Jack-up vessel Sea Challenger arrived and positioned herself at the offshore substation at the 402MW Dudgeon offshore wind farm off Norfolk, UK, on 31 August, A2SEA reports. Statoil hired Sea Challenger to serve as an accommodation platform from September until the end of 2016, with the start of tur
Russian oil firm Rosneft and the Far Eastern Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Center (FESRC) have signed contracts for delivery of two unique multi-purpose supply vessels of reinforced ice-class Icebreaker 7. The document envisages delivery of the first two Zvezda Shipyard built vessels at the end of 20
Golar LNG Partners, a limited partnership formed by Golar LNG, on Wednesday reported a drop in net income from US$41 million in the second quarter of 2015, to $28 million in the corresponding quarter of 2016.
China’s Port of Shenzhen is planning to introduce a requirement for ships to use fuels with no more than 0.50% sulphur while at berth from October 1, 2016, ahead of other key ports in the Pearl River Delta, which are due to implement the requirement on January 1, 2017. The decision, taken by local a
The tropical depression Nine that has forced some U.S. Gulf of Mexico oil and gas operators to evacuate personnel and shut production, now has a new name and a new status. It is now called Hermine, and it is no longer a tropical depression but a tropical storm. According to the latest report by the
Renewable energy share in Irish electricity mix increased significantly in 2015, contributing a quarter of all electricity used and avoiding 3 million tonnes of fossil-fuel related CO2 emissions, according to the Renewable Electricity in Ireland 2015 report published by the Sustainable Energy Author
U.S. oil firm Chevron has brought its Bangka field development project online with gas now flowing at the field offshore Indonesia. This is the first phase of the Chevron-run Indonesia Deepwater Development (IDD) Project in East Kalimantan. Chuck Taylor, Managing Director Chevron IndoAsia Business U
Far Ltd., an oil and gas company with a stake in the SNE oil field offshore Senegal, has said that the commercial viability of the field has been confirmed. Following the successful results of the 2015/2016 appraisal program of the SNE oil field offshore FAR Ltd has assessed that the Minimum Economi
Malaysian energy giant, Petronas completed the roof-raising for the two LNG storage tanks at the liquefied natural gas regasification terminal 2 (RGT2), at the Pengerang Integrated Complex in Johor.
Seismic explorer SeaBird Exploration will buy the vessel Hawk Explorer and its seismic equipment. The Hawk Explorer has been a chartered vessel in the company’s fleet since 2006. Under the purchase agreement, SeaBird will pay $1.1 million for the vessel and its seismic equipment. Also, SeaBird will
Malaysia’s SapuraKencana has secured several offshore contracts worth around $65.3 million. The company said on Thursday that contract awards for work in Malaysia and in Vietnam were recently made by several companies to its subsidiary, SapuraKencana TL Offshore. SapuraKencana has been awarded a con
Eni of Italy informed the Zohr 5x well, the fifth well in the Zohr natural gas structure has been drilled to the final depth of 4,350 meters.
Chevron has achieved first natural gas production on Wednesday from the Bangka field development project in East Kalimantan, Indonesia.
Gazprom’s head Alexey Miller, on Wednesday, met with the Turkish minister of energy and natural resources, Berat Albayrak, as discussions over the TurkStream project continue.
