Russian Gazprom’s CEO, Alexey Miller, and his counterpart at Italy’s Eni Claudio Descalzi met on Monday in St. Petersburg. During the meeting, the two CEOs discussed the dynamics of Italy’s gas market and the prospects of Italian and European gas supply from Russia, also from alternative sources, En
The Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway has carried out an audit of Wintershall’s barrier management at Brage. Wintershall Norge is the operator of the Brage field, located in the North Sea, approximately 13 kilometers east of Oseberg. Brage has been developed using an integrated facility on a s
CCCC Third Harbour Engineering has won a tender for the construction of a wharf on Cormorant Island, located in the Xiuyu District of Putian City, which will serve the Putian Pinghai Bay Phase II offshore wind project. The work includes marina basin dredging, excavation, caisson production, installa
KNOT Offshore Partners has expanded its fleet with another shuttle tanker – the Raquel Knutsen. The shipowners has informed it has completed its acquisition of the ownership interests in the company that owns and operates the shuttle tanker Raquel Knutsen. The deal was concluded for an aggregate pur
Calgary-based Veresen will continue to advance its Jordan Cove LNG export terminal and associated pipeline in Oregon and plans to spend about US$30 million next year on the development.
Strong demolition has been a prominent feature of the shipping industry this year, as challenging market conditions continue to drive a significant supply-side response in a number of sectors, according to Clarksons Research. As conditions in most sectors were under pressure, 2016 has been an extrem
U.S. oil firm Murphy Oil has ordered a multiphase boosting system for its Dalmatian offshore development in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The system will be supplied by Subsea Integration Alliance, a company formed in 2015 by OneSubsea, Schlumberger, and Subsea 7. According to Subsea Integration Alliance
E.ON informed today that the unexploded ordnance (UXO) removal at the Arkona offshore wind farm construction site in the German Baltic Sea has been completed. The site, with an area of 39 square kilometers halfway between the island of Rügen and the Danish island of Bornholm, is now completely free
Hyperdynamics Corporation is in talks with South Atlantic Petroleum (SAPETRO) to farm out part of its interest in a concession off Guinea. In exchange, SAPETRO will pay part of costs in the upcoming Fatala well. The two companies have signed a letter of intent to negotiate the assignment of a partic
Monaco-based LNG shipper, GasLog on Monday said that Singapore’s Keppel shipyard begun ordering equipment required for the conversion of an LNG carrier to a floating storage and re-gasification unit. GasLog aims to convert one of its LNG tankers or one from the company’s MLP, GasLog Partners to an F
Dutch subsea services provider Fugro NV has decided to no longer pursue the divestment of its subsea services business in Asia Pacific to Shelf Subsea. Fugro informed on August 4, 2016, that it had signed an agreement for the sale of its subsea services business in Asia Pacific to Shelf Subsea for a
CWind has completed inspections of monopiles, scour protection and cables at a number of locations at E.ON’s Amrumbank West offshore wind farm off the coast of Germany. To carry out the survey, CWind deployed a V8 Ocean Modules Inspection Class ROV from one of its vessels. The ROV was fitted with a
Offshore Wind Consultants (OWC) will provide technical due diligence services to assess vessel suitability for wind turbine installation in the Taiwan Strait, the company informed today, leaving the Taiwanese client and contract value undisclosed. The contract represents OWC’s first assignment in th
A salvage control unit (SCU) has been established to discuss a place of refuge for the 2015-built bulk carrier V Due after a fire broke out on board the ship off the Isle of Anglesey on December 1, the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) informed. The 37,900 dwt bulker, which remains in a stable
