Wintershall Noordzee, a joint venture between Wintershall Dea and Gazprom EP International, has started a decommissioning campaign in the southern North Sea. The first part, which should take around 18 months to complete, involves P&A of 24 wells in Dutch and German waters and…
Vestas Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of Vestas Wind Systems, has invested in the unique Salamander Quick Lift Crane Technology to further strengthen its position as global leader in sustainable energy solutions and to reduce carbon emissions from its value chain. This new…
We have lifted our wholesale electricity price forecasts across most states and categories, significantly, from prior estimates. This is mainly reflecting: Higher coal and gas prices Less coal generation availability in all States Slower arrival of new supply Slightly higher demand…
Oil major BP Plc is stepping up its involvement in the production of natural gas from organic waste with an agreement to take supplies derived from cow manure in Iowa. BP will obtain the gas — or what the fossil fuel industry calls renewable…
Norwegian oil and gas company DNO has spud the Gomez exploration well in production licence 006C in the North Sea offshore Norway. DNO holds a 65 per cent operated interest in the license with the remaining 35 per cent stake being held by Aker…
Centrica Storage has awarded Bureau Veritas (BV) a three-year contract to provide verification services at onshore and offshore gas storage facilities in the UK southern North Sea. The Rough storage complex, around 18 miles (29 km) offshore, comprises various operational and cold-stacked structures: the…
RINA has been awarded a framework contract by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) to support initiatives to increase the availability of LNG in the medium-term with small scale bunkering and depots to expand the use of this fuel throughout the Mediterranean, Black and Caspian…
On the 3rd August Mitsubishi Power (Philippines) Inc announced a three-year long-term service agreement (LTSA) for boiler ultrasonic thickness gauging mapping inspection activities at Therma South, Inc (TSI) – a 300-MW (2×150) Circulating Fluidised Bed (CFB) coal-fired plant at Barangay Binugao, Toril, Davao City. …
What does ET, the 1982 American science fiction film, have in common with ET, the seismic structural shift redressing the demand for a more sustainable energy system? On the surface, not a lot. Initials aside, tales of a suburban family befriending a stranded extra-terrestrial…
Reconnaissance Energy Africa Ltd (ReconAfrica) plans additional wells in Kavango basin, north-east Namibia, based on recent well results. Well 6-2 was drilled to a final depth of 2,294 metres (7,526 feet) and was left in a state to re-enter to run a vertical seismic…
