REBO NV and Siemens Wind Power have signed a concession agreement for a one-year use of the Port of the Ostend facilities for the pre-assembly of 42 wind turbines that will be installed at Belgian Rentel offshore wind farm. Different parts of the wind turbines, including blades, nacelles and tower e
DONG Energy has signed a contract with Bladt Industries for 96 transition pieces for its 1.2GW Hornsea Project ONE offshore wind farm. 56 transition pieces will be manufactured at the Offshore Structures Britain (OSB) facility in Haverton Hill near Billingham, Teesside. The remaining 40 transition p
U.S. oil and gas major ExxonMobil revealed on Thursday a new technology that dehydrates natural gas, which could be deployed at both land-based and offshore natural gas production operations. The company announced its development of cMIST technology, which dehydrates natural gas using a patented abs
Lebanese government has approved two offshore oil and gas decrees, which means the country’s offshore licensing round, stalled since 2013, can now begin. The decrees, passed by the Lebanese cabinet on Wednesday, lay out conditions related to the licensing round and the exploration and production mod
Bahrain LNG has given GS Engineering & Construction, the project’s main contractor, a notice to proceed with the construction of the facilities, following the financial close reached in early December.
Oil spill containment and clean-up efforts are being carried out in Singapore’s waters following the collision of container vessels Wan Hai 301 and APL Denver off Pasir Gudang Port, Johor, Malaysia. As of January 5, 2016, a total of 17 vessels and 222 personnel have been deployed in the operation an
In today’s spotted we bring you an image of the Innovation, a heavy-lift jack-up vessel owned by GeoSea, part of the Belgian DEME Group, which loaded a monopile at the new section of Maasvlakte 2’s deep-sea quay at the Port of Rotterdam on January 3, 2017. The 31,440 gross ton Innovation has a 1,500
Pancontinental Oil & Gas will pay a cash call made in December by Tullow Oil regarding the management costs of a licence offshore Namibia. The company has previously disputed the claim, and is still disputing it, however it said on Thursday, the structure of the Joint Operating Agreement requires pa
Ailes Marines, a joint venture between Iberdrola, RES and Caisse des Dépôts, is currently deploying an EOLOS FL200 floating LiDAR that will measure wind conditions in the south part of the site of its future offshore wind farm in the Bay of Saint-Brieuc. In December, AXYS Technologies’ WindSentinel
Norway’s offshore safety watchdog, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has found three non-conformities regarding emergency preparedness during an audit of Aker BP’s Ivar Aasen field, offshore Norway. The audit took place from October 24 to 27, 2016, in the form of a meeting at the company’s premi
Norwegian offshore vessel owner Farstad Shipping will have to look elsewhere to find a solution for its debt problems after its rescue deal with Siem came to naught. Farstad Shipping has for a period of time negotiated with its key creditors to obtain a financial restructuring of the Farstad Shippin
South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries has secured a 1.5 trillion Korean Won contract to build a semi-submersible production unit. Converted in U.S. dollars, the award amounts to almost $1.3 billion. While Samsung did not reveal the name of the client in its announcement on Thursday, local media hav
The US Coast Guard (USCG) has closed the entrance to Los Angeles Harbor to all vessel traffic as it is investigating a report of a downed helicopter near San Pedro, California. The entrance has been closed to allow for effective search efforts of the possible debris field, according to the USCG. The
US-based energy giant and LNG player ExxonMobil said Thursday it has developed a new technology which dehydrates natural gas. The new technology named cMIST dehydrates natural gas using a “patented absorption system inside pipes and replaces the need for conventional dehydration tower technology,” E
