The renewable energy sector requires “urgent action” to ensure that it does not miss its “potential boom era” through a lack of long-term… [mappress] Source: newenergyfocus, July 01, 2010;
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
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
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’
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
Representatives from Vietnam and Venezuela’s oil and gas industries officially signed a contract in capital Caracas on June 29 to found the PetroMacareo joint-venture in plot Junin 2 in the Orinoco belt, Venezuela. The ceremony was witnessed by Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai and ma
Acteon completed its previously announced acquisition of IOS Holding AS and its subsidiary IOS Offshore AS from Norse Cutting & Abandonment AS. Established in 1986, IOS Offshore is a leading supplier of mooring equipment and services to the Norwegian offshore oil and gas industry. The company has it
Statoil has awarded Aker Solutions a significant part of the frame agreement for inspection services on all of their offshore installations and onshore plants in Norway. The contract period is for four years with options for further extensions up to four years. The yearly volume of the contract will
Statoil is entering into frame agreements involving maintenance and modification work valued at NOK 49 billion (USD 7,6 billion), options included. The agreements, which have duration of four years with two two-year extension option, will occupy more than 5,000 people during the period. Five compani
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation – reported today that four of its dredging vessels, including three hopper dredges and one cutter suction dredge, along with other ancillary equipment, are currently working on the construction of sand berms off the Louisiana Coast in response to the oil spill c
An ongoing dispute over who should bear the costs of onshore grid upgrades necessary to connect planned Round III wind farms is “the single biggest issue facing developers,” a top official in the Crown Estate tells Recharge. The official said that there has been little progress in resolving the issu
In June, REpower Systems AG passed the one gigawatt milestone with wind energy systems installed in France. The manufacturer has installed around 500 turbines across the country since 2002. This corresponds to 20% of France’s existing wind energy capacity. Alongside its activities in the sale, insta
In June, REpower Systems AG passed the one gigawatt milestone with wind energy systems installed in France. The manufacturer has installed around 500 turbines across the country since 2002. This corresponds to 20% of France’s existing wind energy capacity. Alongside its activities in the sale, insta
The joint venture DEC, Dredging International, Jan De Nul and Envisan has finalised today the purchase of 140 hectare (approx. 345 acres) derelict and contaminated land. The area was released after the failure of the companies Nilefos Chemie and MisaEco and is located on the territory of the municip
