Australia’s Decmil Group said it has secured a new two-year framework agreement with QGC, a unit of Shell, for brownfield projects within Queensland’s Surat Basin. The framework deal will span the remainder of 2016 and to April 2018 and the scope includes the provision of construction activities, st
An offshore worker died on Sunday following a fall from a Petrobras-operated platform in Brazil. According to Sindipetro NF, a Brazilian workers’ union, Victor Geraldo Brito, 29, fell from a height of 12 m and did not survive the impact. He was an employee of a private company, RIP Servicos Industri
Britain’s first fracked shale gas could flow this year after local government officials in northern England approved Third Energy’s plans late on Monday to carry out fracking at an existing well.
Shipyards in Europe received in the first quarter of 2016 more orders than their competitors in Asia, German Shipbuilders and Ocean Industries Association Verband für Schiffbau und Meerestechnik (VSM) reports. Namely, out of USD 6.5 billion worth orders on a global scale placed in the first quarter
Scottish Renewables, Scottish Enterprise (SE) and Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) have responded to news that the Beatrice offshore wind project reached financial close and will now proceed to construction. Lindsay Roberts, Senior Policy Manager at Scottish Renewables, said: “Beatrice is the
Bangalore-headquartered GMR Group is eyeing construction of a 1.75 million tons per year LNG terminal at Andhra Pradesh’s Kakinada sea port.
Asia/Pacific based owners could get back at the lead as largest market holders of the world fleet, thus reversing the recent trend that saw European owners at the forefront. Namely, Asia/Pacific based owners hold the largest proportion of the orderbook, 45.7%, with 23.2m GT more on order than their
Qatar and Bangladesh on Sunday discussed broadening energy cooperation including future LNG supplies, according to a statement by Bangladesh’s Ministry for Power, Energy & Mineral Resources. Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada, Minister of Energy and Industry of Qatar, met on Sunday in Doha with Bangladesh’s
On Thursday, 19 May, the last turbine was erected at the Gode Wind site in the German part of the North Sea from A2SEA’s installation vessel Sea Challenger. With all 97 Siemens 6MW turbines installed at the offshore wind farms Gode Wind 1 and Gode Wind 2, the project’s total capacity of 582MW will d
India and Iran have signed a bilateral agreement today to develop the Chabahar port and related infrastructure, with Indian earmarking about USD 500 million for this purpose. The deal has been signed after India, Afghanistan and Iran finalized the text of the Trilateral Agreement on Transport and Tr
RenewableUK has welcomed today’s £2.6 billion Final Investment Decision by SSE, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners and SDIC Power of China to build Beatrice offshore wind farm. In total, the UK now has more than 10 gigawatts of offshore wind capacity operating, under construction or with final inves
Offshore support vessel company Topaz Energy and Marine saw a boost in its first quarter 2016 profit, but a decrease in revenues due to low vessel utilization and pressure on rates. The company on Monday posted a first quarter 2016 net profit of $2 million, an 81.8% increase compared to $1.1 million
Blue Water USA has been providing hub logistics services to General Electric (GE) in the Port of Providence, Rhode Island, for the 30 MW Block Island wind farm project since December 2015. The scope of the services includes heavy lift and storage of turbine components for the first offshore wind far
Blue Water USA has been providing hub logistics services to General Electric (GE) in the Port of Providence, Rhode Island, for the 30 MW Block Island wind farm project since December 2015. The scope of the services includes heavy lift and storage of turbine components for the first offshore wind far
