On April 29 ,2016, an Airbus Super Puma 225 helicopter crashed off the coast of Norway. All 13 people on board died in the accident, which has been subject to a year long investigation that is still ongoing. As the 12 month anniversary approaches Norwegian crash investigators are preparing to release an interim report into the tragedy.
Britain's decision to withdraw from the European Union will bring uncertainties to nuclear cooperation among Britain, China and France, an executive at China's CGN Power Co Ltd has claimed.
On April 29 ,2016, an Airbus Super Puma 225 helicopter crashed off the coast of Norway. All 13 people on board died in the accident, which has been subject to a year long investigation that is ongoing. As the 12 month anniversary approaches Norwegian crash investigators are preparing to release an interim report into the tragedy.
The board of Mexico's state-owned oil company Pemex has approved its second-ever deep water joint venture covering the Nobilis-Maximino block in the country's territorial Gulf waters.
US stocks turned lower after political wrangling in Washington raised the specter of a government shutdown, while Russian President Vladimir Putin warned tensions in Korea were rising. The euro weakened after the European Central Bank signaled its commitment to stimulus even as the region’s economy firms.
French presidential favorite Emmanuel Macron may have to break a campaign pledge over the speed at which France reduces its dependence on nuclear power.
French supermajor Total's Norwegian arm has been reprimanded by the Scandinavian country's safety watchdog over "serious deficiencies" in connection with the Martin Linge Project.
American multinational National Oilwell Varco Inc has reported a $122million loss so far in 2017 as cost cutting and asset write downs as a result of the oil downturn continues to impact operations.
For the ‘people in the back’ helicopter travel remains the single most important issue in terms of health and safety for offshore workers today. When it comes to one particular aircraft, the Airbus 225, the people in the back have been expressing some strong views and most of them blunt, few want to fly in the 225 again! The horrifying image from last year’s tragedy of the rotors spinning through the air with no cabin attached will live long in the minds of workers and their families.
The memory of Chernobyl is still strongly retained and solemnly commemorated in Ukraine, where, again, I will spend another Chernobyl Anniversary, on 26th April.
Danish power firm Dong Energy has been given a "BBB+/A-" rating riding on the winds of a strong financial performance since switching focus to renewables.