Siemens Gamesa, GRI Renewables Invest in NE England Offshore Wind Production
company said in a separate statement.GRI Renewable Industries will spend more than $100m to build an offshore wind turbine tower factory at Able Marine Energy Park, also in Hull in the Humber region of northeast England and creating up to 260 jobs.Both companies are receiving grant funding from the British government's 160 million pound offshore wind manufacturing investment support scheme."With its close proximity to some of the world’s largest offshore wind farms and strong skills base, the Humber region is vitally important for the growth of the British offshore wind industry and is at
Thompson takes over from Founder Heavey, Tullow Oil
as CEO of Drax Group plc, the international power and energy trading company, until the end of 2017. Before joining Drax, Thompson managed InterGen’s European power business, was head of project finance at PowerGen and worked at CDC Capital Partners, the private sector arm of the British Government’s aid programme. Thompson has extensive emerging markets experience including a period working in the Commercial and Industrial division of the Bank of Botswana. Thompson holds a BSc and an MSc in Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science
Genel Energy Returns Staffing to Normal in Kurdistan
assets. Genel's primary consideration is the safety and well-being of their employees. The decision to resume full operations has been made following a close monitoring of the situation, and in consultation with the Kurdistan Regional Government, Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the British Government, and other well-placed authorities. Genel's operations in the KRI remain safe and secure. Production at Taq Taq and Tawke has been entirely unaffected, and has risen to record levels. Since the start of September combined production from Taq Taq and Tawke has averaged c.234,000 bopd
