Germany Offered to Build LNG Terminals to Avert US Pipeline Sanctions
Berlin offered to spend 1 billion euros ($1.2 billion) to build two liquid natural gas terminals in a bid to dissuade the United States from imposing sanctions over the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, due to bring gas directly from Russia to Germany, Die Zeit reported on Wednesday.The weekly paper said Finance Minister Olaf Scholz made the proposal in an Aug.
Uniper Sees Merit in Building LNG Terminal at Wilhelmshaven
Germany's Uniper on Tuesday said it favors a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal at the Wilhelmshaven deep sea port on the North Sea coast, less than a week after peer RWE said it secured access to capacity should a rival project at Brunsbuettel go ahead."Wilhelmshaven in particular can be a suitable location, there are many arguments in favour of it," spokesman Leif Erichsen
Premier Oil to sell North Sea Pipeline Stake
Premier Oil Plc will sell its 30 percent stake in a North Sea pipeline to UK gas infrastructure company CATS Management Ltd for up to 23.6 million pounds ($31.68 million), it said on Monday. The Esmond Transportation System (ETS) pipeline, currently operated by Perenco UK Limited transports gas from Esmond…
UXO Removed from German Offshore Wind Farm
James Fisher Subsea (JF Subsea), part of James Fisher and Sons plc, provided expertise for a project to locate, identify and dispose of deep-sea unexploded ordnance (UXO) at Nordergründe offshore wind farm located 16 kilometers off the North Sea coast of Germany. Offshore wind farm development and management…
Statoil Picks MacGregor Mooring Systems for Hywind
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has won an order for substructure connection mooring systems for the world's first floating offshore wind farm: Statoil's Hywind pilot park in Scotland. MacGregor will be responsible for the delivery of the Pusnes substructure mooring connection system for the pilot project's five floating wind turbines.
Kemp: Lindsey Refinery Victim of UK Policy, Shale
French oil major Total has announced plans to halve capacity at its Lindsey refinery on Britain's North Sea coast as part of an overhaul of downstream activities intended to address overcapacity in the European refining sector. Total's decision comes as no surprise. Of the six refineries still operating in Britain…
