Brazil’s Ponta da Madeira Maritime Terminal in São Luís received today the first ore operator in the world to use the air lubrication technology, which consists of a rigid layer of air bubbles produced artificially underneath the ship’s hull.
Norway’s oil production in July 2021 was on par with predictions made by the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD).
Billionaire John Fredriksen-owned offshore drilling firm Northern Drilling has cancelled a drillship resale contract with the South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME).
UK-based oil and gas company Harbour Energy has hired Maersk Drilling’s jack-up rig Maersk Innovator to drill three subsea development wells in the North Sea.
South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has secured approval in principle (AiP) from Norwegian classification society DNV for the basic design of ammonia fuel-ready very large crude carrier (VLCC).
A floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel ordered by China National Offshore Oil Company Energy and Technology Services Company (Cenertech) to serve the Lu Feng 12-3 oilfield will be built to ABS Class.
Washington-based boat builder All American Marine (AAM) and shipowner SWITCH Maritime have launched and started operational trials of Sea Change, a 70-foot, 75-passenger zero-emissions, hydrogen fuel cell-powered, electric-drive ferry that will operate in the California Bay Area.
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Swedish oil firm Lundin Energy a drilling permit for a well in the North Sea.
INPEX Corporation, Japan’s largest exploration and production company, has signed a sales and purchase agreement with the United Arab Emirates-based oil company Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) concerning the application of clean ammonia for a demonstration supply chain linking the UAE and Jap
Oilfield services company Wood believes there will be continued growth in the carbon capture utilization and storage market worth $500 million in potential medium-term CCUS projects.
Bermuda-based ship owning and chartering company SFL Corporation Ltd. has ordered two additional dual-fuel car carriers.
Odfjell Oceanwind has secured a pre-project grant from Enova, Norway’s fund for climate and energy technologies, to mature its first commercial contracts for Mobile Offshore Wind Units (MOWUs) and WindGrid for the electrification of oil and gas installations. The grant is awarded under Enova’s full-
Offshore drilling contractor Valaris has been awarded two one-well contracts for one of its drillships by oil major Shell.
Fuel consumption and CO2 emissions of new generation floating storage regasification units (FSRUs) can be reduced by 50 per cent at maximum rated regas flow rate compared to conventional existing FSRUs, a new demonstration test found.
