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Prices slide on supply surge as Norway outages end
By Oleg Vukmanovic (Reuters) – British wholesale gas prices extended losses on Tuesday morning as outages in Norway which had reduced flows ended and domestic output rose. The price of gas for day-ahead delivery fell by 0.90 pence to 32.00 pence per therm by 0920 GMT, while gas for instant delivery
Oil futures fall as global growth, Brexit concerns weigh
By Aaron Sheldrick and Henning Gloystein TOKYO (Reuters) – Crude oil futures fell in Asian trade on Tuesday, as investors ignored signs of market tightness to focus on concerns over global growth and overnight declines in stocks on the impending vote on Britain’s possible European Union exit. Brent
BASF Rolls Out New Raincoat for Blades
BASF’s newly launched RELEST® Wind LEP S, a new coating solution for rotor blades, has passed an external 50-hour rain erosion test. The stress loads to which rotor blades are exposed during the operation are enormous: at top speeds of up to 300 kilometers per hour at the blade tips, gigantic forces
North Sea is the most fiscally competitive basin in the world, Oil & Gas UK says
Representatives from the UK’s oil and gas industry and government delegates will be attending this year’s edition of the Oil and Gas Industry Conference for a briefing on the transition underway to secure the future of the UK oil and gas sector faced with a downturn that has claimed thousands of job
Siemens Hires Another Eidesvik’s Vessel for German Ops
Eidesvik has signed another contract with Siemens to provide a support vessel for Siemens’ offshore wind farm operations in the German sector. The vessel Viking Poseidon will commence the contract for Siemens this month, with an estimated duration of 3-5 months including options. “We are very please
Tideway Nets Hornsea One Cable-Laying Contract
Tideway BV has been awarded a Design and Build cable installation contract by DONG Energy for the Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm. For the project, Tideway, a subsidiary of DEME, will deploy the new DP3 cable-laying vessel Living Stone, which is currently being built by the Spanish shipyard L
Tideway Nets Hornsea One Cable-Laying Contract
Tideway BV has been awarded a Design and Build cable installation contract by DONG Energy for the Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm. For the project, Tideway, a subsidiary of DEME, will deploy the new DP3 cable-laying vessel Living Stone, which is currently being built by the Spanish shipyard L
Finland’s Speed adds LNG truck to fleet
A shipping container transport company, Speed of Finland added a liquefied natural gas-fueled truck to its fleet operating from Helsinki’s Vuosaari Harbor.
Houlder to Arm Pacific Orca for Foundation Installation at Rampion
Houlder today reported that it is completing assembly of a second set of 256t hydraulic Pile Restraint Arms, which will ensure foundation piles at the Rampion offshore wind site are kept vertical as they are hammered into the seabed. The pile-handling arms will be installed on Swire Blue Ocean’s ins
PHOTO: Maersk Supply Service launches Starfish AHTS vessel
Maersk Supply Service has launched its first of six Starfish anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels at the Kleven Verft shipyard in Norway. The Danish offshore vessel provider posted a picture on social media on Monday showing the 23,065bhp AHTS being launched into the water. According to the com
Sima, Windcat to Provide Six CTVs for London Array
London Array has signed a two-year contract with Sima Charters and Windcat Workboats for a total of six new Crew Transfer Vessels (CTVs). The move follows an assessment of how best to cope with the unique environmental conditions that exist within the world’s largest operational offshore wind farm,
Subsea suppliers seek gov’t protection
UK Members of Parliament and Cabinet Ministers will be urged to do everything they can to protect the £9billion subsea industry at a Parliamentary Reception this week. Industry body, Subsea UK, is leading a delegation of high profile subsea leaders from companies across the country’s supply chain to
Njord Offshore Takes Delivery of Two 26m, 24 Pax Crew Transfer Vessels
Njord Offshore has taken delivery of two 26-metre, 24 passenger crew transfer vessels (CTVs), one of which will be available for demonstration sea trials at Seawork International trade show in Southampton from 14 to 16 June. The UK company now has 15 CTVs of 21m and 26m in its fleet, with six of its
Statoil receives approval for Rutil start-up
Norway’s Statoil has received an approval to start-up the facilities on the Rutil deposit on Gullfaks South, in the Norwegian section of the North Sea, and to start producing. Rutil is a gas-filled structure on Statoil-operated Gullfaks South, located in the Tampen area in the North Sea. Rutil will