The September 7 explosion on the oil tanker MT Suvarna Swarajya in Bangladesh—which claimed the lives of six people with four still in critical condition—has brought to light the lack of adequate international and national regulations, oversight and labor rights protections in the shipbreaking indus
Japan’s MODEC and Toray Industries have received what they say is the first of its type approval from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) for their process for in-situ ship repairs of floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) and floating storage and offloading (FSO) systems.
KN Energies (KN) has hung out its shingle in Germany by establishing a German subsidiary, KN Energies Deutschland, within its corporate group, which will be in charge of executing its assignment with the German state-owned company, Deutsche Energy Terminal (DET), by providing technical operation and
Greece’s first offshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal, which is expected to secure low-emission energy while enhancing Southeastern Europe’s diversification of gas sources, is fast approaching its commercial operations date, with less than two weeks left until start-up.
Three new licenses awarded to ASX-listed Hartshead Resources as part of the UK’s oil and gas licensing round organized by the country’s regulator, the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA), have been fully executed.
The UK wants decarbonized oil and gas production to power its homes and businesses with low-carbon and zero-emission energy.
Bermuda-headquartered offshore drilling contractor Seadrill has established a strategic collaboration with Texas-headquartered Oil States International with the aim of “transforming” offshore drilling efficiency and safety by bringing managed pressure drilling (MPD) into mainstream operations. The n
Norwegian state-owned energy giant Equinor and its partners have made an oil and gas discovery in the North Sea, with drilling carried out using Odfjell Drilling’s sixth-generation Deepsea Stavanger rig. The discovery was made in wildcat wells 15/3-13 S and 15/3-13 A on the Gudrun field in the North
Dutch offshore services giant Boskalis has completed the installation of the central processing platform (CPP) topside at what is said to be Qatar’s largest offshore oil field. Semi-submersible heavy transport vessel Forte installed the Gallaf GE CPP topside at its final destination, the Al-Shaheen
Equinor has anchored its new floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel to the seabed with mooring lines and will proceed to complete the rest of the items on the production start-up list to bring its oil project in the Barents Sea online, enabling the FPSO unit to embark on a three-
As part of a contract with Norway’s technology company ECOnnect Energy, French Geocean has picked up the thermo composite pipes (TCP) reels that will connect the FSRU to the onshore site as part of the second liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Wilhelmshaven developed by German state-owned Deuts
Foresea has sent one of its drillships to undertake a 15-year special periodic survey (SPS) at the Rio Grande Shipyard, where the rig will get ready for its new assignment off the coast of Brazil, which is slated to begin next quarter with the state-owned energy giant Petrobras.
Two ministers from the government of Australia’s state of Victoria, led by Premier Jacinta Marie Allan, have proposed a pair of bills aiming to reduce gas demand and boost supply security in the state.
Saipem has won a multibillion-dollar deal for an offshore project designed to help maintain natural gas production from the biggest field off the northern coast of Qatar.
