Nakilat, Qatar’s premier gas transporter, has assumed full responsibility for the management and operations of its four VLGCs (Very Large Gas Carriers), expanding Nakilat’s critical role in Qatar’s maritime sector by adding in-house ship management and operations to the spectrum of marine services o
Chevron Corporation has signed additional binding agreements with Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) for liquefied natural gas (LNG) offtake and equity interests in the Chevron-operated Wheatstone Project. Under the agreements, TEPCO will purchase an additional 0.4 million tons per annum (MTPA) of
Leighton Welspun has been awarded its fifth project by India’s Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), taking the value of the total work awarded to the Company by ONGC to more than INR 5000 Crore (AUD$914 Million) over the past 5 years. The 1400 Crore (AUD$256 Million) Pipeline Replacement Project 3
Leighton Welspun has been awarded its fifth project by India’s Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), taking the value of the total work awarded to the Company by ONGC to more than INR 5000 Crore (AUD$914 Million) over the past 5 years. The 1400 Crore (AUD$256 Million) Pipeline Replacement Project 3
Mitsubishi Corporation (“MC”) today announced its participation in the Wheatstone LNG project, together with Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (“NYK Line”) and The Tokyo Electric Power Company, Incorporated (“TEPCO”), which is being promoted by U.S. company Chevron Corporation and other companies in Aus
The world has finite hydrocarbon resources and conventional oil reserves are particularly in short supply. Furthermore, conventional oil resources from the Middle East are very much under threat of disruption as embargoes on Iranian oil exports come into full effect at the end of June 2012. However,
Alewijnse Marine Systems is to play a significant role in the conversion of the jack-up drill rigs Atlantic London and Atlantic Amsterdam to offshore hotel accommodation. Both refits will start in July 2012 and take several months to complete. This significant order from Nordica Offshore further rei
Global leader in the shipbuilding industry and holder of 15 % share of the market, Hyundai Heavy Industries, will have its hands full in the following period having secured three orders for construction of oil and gas rigs, worth USD 600 million. The orders entail construction of 35,000-tonne offsho
The world has finite hydrocarbon resources and conventional oil reserves are particularly in short supply. Furthermore, conventional oil resources from the Middle East are very much under threat of disruption as embargoes on Iranian oil exports come into full effect at the end of June 2012. However,
Indian Navy has started seeking four survey vessels capable of exploring the depths of the maritime economic zone and the extended continental shelf of the country, reports Bernama. According to the Navy official the first vessel should be commissioned into service by 2017-18. The primary task of th
The Korean Register of Shipping (KR) – an IACS member classification society – has become the first Asian organisation to be accredited as a verification body by the Clean Shipping Index. The Clean Shipping Index is an online tool enabling cargo owners to make informed, sustainable choices when sele
Hyundai Heavy Industries, the world’s biggest shipbuilder and a leading marine engine manufacturer, today announced it started exporting the eco-friendly gas engine Hyundai HiMSEN H35/40GV after completing test runs on June 18. The new gas engine runs on liquefied natural gas rather than heavy crude
Hyundai Heavy Industries, the world’s biggest shipbuilder and a leading marine engine manufacturer, today announced it started exporting the eco-friendly gas engine Hyundai HiMSEN H35/40GV after completing test runs on June 18. The new gas engine runs on liquefied natural gas rather than heavy crude
Croatian-based Uljanik shipyard on June 15th 2012 successfully carried out the launching ceremony of the second ferry named Balaken (yard No.499) which is being built for the Azerbaijan State Caspian Sea Shipping Company. The launching ceremony was conducted at the Uljanik ‘s Slipway No.1. The first
