Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley is circulating a proposal that would require state utilities to enter long-term contracts with offshore wind… (delmarvanow) [mappress] Source: delmarvanow, February 09, 2011
Chesapeake Energy Corporation announced that it has priced its previously announced public offering of $1.0 billion principal amount of Senior Notes due 2021. The notes were priced at par and carry an interest rate of 6.125% per annum. Chesapeake expects the issuance and delivery of the senior notes
Mechanical engineering group EnerMech has been awarded a five year contract to provide a range of crane services for TOTAL E&P UK Limited. The contract is worth an estimated £10 million and covers the Elgin, Franklin, Alwyn and Dunbar platforms in the North Sea and TOTAL’s onshore crane requirements
RBG is spending £3 million to improve its offshore diving fleet. The Aberdeen company, which provides fabric maintenance and construction support for the energy industry, is adding two 15 metre crafts and two 8.5 metre support vehicles. Each will include dedicated launch and recovery systems plus ma
Temperature and pressure sensors from ABB’s UK Measurement Products business are helping to maintain safety at the world’s largest above ground liquid natural gas (LNG) tanks at National Grid’s Isle of Grain terminal. The four tanks, each holding 200,000 m3 of LNG, are 50 metres high, larger than th
The long-awaited results of an investigation into the tragic helicopter crash that killed 17 people off the coast of Newfoundland in … [mappress] Source:CBC, February 9, 2011;
Esthec has found a loyal purchaser in Italian company C.Boat. By concluding a contract, the two confirmed that the future models of C.Boat will be equipped with Esthec- composite decking. This agreement is mainly based on Esthec’s ecologically sound, environmental-friendly nature. Since C.Boat more
Draft voluntary federal guidelines issued today by the Interior Department that focus on the wildlife impacts of wind energy will result in… (bymnews) [mappress] Source: bymnews, February 09, 2011
Conglomerate San Miguel Corp. is willing to invest up to 1 billion U.S. dollars to convert and expand the 620-megawatt Limay combined cycle … (mb) [mappress] Source: mb, February 9, 2011;
The Underwater Centre has chosen the Subsea 2011 Conference and Exhibition this week to announce a new course it’s introduced to the training programme. Following direct UK diving industry feedback, the leading subsea training facility in Fort William has developed a ‘New Construction Career’ commer
CSL, the Aberdeen-headquartered project management and engineering company announces that Charlie Hughes(photo) is joining the company in the new role of Projects Manager. Charlie has a strong background in Pre-Commissioning and Project Management from his recent career in Acergy that will reinforce
Record blade pushes the limits to bring down the Cost of Energy of offshore wind. LM Wind Power and Alstom have entered a strategic partnership to develop the longest wind turbine blade ever produced, designed to fit Alstom’s new 6 MW wind turbine for the growing European offshore wind market. This
The International Container Transshipment Terminal at Vallarpadam in Kerala, India, will open this month… (ship-technology) [mappress] Source: ship-technology, February 9, 2011;
OceanWorks welcomes Lisa Medeiros to our team in the position of Business Development Manager. Acting as Business Development Manager for the offshore oil and gas industry, Lisa’s primary function will be to expand OceanWorks’ penetration of the offshore oil and gas market by raising awareness of th
