French shipbuilder Chantiers de l’Atlantique is planning to install a first-of-its-kind model of Solid Sail/AeolDrive, a sailing solution adapted to large ships, at the shipyard. The installation is the first step of the technical validation necessary prior to the commercialization of the solution a
Belgium’s tanker shipping company Euronav has entered into a sale and leaseback agreement with China’s investment management company Taiping & Sinopec Financial Leasing Ltd Co. for Newton, a 2009-built very large crude carrier (VLCC).
TechnipFMC has won a contract from Petronas for the Limbayong deepwater development project offshore Malaysia. Under the contract, TechnipFMC will provide front-end engineering design, and integrated engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning (iEPCI) of subsea production
First part of Jan De Nul’s 100% sustainable beach replenishment work along the Belgian coast has been completed ahead of schedule. “Our Pedro Álvares Cabral, sailing on biofuel, successfully restored the beaches of Ostend. We’ve moved up north today, to Knokke where we started the reclamation of 900
South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries, a subsidiary of Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co., has won a contract for the construction of three very large crude carriers (VLCCs). The order has been secured from an unnamed shipowner based in Asia with the deliveries slated fo
Reganosa to operate the first LNG terminal in Sardinia
Australia’s largest container terminal operator DP World Australia (DPWA) and the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) have finalised all four enterprise agreements at DP World’s terminals, concluding a two- and a half-year negotiation process for replacement agreements. A final ballot held today at DP
Chariot Oil & Gas has signed a collaboration agreement with Subsea Integration Alliance to work together to enable the front-end design, engineering, procurement, construction, installation and operation of the Anchois gas development project in Morocco. Subsea Integration Alliance is a nonincorpora
Shearwater has secured an ocean bottom seismic 4D survey for Aker BP at the Ivar Aasen field. According to seismic exploration company, the OBS project in the Norwegian North Sea, has a duration of approximately one month. The survey will commence in Q2 2021 and will employ Shearwater’s multi-purpos
The number of active offshore rigs in the U.S. is down by one unit over the last week, according to a weekly rig count report by Baker Hughes.
Two years after a catastrophic oil spill in the vicinity of the UNESCO listed World Heritage Site, the Solomon Islands government is dealing with another similar incident.
As the world continues its race to a net zero future, identifying potential carbon and hydrogen storage sites as well as deep-sea mineral deposits will be vital to meet emissions abatement targets for 2050 and beyond. Existing and future marine seismic data can massively improve assessments of the s
Marine engine developer WinGD updated its best-selling X72DF dual-fuel engine platform with four versions to provide ship design flexibility while reducing installed power and emissions.
Malaysian energy giant Petronas has awarded Block SB405 offshore Malaysia to ConocoPhillips and Petronas Carigali Sdn. Bhd.
