On August 29, South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) welcomed the APL Yangshan, the largest container ship ever to call the Port of Charleston. The Yangshan, which is 1,140 feet long and 148 feet wide, can transport up to 10,700 TEUs. The boxship is deployed on the China East Coast “CEC” weekly vesse
Norwegian offshore shipowner GC Rieber Shipping had a total fleet utilization of only 45 percent for the quarter which reflected negatively on the company’s financial results for the second quarter 2016. For comparison, fleet utilization was 89 percent in the second quarter of 2015. GC Rieber said o
Oilfield services company Wood Group has been awarded a new frame agreement by Wintershall to tender for the provision of modification and maintenance services to assets in the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). The four-year frame agreement has been signed with Wintershall’s Norwegian subsidiary, W
DNV GL said it is undertaking a study on LNG market in the European Union as it looks to advance the development of an EU-wide network of LNG refueling stations.
Cyprus has signed an agreement with Egypt over the transport of natural gas between the two countries through a subsea pipeline. The agreement was signed on Wednesday in Nicosia between the Minister of Energy, Commerce, Industry and Tourism of the Republic of Cyprus, Georgios Lakkotrypis, and the Mi
Comité Diálogo Ambiental has challenged FERC’s orders approving the construction and operation of the Aguirre Offshore GasPort, a floating LNG regasification terminal proposed off the southern coast of Puerto Rico.
As the tropical depression Nine is meandering over the south-central Gulf of Mexico, oil and gas operators are evacuating their platforms and rigs, and are winding down oil and gas production. According to the latest report by the U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), workers h
Russian shipping company Sovcomflot has expanded its presence in the Sakhalin-2 project, operated by Sakhalin Energy, a company owned by Gazprom, Shell, Mitsui and Mitsubishi.
Inpex informed that the installation of the subsea 42-inch gas export tie-in spool for the Ichthys LNG project has recently been completed.
Gazprom’s head Alexey Miller met with Marc Benayoun, executive vice president of EDF and CEO of Edison discussing the southern route of Russian natural gas supplies to Europe.
Australia’s state of Victoria, has put a permanent ban on the exploration and development of all onshore unconventional gas including hydraulic fracturing and coal seam gas.
Verisk Analytics, a data analytics provider and the owner of the energy intelligence firm Wood Mackenzie, has acquired Quest Offshore Resources’ data and subscriptions business. “We welcome the addition of Quest Offshore’s data and subscriptions business,” said Scott Stephenson, chairman, president
Norwegian oil company Statoil aims to conduct a major exploration campaign in several parts of the Barents Sea in 2017. During the past months, Statoil has increased its share in several licenses in the Norwegian part of the Barents Sea through agreements with Point Resources, DEA, OMV, and ConocoPh
In December this year, the marine conservation group Sea Shepherd Global plans to send its vessels to the Southern Ocean on its 11th direct-action whale defense campaign. Sea Shepherd said it will launch the campaign – Operation Nemesis – in order to defend, conserve and protect minke whales in the
