Total launches full-field production on Kaombo with the start-up of the second FPSO

by Timothy Reeder | Apr 2, 2019 | News

Total has started up production on Kaombo Sul, the second Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) unit of the Kaombo project, located on Block 32, 260 kilometers off the coast of Luanda, in water depths ranging from 1,400 to 2,000 meters. Eight months after...

Siemens inaugurates Qatar’s second-largest power plant Umm Al Houl

by Timothy Reeder | Mar 29, 2019 | News

The Umm Al Houl combined cycle power plant in Qatar has been inaugurated by Siemens, delivering almost a quarter of the country’s installed power generating capacity and providing up to 136 million imperial gallons of drinking water per day. It is the...

Offshore cable repairs to ensure an uninterrupted supply of electricity

by Timothy Reeder | Mar 29, 2019 | News

TenneT has awarded a framework agreement to Jan De Nul Group for repairs of TenneT’s offshore high-voltage cables in the German Bight. TenneT’s mission is to ensure a reliable and uninterrupted supply of electricity in its high-voltage grid and therefore, Jan De Nul...

Record-breaking lift completes the Johan Sverdrup field centre

by Timothy Reeder | Mar 22, 2019 | News

Three days – that’s what it took to lift four of the last pieces in the Johan Sverdrup puzzle into place – the two final platform topsides, a bridge and a flare stack. The processing platform lift was the heaviest lift ever performed offshore. “Now we are in the...

NGV fuel becoming increasingly popular in Russia

by Timothy Reeder | Mar 22, 2019 | News

The Gazprom Board of Directors took note of the information about the work being done by the Company to promote natural gas (methane) as a vehicle fuel. It was stressed that wider use of NGV fuel was one of Gazprom’s strategic thrusts in the domestic market. The...

Start of construction for the Peyton Creek wind farm in Texas

by Timothy Reeder | Mar 22, 2019 | News

E.ON further expands its generation position in the United States. According to the company, construction has now begun on the 151-megawatt Peyton Creek project in Matagorda County, Texas. The wind farm is expected to go into operation before the end of 2019 and then...