MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has received an order from Vattenfall-owned company, Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm Ltd, to supply turbines and services for the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC), also known as Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm, in the UK. MHI Vestas will deliver eleven V164-8.0MW tur
At least four people died and two are missing after a helicopter bound for a Chevron offshore platform in Angola crashed, Reuters has reported. According to the news agency, the helicopter was en route to the Chevron-operated Tombua-Landana platform, offshore Cabinda, Angola, when it crashed. The Ca
Following the power outage and the halt of production on the world’s northernmost offshore oil field – the Goliat – the production has now resumed. Eni Norge, the operator, said it resumed production on the Goliat field early Tuesday morning. Full production is expected to be reached soon, with full
Video Courtesy: JAXPORT The video above shows three new 100-gauge cranes arriving at the Jacksonville Port Authority’s (JAXPORT) Blount Island Marine Terminal on August 19, 2016, after they completed a 17,000 mile journey from China to Jacksonville, Florida. Built by crane manufacturer Shanghai Zhen
A fire broke out on Monday afternoon aboard an offshore platform in the Caspian Sea, offshore Azerbaijan. According to Reuters, the fire was extinguished on Tuesday. The country’s ministry of emergency situations, the incident happened on a platform in the Gunashli field after a gas leak during repa
Around 120,000 jobs have been lost in the UK’s offshore oil and gas sector since 2014, according to Oil & Gas UK’s report which also highlighted the need to boost a record low exploration on the UK continental shelf. Oil & Gas UK, a representative body for the UK’s offshore oil and gas industry, pub
In today’s spotted we bring you an image of MV Al Zubara, one of the world’s largest containerships, discharging at DP World’s London Gateway Port last weekend. The 18,800 TEU Al Zubara is owned by Kuwait-headquartered United Arab Shipping Company (UASC). The boxship, which arrived from Port Klang,
WindEurope has launched its Making Transition Work report today in Hamburg. The report details specific policy proposals on how Europe can remain a leading force in wind energy and renewables. The report provides recommendations to policymakers on how to facilitate a swift transformation of the ener
WindEurope has launched its Making Transition Work report today in Hamburg. The report details specific policy proposals on how Europe can remain a leading force in wind energy and renewables. The report provides recommendations to policymakers on how to facilitate a swift transformation of the ener
LEEDCo, the developer of North America’s first freshwater offshore wind farm, has decided it will use six MHI Vestas Offshore Wind’s (MVOW’s) 3.45MW wind turbines for its Icebreaker project. When asked by Offshore WIND about the decision to switch from Siemens 3MW turbines, Lorry Wagner, President o
A number of United States senators recently sent a letter to the U.S. secretary of energy, Ernest Moniz, requesting the Department of Energy (DOE) to slow its approval of large volumes of liquefied natural gas exports.
The global upstream oil and gas industry needs to move away from a “business as usual” approach and capitalize on opportunities to transform itself to be at the forefront of the world’s energy industry, Saudi Aramco CEO said. Speaking at the annual SPE and ATCE conference in Dubai, President and Chi
UK-based energy giant BP has signed concession amendments for the Temsah, Ras El Barr and Nile Delta Offshore concessions in Egypt. These amendments allowed for the economic development of the Nooros development, where the company recently achieved record production, BP said in its statement on Tues
Petsec Energy, a stakeholder in the Hummer project in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico project, has informed that the Hummer platform jacket has been installed over the Main Pass 270 #3 discovery well, offshore Louisiana. Also, the Ensco 87 jack-up drilling rig has reached the platform jacket site, to carry
