The wind energy sector is on an upswing. Installed power worldwide, totalling 203,000 MW in 2010, will rise to 1,900,000 MW in 2020. TÜV SÜD supports manufacturers, engineering and construction companies and operators of wind turbines by providing comprehensive safety, reliability and profitability
Muhibbah Engineering (M) Bhd and its consortium partner Perunding Ranhill Worley Sdn Bhd have secured a RM1.07 billion contract from Petrona… [mappress] Source: yahoo, January 26, 2011;
Nexans, the worldwide leader in the cable industry, has been called in by EnBW (Energie Baden-Wurttemberg) to use its specialized Capjet trenching system to protect the HV (high voltage) subsea power export cables for Baltic 1, Germany’s first commercial offshore wind farm. Nexans provides specializ
Nexans, the worldwide leader in the cable industry, has been called in by EnBW (Energie Baden-Wurttemberg) to use its specialized Capjet trenching system to protect the HV (high voltage) subsea power export cables for Baltic 1, Germany’s first commercial offshore wind farm. Nexans provides specializ
Abu Dhabi has launched an ambitious project to link its massive offshore gas facilities with onshore networks as part of an ongoing … [mappress] Source:Emirates247, January 26, 2011;
Following the grid connections for the offshore wind farm clusters BorWin2 and HelWin1, Siemens Energy will also install a turnkey grid connection in the North Sea for the SylWin cluster. Purchaser is the Dutch-German transmission grid operator TenneT. In a consortium with the Italian cable manufact
The Al Rekayyat LNG carrier, with a capacity of 216,000 cubic metres, is due to arrive in the UK’s South Hook terminal February 2, according to the Milford Haven Port Authority website. The South Hook terminal can process 15.6 million tonnes of LNG a year and is capable of delivering 21 billion cubi
Scana Industrier ASA has through it’s subsidary Scana Offshore Vestby AS, been awarded a LOI (“Letter of Intent”) to deliver 16 offloading systems to Brazil. The LOI is issued by the Brazilian company Engevix Construcões Oceânicas S.A, and covers eight Floating Production Storage and Offloading vess
Saipem has been awarded new offshore and onshore drilling contracts worth approximately US$320 million. Saipem has been awarded the contract by Addax Petroleum to extend the charter of the semi-submersible rig Scarabeo 3 for drilling activities in Nigeria, for the duration of 6 months starting from
Vestas, the world leader in wind energy, has officially opened a new office in the Romanian capital of Bucharest, showing confidence in the development of the Romanian wind energy market and preparing Vestas for future growth in one of the most promising markets in Eastern Europe. The office will se
RWE Dea Egypt announced today that it made a gas discovery in its own operated North El Amriya concession. The successful testing of the reservoir opens chances of further future discoveries in the licence. The NEA 3x discovery is located in the offshore North El Amriya concession, some 40 kilometer
IBERDROLA completed a €750 million issue of 3-year bonds on the euro market. Given the current favourable market conditions for companies such as IBERDROLA, the initial amount was raised by €250 million. This issue was nearly seven-times oversubscribed, drawing orders of €5.2 billion, and was placed
Global oil and gas deals returned to a peak of $183 billion in 2010, on strong interest in unconventional resources, portfolio adjustments… (economictimes) [mappress] Source: economictimes, January 26, 2011;
According to a new market research report, ‘Global & China Wind Turbine Market (2010 – 2015), published by MarketsandMarkets, new wind turbines capacity of 236.6 GW would be installed between 2010 and 2015, representing a CAGR of 17% in global installed capacity for the same period. In 2015, the mar
