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Offshore safety authority probes electrical installations on Wintershall’s Brage
Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has found several irregularities in the way oil company Wintershall is dealing with electrical installations on the Brage field, offshore Norway. PSA’s audit, carried out from April 13 to 22, 2016, focused on determining whether Wintershall is complying wit
Chart Industries provides LNG dispensers to Gasrec
Flow Instruments, a European unit of Chart Industries, has won a contract to supply LNG dispensers for a Gasrec LNG fueling station at Daventry International Distribution Centre, UK.
Outokumpu provides rebar to Gate LNG terminal
Stainless steel producer Outokumpu informed on Friday it has won a deal to supply rebar to reinforce a spill basin at the Gate LNG terminal in Rotterdam.
DEA Norge to cut staff count by half
Oil and gas company DEA Norge is set to cut by half the number of employees in Norway. According to Offshore.no, a Norwegian language website covering the country’s oil and gas industry, DEA Norge plans to let go 90 workers, from a total of 180 by the summer of 2017. The news website, citing other N
Two Ukrainian Sailors Found Dead on board Ship in Istanbul
Two Ukrainian sailors have been found dead on board a Maltese-flagged ship that arrived for maintenance on Wednesday to Istanbul’s Desan shipyard. The two sailors, both reported to be in their mid-thirties, were found dead in their rooms, according to the ship’s captain, Turkish daily the Hurriyet w
DNV GL calls rig owners to revisit design docs after fatal accident in Norway
Late in December 2015, a semi-submersible drilling rig was struck by an enormous wave, leading to the death of a worker aboard the platform – first fatality in Norway since 2009. The rig, COSL Innovator, was working for Statoil at the Troll field in the North Sea, offshore Norway. Four more workers
Scour Protection Works Completed at Nobelwind
The installation of scour protection around the 51 foundations of the Nobelwind (Bligh Bank II)offshore wind project finished yesterday, 8 June. The erosion protection consists of a light filter layer (first phase) and a heavier coating layer specifically designed for various locations and water dep
PSA Norway’s audit reveals ‘serious breaches of regulations’ on Ula field
Norway’s safety watchdog, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has issued orders to oil giant, BP, following an audit of materials handling, cranes and lifting, and late life at the Ula platform in the North Sea, off Norway. PSA said on Wednesday that, based on the findings during the audit that to
A2SEA Wins Horns Rev 3 Turbine Installation Contract
Vattenfall has chosen A2SEA to install MHI Vestas V164-8.0MW turbines at the 400MW Horns Rev 3 offshore wind farm. Starting in summer 2018, A2SEA will deploy its offshore installation vessel, Sea Installer, to install the turbines. The turbines will be loaded out of the port of Esbjerg. ”As pioneers
A2SEA Wins Horns Rev 3 Turbine Installation Contract
Vattenfall has chosen A2SEA to install MHI Vestas V164-8.0MW turbines at the 400MW Horns Rev 3 offshore wind farm. Starting in summer 2018, A2SEA will deploy its offshore installation vessel, Sea Installer, to install the turbines. The turbines will be loaded out of the port of Esbjerg. ”As pioneers
Workers block French LNG terminals, again
Workers at Elengy’s three LNG terminals in France renewed a blockade of the import facilities on Thursday as protests due to proposed labor reforms continue.
UK’s benchmark oilfield Buzzard, once unreliable, pumps more in 2016
By Alex Lawler LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s North Sea Buzzard oilfield, which helps price global crude exports and in the past was beset by unplanned outages, has had a smooth year, industry sources said, boosting supply of crude that underpins the Brent benchmark. Unplanned shutdowns at the British
Sweden Tops Paris MoU’s Flag List
Sweden took the lead on the 2015 performance list for flags and recognized organizations adopted by the Paris MoU Committee, followed by the flags of the United Kingdom, France, Denmark and Norway. The committee approved the 2015 inspection results and adopted new performance lists for flags and org
MHI Vestas Ramping Up Blade Production in Nakskov
Due to an accelerated order pipeline for V164-8.0 MW projects, MHI Vestas Offshore Wind is ramping up blade manufacturing capacity in Nakskov, Denmark, to supplement its lead blade factory on the Isle of Wight, UK, where production has been ongoing since mid-2015. Previously, the factory in Nakskov