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  • First German LNG Ferry Delayed

    4 September 2015

    Cuxhaven-based cruise line Reederei Cassen Eils will have to wait at least until the second half of October to take delivery of MS Helgoland, the first German flagged marine vessel to operate on liqefied natural gas (LNG) as its primary fuel. German shipbuilder Fassmer will miss the delivery deadline by close to five months, seeing that the 83-meter, […]

  • First German LNG Ferry Delayed

    4 September 2015

    Cuxhaven-based cruise line Reederei Cassen Eils will have to wait at least until the second half of October to take delivery of MS Helgoland, the first German flagged marine vessel to operate on liqefied natural gas (LNG) as its primary fuel. German shipbuilder Fassmer will miss the delivery deadline by close to five months, seeing that the 83-meter, […]

  • VIDEO: Wagenborg’s Walk-to-Work Vessel Makes a Splash

    13 November 2014
    Business & Finance

    Ceremonial ship launching followed by breaking of a champagne bottle over the bow are believed to be a way of inviting good luck for the newbuild vessel. What is more, the launching ceremony marks the official transfer of the vessel to the water, a symbolic act symbolizing the union of the two in the years […]

  • Norway: Statoil Opens Vega

    18 March 2011

      The Vega field in the North Sea was officially opened during a ceremony in Bergen yesterday, 17 March. The subsea field adds important natural gas and condensate to Statoil´s production on the Norwegian continental shelf. Regardless of a challenging development, the partners on the Vega field have completed the development project on time and […]

  • Adwen to Build Facilities for 8MW Turbine Components

    28 October 2015

    Adwen has appointed the consortium made up of Egis, Auxitec and Enia Architectes for designing and preparing a detailed implantation scheme of the two factories it plans to build in Le Havre (France). These facilities will produce the nacelles and blades for the 8 MW turbines to be installed in Baie de Saint-Brieuc (2020), Dieppe […]

  • Court hearing coming up this week: Go-ahead or more hiccups for North Sea gas project?

    10 June 2024
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Exploration & Production, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Transition

    After hitting another snag due to a court-ordered temporary halt of operations, a gas project in the North Sea is awaiting outcome of court hearing.

  • UK: CO2 Control Measures to Be Discussed at IMO Meeting

    8 July 2011
    Business & Finance

      Mandatory measures to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) from international shipping will be considered for adoption by the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), when it meets for its 62nd session from 11 to 15 July 2011 at IMO Headquarters in London. Also high on the agenda will […]

  • UK oil & gas player promotes from within to fill CEO role

    15 March 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Human Capital, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders

    UK-headquartered and AIM-listed oil and gas player Europa Oil & Gas picked a new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), after its current one decided to resign.  

  • Transocean adds more work to backlog, retires Leiv Eiriksson rig

    15 February 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    Transocean has secured new contracts for its fleet, bringing the total backlog to $7.8 billion, but it has also decided to retire the Leiv Eiriksson.

  • Siccar Point spuds delayed Lyon wildcat

    20 May 2019
    Exploration & Production

    Siccar Point Energy has started drilling at its Lyon prospect located north of the Shetland Islands, using a Diamond Offshore-owned semi-submersible rig

  • Scotland Announces Designation of 30 Marine Protected Areas

    24 July 2014
    Business & Finance

    Scotland’s iconic marine species and habitats will be better protected following the designation of 30 Marine Protected Areas. Sites will protect a range of habitats and species including flameshell beds, feather stars, the common skate and ocean quahog, a large mollusc which can live for centuries. They will also protect sandeels – a small fish […]

  • CMES Inks Deal for Further Six VLCCs

    21 December 2015
    Business & Finance

    Chinese state-owned shipping operator China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) has signed building contracts for further six of its planned ten very large crude carriers (VLCC). The vessels, which will feature 308,000 dwt, will be built by Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Group, a joint venture shipyard controlled by Chinese shipping company Cosco. The six VLCCs will be constructed for a price of […]

  • US LNG exports edge up on week

    17 May 2019
    Ports & Logistics

    Liquefied natural gas exports from the U.S. increased over the last week, according to data from the Energy Information Administration.

  • Beijing Blue Sky in LNG supply deal with Kunlun unit

    10 May 2018

    Beijing Blue Sky Energy, a subsidiary of Hong Kong-listed Beijing Gas Blue Sky Holdings, has signed a deal to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) to a unit of Kunlun Energy in China’s Shandong coastal province. Under the three-year deal, Beijing Blue Sky would supply about 60,000 tons per year of the chilled fuel via trucks to Kunlun Energy […]

  • Forbes: Novatek’s CEO is the richest man in Russia

    3 March 2016

    Leonid Mikhelson, chief executive and co-owner of Novatek has become Russia’s richest person, according to Forbes. The latest rating from the U.S. magazine reveals that Mikhelson is on the 60th place on the Forbes World’s Billionaires List with an estimated net worth of about $14.4 billion. Mikhelson’s fortune got a boost after Chinese state-owned Sinopec paid […]

  • Croatia to start building its first LNG terminal in mid-2016

    4 May 2015

    Croatia, a country situated in the Balkans on the east side of the Adriatic Sea, plans to start construction on its first import terminal in the middle of 2016. The construction works will last for three years and the terminal will be operational in 2019, Mladen Antunovic, managing director of LNG Croatia, state-owned company which is […]

  • Australian regulator accepts Jadestone’s plan for new Stag field offtake model

    30 March 2021
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy

    Australia’s National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) has approved Jadestone Energy’s plan for operations at the Stag field, located offshore Australia.

  • Buoy comes back for maintenance after one year of gauging tidal energy device effects on wildlife 

    28 May 2024
    Business Developments & Projects, Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    Menter Mon-managed wildlife monitoring buoy, in charge of collecting marine wildlife information off the coast of Holyhead, has been brought back to Holyhead Port for maintenance, after a year at sea.

  • Faroe urges shareholders to reject DNO’s takeover offer

    27 November 2018
    Business & Finance

    Following an unsolicited takeover offer launched by DNO, oil company Faroe Petroleum has said that DNO’s opportunistic offer undervalues the company and fails to value Faroe’s prospects as an independent business, urging its shareholders to reject it.

  • Record Subsea Expo

    16 February 2015

    This year’s Subsea Expo was a record-breaking event with almost 9,000 recorded visits by 6,500 registered delegates over the three days. Europe’s largest annual subsea exhibition and conference and Aberdeen’s second largest event after Offshore Europe, broke all records this year with a 23% increase in attendees and 200 exhibitors. Commenting on the success of […]

  • Borr Drilling: No long-term rig deals at breakeven rates

    31 May 2018
    Exploration & Production

    Offshore drilling company Borr Drilling, which “has taken the jack-up rig hoarding to a new level,” after several recent acquisitions, is now in talks to find work for some of its drilling units.

  • Woodside files revised EP for Ngujima-Yin FPSO

    2 May 2018
    Infrastructure

    Australian energy giant Woodside has submitted a proposed revision to the environment plan related to the operations of Ngujima-Yin FPSO, offshore W. Australia.

  • Aker Solutions picks up contract pair from Aker BP

    18 December 2017
    Business & Finance

    Norwegian oil services company Aker Solutions has won orders from Aker BP for the Skogul and Valhall Flank West oil fields offshore Norway.

  • Semco Maritime scores three rig jobs (UK)

    24 September 2014
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Danish offshore project and engineering company Semco Maritime has received first orders for Semco Maritime Rig Projects at Invergordon, UK. To remind, Semco Maritime has in January this year entered into a strategic partnership with Scottish Cromarty Firth Port Authority to establish a centre for rig upgrades at Invergordon in UK. The joint partnership offers customers a […]

  • Qatar: Shell, QP Announce First Commercial Shipment from Pearl GTL

    13 June 2011

      Qatar Petroleum and Shell today announced that the Pearl gas-to-liquids (GTL) plant, located in Ras Laffan Industrial City in the State of Qatar, has sold its first commercial shipment of GTL Gasoil. The sale marks the start of production of GTL products when the State of Qatar and Shell, the operator of the Pearl […]