Leading French wind project developer and renewable energy producer VALOREM recently added a Triton Sonic Wind Profiler to its wind resource assessment program. The purchase, which followed an initial rental Triton deployment, represents a significant endorsement by a leader in the French wind indus
Leighton will undertake the construction work, which includes widening the existing 350 metre long general cargo berth by 21 metres for coal unloading, as well as providing foundations for 2.5 kilometres of conveyor gallery and the construction of a new stockyard and administration building. Leighto
The Economic Co-ordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet, scheduled to meet on Thursday, is likely to approve two liquefied natural gas… [mappress] Source: Business Recorder, July 1, 2010;
Vattenfall reached an important construction milestone this weekend, when the 100th, and final, turbine was installed at Thanet Offshore Wind Farm, the world’s largest offshore wind farm, which has been under construction since 2008 and is due to be finished in early autumn 2010. The installation of
Planned Investment Expects to Provide Severely Needed Offshore Oil and Gas Training and Create New Jobs in the Houston, Texas Area. The principle partners at Offshore Tech Academy LLC, (“OTA”) announced their intended designs to build a sizeable training campus which will encompass a multi-disciplin
APL, a division of BW Offshore, has signed a contract with ENI Norge AS for the supply of a complete offloading system. The system will be installed on the Goliat FPSO, which will operate in the Arctic waters of the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The offloading system is based on the Stern Discharge S
The scientists have invented floating ocean-based wind turbines, which could be the next big thing in the renewable energy solutions. [mappress] Source: oneindia, July 01, 2010;
The scientists have invented floating ocean-based wind turbines, which could be the next big thing in the renewable energy solutions. [mappress] Source: oneindia, July 01, 2010;
The Board of Liquefied Natural Gas Limited wishes to advise that the Heads of Agreement (HOA) with Arrow Energy Limited (Arrow) expired on 30 June 2010. The HOA related to the potential sale, to Arrow, of the Company’s Gladstone LNG Project. Subsequent to the Shell and PetroChina announced takeover
In reference to the announcement made on May 3, 2010, Sevan Marine ASA, on behalf of its wholly owned subsidiaries, and E.ON Ruhrgas UK E&P Limited, as operator on behalf of the Huntington owners, have agreed to extend the Exclusivity Period from June 30, 2010, to August 16, 2010, to allow for the c
Construction of a second container terminal for the port of Dar es Salaam is set to begin early in 2011, according to news reports in Tanzania. Dar es Salaam’s Daily News quoted Tanzania Ports Authority Director-General Ephraim Mgawe as saying that cargo volumes have increased at a rate of 15 percen
Technip has been awarded by BP two significant contracts, with a combined total value in the region of £100 million (€120 million). The first award, a three year diving repair & maintenance (R&M) frame agreement contract with two further one year options, covers all diving and R&M activities for BP’
Cairn announced that it has commenced drilling operations on the Alpha prospect (Alpha-1) in the Sigguk Block, approximately 175 kilometres offshore Disko Island, west Greenland. The Stena Don, a fifth generation semi submersible and the Stena Forth, a sixth generation drillship, are to carry out th
AWE Limited advises that at 0600 hours today (NZ time) the Kahu-1 well was drilling ahead at a measured depth of 1,350 metres. The Kahu-1 well is an exploration well within PMP 38158, located approximately 3 kilometres east of the producing Tui oil field. Kahu-1 will test the Kapuni group sands with
