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Russia's LNG projects make progress despite sanctions

Russia's LNG projects make progress despite sanctions

Gepostet von | 18 Jan 2024 | , , , , | 0

Russia's largest producer of liquefied natural gas (LNG), Novatek, has completed the first line of its "Arctic LNG 2" project despite US and EU sanctions. The first LNG deliveries are scheduled to be shipped in the first quarter of 2024. PROFILE Arctic LNG 2 will have three production strings that can produce a total of 19.8 million tonnes per year. Each line will therefore have a capacity of 6.6 million tonnes. The other two production lines are expected to go into operation by 2026. Special feature: each production line will not be firmly founded in the permafrost, as is usually the case, but will be floating on gravity-based structures (GBS) in the Gulf of Ob....

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Red Sea: Houthi attack on US destroyer

Red Sea: Houthi attack on US destroyer

Gepostet von | 17 Jan 2024 | , , , , | 0

At around 2.45 p.m. (CET) on 14 January 2024, there was an attack on a US Navy ship in the sea area off Hodeidah. According to reports from US Central Command, the missile fired at the "USS Laboon" (DDG 58, 1st batch, in service since 1995) was intercepted and neutralised by an unidentified US fighter aircraft. There was no evidence of damage to people or material. The missile was fired from a Houthi-controlled area in south-west Yemen. The "USS Laboon" is part of the American forces of Operation Prosperity Guardian. The attack on "USS Laboon" took place two days after the attacks...

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Inspector of the Navy reiterates his demands

Inspector of the Navy reiterates his demands

Gepostet von | 15 Jan 2024 | , , | 0

It's January and therefore time for the Naval Historical Tactical Conference (HiTaTa). For the 63rd time, naval officers met for this traditional - and sometimes legendary - event. And once again, expectations were not disappointed: great presentations, lively discussions and, of course, dialogue and networking! You can read about this year's HiTaTa in the next issue of marineforum.

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Seabird of the year 2024: the red-throated diver

Seabird of the year 2024: the red-throated diver

Gepostet von | 14 Jan 2024 | , , | 0

Every year since 2014, the "Jordsand Association for the Protection of Seabirds and Nature" from Ahrensburg (Stormarn district) has chosen a seabird species that exemplifies a particular problem. In 2024, it is the red-throated diver, which, like many other seabirds, is particularly threatened by the numerous wind turbines in the sea. Red List The red-throated diver is the smallest representative of the loon species and is listed as critically endangered as a migratory bird species in Germany. The intensive expansion of offshore wind power over the past ten years has been a "serious burden" for the red-throated diver, as it has to avoid wind farm areas within a radius of around ten kilometres...

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