MacGregor, part of Cargotec, Finnish provider of cargo-handling machinery for ships, has signed a contract for the design and delivery of key components and fabrication of steel structures for the hatch covers on board six 14,000 TEU container vessels. The container vessels, which are being built fo
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, Finnish provider of cargo-handling machinery for ships, has signed a contract for the design and delivery of key components and fabrication of steel structures for the hatch covers on board six 14,000 TEU container vessels. The container vessels, which are being built fo
LNG Hrvatska, the company established to build and operate the Croatian LNG terminal on the island of Krk has extended the deadline for interested equity investors to submit their bids from December 15 to December 31.
Several researchers at the National Wind Technology Center at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)—Walt Musial, Aaron Smith, and Tyler Stehly—released the 2014–2015 Offshore Wind Technologies Market Report, which shows strong progress for the U.S. offshore wind market, including the start
The 210,100 cbm Q-Flex carrier Al Oraiq is currently unloading LNG at the Zeebrugge terminal after it collided with Dutch freighter Flinterstar off the coast of Belgium on Tuesday. The freighter, owned by Dutch shipping company Flinter sank, but all its crew members were rescued. According to Belgiu
Russian billionaire Mikhail Fridman’s LetterOne fund has emerged as the frontrunner for the acquisition of German utility E.ON’s Norwegian North Sea assets, three industry and banking sources said on Tuesday.
Mexico’s national oil company Pemex on Tuesday night evacuated 85 workers from one of its offshore platforms following a gas leak. The company said on Twitter that there were no injuries or fire on the Sihil A platform, in the Campeche Bay. Pemex said Wednesday that the gas leak was under control. T
Bass Strait Oil Company Limited has sought and received approval from the National Offshore Titles Authority (NOPTA) for a 12 month suspension and extension of the work program and permit term for its wholly owned Vic/P68 permit located in the prolific Gippsland basin, offshore Australia. Bass says
A2SEA has signed a contract to install two foundations and two Siemens 4MW turbines on the Taiwanese project Formosa 1, developed by Swancor/Formosa Wind Power CO., Ltd. The foundations and turbines will be installed from June 2016 by the vessel M/V TORBEN, formerly known as Friedrich Ernestine, own
Costa Renewables, brokering and consultancy services provider to the international energy industry, has opened its new head office in Alkmaar, the Netherlands. Ed Wehnes, Chief Executive Officer of Costa Renewables said: “With the new office we will be able to better serve our clients and expand our
Gazprom’s head Alexey Miller met with Rainer Seele, Chairman of the OMV Executive Board to discuss bilateral cooperation.
The United States Department of Energy issued an order authorizing Crowley’s Alaskan unit, Crowley Petroleum Distribution, to import LNG from Canada.
The monthly natural gas share of total U.S. electricity generation surpassed the coal share in July for the second time ever, with natural gas fueling 35% of total generation to coal’s 34.9% share, the U.S. EIA said in a report. Compared to the previous July, coal-fired generation fell in every regi
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has found several irregularities during an audit of Det norske’s Alvheim floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. Alvheim oil and gas field is located west of Haugesund and close to the boundary w
