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Scottish Renewables: RSPB Reaffirms Its Strong Support for Renewable Energy
Scottish Renewables has welcomed the launch of the RSPB’s ‘2050 Energy Vision’, which shows UK can reach its 2050 climate targets by building renewable energy infrastructure without harming wildlife and protected areas. Lindsay Roberts, Senior Policy Manager at Scottish Renewables, said: “It is posi
Scottish Renewables: RSPB Reaffirms Its Strong Support for Renewable Energy
Scottish Renewables has welcomed the launch of the RSPB’s ‘2050 Energy Vision’, which shows UK can reach its 2050 climate targets by building renewable energy infrastructure without harming wildlife and protected areas. Lindsay Roberts, Senior Policy Manager at Scottish Renewables, said: “It is posi
Britain could see first fracked gas this year after permit approval
Britain’s first fracked shale gas could flow this year after local government officials in northern England approved Third Energy’s plans late on Monday to carry out fracking at an existing well.
European Shipyards Overtake Asian Counterparts in Q1
Shipyards in Europe received in the first quarter of 2016 more orders than their competitors in Asia, German Shipbuilders and Ocean Industries Association Verband für Schiffbau und Meerestechnik (VSM) reports. Namely, out of USD 6.5 billion worth orders on a global scale placed in the first quarter
Clarksons: Asia/Pacific Owners to Return at the Helm of World Fleet
Asia/Pacific based owners could get back at the lead as largest market holders of the world fleet, thus reversing the recent trend that saw European owners at the forefront. Namely, Asia/Pacific based owners hold the largest proportion of the orderbook, 45.7%, with 23.2m GT more on order than their
Photo of the Day: Completing Gode Wind
On Thursday, 19 May, the last turbine was erected at the Gode Wind site in the German part of the North Sea from A2SEA’s installation vessel Sea Challenger. With all 97 Siemens 6MW turbines installed at the offshore wind farms Gode Wind 1 and Gode Wind 2, the project’s total capacity of 582MW will d
RenewableUK: OW to Cover 10 Pct of UK’s Power Needs by 2020
RenewableUK has welcomed today’s £2.6 billion Final Investment Decision by SSE, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners and SDIC Power of China to build Beatrice offshore wind farm. In total, the UK now has more than 10 gigawatts of offshore wind capacity operating, under construction or with final inves
Port of Hamburg’s Q1 Throughput Down amid Slowdown in China
Total cargo throughput of the Port of Hamburg in the first quarter of 2016 was 2.5 percent lower at 34.8 million tons, driven primarily by lower container traffic with China, as explained by the Port of Hamburg Authority. At 2.2 million TEU, first-quarter container throughput remained slightly below
Sevan Marine mulls legal action against Logitel and Teekay
The owner of a cylindrical shaped floating platform design, Sevan Marine, is considering taking legal action against Teekay and its subsidiary Logitel Offshore. The board of Sevan Marine initiated in January 2016 a review of the circumstances surrounding and the legality of the Logitel Offshore agre
BW Offshore sinks to loss
BW Offshore, an operator of floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels, sank to a loss during the first quarter of 2016 compared to a profit in a year-ago quarter. In its first quarter results report on Monday, BW Offshore posted a net loss of $2.9 million, compared to a profit of $5.
New member joins ITF ‘to tackle oil & gas industry challenges’
An oil industry trade organization, Industry Technology Facilitator (ITF), has welcomed Dassault Systèmes, a 3D design software and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions company, as a new member. According to ITF’s press release on Monday, Dassault Systèmes saw an opportunity to transfer solu
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Souki-Houston venture files with FERC for Louisiana LNG export plant Driftwood LNG has last week filed a request with the U.S. FERC to initiate the pre-filing environmental review process for its proposed LNG export facility and associated pipeline. USA: Freeport LNG export project moving forward (G
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Shell takes first Sabine Pass cargo under long-term deal
Hague-based LNG giant Shell confirmed it has started taking cargoes from Cheniere’s Sabine Pass LNG export terminal in Louisiana, the first of its kind to ship U.S. shale gas overseas. Shell has a 20-year offtake agreement with Cheniere for 3.5 mtpa of liquefied natural gas from Train 1 at Sabine Pa