For the second 2016 edition of the Offshore WIND Magazine, we spoke to Blair Ainslie, CEO of Seajacks, on the company’s past and future projects, as well as the industry in general. Seajacks made its first dive into the offshore wind industry in 2009, when its jack-up vessel Seajacks Leviathan carri
Kosmos Energy informed that Tweneboa, Enyenra and Ntomme (TEN) project start-up, offshore Ghana, is expected “shortly”. The project is 99% complete with eight of the eleven previously drilled wells now completed. The project is expected to deliver first oil shortly, the company said. Hook-up and com
Royal IHC, a Dutch provider of offshore and dredging services, is lining up a CEO replacement. The company, formerly known as IHC Merwede, said on Monday that its current CEO Bram Roelse would step down on September 1, 2016. Roelse, who took over the position in April 2014 from predecessor Dirk Phil
Iberdrola, 50Hertz Transmission GmbH, and Navantia hosted the delivery ceremony of the substation built for the 350MW Wikinger offshore wind farm at Navantia’s premises in Cadiz, on Monday, 8 August. The substation was christened as Andalucía and was built by Navantia entirely at the company’s Puert
Iberdrola, 50Hertz Transmission GmbH, and Navantia hosted the delivery ceremony of the substation built for the 350MW Wikinger offshore wind farm at Navantia’s premises in Cadiz, on Monday, 8 August. The substation was christened as Andalucía and was built by Navantia entirely at the company’s Puert
Ecole Centrale Nantes (ECN), the manager of SEM-REV test site, is looking to appoint a Project Manager to join its team and lead the recently launched FORESEA initiative.
Royal IHC has just announced that on September 1, 2016, Bram Roelse will step down as CEO. On that date, Mr Dave Vander Heyde will be appointed by the Supervisory Board as the company’s new CEO. Vander Heyde has been CFO at IHC since 2011. During his time in this role, Mr Roelse has used […]
Oil cleanup operations were underway late last week in Trinidad & Tobago after crude oil from an unknown source washed ashore. Oil pockets reportedly plagued Fullerton Beach, Mosquito Creek and beaches in La Brea, Vessigny, Clifton Hill/ Guapo and Cedros in the Gulf of Paria west of the island of Tr
Danish shipping company J. Lauritzen sold its 61,000 dwt Ultramax bulker newbuilding to BW Dry Cargo, part of BW Group, on 5 August 2016, according to data provided by VesselsValue. The vessel was priced at USD 18.3 million. The Ultramax vessel is one of two 61,000 dwt bulk carriers being built for
Singapore’s Jurong Port Pte Ltd has commenced operations of its Combi Terminal, tailored to the requirements of multipurpose vessels. The new Combi Terminal in Jurong Port is a one-stop terminal for vessels carrying a combination of containers and general cargo. These vessels previously needed to ca
New York-based shipping, chartering and logistics company Sino-Global Shipping America, Ltd. has regained compliance with the Nasdaq minimum bid price requirement of USD 1 per common share on the Nasdaq Capital Market. Namely, for ten consecutive business days from July 21 to August 3, the closing b
Tullow Oil-operated Tweneboa, Enyenra and Ntomme (TEN) project, located offshore Ghana, is expected to produce first oil ‘shortly’. Kosmos Energy, Tullow’s partner in the project together with Anadarko, GNPC and PetroSA, confirmed on Monday Tullow’s recent statement that said first oil from the proj
San Diego-based energy company and LNG operator Sempra Energy said that a final investment decision on the proposed Cameron LNG expansion project could be delayed beyond the first half of 2017. Sempra and its partners in the Cameron LNG export project are currently building the first three liquefact
In its latest update on their 2016 Beach Nourishment Project, the Town of Hilton Head Island said that the sand pumping activities at South Beach adjacent to the Sea Pines Resort have been completed. Pumping will resume on or about August 15th in South Forest Beach, according to the announcement. Th
