On September 17, 2015, yet another Libra Project milestone was achieved through FPSO Pioneiro De Libra’s first dry docking at the Jurong Shipyard in the Tuas area of Singapore. Teekay’s team was ready with their timelapse cameras! Her time in dry dock is expected to be quick as she is set to be move
The following gallery shows Damen SeaExplorer, the world’s first purpose-built, Polar Code compliant range of expedition yachts with true global capability – from extreme polar to remote tropical areas. The 65 to 100-metre yacht range debuted this week at the Monaco Yacht Show. The SeaXplorer is saf
The following gallery shows Damen SeaExplorer, the world’s first purpose-built, Polar Code compliant range of expedition yachts with true global capability – from extreme polar to remote tropical areas. The 65 to 100-metre yacht range debuted this week at the Monaco Yacht Show. The SeaXplorer is saf
SgurrEnergy has been awarded permanent membership of the Measuring Network of Wind Energy Institutes (MEASNET). Having successfully completed a seven-point assessment programme, SgurrEnergy, a Wood Group company, is now part of the MEASNET Power Performance Expert Group. The group organises and perf
Tocardo Tidal Turbines has installed five tidal turbines in the Eastern Scheldt storm surge barrier (Oosterschelde barrier) to generate clean energy. This installation is the largest tidal energy project in the Netherlands as well as the world’s largest commercial tidal installation of five turbines
Ofgem has appointed Balfour Beatty Equitix Consortium as the preferred bidder to own and operate the offshore transmission link to the Humber Gateway wind farm for the next 20 years. Balfour Beatty Equitix Consortium, a consortium comprising Balfour Beatty Investments Limited and Equitix Limited, wa
Fred. Olsen Windcarrier International Ltd. has been awarded a contract with Adwen for the transport and installation of 70 units of Adwen 5 MW wind turbine generators for the Wikinger Offshore Wind Farm project located in the Baltic Sea within the German exclusive economic zone. The contract will co
This week it is 20 years since the start of oil production from the Troll field, in the northern part of the North Sea, around 65 kilometres west of Kollsnes, near Bergen, Norway. According to its operator, Statoil, the 20 year-old can look back on enormous wealth, with 1.56 billion barrels produced
Damen Shipyards Group informed on Thursday that a naming ceremony for a Platform Supply Vessel (PSV) Mamola Defender, to be managed by Promar, took place on September 23, 2015. Mamola Defender will be the second Damen PSV vessel to be managed by a Swiss-headquartered company that manages a fleet of
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has released preliminary production figures for August 2015 that show an average daily production of about 1 924 000 barrels of oil, NGL and condensate. This is 29 000 barrels per day (about 1.5 percent) less than July 2015. Total gas sales were about 9.7 bi
Inpex Corporation informed that Ichthys LNG project launched its central processing facility from the offshore floating dock at the Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard in Geoje, South Korea, where it is being constructed.
Managing director of the National Iranian Gas Export Company Alireza Kameli said that contracts have been signed with two Iranian gas companies to study construction of a pipeline for exporting gas to Oman.
A new main engine laboratory was recently opened at the Admiral Makarov State University of Maritime and Inland Shipping.
Dominion has initiated a program to purchase up to $50 million of common units representing limited partner interests in Dominion Midstream Partners, the owner of the Cove Point LNG import terminal.
