The International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) is calling for vessel owners and technical managers to make records available that provide important information on the condition of the ship and its machinery when a ship changes owner. “The current trend to remove these records has the potential t
Canada’s National Energy Board issued a statement approving Saint John LNG Development’s application for a licence to export LNG from the proposed facility near Saint John, New Brunswick.
Shri Tulsi Tanti chairman of Suzlon has welcomed a recent approval of India’s National Offshore Wind Energy Policy by commenting. “The approval on the national off-shore wind energy policy marks an epoch in India’s renewable energy history. It once again demonstrates the government’s thrust and seri
Wind turbine installation vessel, MPI Adventure, installed the final blade of the 80-turbine Amrumbank West Offshore Wind Farm earlier this week. This operation formed part of an ongoing, long-term charter-party agreement with E.On and followed a foundation installation campaign undertaken by anothe
Shell has completed drilling at its Portrush exploration well offshore Norway, Faroe Petroleum, a partner in the block has informed. No oil was found. According to Faroe Petroleum, the objective section in the Upper Jurassic reservoir rocks (the Rogn and Melke formations) was encountered with a thic
The Energy Department revealed it will provide $11 million to support development and demonstration of innovative alternative technologies for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, designed to help reduce U.S. reliance on gasoline, diesel, and oil imports.
The first ever auction of Gazprom and Gazprom Export for sales of natural gas conducted from the 7th till the 10th of September 2015 has been finalized.
Noble Energy provided a new third quarter 2015 sales volume guidance, with the midpoint of the company’s new expectation representing a 10 thousand barrel of oil equivalent per day increase over the midpoint of its prior estimate.
The worldwide wind capacity reached 392’927 MW by the end of June 2015, out of which 21’678 MW were added in the first six months of 2015. This increase is substantially higher than in the first half of 2014 and 2013, when 17,6 GW respectively 13,9 GW were added. All wind turbines installed worldwid
The worldwide wind capacity reached 392’927 MW by the end of June 2015, out of which 21’678 MW were added in the first six months of 2015. This increase is substantially higher than in the first half of 2014 and 2013, when 17,6 GW respectively 13,9 GW were added. All wind turbines installed worldwid
Thirty-seven companies have so far qualified to take part in Brazil’s 13th licensing round to be held in October this year. Among the companies given the green light, there are 22 international oil firms and 15 Brazilian ones. According to the ANP, Brazil’s oil and gas regulator, the companies takin
Eni’s CEO Claudio Descalzi said on Thursday that natural gas found offshore Cyprus could be shipped to markets in Europe through the Damietta LNG plant in Egypt.
Westermeerwind has reached another milestone with the installation of the first set of wind turbine blades. The wind turbine blades arrived on Tuesday evening from Oude Zeug where they were preassembled via vessel LD27. The installation was completed the following day via ‘De Schelde’ pontoon fitted
The North Sea has many years of profitable life ahead if the industry urgently adopts more collaborative and efficient business practices, David Lamont, CEO of Proserv, said Wednesday, September 9, at Offshore Europe event in Aberdeen, Scotland. He also said that he didn’t expect the days of $100 oi
