Deepwater Wind’s CEO Jeffrey Grybowski has shared images of the the jack-up installation vessel Brave Tern as it attaches the final blade and completes the installation of the first offshore wind turbine in US waters, and the first of five wind turbines to be installed on the 30MW Block Island wind
China’s Fujian Southeast Shipbuilding Co. has signed a contract for the construction of five wind farm support vessels which once delivered will serve offshore wind farms off Fujian province. The five WFSVs were reportedly ordered by Fujian Ship Investment Company. The twin-hull WFSVs will have a ma
Wood Group’s offshore workers on seven Shell’s North Sea platforms kicked off a 48-hour strike on Thursday morning after talks over pay cuts between the unions and management failed. This is a second strike action by Wood Group’s workers working on Shell’s platforms. The North Sea platforms involved
Yemeni Ash Shihr oil terminal resumed operations on August 2 with the arrival of an oil tanker, after it was closed in March 2015 due to hostilities in the country, Gulf Agency Company (GAC) said. The tanker arrived under the GAC Yemen agency at the terminal to load a shipment of Marsila crude. The
South Korea’s Ulsan port said it is moving towards in its attempt of becoming the country’s first port to provide liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering. The port has signed a three-year deal with public institutions and private companies to explore the development of LNG bunkering infrastructure, LN
Bermuda-based Teekay LNG Partners, one of the world’s largest owners and operators of LNG carriers, said its adjusted net income rose to $53.8 million in the second quarter of this year, as compared to $39.5 million a year before. Teekay LNG’ GAAP net income was at $43.1 million in the second quarte
African Petroleum, an independent oil and gas exploration company, has received formal ratification from the authorities in Sierra Leone for the entry into the First Extension Period on the SL-03 license, offshore Sierra Leone. African Petroleum said on Thursday that the ratification of the extensio
MEO Australia said Thursday that its Tassie Shoal projects proposed for offshore Northern Australia have received updated environmental approvals that extend the approvals period for the LNG project to 2052, and increase the flexibility to process gas of varying qualities into LNG. The potential Tas
TGS and Schlumberger have announced the beginning of the Dual Coil Shooting multi-vessel full-azimuth acquisition Revolution XII and XIII surveys in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The surveys will cover approximately 7,150 km2 (306 blocks) in the Green Canyon, Atwater Valley and Ewing Bank protraction are
Houston-based energy company and operator of the Equatorial Guinea LNG plant, Marathon Oil has reduced its losses by more than a half in the second quarter of this year. Marathon reported a second-quarter net loss of $170 million, or 20 cents per share, compared with a net loss of $386 million, or 5
San Diego-based energy company and LNG operator Sempra Energy on Wednesday revealed its adjusted earnings for the second quarter of this year dropped 22.8 percent on year to $200 million. The adjusted earnings were lower due primarily to $19 million of after-tax losses in the second quarter 2016, co
During OEEC 2016 we will have two Technical Sessions on Decommissioning. We’re bringing you five things you need to know. 1. Decommissioning within offshore energy is a highly complex and and technical part of the industry. In the future we may see more structures becoming redundant and being taken
Transmission system operator TenneT is preparing to kick off a pilot project with four partners to explore options for providing primary reserve capacity to combat fluctuations in the electricity grid and prepare the system for a larger share of energy produced from renewable sources. The increase i
Next phase of strike action by Wood Group employees working on Shell’s North Sea platforms will go ahead on Thursday morning, August 4, 2016, after talks over pay cuts between the unions and management failed. The North Sea platforms involved include the Brent Alpha, Bravo and Charlie platforms, Gan
