European Commission Vice President for Energy Union Maros Sefcovic met with 11 chief technical officers (CTOs) from the wind industry at the beginning of this month at the WindEurope Summit 2016 in Hamburg. CTOs from ABB, Iberdrola, Vestas, DONG Energy and Siemens presented Sefcovic with a new study
UK’s National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) has launched a campaign to fight the decline in the number of seafarers in the country. The campaign, SOS 2020, is said to be a “clarion call” for the country’s government and industry to respond to the maritime skills crisis with coo
The 12,742 dwt general cargo vessel BBC Colorado experienced severe engine issues in the Gulf of Alaska on October 5, 2016, the US Coast Guard informed. The master of the 2008-built BBC Colorado reported the engine casualty, which restricted their speed and maneuverability. With forecasted seas of 3
LNG-engineer Bechtel on Tuesday said that the construction of the Curtis Island LNG program, near Gladstone in Australia, has been completed with the production start at APLNG’s second liquefaction train.
Head Energy Denmark has signed a framework agreement with Siemens Wind Power to provide services for Siemens’ offshore wind projects. “We are very honored that one of the world’s leading Wind Turbine Manufacturers has chosen Head Energy as service provider across a wide range of functional disciplin
Atlas Professionals Offshore Wind team will host a recruitment day on 21 October at the OrbisEnergy Centre in Lowestoft. A variety of positions on global offshore wind projects are currently available, from Site Technicians to Geophysical Engineers. “The recruitment day will focus on Atlas’ global w
Norwegian seismic acquisition company Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) has announced a reduction in its cost base “in line with a reduced level of activity.” The company said this would lead to layoffs. The company said on Wednesday it would seek a global reduction in employee expenses of appr
Following a recent announcement by the Norwegian offshore shipping company Eidesvik Offshore regarding an agreement to sell on of its platform supply vessels (PSVs), Eidesvik has delivered the vessel to its new owner. At the end of September, Eidesvik entered into the agreement with an unnamed buyer
Brazilian oil company Petrobras has signed a memorandum of understanding with Portugal’s Galp Energia to expand cooperation between the two companies and consolidate their strategic alliance. In a statement on Tuesday, Petrobras said the partnership could mean cooperation in exploration, development
The average price of spot-LNG for delivery to Japan that was contracted in September was at US$5.6 per mmBtu.
Norwegian offshore safety watchdog, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has found a non-conformity during an audit of regulatory requirements for electrical installations on ConocoPhillips’ Ekofisk 2/4 K-B platforms offshore Norway. PSA found one non-conformity in connection with the notification
Three more vessels were detained in UK ports during September 2016 after failing Port State Control (PSC) inspection, the country’s Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) informed. Apart from the three newly detained ships, four ships remained under detention from previous months. Vessels detained ear
JAX LNG has executed the remaining engineering and procurement contracts required to begin construction of a new LNG liquefaction and storage facility in Jacksonville, Florida.
Russian gas giant Gazprom said it has increased its natural gas exports to Austria. From January 1 through October 10, 2016, Russian gas supplies to Austria totaled 4.18 billion cubic meters, a rise of 23.8 percent as compared to the same period a year before, Gazprom said in a statement. Gazprom’s
