GDF SUEZ and the Japanese utility company Tohoku have signed on 16 May 2014 in Paris a long term LNG sale and purchase Heads of Agreement. Under this new agreement GDF SUEZ commits to deliver 270,000 tonnes per year (tpa) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Tohoku Electric Power. The long term contrac
The Nova Scotia Offshore Energy Research Association awarded funding to Fundy Tidal, the Canadian Whale Institute, and Conserve.iO for a marine life observation program including public participation. Free smart phone applications will be available to public (“citizen scientists”), whale tour operat
Following extensive public consultation Cuadrilla Resources will submit, before the end of the month, a planning application to Lancashire County Council to drill, hydraulically fracture and test the flow of gas from up to four exploration wells at its proposed exploration site at Preston New Road.
Höegh LNG announced that the PGN FSRU Lampung project reached a significant milestone on 17 May when the installation and connection of the FSRU and the Tower Yoke Mooring System were finalized on site, 6 km offshore Lampung, Indonesia. The project will commence commercial operation under a 20 year
ADV Ocean Shield arrived at Geraldton, Western Australia, to begin preparations to receive spare parts related to the transponder mounted on the Ocean Shield and the transponder mounted on the Autonomous Underwater Vehicle, Bluefin-21. The repairs are necessary to correct a hardware issue affecting
As the PNG LNG project draws closer to its first LNG shipment, the LNG project is expressing its gratitude to local companies that have provided services during the construction phase. Managing Director of ExxonMobil PNG Limited, Peter Graham said developing sound business relationships with Papua N
With anticipated state and local economic benefits already accruing from the construction of Dominion Virginia Power’s Brunswick County Power Station, the company held the official groundbreaking ceremony for the 1,360-megawatt natural gas power station. “A study commissioned by Dominion forecasts t
KIC InnoEnergy with 11 European partners have launched the Insight_E project with the aim to serve as an energy think-tank informing the European Commission. Gathering experts from the energy sector, the INSIGHT_E consortium will provide decision makers on a European level with unbiased policy advic
Sir Richard Branson is a highly welcome last minute addition to the list of speakers at All-Energy 2014. The UK’s largest renewable energy exhibition and conference is being held at Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre (AECC), 21-12 May. Speaking live from his renowned Necker Island base, Sir R
Sir Richard Branson is a highly welcome last minute addition to the list of speakers at All-Energy 2014. The UK’s largest renewable energy exhibition and conference is being held at Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre (AECC), 21-12 May. Speaking live from his renowned Necker Island base, Sir R
A majority in the Norwegian Energy and Environmental Committee presented a proposal to the Storting which involves the supply of power from land to the entire Utsira Height. Power from land to all of Utsira is one of three options in the concept study for Johan Sverdrup. Statoil and partners are rec
Later this month GROW:OffshoreWind and the Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) will launch a new funding call, which will work to support English companies focussed on accelerating innovation in Offshore Wind Operations and Maintenance (O&M) technologies. Up to £3m grant funding will be made available
Renewable energy alternatives and improvements in energy security through the introduction of Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) can positively impact Fiji and the Pacific region’s economies. This was highlighted by the Minister for Public Utilities (Water, Energy) Works and Transport Timoci Nat
CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. (CSA) was contracted by HDR Engineering Inc. (HDR) to conduct a benthic habitat characterization assessment for the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Atlantic to evaluate through field surveys the benthic habitat and federally protected marine biota that may occur in the n
