ABB, the power and automation technology group, has disclosed details of a study from DNV-GL R&D examining the potential for efficiency improvements of dual fuel diesel electric (DFDE) LNG carrier propulsion.
Europa Oil & Gas has informed that, based on an independent assessment undertaken by ERC Equipoise (ERCE), three prospects on Frontier Exploration Licence (FEL) 3/13 in the Porcupine Basin, offshore Ireland, have a mean Un-risked Net Present Value (NPV) of approximately $7 billion to a 100% working
Popular news, October 19 – 25, 2015
Siemens Presents New Offshore Wind Grid Connection Solution Siemens has introduced a new solution for connecting offshore wind turbines to the grid. Presented at the National Maritime Conference in Bremerhaven, the direct-current technology enables a cost-efficient and simplified connection of offsh
Tidal Energy Today has compiled the top news from tidal and wave energy industry from October 19 – 25, 2015. Irish marine energy firms get €3.5M from the government The companies that received the funding from the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) are Ocean Energy, SeaPower and GKinetic
Anadarko: Mozambique LNG FID depends on government Woodlands-based Anadarko’s final investment decision on its Mozambique LNG project is dependent on the development plan approval by the government. Australia watchdog delays Shell-BG decision again The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
During last week’s Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC) 2015 in Amsterdam, Offshore Energy Today interviewed Mr. Rob Beks, Senior Consultant, Asset Risk Management at DNV GL, prior and in relation to Offshore Safety session, held on the second day of the conference. During this session, th
Natural gas pipeline exports from the United States to Mexico are beginning to gradually displace the country’s LNG imports.
Ignacio Marti, Innovation & Research Director of the UK-based Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, has been newly elected as the Chair of the Executive Committee at the International Energy Agency Wind Energy Group (IEA Wind). Marti and newly elected Vice Chair Dr. Stephan Barth, Managing Direc
TOPBOND has announced the arrival of its new jack-up barge called TOPJACK. TOPJACK is has a 250t lift capacity and a modular construction, thus it can be transported by road or sea. It has 36m legs and is able to operate in water depths of up to 25m. Being 24.4m long and 17.08m wide, it offers a lar
COSCO Corporation has delayed a delivery date for a floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit intended for Dana Petroleum’s Western Isles development in the North Sea. According to COSCO, the delivery date was pushed to Q1 2017 “due to changes in technical requirements from the shipow
Governor Robert Bentley announced that Alabama has agreed to a settlement of USD 20 million with Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling, which owned the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig when it exploded in Gulf of Mexico causing the biggest oil spill in U.S. history. “The State of Alabama suffered tre
Statoil’s Heidrun platform, in the Norwegian Sea, reached a milestone of 20 years of oil and gas production on Sunday, October 18, 2015. Heidrun field was discovered in 1985 by Conoco, which served as operator for the exploration and development phase. The field has been producing oil and gas since
Acta Marine’s new build construction support vessel “ACTA ORION” was christened at the naming ceremony held on Thursday October 22 at the port of Harlingen, The Netherlands. Didi te Gussinklo Ohmann, Van Oord’s Gemini project director performed the ceremony. ACTA ORION has a length of 108 meters and
