Samso Turbine Breaks Off and Crashes into Sea Denmark’s Samso offshore wind farm, also known as Paludans Flak, is out of action after one of the turbines collapsed and crashed into the sea early Saturday morning, Søren Hermansen, Director of the Samso Energy Academy, confirmed to Offshore WIND. EU F
Tidal Energy Today has compiled the top news from tidal and wave energy industry from November 30 until December 6, 2015. DP Energy finds its place at FORCE An agreement has been signed between the Canadian government and Irish-based DP Energy to develop a 4.5 MW tidal energy project at the Fundy Oc
Teekay LNG, Samsung C&T, GIC to build Bahrain’s LNG terminal The government of Bahrain firmed up agreements with a consortium comprising Teekay LNG, Samsung C&T and Gulf Investment Corporation to build an LNG terminal in the country. Nigeria LNG commissions LNG quartet Bonny Gas Transport (BGT), a u
At least one worker was killed and 30 others were missing on Saturday after an Azeri oil platform caught fire during high winds in the Caspian Sea on Friday, state energy company SOCAR said.
Three offshore workers went missing on Friday, following an accident on a Socar-operated oil and gas platform in the Oil Rocks field in the Caspian Sea. The Azeri oil company said that the accident happened when a part of the platform with the living quarters collapsed into the sea, after a platform
Italian police has seized around 13 tons of hashish aboard a Panamanian-flagged ship identified as Munzur. The ship was boarded by Italian Air-Naval Command teams on Wednesday, some 10 miles northeast of the island of Pantalleria, near Sicily. Following an inspection of the cargo ship, the police fo
India’s petroleum minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan has called for a “resurgence” in the exploration and production sector in India. Speaking at an industry conference on Friday he said India is the fastest growing major economy in the world today. He said: “IMF has assessed India’s GDP growth rate a
The Chinese shipbuilders seem to have been the preferred choice of global owners when it comes to ordering new ships in November, leaving South Korean competitors far behind. According to Clarksons data, cited by Yonhap news agency, the November order book of Chinese shipbuilders comprised of 1.46 m
The United States House of representatives has passed a bill reforming the country’s energy policies, including lifting of its 40-year old oil export ban. The North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015 was passed on December 3 by recorded vote of 249 in favor and 174 against it. T
Kuwait’s LNG import could reach three million tons in 2015 jumping 17 percent compared to the previous year according to Kuwait Petroleum Corporation’s manager for naphtha, mogas and LPG sales Khaled Al-Sabah.
OPEC looked unlikely to take steps to cut oil production to lift languishing prices at a meeting on Friday, potentially worsening one of the worst crude gluts in history.
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has revealed a list of companies that applied for acreage offshore Norway, as part of the 23rd licensing round in the country. The deadline for applications for production licenses expired on Wednesday, December 2. Twenty-six companies applied for acreage si
Dry bulk owners seem to be resisting the temptation of ordering new ships despite currently low newbuilding prices for dry bulk ships that have just passed the lows of 2012 and are now at the lowest level since 2003, according to BIMCO. “The fact that ship owners have refrained from ordering new dry
National Electric Power Company of Jordan is expected to issue an LNG tender soon seeking cargoes from the spot market.
