French shipping and logistics giant CMA CGM Group has completed what it says is its first biomethanol bunkering for the latest vessel addition to its dual-fuel fleet. On March 5 and 6, CMA CGM and SIPG Energy performed the bunkering of 3,643 tons of biomethanol, from suppliers including Shanghai Ele
Oriel Windfarm, a joint venture between ESB and JERA Nex BP, has awarded a contract to Fugro for a detailed geotechnical site investigation for the Oriel offshore wind project in Ireland. The work will inform the design and installation of foundations for 25 offshore wind turbines that will make up
Canada-based Valeura Energy, an oil and gas company, has achieved an oil production boost thanks to its infill drilling program at an oil field off the coast of Thailand, Southeast Asia.
Bermuda-headquartered crude oil tanker company DHT Holdings has taken delivery of the second of four very large crude carriers (VLCCs) being constructed in South Korea, some two months after the first unit. The delivery of DHT Addax from Hanwha Ocean was announced on March 6, with the vessel set to
France-based geophysical services company Viridien has commenced a multi-client 3D seismic survey offshore Uruguay. Data acquisition for the Charrua 3D multi-client survey will be conducted by the BGP Prospector. Viridien also noted that it would use its advanced seismic imaging technologies, such a
Norway-headquartered asset integrity management company Axess Group has secured a new drillship assignment, which builds on its existing relationship with the U.S.-based offshore drilling player Noble Corporation in the Southeast Asia (SEA) region.
A semi-submersible rig, owned by SFL Corporation (SFL) and managed by Odfjell Drilling, has lined up a new drilling assignment off the coast of Canada with an undisclosed oil and gas player.
French technological containment specialist Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT) has received a new tank design order for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier (LNGC) from South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI).
Sinolam, Panamanian companies with projects in the liquefied natural gas (LNG) and power generation sector, has provided its take on the acquisition of AES Corporation by a consortium led by Global Infrastructure Partners, part of BlackRock, viewing it through the lens of opportunity, as BlackRock’s
Swiss underwater robotics company Hydromea and Norwegian state-owned energy firm Equinor have achieved the first-ever real-time, high-bandwidth wireless transmission of data from the ocean floor directly to the cloud. Hydromea’s SWiG-ready LUMA Free-Space Optical (FSO) devices transmitted high volum
After the latest sanctions package hit a wall in the form of Hungary’s opposition, research from Germany’s non-profit environmental research organization, Urgewald, shows that the February liquefied natural gas (LNG) export figures related to Russian Arctic LNG cargos, which flowed to the European U
Eco Wave Power’s wave energy project at the Jaffa Port in Israel has achieved its highest average and peak production levels during record three-meter wave conditions. The EWP-EDF One wave energy pilot project operated for approximately nine days during February under moderate wave conditions, with
Norway’s state-owned energy giant Equinor has obtained the go-ahead from the Norwegian authorities for drilling activities on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS), which will be undertaken with a semi-submersible rig managed by Odfjell Drilling and owned by Northern Ocean.
Japanese shipping major Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has established an intermediate holding company charged with overseeing the group’s ship management companies, as a move aimed at strengthening group-wide ship management structure. K Line Ship Management Holdings (KLSM-H) will begin operating o
