Port operator PD Ports is aiming to turn Hartlepool into a centre for offshore wind industries. By Owen McAteer (thenorthernecho) [mappress] Source: thenorthernecho, August 01, 2011
Moray Offshore Renewables Ltd. , the joint venture company owned by EDP Renewables and Repsol, today awarded a historic contract to Gaoh Energy Ltd to install the first permanent offshore infrastructure to enable the development of offshore wind energy in the outer Moray Firth. Suffolk-based Gaoh En
Offshore Solutions B.V. (OSBV), the joint venture between AMEC and Cofely Nederland N.V., has launched a free standing Offshore Access System (OAS) designed to significantly reduce installation time. OSBV has worked with Lowestoft-based, AKD Engineering to convert an existing OAS into a free standin
Sterling Resources Ltd. (“Sterling” or the “Company”) announces that the Field Development Plan (“FDP”) for the Breagh gas field has received the unconditional approval of the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (“DECC”). FDP approval from DECC was formally granted at a ceremony that took pla
Eleven years after 118 submariners met a grisly death at the bottom of the ocean in the Kursk, a British team has developed the most advance… (dailymail) [mappress] Source: dailymail, July 25, 2011;
Dan Davis, Luther College visiting assistant professor of classical archaeology, recently began a four-month research expedition aboard the… (luthercollege) [mappress] Source: luthercollege, July 22, 2011;
Providence Resources P.l.c. , the Irish oil and gas exploration and production company, whose shares are listed in London and Dublin, announces that it has, on behalf of itself and its partners, commenced operations for its 3D seismic acquisition project in Frontier Exploration Licence (FEL) 4/08 in
Led by Alexander Ananenkov, Deputy Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, a group of the Company’s experts started a business trip to the Komi Republic and the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug (YaNAO). The trip is targeted at monitoring the Yamal megaproject implementation. The group of experts
During 20-23 June 2011, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out two audit activities relating to electrical systems and safety-critical barriers at Hammerfest LNG. Background The audit activity was carried out with a basis in the Regulations relating to health, safety and the environ
Efforts to establish external borders of the Russian Arctic shelf will be supplemented by the outcomes of the joint Russian-German scientifi… (thevoiceofrussia) [mappress] Source: thevoiceofrussia, July 20, 2011;
Sterling Resources Ltd. (“Sterling” or the “Company”) announces that it has signed a loan facility agreement (the “Facility”) with a group of banks for a GBP 105 million senior secured loan for the Phase 1 development by its wholly-owned subsidiary, Sterling Resources (UK) Ltd, of the Breagh gas fie
By 2025, the best marine power sites in the United Kingdom could produce energy at a price competitive with nuclear and onshore wind power… (earthtechling) [mappress] Source: earthtechling, July 19, 2011;
Due to the realisation of offshore windfarms at St. Brieuc and St. Nazaire, GEOfrance will attempt geophysical studies to determine the trajectory of the future export cables. About GEOfrance “GEO.XYZ International Surveys” is an independent company specialised in hydrographic and topographic survey
As operator of offshore Licence 12/06, PA Resources’ subsidiary PA Resources UK Limited announces initial results of the Broder Tuck exploration well (5504/20-4), located approximately 10 kilometres south of Gorm Field in the Danish part of the North Sea. Following some initial drilling problems, th
