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Norway’s oil sector faces strike threat
Norway's vast oil sector could face disruption as employees at key supply bases plan to walk off the job on Monday, April 8, threatening supplies to offshore platforms.
read more... 08/04/2013
British Rhyl gas field starts pumping its first gas
The Britain’s offshore Rhyl gas field, owned by Centrica, delivered its first gas, being the first new field to be brought on stream in the region for ten years and represents an important milestone in extending the life of Centrica’s Morecambe Bay operations.
read more... 04/04/2013
UK: Offshore wind farms generated a record amount of electricity in 2012
UK renewable power generation hiked by 20% in 2012 due to the contribution of new offshore wind farms in spite of lower than average wind speeds over the year, according to figures released by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC).
read more... 02/04/2013
Eni hits another oil discovery in Angola
Eni, the Italian oil and gas company unveiled its ninth oil discovery in Block 15/06, in deep water offshore Angola, boosting the resource base at West Hub project.
read more... 19/03/2013
It’s official: London Array the largest wind farm in the world
London Array has officially become the world’s biggest operational offshore wind farm. Last week, 141 of the 175 turbines turned to produce power for the first time, providing 507MW of capacity. The project is a joint venture between Danish firm DONG Energy (50%), UK energy giant E.ON (30%) and Abu Dhabi renewable company Masdar (20%).
read more... 11/03/2013