AHTS Damas Victory sinks offshore Qatar Energy Current 7/1/2009 | DOHA: Nearly 30 people could be dead after Damas Oil & Marine Services anchor handling tug supply vessel (AHTS) Damas Victory sank in the Persian Gulf off the coast of Qatar on the morning of June 30, according to international press reports. | The accident took place at approximately...
Offshore wind farms could meet a quarter of the UK's electricity needs The Guardian | Offshore wind has the potential to power every home in the UK and provide up to 70,000 jobs, according to the government | Turbines of the new Burbo Bank offshore wind farm. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images | The UK's seas could provide enough extra to power the equivalent of 19m homes...
Senate considers offshore drilling climate bill amendment Energy Current 7/7/2009 | WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama's climate-change bill begins its move through the U.S. Senate this week, with supporters admitting they may lack enough votes. | The measure's advocates also admit securing passage may mean brokering deal...
Siem Offshore raises funds in private placement Offshore Shipping Online | - | Siem Offshore in Norway has announced that the company has successfully raised gross proceeds of NKr 900 million in a private placement directed towards professional Norwegian and international investors. | 105,882,353 new shares will...
New York offshore wind initiative moves ahead Energy Current 7/1/2009 | NEW YORK: A newly formed collaborative between the private sector and a host of New York State and New York City agencies issued Tuesday a Request for Information (RFI), marking the next step in the development of what could be the largest...
AHTS Damas Victory sinks offshore Qatar Energy Current 7/1/2009 | DOHA: Nearly 30 people could be dead after Damas Oil & Marine Services anchor handling tug supply vessel (AHTS) Damas Victory sank in the Persian Gulf off the coast of Qatar on the morning of June 30, according to international press r...
EDITORIAL: New offshore LNG plan promising Energy Current 6/29/2009 | By Montgomery Advertiser, Ala. | MONTGOMERY, ALA.: There was a heated debate three years ago over proposals to locate offshore liquefied natural gas terminals several miles off the coast of Alabama. That debate, spurred by very legitimate...
South Texas schools prepare for expanded offshore industry Energy Current 6/29/2009 | By Fernando Del Valle, Valley Morning Star | PORT ISABEL, TEXAS: Welding on 38 miles of pipe is set to begin Monday at a $30 million plant here. | The pipe is destined for oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico as local colleges plan to train stu...
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Wind energy companies test waters for offshore projects The News & Observer | WASHINGTON — The federal government on Tuesday issued its first exploratory leases for wind energy projects on the Outer Continental Shelf, the first step of what could be ...
Murphy strikes oil, gas offshore Malaysia Energy Current 6/12/2009 | EL DORADO, ARK.: Murphy Oil Corp. (NYSE: MUR) has made two additional discoveries on its acreage offshore Malaysia. The first discovery was made at the Siakap North pro...
Wintershall finds success with Grosbeak well Energy Current 7/8/2009 | STAVANGER, NORWAY: Wintershall Holding AG has discovered oil and natural gas at the Grosbeak prospect in production licence 378 in the Norwegian North Sea. | Drilled by Songa Offshore semisubmersible Songa Delta in 360 meters (1,181 ft) of...
Aker Solutions enters Brazil's mooring market with Maersk Energy Current 7/8/2009 | OSLO: Aker Solutions has signed a contract with Maersk FPSOs to perform mooring installation work at the Peregrino field offshore Brazil. The contract is the first marine installation job for Aker Solutions in Brazil and marks the start-up...
ProSep injection mixers destined for Skarv, Halfdan Energy Current 7/8/2009 | MONTREAL, QUEBEC: ProSep Inc. (TSX: PRP) has been awarded three contracts totaling approximately CAD1 million (US$860,000) to supply its proprietary mixing technologies for installation at BP Norge, Maersk Olie og Gas and ConocoPhillips op...
AWE fined over 2007 Tui oil discharge Energy Current 7/8/2009 | NORTH SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Australian Worldwide Exploration (AWE) subsidiary AWE Taranaki Ltd. has been fined over an accidental oil discharge that took place at its Tui oil project in the Taranaki Basin offshore New Zealand. | AWE, together...
China June fuel oil imports seen down on LNG use The Guardian * Utilities switching to cheaper, cleaner LNG * Downtrend tempered by firm bunker, straight-run fuel demand (Adds details, quote, background) By Jennifer Tan SINGAPORE, July 8 (Reuters) - China is estimated to have imported 1.95-2.0 million tonnes of...
Senate tackles climate change Houston Chronicle | WASHINGTON - The Senate took up sweeping climate change legislation on Tuesday, with four Obama administration officials insisting that the measure is urgently needed to combat global warming, wean the U.S. off imported oil and revitalize the nation's economy. | Energy Secretary Steven Chu told the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee th...
Oil Prices Need Government Supervision Wall Street Journal By GORDON BROWN and NICOLAS SARKOZY | For two years the price of oil has been dangerously volatile, seemingly defying the accepted rules of economics. First it rose by more than $80 a barrel, then fell rapidly by more than $100 before doubling to its current level of around $70. In that time, however, there has been no serious interruption of suppl...
