During the weekend, Bladt Industries loaded out the 1,100-tonne Nobelwind (Belwind 2/ Bligh Bank 2) offshore substation at its production facilities in Aalborg. The installation of the offshore substation is set to take place mid-September. Construction of the substation started in May 2015 and, as
Novatek-led US$27 billion Yamal LNG project reached 76 percent completion and is on schedule to produce first liquefied natural gas in 2017, according to Novatek’s CEO Leonid Mikhelson.
Following Hurricane Hermine, the US Coast Guard opened all commercial ports on the country’s east coast on September 3, 2016. Last week, the USCG halted maritime traffic at the ports of Charleston, Brunswick, Savannah, coastal South Carolina and coastal Georgia, setting the Port Hurricane Condition.
Nicon Industries has secured an order for fabrication and installation of seafastening structures for Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up vessel Bold Tern, which will install wind turbines at the Veja Mate offshore wind farm. Under the contract, Nicon will manufacture over 600 tonnes of steel structur
Oil slipped towards $47 a barrel on Tuesday, falling further from the previous session’s one-week high on receding hopes for imminent action to tackle a supply glut.
Some 5,300 gallons of crude oil were discharged from a pipeline near Bay Long, Louisiana, on September 5, 2016, according to the United States Coast Guard. The oil leaked from a pipeline owned by Harvest Pipeline Company after it was struck by a Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company vessel that was co
By Ron Bousso LONDON (Reuters) – Never mind the drop in crude prices, huge spending cuts and thousands of job losses – the world’s top oil and gas companies are set to produce more than ever for some time. While top oil companies struggle with slumping revenues following a more than halving of price
The Inpex-led Ichthys LNG project on Monday had its final onshore modules, required to complete the construction of the onshore processing facilities, delivered to Darwin, Australia.
Norwegian oil firm Statoil is increasing its share in OMV’s Barents Sea oil discovery – the Wisting. Statoil is acquiring an increased Wisting share through the acquisition of Tullow Oil’s ownership in four blocks offshore Norway. Wisting is located in PL537 in the Barents Sea. “This transaction ref
Ecosse Subsea Systems (ESS) has awarded Ardmore Craig with a contract for the design of a carousel and associated spooling spread destined for cable storage activities. The order has been earmarked by a utility company for 40-year storage of a number of spare cable lengths. The carousel will be desi
Russia’s Novatek, the developer of the giant Yamal LNG project, has won a licence to carry out exploration and production in the Syadorskiy subsoil area of the Yamal Peninsula. Novatek-Yurkharovneftegas, a unit of the independent gas producer won the bid for the Syadorskiy subsoil area for a term of
The 3 nominees for the first Offshore Energy Public Outreach Award have been announced. The jury consisting of Sander Vergroesen (Managing Director, IRO), Saskia Tates (Head of Legal and Corporate Affairs ENGIE E&P Nederland BV) and Jaap den Ouden (Den Ouden Waterside Industries BV) found some of th
Australia Pacific LNG on Tuesday signed a 20-year gas transportation agreement with APA Group which includes the construction of a 50-kilometer pipeline connecting APLNG export facility and the Wallumbilla gas supply hub.
Aqualis Offshore, Aptomar, and Kolos Marine have entered into a cooperation that will provide oil companies and rig operators with an integrated offering of marine operations and field monitoring services on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. Under the cooperation agreement, marine and offshore engine
