
State-owned Qatar Petroleum has entered into three farm-in agreements to acquire about 30 per cent of Total’s participating interest in three blocks offshore Mexico.

Tanker owner and operator Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation has announced $76.7 million sale and leaseback deals linked to the company’s four product tankers.

WesternGeco has completed an ocean bottom nodes multiclient survey in the North West El Amal block, offshore Egypt, for Neptune Energy.

Construction support vessel Bourbon Oceanteam 101 has completed work in Angola under its charter agreement and is preparing for its next contract.

The United States Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a permit to Kinder Morgan units to continue the commissioning process at the Elba Island liquefaction project near Savannah, Georgia.

Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), the biggest shipbuilder in South Korea, has secured an order for two crude oil carriers.

Wison Offshore & Marine has secured approval in principle from DNV GL for its 200,000-cbm LNG carrier design.

Norwegian offshore safety body, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has given its consent to Neptune Energy for exploration drilling in the North Sea using the Deepsea Yantai semi-submersible drilling rig.

Bosnian natural gas grid operator, BH Gas, has completed the preliminary design for the Southern Interconnection project.

French container shipping major CMA CGM has taken delivery of CMA CGM Sinnamary, a Sub-Panamax newbuild vessel.

Saipem has signed a memorandum of understanding with Cassa Depositi e Prestiti to jointly evaluate the launch of innovative and sustainable projects aimed at promoting the energy transition in Italy and abroad. The initiatives, focused on decarbonisation, circular economy and energy efficiency, will

Germany’s Hamann AG is supplying sewage and wastewater management systems for three new US regional-class research vessels (RCRV) currently under construction at Gulf Island Shipyards in Houma, Louisiana, USA.

Although the first quarter of this year was characterised by weak spot rates in dry cargo and strong spot rates in tankers, Danish shipping company Dampskibsselskabet Norden A/S delivered an adjusted result of $29 million, compared to $7 million seen in Q1 2019.

Two new container gantry cranes arrived at the HHLA Container Terminal Burchardkai (CTB) on 4 May, providing the terminal operator with additional capacities for handling 24,000 TEU+ ultra large container vessels (ULCVs).