Repsol Norge has chosen the Norway-based company Vissim to implement an upgraded oil spill detection system at its Yme field on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). Vissim will install a new radar-based oil spill detection system on the Inspirer jack-up rig at the Yme oil field, situated in the Ce
Norway recorded an increase in oil and gas production in December 2023 compared to the volumes seen in November 2023, last year, and the figures included in the Norwegian Offshore Directorate’s predictions.
Chinese shipbuilder Hudong-Zhonghua, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), has launched an LNG bunkering vessel ordered by compatriot Anhui Changjiang LNG, an operator of the Wuhu LNG Terminal in Anhui Province. The 14,000 cubic meter LNG bunkering vessel was launched on Janua
Dubai energy trader BGN has emerged as the owner behind the order for the construction of two Very Large Gas Carriers (VLGCs) at Hyundai Heavy Industries. HHI’s parent company HD KSOE announced the deal in a stock exchange filing in mid-January. The deal is said to be worth KRW 310 billion ($235 mil
Hamburg-based energy company Mabanaft has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with compatriot cruise company TUI Cruises to supply green methanol in the future.
Seatrium has cheered the first steel fabrication milestone for the construction of a new FPU for Shell’s Gulf of Mexico project.
Japanese companies Tokyo Gas and Kyuden, along with Vietnam’s Truong Tan Vietnam Group, have established the Thai Binh LNG Power joint venture (TBLP) to work on an LNG-to-power project in Thai Binh Province, Vietnam. The venture will develop, construct and operate a floating LNG import terminal and
Fugro has expanded its uncrewed surface vessel (USV) fleet with the addition of a new Blue Essence vessel which has received the highest level of UK coastguard approval. Fugro Vaquita has joined Fugro’s 12-meter Blue Essence USV fleet and has earned Category 0 approval from the UK Maritime Coastguar
A consortium of McDermott and Baker Hughes has completed the installation of subsea infrastructure for Inpex its gas field located offshore Australia. Awarded to the consortium in 2019, the subsea infrastructure development project for the Ichthys field included engineering, procurement, constructio
Ørsted and Jan De Nul Group have signed the offshore export cable installation contract for the 2.9 GW Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm in the UK. This is the first offshore HVDC installation contract awarded by Ørsted in the UK, the company said. Belgium-headquartered Jan De Nul Group will be responsib
CNOOC plans to step up oil and gas production and scale up natural gas exploration activities while pursuing its energy transition agenda.
Four Japanese companies — Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK), Japan Engine Corporation, IHI Power Systems, and Nihon Shipyard — have signed a series of contracts to build the world’s first ammonia-fueled medium gas carrier (AFMGC) equipped with Japan-made engines.
A €100 million green hydrogen refuelling infrastructure for recreational boating, a project led by NatPower H, part of the NatPower group, is set to see its first station installed in Italy by the summer of 2024. According to NatPower H, the project, which aims to install a total of 100 refuelling s
Finland-based shipping company ESL Shipping has joined the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), committing to setting both near-term and long-term science-based emission reduction targets aligned with the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. In 2021, ESL Shipping
