The number of incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships in Asia has reached its lowest number in the first five months of the year compared to the same period in the past four years, from 2012 to 2015, according to the latest report from Asian piracy watchdog ReCAAP ISC. Between January an
Sweden took the lead on the 2015 performance list for flags and recognized organizations adopted by the Paris MoU Committee, followed by the flags of the United Kingdom, France, Denmark and Norway. The committee approved the 2015 inspection results and adopted new performance lists for flags and org
Due to an accelerated order pipeline for V164-8.0 MW projects, MHI Vestas Offshore Wind is ramping up blade manufacturing capacity in Nakskov, Denmark, to supplement its lead blade factory on the Isle of Wight, UK, where production has been ongoing since mid-2015. Previously, the factory in Nakskov
Subsea UK, the industry body representing firms dealing with subsea oil and gas business, has conducted a snapshot survey which shows a steep drop in sales, and recruitment drive, since the oil price collapse. Regardless, the UK subsea industry has maintained its investment in technology and looks t
Walcon Marine has completed berthing facilities at Great Yarmouth for vessels supporting the build and future maintenance of the 402 MW Dudgeon offshore wind farm. This forms part of the infrastructure of the purpose-built Operations & Maintenance base for the wind farm, which will provide 24/7 acce
Norwegian seismic specialist has boasted with what it claims to be the world’s largest seismic spread.
Two distinct growth periods, 2016 to 2020 and 2021 to 2025, split the wind power market’s global outlook in MAKE’s latest report due to upgrades to both the China and US markets that erase a previously expected growth peak in 2018. MAKE has upgraded the 2016 to 2020 outlook by 5.5%, due largely to a
Two distinct growth periods, 2016 to 2020 and 2021 to 2025, split the wind power market’s global outlook in MAKE’s latest report due to upgrades to both the China and US markets that erase a previously expected growth peak in 2018. MAKE has upgraded the 2016 to 2020 outlook by 5.5%, due largely to a
Massachusetts House of Representatives yesterday passed a bill that requires power distribution companies to enter into long-term contracts to buy 1,200MW of offshore wind power by 2027. The H.4377 bill, which was passed by a landslide vote of 154:1, also requires distribution companies to solicit l
Eni of Italy on Thursday said it has made a new discovery in the Baltim South West exploration prospect, located in the Baltim South license, in the Nile Delta, offshore Egypt.
India’s Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has received a notice of arbitration from two contractors related to the B-193 process platform project, offshore India. Swiber Holdings, an offshore construction services provider to the oil and gas industry, informed on Wednesday that a consortium betwe
The price of spot liquefied natural gas imported into Japan continues its drop hitting new record lows in the month of May.
Wood Group workers employed aboard Shell’s North Sea platforms are set to be balloted over a potential strike action. Unite, Scotland’s largest workers’ union, will ballot more than 200 North Sea oil rig workers for strike action in a dispute with the Wood Group over, what the union describes as “a
Australian LNG terminal developer LNG Limited on Thursday issued a comment declining media reports of a possible takeover, that was reported as a reason for the recent surge in the company’s shares price.
