Gazprom Neft Shelf has taken a lease on the 2018-built multi-purpose icebreaker Sayan Polaris. The vessel will support operations at the Prirazlomnoye project in the Barents Sea, bringing in supplies while also acting as a floating hotel and, if necessary, performing emergency response and rescue operations. …
A Solar, a world-leading manufacturer of high-performance photovoltaic products, has announced that it supplied all high-efficiency PERC double-glass modules for a 67MW dc Mafraq I solar plant and a 67MW dc Empire solar plant in Jordan. Both Mafraq I and Empire solar plants are…
Lloyd’s marine manager Murlowski to exit Christopher Murlowski, manager for marine and energy at Lloyd’s, is set to depart from his role at the Corporation Lloyd’s Register announces key appointments to well management team Lloyd’s Register (LR), the specialist energy consultancy, has bolstered its…
Dutch marine contractor Boskalis has now fully acquired the UAE-based Horizon Group, a company specialising in the provision of marine geophysical surveys and geotechnical services. Boskalis said on the 25th November it had acquired the remaining 37,5% of the shares, following the initial acquisition of…
The US Gulf of Mexico is positioned for another year of record oil production in 2020, according to Norway-based energy research firm Rystad Energy. Deep-water projects will anchor the supply growth. The Gulf of Mexico’s oil production has risen every year since 2013,…
The amount of electricity generated from coal plants around the world is on track to drop by a record 3% in 2019, analysis suggests. Assessment of monthly electricity data from countries worldwide indicates a fall of around 300 terawatt hours from coal in 2019…
Volkswagen Group Logistics has announced that it is the first company to use two car freighters powered by LNG in overseas traffic. According to the statement, the two charter ships of Siem Car Carriers were launched on 15 November in Xiamen, China. Thomas…
DNV GL has published a new recommended practice (RP) for welding and inspection of subsea equipment. The guidance, developed through a joint industry project with 12 operators, contractors and fabricators that started in February 2017, is designed to streamline manufacturing processes and cut lead-times…
The Republic of Ireland’s Electricity Supply Board (ESB) has entered into a partnership with Norway’s Equinor to identify suitable sites for new offshore windfarms in Irish waters and work to mature potential future wind projects. The potential for energy storage technology and other technologies…
Construction is expected to start next month on a multi-million pound project to prepare a yard in Fife for handling North Sea decommissioning jobs. Decommissioning firm CessCon Decom said it was developing one of the UK’s most “advanced” scrapping facilities at Energy Park Fife…
