On the second day of the Offshore Energy Exhibition and Conference held in Amsterdam RAI, one of our reporters made an exclusive interview with the project and sales director of MMT SE Mr. Nils Ingvarson. Hereby we are bringing you a part of their conversation. – What do your activities in the subsea world include? [...]
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NOF Energy has teamed up with DeepOcean to host a special Oil, Gas & Offshore Renewables networking event. Taking place on 4 October, 10.30am – 2.00pm at Hardwick Hall Hotel in Sedgefield, County Durham, the networking lunch will feature as a special guest, DeepOcean, an integrated provider of safe, high quality, innovative services and technologies [...]
The offshore segment is one of the most promising fields of activity for the maritime industry ‑ with the main focus on provision of hardware and services both for wind energy as a growth market and for the boom sector of offshore oil and gas production. The technical challenges and economic opportunities will be addressed [...]
Oil States Industries, Inc. announced, after two years of engineering and manufacturing work, has launched the addition of a new high-capacity NautilusR marine crane to its portfolio. The NautilusR 7000L was manufactured as part of a four-crane package mounted aboard MONTCO Offshore’s 335ft-class Liftboat Robert, one of the largest pipe leg self-elevating liftboats in the world. The [...]
The fact that Britain’s oil and gas production has been reduced in half since 1999 attracted oil service companies to work with wind energy developers in the North sea, reported Bloomberg. Companies led by Technip SA (TEC) and Subsea 7 SA (SUBC) are working for the first time in the North Sea’s EUR 14 billion a year market, and [...]
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In their intention to cut emissions Atle Rygg Ardal, a researcher for SINTEF Energy Research of Norway, has proposed wind power as a solution for powering the offshore oil and gas platforms, writes Fuel fix. Yesterday, at the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston he presented a paper regarding this matter. “If you removed the cost [...]
Finance Secretary John Swinney today welcomed the announcement of a Scottish-Japanese partnership to invest in oil and gas and renewables opportunities in Scotland and internationally. Mr Swinney met with senior executives of Japan’s Mitsui & Co. in Tokyo as details were announced of its strategic partnership with Scotland’s Global Energy Group. Global Energy last year [...]
Job opportunities are expected to increase across the sector during the 2012, according to the annual Salary Survey by regional recruitment… By Duncan Brodie (edp24) Source: edp24, December 29, 2011; Image: rwe
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The Obama administration’s proposal to exclude Virginia from offshore drilling exploration has angered many top politicians in the… By: Sabri Ben-Achour (wamu) Source: wamu, November 14, 2011
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Europe is in pre-eminent position in the offshore wind sector, and the UK, with 487 turbines installed (1,534MW of capacity); a further 2 GW in construction; and 42.1GW tabled for future development, is at the top of that European league. With the operation and maintenance business opportunities available throughout a typical 266-year wind farm [...]
