More Charges Against Shell Singapore Theft Suspects
Total number of people arrested in the case rises to 20; thefts are alleged to have been going on for months. A Singapore court on Monday filed additional charges against nine men accused in a large-scale oil theft at Shell's biggest refinery, the latest development in an extensive investigation in the city-state. The nine Singaporean men…
First Monopile Loaded at Sif’s Maasvlakte 2 Location
Sif loaded its first monopile on board a seagoing vessel. The ship in question is the Innovation, a heavy-lift jack-up vessel owned by Geosea, part of the Belgian DEME Group. It was also the first job handled at the new section of Maasvlakte 2’s deep-sea quay (port number 8317). Monopiles are used for the foundations of offshore wind turbines. They can weigh up to 1,000 metric tons apiece.
Suez, Total Team-up to Recycle Cooking Oil into BioFuel
SUEZ and TOTAL are joining forces to collect and recycle used cooking oil in France. As part of their 10-year partnership, SUEZ will supply 20,000 metric tons of used cooking oil a year to TOTAL. Collected throughout France, the oil will be processed into biofuel at Total’s La Mède biorefinery. In response to growing demand for biofuel, TOTAL is transforming its La Mède site into France’s first biorefinery…
Ecoslops H1 Activity Backs Business Plan and Technology
Ecoslops today announced its results for the first half of the year to June 30, 2016, as approved by the Board at its meeting of September 21, 2016. Vincent Favier, CEO of ECOSLOPS, says: “This first full half-year of activity on our Sines site has fully backed our business plan, validated our P2R technology, and our ability to be profitable when the plant’s production reaches 30…
Total, Ecoslops Ink Maritime Oil Residue Processing Deal
Ecoslops an innovative technology company that upgrades ship-generated hydrocarbon residues, or “slops”, into new fuels and light bitumen, has today announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding with Total, to form a partnership to set up a maritime transport induced oil residue waste-processing unit in La Mède, near Marseille. Within this agreement…
Wärtsilä to Begin Building LNG Terminal in January
Wärtsilä has been given full notice to proceed (NTP) from Manga LNG Oy for the supply of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal in Tornio, Northern Finland. Wärtsilä will commence construction on the site near the port of Tornio in January 2015. Manga LNG Oy is a joint venture of Outokumpu Group, Svenskt Stål AB (SSAB), Skangass and EPV Energy Ltd. Wärtsilä initially announced this project in January 2014.
