Pipelay of Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline starts in Finland

by Timothy Reeder | Sep 6, 2018 | News

The offshore pipelay vessel Solitaire started the pipelay for the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline in the Gulf of Finland. Before the start of pipelay, the vessel was equipped and tested to meet the project’s strict requirements. Nord Stream 2’s...

Vestas enters new market with 159 MW EPC order for the first large utility-scale wind project in Senegal

by Timothy Reeder | Sep 5, 2018 | News

Vestas is providing a customised solution for the 159 MW Parc Eolien Taiba N’Diaye, Senegal’s first large utility-scale wind energy project and the largest wind project in West Africa. The wind farm will expand the country’s generation capacity by 15 percent, support...

Gazprom’s gas reserves on Russian continental shelf add 768 billion cubic meters in 2018

by Timothy Reeder | Sep 5, 2018 | News

It was highlighted that Gazprom had the largest amount of explored natural gas reserves in the world, totaling 35.4 trillion cubic meters (А+В1+С1 categories) as of December 31, 2017. Due to the adoption of a new Russian Classification of Reserves and Forecast...

Siemens has commissioned HVDC back-to-back link between India and Bangladesh

by Timothy Reeder | Sep 5, 2018 | News

In June 2018, Siemens has fully commissioned the second block of the high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) back-to-back link in Bheramara, Bangladesh, to connect the electricity supply networks of India and Bangladesh with a transmission capacity of up to 500 Megawatts...

Wind farm being considered at Snorre and Gullfaks

by Timothy Reeder | Aug 28, 2018 | News

Equinor and partners at Gullfaks and Snorre have decided to explore the possibilities of supplying the Gullfaks and Snorre fields with power from floating offshore wind. This could be the first time an offshore wind farm is directly connected to oil and gas platforms....

Ten companies selected for Techstars Energy Accelerator in partnership with Equinor

by Timothy Reeder | Aug 28, 2018 | News

Equinor recently announced the inaugural class of global start-up companies selected to participate in the Techstars Energy Accelerator. The ten start-up companies have been selected from hundreds of applicants across 38 countries. They will seek to accelerate their...