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  • South Africa’s Bokpoort CSP celebrates another production milestone

    Renewable technology development and deployment around the globe has significantly intensified and the future of CSP in this mix is equally exciting.   With the recent announcement of the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) 700MW Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plants which represents the fourth…

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  • Trump is said to open door for oil drilling off US East Coast

    The Trump administration is preparing to unveil as soon as this week an expansive offshore oil plan which would open the door to selling new drilling rights in Atlantic waters.   President Trump ordered his Interior Department to write the new blueprint with the aim…

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  • Austrian gas hub explosion rattles Europe’s energy markets

    Natural gas and power prices jumped in Europe after an explosion at one of the continent’s biggest gas hubs further tightened supplies during a cold snap.   Gas futures rose the most in more than eight years in Britain, which already is struggling to absorb…

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  • Merged North Sea independent starts operations

    Spirit Energy has begun trading as an independent North Sea area oil and gas operator.   This is a joint venture which combines Centrica’s E&P business with that of Bayerngas Norge.   Centrica owns 69% of the company, with Bayerngas Norge’s former shareholders, led by…

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  • Boskalis connects Aasta Hansteen topsides to spar hull

    Boskalis has completed a dual vessel float-over of the topsides for Statoil’s Aasta Hansteen spar platform in the Norwegian Sea.   Statoil is developing the Aasta Hansteen gas/condensate field, 300 kilometres (186 miles) offshore, via the world’s largest production and storage spar platform.   Earlier…

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  • PSA acknowledges safety compliance at Goliat offshore Norway

    Eni Norge can restore the Goliat field in the Barents Sea to full production.   The Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) gave the company the all-clear after it had fulfilled the conditions of an order issued on the 6th October 2017.   This was imposed…

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  • Aker BP orders subsea items for Ærfugl-Skarv tieback

    Aker BP has awarded two of the main contracts for its 21-kilometre (13-mile) Ærfugl tieback to the Skarv FPSO in the Norwegian Sea.   Aker Solutions will supply the subsea production system for the three-well first phase of the development, comprising wellheads, vertical subsea trees,…

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