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Pieter van Oord: “We Need to Build Turbines Like We Build Cars”
“We need to build wind turbines like we build cars,” said Pieter van Oord, CEO of Van Oord, at the opening of the Offshore WIND Conference 2017 (OWC17) today, 9 October, in Amsterdam.
Bureau Veritas unveils new FSRU rules
Classification society Bureau Veritas has unveiled a new rule for the classification of floating storage and regasification units (FSRUs) in response to industry demand.
Tank Fire near Mumbai Port Disrupts Vessel Traffic
A massive fire at an oil tank at Jawahar Dweep oil terminal, which started in the evening hours on October 6, has been disrupting vessel traffic at India’s port of Mumbai. According to GAC India, the fire at the oil terminal’s tank started due to a lightning strike. Cargo operations at Jawahar Dweep
Rosneft grabs stake in Egyptian Zohr gas field
Rosneft closed the deal to acquire a 30 percent stake in the Zohr gas field in the Mediterranean discovered by Italy’s Eni in 2015.
Libyan Coast Guard Fires upon Tanker Suspected of Fuel Smuggling
The Libyan Coast Guard has opened fire on a tanker suspected of smuggling Libyan fuel, the Coast Guard said on Saturday, October 7. The Comoros-flagged oil products tanker, identified as Goeast, is reported to have refused to obey instructions from the Coast Guard when approached on Friday while und
Wood Group completes Amec Foster Wheeler acquisition
Wood Group has completed its 2.2 billion pounds purchase of London-based LNG engineer Amec Foster Wheeler.
Cheniere gets Sabine Pass Train 4 green light
The US LNG export player, Cheniere, has received an approval from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to place Sabine Pass fourth liquefaction train in service. Sabine Pass LNG’s fourth liquefaction train with a capacity of about 4.5 million tons per annum achieved first LNG production in late
Nexans Trenching First Beatrice Export Cable
Nexans has started jetting/trenching of the installed section of the first Beatrice offshore wind farm export cable (EC1.1) from around 2km North of the beach at Portgordon.
Naval Forces Thwart Piracy Attack on Indian Bulker
Indian-flagged bulk carrier MV Jag Amar with 26 crew members on board was rescued from pirate hands on Friday, October 6 while sailing in the Gulf of Aden. The ship was being escorted by INS Trishul, a stealth frigate of the Indian Navy, when a boat carrying out “suspicious manoeuvers” started to ap
Seven Tug Crew Arrested after Cocaine Bust in Atlantic
Seven seafarers have been arrested after Spanish authorities seized close to four tons of cocaine from an ocean-going tugboat in the mid-Atlantic on October 1. Following the arrest of the seven men, six of them from Turkey and one from Azerbaijan, the Comoros-flagged vessel Thoran was towed into the
Buss Setting the Stage for Merkur Offshore Wind Farm
Buss Offshore Solutions has begun with preparations for the 396MW Merkur offshore wind farm at its Orange Blue Terminal in the Dutch port of Eemshaven.
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Rosneft finalizes Zohr stake buy
Russian oil company Rosneft has closed the deal to acquire a 30% stake in the concessions agreement for the development of Zohr field, the largest gas field in the Mediterranean Sea, from the Italian company Eni. The deal was announced back in December 2016. The cost of Rosneft stake acquisition is
Gas Natural Fenosa moves from Catalonia to Madrid
Spanish LNG operator Gas Natural Fenosa has moved its legal headquarters from Barcelona to Madrid due to ongoing tensions and legal uncertainty in Catalonia. “Considering the social and political events that have been occurring in recent weeks in Catalonia and due to the legal uncertainty that this