GE reported today that the manufacturing of the first commercial series of Haliade™ nacelles is soon to be completed at its offshore wind turbine plant in Saint-Nazaire, France, with the nacelles scheduled to begin their voyage to the U.S. in mid-July. The five 370-tonne nacelles will equip the Bloc
Reducing drilling and development spend has largely been the focus of services and equipment providers in the Gulf of Mexico – with the aim of lowering costs at the most capital intensive period of asset lifecycles, Douglas-Westwood, an energy intelligence group, writes in its DW Monday report. Ofte
Global Maritime Consultancy & Engineering has signed a contract with Deepwater Wind to provide marine warranty services for the Block Island Wind Farm, America’s first offshore wind farm. Services that will be provided include a technical review of all installation procedures and calculations, the s
The United States Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved Freeport LNG’s request to increase the LNG production level at its terminal currently under construction near the city of Freeport, in Brazoria County, Texas.
Three Indonesian crew members were kidnapped from their tugboat by armed pirates off the coast of Sabah, Malaysia, according to Reuters. The seafarers were taken in the evening hours of July 9 while their vessel was in the waters off the east coast of Sabah. At the time of the incident, the tugboat
Last September in Baltimore at the AWEA Offshore WINDPOWER conference the buzz words heard over and over again were “we have steel in the water.” This is, of course, a reference to the jacket foundations for the five French built GE Haliade 6MW wind turbines which will be installed on the first Nort
The price of spot liquefied natural gas imported into Japan has shown the first glimpse of recovery in June following record lows in the previous two months.
Preparation is in full swing for the Offshore Energy Conference, held annually in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. During the event to be held in parallel with the Offshore Energy Exhibition, visitors of the conference will be able to see 10 technical sessions, 2 keynotes, 3 master classes, the Marine En
Britain faces a growing risk of spikes in wholesale gas prices as ageing storage facilities mean increased maintenance and greater reliance on imports to meet spot demand.
French utility and LNG player Engie said Monday it has opened its first Asia-Pacific research centre in Singapore. Engie Lab Singapore, supported by the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB), will act as a “regional hub for energy innovation and technology in Southeast Asia”, Engie said in its
Norway’s Statoil completed the transaction agreed with EQT Corporation for the sale of its non-core operated Marcellus assets in the US state of West Virginia.
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (July 04 – July 10). Saipem said it has been awarded new contracts and variation orders in E&C offshore, for an overall amount in excess of 1.5 billion euros. The most significant contract relates to t
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Australia: Ichthys LNG tank platforms installed The Inpex-operated Ichthys LNG project in Australia said it has completed the two “most complex” heavy lifts to date at Bladin Point near Darwin. Chevron ships second Gorgon LNG cargo Energy giant Chevron confirmed it has shipped the second cargo from
