Siemens awarded wind turbine order from EDF Luminus for two projects in Belgium

by Timothy Reeder | Mar 24, 2017 | News

EDF Luminus, the second largest player in the Belgian energy market, has ordered wind turbines at Siemens Wind Power for two projects located in the Belgian municipalities of Dessel and Mol as well as in Beveren. The nine 3.2 megawatt (MW) machines of the Siemens D3...

Proceeding with Phase 2 of the Johan Sverdrup development

by Timothy Reeder | Mar 22, 2017 | News

The Johan Sverdrup partnership has now decided to proceed with (DG2) Phase 2 of the Johan Sverdrup development, awarding FEED contracts to Aker Solutions, Kværner and Siemens. Phase 1 of Johan Sverdrup is under development, with first oil scheduled for late 2019.  The...

Gazprom and Eni sign Memorandum of Understanding

by Timothy Reeder | Mar 22, 2017 | News

Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, and Claudio Descalzi, Chief Executive Officer of Eni, signed a Memorandum of Understanding at the Gazprom headquarters today. The document reflects the parties’ interest in analyzing the prospects for...

First turbine installed at Rampion

by Timothy Reeder | Mar 13, 2017 | News

The construction of Rampion Offshore Wind Farm enters into its final phase. At the weekend the first of 116 wind turbines was installed for the project based in the English Channel off the coast of Sussex. For the installation each tower with a length of 80 metres,...

Siemens sets milestone with first 3D-printed part operating in nuclear power plant

by Timothy Reeder | Mar 10, 2017 | News

Following the integration of 3D printing as part of its digital services portfolio, Siemens has achieved an industry breakthrough with the first successful commercial installation and continuing safe operation of a 3D-printed part in a nuclear power plant. Because of...

ExxonMobil to Acquire 25 Percent Interest in Mozambique Area 4 from Eni

by Timothy Reeder | Mar 9, 2017 | News

ExxonMobil and Eni have signed today a sale and purchase agreement to enable ExxonMobil to acquire from Eni a 25 percent indirect interest in the natural gas-rich Area 4 block, offshore Mozambique. Eni currently holds a 50 percent indirect share in the block through a...