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OEEC: O&G Supply Chain Can Benefit from Renewables
Oil & gas supply chain sector should start looking into ways to diversify into renewables as oil is expected to gradually lose its share in the fossil fuel mix and renewables are projected to be the fastest growing fuel source, Paul Appleby, BP’s head of Energy Economics, said during a panel discuss
OEEC: O&G Supply Chain Can Benefit from Renewables
Oil & gas supply chain sector should start looking into ways to diversify into renewables as oil is expected to gradually lose its share in the fossil fuel mix and renewables are projected to be the fastest growing fuel source, Paul Appleby, BP’s head of Energy Economics, said during a panel discuss
Neptune jack-up wraps up MeyGen foundations installation
Atlantis Resources informed that the installation of four Turbine Support Structures (TSS) has been completed at the MeyGen project site in the Pentland Firth, Scotland.
Fugro Set to Carry Out Verbier Survey
A geophysical survey vessel MV Fugro Galaxy, has arrived on location to acquire a site survey over the Verbier prospect in the UK Central North Sea, Jersey Oil & Gas informed on Wednesday. The Verbier prospect is located within the UK Seaward Licence area P.2170, blocks 20/5b & 21/1d (P.2170 licence
Saipem Cuts 800 Jobs
Italian oilfield services player Saipem said it will reduce workforce by some 800 at its European based facilities as it expects the market recovery to take longer than previously estimated. The company has also decided to set up five divisions for the following sectors: Offshore Construction; Onsho
Gamesa Shareholders Approve Merger with Siemens
Gamesa’s shareholders representing 99.75% of the company’s share capital ratified the merger with Siemens Wind Power during an Extraordinary General Meeting held in Zamudio, Spain, on 25 October. Through this transaction, Gamesa will absorb Siemens’s wind power assets in exchange for newly-issued sh
Gamesa Shareholders Approve Merger with Siemens
Gamesa’s shareholders representing 99.75% of the company’s share capital ratified the merger with Siemens Wind Power during an Extraordinary General Meeting held in Zamudio, Spain, on 25 October. Through this transaction, Gamesa will absorb Siemens’s wind power assets in exchange for newly-issued sh
#OEECLive: ON AIR Talk-Show from Community Square at 15:00 CET
As previously announced, Offshore WIND will today be live streaming a talk-show from the Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference in Amsterdam. The talk-show, taking place at Community Square of the exhibition floor in the Amsterdam Rai Convention Center, is themed “We’ll always have Paris”. To remin
Osbit Backs DeepOcean’s Inter-Array Cable Project
Osbit said that its quadrant handling system, designed and built for offshore contractor DeepOcean, has completed its first inter-array cable installation job for undisclosed international developer. The system has facilitated the laying of two complete cables per day in the first stage of its deplo
DONG Marks 1000th Turbine in Water
DONG Energy has become the first company worldwide to have installed 1,000 offshore wind turbines, after recently installing the landmark turbine at the Gode Wind 2 offshore wind farm in German North Sea. Developments have been moving forward at a rapid pace since the first Danish offshore wind turb
DONG Marks 1000th Turbine in Water
DONG Energy has become the first company worldwide to have installed 1,000 offshore wind turbines, after recently installing the landmark turbine at the Gode Wind 2 offshore wind farm in German North Sea. Developments have been moving forward at a rapid pace since the first Danish offshore wind turb
MPI Resolution Wades Into Deeper Waters
MPI Offshore’s wind-turbine installation vessel (WTIV), MPI Resolution, is currently undergoing installation of leg extensions at the company’s Tees offshore base in Middlesbrough, UK. Following these modifications, MPI Resolution will be able to operate in water depths of up to 35m, depending upon
Offshore Energy 2016 Ready for Kick-Off (Video)
The ninth Offshore Energy Exhibition and Conference (OEEC) is starting on Tuesday, 25 October 2016, in Amsterdam RAI, Amsterdam. OEEC is an annual event where companies from the oil & gas and renewable industries are provided with a chance to meet for networking, knowledge sharing and business. This
NPD Gives Nod for Ivar Aasen Start-Up
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted consent for production start-up on the Ivar Aasen field in the North Sea. The operator Aker BP, a merger between Det norske and BP, has scheduled start-up for December. The Ivar Aasen field was developed with a production facility resting on the