to serve as an accommodation platform from September until the end of 2016, with the start of tur
Rosneft orders harsh-environment supply vessels from Zvezda
Russian oil firm Rosneft and the Far Eastern Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Center (FESRC) have signed contracts for delivery of two unique multi-purpose supply vessels of reinforced ice-class Icebreaker 7. The document envisages delivery of the first two Zvezda Shipyard built vessels at the end of 20
Golar LNG Partners report lower Q2 profit
Golar LNG Partners, a limited partnership formed by Golar LNG, on Wednesday reported a drop in net income from US$41 million in the second quarter of 2015, to $28 million in the corresponding quarter of 2016.
SEAI: Intensive action needed to increase renewables share in Irish electricity mix
Renewable energy share in Irish electricity mix increased significantly in 2015, contributing a quarter of all electricity used and avoiding 3 million tonnes of fossil-fuel related CO2 emissions, according to the Renewable Electricity in Ireland 2015 report published by the Sustainable Energy Author
SeaBird purchases Hawk Explorer seismic vessel
Seismic explorer SeaBird Exploration will buy the vessel Hawk Explorer and its seismic equipment. The Hawk Explorer has been a chartered vessel in the company’s fleet since 2006. Under the purchase agreement, SeaBird will pay $1.1 million for the vessel and its seismic equipment. Also, SeaBird will
Eni completes drilling the fifth Zohr well
Eni of Italy informed the Zohr 5x well, the fifth well in the Zohr natural gas structure has been drilled to the final depth of 4,350 meters.
Gazprom, Turkey, looking to expedite TurkStream project
Gazprom’s head Alexey Miller, on Wednesday, met with the Turkish minister of energy and natural resources, Berat Albayrak, as discussions over the TurkStream project continue.