Construction of Siemens’ wind turbine plant in Cuxhaven officially kicked off today. Soil compaction and the preparation of the pile foundation, with 1,900 concrete piles, have already been completed. Construction of the actual building was officially started by Siemens with a groundbreaking ceremon
Construction of Siemens’ wind turbine plant in Cuxhaven officially kicked off today. Soil compaction and the preparation of the pile foundation, with 1,900 concrete piles, have already been completed. Construction of the actual building was officially started by Siemens with a groundbreaking ceremon
National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) has a new Chief Executive Officer. The Middle Eastern country’s energy minister Bijan Zanganeh has signed a decree assigning Ali Kardor as the CEO of NIOC. Kardor takes over from Rokneddin Javadi who resigned from the position earlier. Before being assigned to the
GasLog, the owner, operator and manager of LNG carriers on Monday informed it is considering the issuance of bonds in the Norwegian bond market.
With the referendum rapidly approaching, the question of what Brexit, a withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union, could mean for the UK oil & gas industry has become increasingly intriguing, Douglas-Westwood said on Monday in its DW Monday report. As a market broadly regulated in Lon
With close to 70% of all vessels being recycled in South Asia, the shipbreaking yards in Alang, India are one of the most important centers for ship recycling, therefore responsible practices at the site should be encouraged rather than dismissed, according to the European Community Shipowners’ Asso
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) is to implement changes to regulations for container weight verifications in the shipping industry from 1 July 2016, requiring shippers to provide a verified gross mass (VGM) for containers. AMSA said it has amended Marine Order 42 (cargo, stowage and
E.ON has awarded DNV GL with a project certification contract for the new Arkona offshore wind farm, which covers inspection phases from manufacturing, transport, installation, to the commissioning of the wind farm. Having worked on the project since 2014, DNV GL was initially appointed by E.ON for
E.ON has awarded DNV GL with a project certification contract for the new Arkona offshore wind farm, which covers inspection phases from manufacturing, transport, installation, to the commissioning of the wind farm. Having worked on the project since 2014, DNV GL was initially appointed by E.ON for
Roger Blough, the bulk carrier that ran aground on May 27 in Whitefish Bay in Lake Superior, received a permission on Saturday to transit down the St. Marys River to anchorage in Potagannissing Bay in the vicinity of DeTour Village, Michigan, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The 46,833 dwt ship was escort
Energy giants such as Royal Dutch Shell and Total are looking to build terminals and power plants in new markets to soak up the industry’s rapidly burgeoning supply.
Royal IHC has presented new designs of an inter-array cable-laying vessel and integrated jack-ups for the offshore wind sector. The cable-layer will reduce costs for inter-array cable-laying operations by 20 to 30% thanks to a lean approach in designing material flows and storage, IHC said. Two caro
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha on Monday said it has signed an agreement with Ezra Holdings and the LNG engineer Chiyoda Corporation to acquire a 25 percent share of EMAS Chiyoda Subsea.
IMO’s Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention is a step away from being ratified after Peru acceded to it, which brings the number of states having accepted the convention to 51, representing 34.87 percent of the world’s merchant fleet tonnage. Ambassador of Peru to the United Kingdom, Claudio de
