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Decom North Sea launches knowledge sharing website
Decom North Sea (DNS), the representative body for the offshore decommissioning industry in the UK, has launched its Late Life Planning Portal, described as a “web-based decommissioning tool.” DNS said on Tuesday that the newly launched operational website, also known as L2P2, has been designed to s
Amrumbank Met Mast Decommissioned
Amrumbank West’s meteorological mast was removed from the site in February 2016, as reported by SGS, a Hamburg-based inspection and certification company that supervised the decommissioning at the 302MW offshore wind farm. Prior to the dismantling, the met mast had been gathering data on wind condit
Preps ongoing to refloat Transocean Winner rig. Tugs connected
Plans are being finalized today to attempt a refloat the Transocean Winner drilling rig which is currently grounded in Dalmore Bay, Scotland. The Maritime and Costguard Agency said salvage team Smit has agreed the towage plan with Hugh Shaw, Secretary of State’s Representative for Maritime Salvage a
Marine renewable energy to have its day at the European Parliament
As part of the MERIKA project, the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) is organising a Marine Renewable Energy Research Day in Brussels on Wednesday 30 November 2016.
VIDEO: Genting Dream Floats Out
Genting Dream, a new cruise ship being built for the Asian cruise operator Dream Cruises, left the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany, on August 19. Following the float-out of the ship, the remaining work as well as trials and tests will be carried out in the next few days, with the ship bei
UK: Refloating of grounded drilling rig imminent
Transocean and SMIT Salvage have continued to plan and prepare for the refloat operation for the Transocean Winner currently grounded at Dalmore Bay, Scotland. The Transocean Winner semi-submersible drilling unit was under tow in the North Sea, on its way to Malta, when severe weather caused the tow
Popular news, August 15 – 21, 2016
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Tullow Oil to sell off Norwegian licenses, lay off 50
Independent oil exploration and production company Tullow Oil has decided to sell its exploration and development licenses in Norway and exit the country due to a challenging market. This means that the company will shut down its Norwegian office and lay off around 50 employees. The company’s spokes
MPI Enterprise Ups First Nordergründe Wind Turbine
The first Senvion 6.2M126 turbine was installed at the Nordergründe offshore wind farm on Tuesday, 16 August. After the installation of all 18 foundations, the installation vessel MPI Enterprise erected the first wind turbine at the 110.7MW Nordergründe offshore wind farm, wpd reported today. Norder
Britain Is Only Just Beginning to Exploit Its Vast Resources of Offshore Wind
Below, we bring an article on the UK’s offshore wind energy status and potential, written by Simon Watson, Professor of Wind Energy at Loughborough University, and originally published by The Conversation. In 1993, nine 300kW turbines were installed on the eastern pier at Blyth Harbour, near Newcast
Britain Is Only Just Beginning to Exploit Its Vast Resources of Offshore Wind
Below, we bring an article on the UK’s offshore wind energy status and potential, written by Simon Watson, Professor of Wind Energy at Loughborough University, and originally published by The Conversation. In 1993, nine 300kW turbines were installed on the eastern pier at Blyth Harbour, near Newcast
Gasum to open Turku LNG station in September
Gasum recently informed its liquefied natural gas station in the port of Turku intended for heavy-duty vehicles will open in late September.
Gazprom talks gas cooperation with Belarus
Gazprom’s head, Alexey Miller on Thursday held a meeting with deputy prime minister of the Republic of Belarus Vladimir Semashko to discuss gas sector cooperation.
Banks approve Siem Offshore restructuring plan
Siem Offshore, a Norwegian offshore vessel provider, has received approvals from banks for a restructuring plan. The company said the new financial platform would position the company for the expected challenging market in the coming years. According to Siem Offshore, the approvals include a three-y