Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has signed a charter contract with Sakhalin Energy LLC, a new operator of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant Sakhalin II, for the LNG carrier Grand Mereya. The contract for the LNG carrier was signed through a subsidiary company 60% owned by
South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) has won orders for a total of 6 LNG carriers worth over $1.29 billion. Four LNG carrier newbuilds were ascribed to European shipowners. The contract is worth KRW 1.2 trillion (approximately $880 million) and the vessels are s
Sweden’s ferry company Gotland Company (Gotlandsbolaget) has unveiled the concept of Gotland Hydrocat, the world’s first large-scale, high-speed catamaran vessel powered by fossil-free hydrogen.
Equinor has received consent to use one of Floatel’s mobile accommodation units for an extended period at a North Sea field off Norway.
Fugro is performing geophysical surveys at the array sites of RWE’s two Dogger Bank South (DBS) offshore wind projects, DBS East and DBS West. The survey campaign, which started in May this year, will be underway until 31 October, subject to weather conditions, and is now being performed from the Fu
Danish shipping giant A.P. Moller – Maersk has ordered an additional six large ocean-going vessels that can sail on green methanol. The six vessels will be built by South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and have a nominal capacity of approx. 17,000 TEU. They come with dual-fuel eng
Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) and Tree Energy Solutions (TES) have joined forces to develop the ‘world’s largest’ green hydrogen integrated project to help Europe mitigate its current energy and climate crisis. The first phase of the partnership will see joint development and investment in the s
Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) has been hired by US government’s commercial services contractor Amentum Services to provide its PowerBuoy solution in support of the security efforts of the country.
UK’s Unite the union has confirmed that over 300 offshore drilling and contract maintenance workers have backed strike action.
The Bundesnetzagentur, German independent higher federal authority, considers the management concept of RWE and Uniper for the floating storage and regasification units (FSRUs) chartered by the federal government at the Brunsbüttel and Wilhelmshaven sites for a transitional period until the end of M
Swedish marine energy developer Minesto has informed that the buildout of the world’s first tidal energy kite array in Hestfjord strait is progressing according to plan.
Valeura Energy has agreed with Petrovietnam Drilling and Well Service to charter a jack-up drilling rig to support its Gulf of Thailand operations.
Norway’s Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has selected Wintershall Dea Norge and CapeOmega to receive an exploration permit for CO2 storage on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) in the North Sea. The Luna license is located 120 kilometers west of Bergen and is estimated to hold a CO2 storage inje
APPEA believes that Western Australia’s Mineral and Petroleum Review 2021-22 highlights the importance of the oil and gas industry.
