TechnipFMC Orders Vallourec Pipes for Mero 1
The provider tubular solutions for the energy markets Vallourec Soluçoes Tubulares do Brasil has been awarded by TechnipFMC in Brazil to supply around 12,000 tons of seamless steel rigid line pipe with outside diameters 8” and 10”.The pipe will be used in the fabrication of the riser and flowline system for interconnecting 13 wells (6 production wells and 7 water alternate gas injection wells)…
Babcock Delivers World's Largest LNG Bunker Supply Vessel
Babcock International is celebrating the completion of its ‘first of its kind’ and the world’s largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunker supply vessel, M.V. Kairos, as it is delivered to Babcock Schulte Energy (BSE).BSE is a 50:50 joint venture between Babcock and Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM)."This achievement follows the success…
Kalmar, SSAB Partnership to develop Fuel Cell Forklift
Kalmar today announced that it will start cooperation with SSAB in Sweden to develop a hydrogen-powered medium-range forklift truck. The aim is to find a more sustainable solution for our customer SSAB and help them to contribute in diminishing carbon dioxide emissions at the site. The forklift truck to be developed will have a lift capacity of 9-18 tons and it will use hydrogen gas as fuel.
Finalists of Wind Propulsion Innovations Awards
The International Windship Association (IWSA) has announced the shortlist, selected by shipping industry experts, for the inaugural Wind Propulsion Innovation Awards 2016 and voting is now open to everyone to select the winners in three categories – Innovation, Technology User and Research. The Lifetime Achievement Award is a closed vote for IWSA members.
Glencore's South African Coal Unit will Resume
Glencore will provide financial support for its South African mining unit for a coal deal with power utility Eskom as the mine restarts supplying the commodity, the unit's business rescue practitioners said on Friday. The practitioners suspended the supply of coal to an Eskom power station in August while the unit undergoes a financial rescue…
OPITO Secures Contract with Oman Government
OPITO International, has secured a contract with the Ministry of Oil and Gas in Oman. The global oil and gas training standards body is working with the government, the Oman Society for Petroleum Services (OPAL) and employers to improve the delivery of training that will ensure the country has a skilled and safe oil and gas workforce. This…
Norway's Noreco Proposes Restructuring
Norwegian oil firm Noreco proposed a restructuring of the firm, including the full conversion of its bond debt, as low oil prices and persistent production problems at its key assets are threatening its ability to remain a going concern, it said. "The Board's current assessment is that full conversion of bond debt is necessary to maintain…
Imtech Equips HelWin bèta with HVAC System
On June 14, the HelWin bèta platform left on a barge from the Heerema Fabrication Group's (HFG) yard in Zwijndrecht for Schiedam to complete outstanding work. Last week, HelWin bèta reached its final destination in the German North Sea, where the platform will supply more than half a million households with sustainable energy. That requires high-tech systems.
New Material Protects Offshore Wind Turbine Foundations, Cables
Offshore Marine Management (OMM) says it has teamed up with Geofabrics Australasia, a provider of geotextiles and geosynthetic engineering solutions, to create a new and effective, environmentally sensitive and sustainable solution for scour protection at the base of wind turbines. Rob Grimmond, Chief Executive Officer at OMM, said: “Concrete…
