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PKN ORLEN completes EUR 750m Eurobonds issue

Płock, Poland, 09-Jun-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — PKN ORLEN has completed the EUR 750m Eurobonds issue. The Company’s debt securities with an annual coupon of 2.5% have been ranked high by Fitch Ratings (BBB-) and by Moody’s Investors (Baa3). The issue of … Read the full press release

ORLEN Group’s Unipetrol begins construction of new polyethylene unit (PE3) in its Czech production facility in Litvínov

Litvínov, Czech Republic, 09-Jun-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Today (07-06-2016), Unipetrol, a strategic subsidiary of the ORLEN Group, has officially launched the construction of a new polyethylene unit (PE3) in its Czech production facility in Litvínov. The cornerstone laying ceremony was attended by … Read the full press release

ENGIE rewards employees who develop innovations and contribute to the transformation of the Group

PARIS, 09-Jun-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — As part of the ENGIE Innovation Week, the Group Innovation Trophies were awarded on June, 7th. This annual competition rewards employees who develop innovations and contribute to the transformation of the Group. This 2016 edition recorded … Read the full press release

Sébastien Arbola succeeds Guy Richelle as CEO of ENGIE Middle East, South & Central Asia and Turkey (MESCAT) Business Unit (BU)

PARIS, 08-Jun-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Sébastien Arbola is appointed CEO of ENGIE Middle East, South & Central Asia and Turkey (MESCAT) Business Unit (BU), effective in September 2016, taking over from Guy Richelle, who assumed these responsibilities on an interim basis, … Read the full press release

Energise Barnsley’ solar bond expected to yield annual returns of 5 percent

Five-year investment in Energise Barnsley expected to yield annual returns of 5 percent Solar bond offer will raise £1.2m to fund up to 2 Megawatts of rooftop solar panels across council-owned buildings Energise Barnsley is the largest joint local authority … Read the full press release

DNV GL develops new SaaS version of the QHSE solution Synergi Life

OSLO, 07-Jun-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Small and medium sized businesses in unconventional oil and gas face HSE challenges that can negatively affect operational risk. DNV GL has developed a new SaaS (software-as-a-service) version of the QHSE solution Synergi Life, based on … Read the full press release

DNV GL’s Regional Manager for Oil & Gas in Norway Kjell Eriksson on the MSA with Statoil

The contract includes a broad scope of studies on topics such as safety, platform technology, structural reanalysis and pipeline technology. In addition it offers hull and structural inspection services, the competent control of complex lifting equipment and software, maintenance and … Read the full press release

DNV GL to serve as accreditor of performance for $2.4 million SunShot SHINES project funded by the U.S. Department of Energy at Hawaiian Electric Company

DNV GL chosen for fourth time to validate distributed energy project for U.S. Department of Energy. OSLO, 07-Jun-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — DNV GL, the world’s largest resource of independent energy experts and certification, will serve as accreditor of performance for a … Read the full press release

DNV GL wins contract to provide the constraints analysis, wind resource and energy assessment, LCOE modeling and a preliminary wind farm layout for Beothuk Energy Inc.

DNV GL has been awarded a contract to provide the constraints analysis, wind resource and energy assessment, LCOE modeling and a preliminary wind farm layout. OSLO, 07-Jun-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Beothuk Energy Inc. (BEI) is pleased to announce the company has … Read the full press release

Nouvelle enrobeuse à chaud SimpliMet™ 4000: des temps de cycle plus courts et une fiabilité améliorée pour la préparation des échantillons métallographiques

Spécialement conçue pour assurer rapidité et fiabilité lors de l’enrobage des échantillons métallographiques avant le prépolissage et le polissage, l’enrobeuse SimpliMet™ 4000 récemment mise au point par Buehler est destinée à une utilisation dans des environnements industriels ESSLINGEN, 06-Jun-2016 — … Read the full press release

2016 Allianz Climate and Energy Monitor: G20 nations at risk to fall short of the climate goals they set in Paris in December 2015

Growing gap between investments and needs G20 putting climate goals and competitiveness at risk Germany, UK, France and China the most attractive for investors MUNICH, 02-Jun-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The G20 nations are at risk of falling short of the climate … Read the full press release

Media invitation: RenewableUK’s 15th annual Global Offshore Wind Conference & Exhibition on 21st & 22nd June in Manchester

LONDON, 30-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — It’s the event that no journalist who’s interested in energy issues can afford to miss. You’re invited to RenewableUK’s 15th annual Global Offshore Wind Conference & Exhibition on 21st & 22nd June in Manchester. The founder … Read the full press release

Gazprom announces the appointment of Marat Garaev as Director General of Gazprom Pererabotka

Marat Garaev has been appointed Director General of Gazprom Pererabotka. MOSCOW, 25-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Marat Garaev was born in October 1973 in the Tatar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. In 1998, he graduated from the Saint Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance majoring in Finance and Credit. … Read the full press release

Wood Group Kenny to work with CeADAR to develop predictive analytics for deployment in the oil and gas industry

ABERDEEN, 23-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Wood Group today announced that it is collaborating with the Centre for Applied Data Analytics (CeADAR), located at University College Dublin (UCD), to launch a new data analytics capability to deliver significant savings for the energy … Read the full press release

Ramboll to become the first non-Chinese company to design a 400 MW wind farm in China

Ramboll will be the first non-Chinese company to design a 400 MW wind farm in China, which will be among the country’s largest. COPENHAGEN, 23-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Wind and solar power is increasingly becoming a part of China’s future … Read the full press release

The 8th ABB Automation World will be held for the first time in Wuhan, Central China

On display are advanced technologies and solutions such as electric vehicle fast charging, robotic manufacturing and smart home; Wuhan citizens are welcome to the Open Day on May 19 WUHAN, 17-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The 8th ABB Automation World, the largest … Read the full press release

National Grid USA implements ABB outage management system

National Grid USA implements ABB outage management system in New York and Massachusetts ZURICH, 17-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — ABB has successfully combined the recently implemented ABB network management system with an outage management software solution for National Grid USA in … Read the full press release

ABB launches scalable power distribution and protection solution for use in data centers or hospitals

Uninterruptible power distribution in a single system to increase power reliability and protection in data centers and hospitals ZURICH, 17-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — ABB launches a scalable power distribution and protection solution for use in mission-critical applications such as data centers … Read the full press release

LIGHT CUBE art object installed on top of PJSC LUKOIL head office in Moscow

MOSCOW, 17-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The LIGHT CUBE art object has been installed on top of PJSC LUKOIL head office, at 11 Sretensky boulevard in Moscow. It is in pilot operation now. This innovative project is a unique installation consisting of … Read the full press release

The new OMV Chief Financial Officer takes up his post on July 1, 2016

VIENNA, 16-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The new Chief Financial Officer of OMV, Reinhard Florey, will take up his post as of July 1, 2016, after managing to reduce his contract period with his current employer by a month. His appointment by … Read the full press release