East German market can now benefit from Energyst Rental Solutions We are delighted to announce the opening of our Leipzig depot, which means we can provide more efficient service to customers in the Eastern side of Germany from now on. With already three depots operating in Frankfurt, Duisburg and Hamburg, we are familiar with the …
Energyst UK and Ireland, one of the few companies with G99 approval The Triad season of 2019 has started. Meaning that in the late afternoons of November until February the power demand increases, as well as the energy prices. Due to this increase, the national grid can become unstable and at-risk of being unreliable. To …
The £2.2 billion ($2.7 billion) takeover of Amec Foster Wheeler by rival engineering giant Wood Group plc is on course to be completed next month following approval from the UK’s competition watchdog. Watchdog approval The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) launched an investigation in June over concerns that the deal would harm competition in the …
French oil giant Total is set to acquire its Danish rival Maersk Oil and Gas for $7.45 billion dollars. Danish Maritime giant Maersk A/S informed on Monday it had entered into an agreement to sell its subsidiary Mærsk Olie og Gas A/S to Total S.A. for $7.45bn in a combined share and debt transaction. This …
Renewable energy projects The oil industry may be committing up to a fifth of their total investment in green energy projects after 2030 as hydrocarbons production declines. A growing number of key oil and gas players are starting to invest in renewable energy projects. Analysis from Wood Mackenzie suggests that major energy companies like Royal Dutch …
Floating offshore wind reaching maturity Floating offshore wind projects have “come of age” with several projects representing hundreds of megawatts (MW) of power now under way. The first of numerous large-scale demonstration projects will be commissioned later this year. Another two are coming in 2018. Industry group WindEurope has reported that the technology behind floating offshore …
OPEC oil cuts Kuwait joined Saudi Arabia and Russia in supporting an extension of oil cuts by OPEC and other global producers through the first quarter of 2018 to help trim global stockpiles. An extension of the cuts at already agreed-upon output volumes is needed to reach the goal of paring world inventories to their five-year …
Wood Mackenzie survey indicates that upstream players are grappling with the current uncertain situation The oil and gas industry is facing a challenging year. Oil prices remain volatile, and uncertainty remains about whether prices will recover from around $50/bbl. Across the upstream sector, companies are considering their next investments, while weighing up how to remain …
Up to a third of Europe’s coal-fired power plants are facing costly upgrades or closure with the arrival of stricter European Union (EU) pollutant limits. NEW EMISSIONS REGULATIONS At the end of April, stricter limits on pollutants were approved by most EU member states. Pollutants it concerns include sulphur oxides (SOx), nitrogen oxides (NOx) mercury …
Europe’s largest battery storage project is set to kick off in the German region of Schleswig-Holstein, close to the border with Denmark. INSPIREME PROJECT Constructed near a substation in the municipality of Jardelund, the 48-megawatt system of lithium-ion batteries will have a capacity of over 50 megawatt hours (MWh). This capacity corresponds to the average …
