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LR Presents Ship Autonomy Classification Scale
With autonomous ships expected to enter service soon, Lloyd’s Register has issued a new ShipRight procedure which places these vessels in six different categories based on levels of their autonomy. The guidance describes autonomy levels (AL) ranging from ‘AL 1’ to ‘AL 6’ denoting a fully autonomous
Vattenfall Looking for Designer of Foundation Accessories
Vattenfall has issued a call for tenders for the design of secondary and tertiary structures and electrical outfitting on offshore foundations such as monopiles and jackets. This includes items such as boat landings, ladders, platforms, railings, crane, skirts, attachments for corrosion protection s
ALE Starts Load-Out of Navantia’s Wikinger Jackets
Heavy-lifting specialists ALE today reported that it had performed the first load-out of jacket foundations for the Wikinger offshore wind farm. The first jacket, weighing 625t, was loaded-out using self-propelled modular transporters (SPMTs) and a CC8800 crawler crane in Ferrol, Spain. ALE has been
ALE Starts Load-Out of Navantia’s Wikinger Jackets
Heavy-lifting specialists ALE today reported that it had performed the first load-out of jacket foundations for the Wikinger offshore wind farm. The first jacket, weighing 625t, was loaded-out using self-propelled modular transporters (SPMTs) and a CC8800 crawler crane in Ferrol, Spain. ALE has been
BP gains nod for life extension of Tambar platform
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has given the green light to BP to use the platform on the Tambar field in the North Sea offshore Norway until January 1, 2022. The NPD, a government agency whose task is to manage the oil and gas resources on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, said that this
Prosafe puts off flotel delivery amid refinancing efforts
Semi-submersible accommodation vessels operator, Prosafe, on Thursday announced the terms of a proposed comprehensive refinancing that include the deferral of the company’s latest newbuild flotel. According to Prosafe, if completed, the refinancing will provide greater financial flexibility for the
Union breaks off oil service pay talks (Norway)
The Norwegian Union of Industry and Energy Workers (Industri Energi) has notified the Norwegian Oil and Gas Association that it is breaking off negotiations on pay and conditions under the oil service agreement. To remind, Industri Energi opted to postpone negotiations scheduled for early June until
Shell takes sacked UK workers overseas service tax breaks
Royal Dutch Shell has changed its redundancy terms so it can claim tax refunds that some UK workers would otherwise have been able to claim on redundancy payments, internal documents seen by Reuters show.
Novatek’s gas production climbs
Novatek, operator of the giant Yamal LNG project in Russia, reported on Friday a rise of 2.2% in its gas production in the first half of this year. Russia’s No. 2 gas producer said in its preliminary report that marketable production totaled 33.76 billion cubic meters (bcm) of natural gas in the fir
UK promises to support investments in Scotland’s offshore oil & gas
The Scottish Government’s Cabinet Secretary for the Economy, Keith Brown, has welcomed assurances he has secured from the UK Treasury that more will be done to support investment in offshore oil and gas infrastructure in the North Sea. According to the Scottish Government’s press release on Friday,
Petrofac’s director takes helm at offshore oil & gas efficiency taskforce
Walter Thain, managing director of Petrofac’s Engineering & Production Services (EPS) West business, has been appointed to lead the UK offshore oil and gas industry’s efficiency drive as Chairman of the Oil & Gas UK Efficiency Taskforce (ETF). The ETF was launched last year to act as a catalyst for
Finland’s first LNG terminal to get commissioning cargo
Skangas, a unit of Gasum on Thursday informed the commissioning cargo for its Pori LNG terminal will be delivered over the coming weekend aboard the Coral Energy.
WindEurope Issues Initial Assessment of Brexit Implications
WindEurope, formerly known as EWEA, today published an initial assessment of possible Brexit implications. The full article by WindEurope can be read below. The full impact and implications of the UK referendum, and what it means for the wind industry short and long term, are impossible to assess pr
Timetable Set for Examination of East Anglia Three Application
The UK Planning Inspectorate has set out a timetable for the examination of the East Anglia Three offshore wind farm application and issued procedural decisions made after the Preliminary Meeting, held on 28 June. The application was submitted by ScottishPower Renewables in November 2015 and accepte