Vroon has informed that its newbuild platform supply vessel (PSV), the VOS Passion, completed sea trials in China last week. The company said on Monday that the vessel is in the final stages of construction and it will be ready for delivery next month. VOS Passion, a PX121-type platform supply vesse
Liquefied natural gas imports into China, the world’s largest energy consumer, rose 28 percent in June as compared to the same month a year ago, according to the General Administration of Customs data. China imported 2.21 million mt of the chilled fuel in June, as compared to 1.72 million mt a year
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has cancelled the bunker supplier and the bunker craft operator licenses issued to AC Oil Pte Ltd, due to violation of required license terms, effective July 29. MPA said that AC Oil will no longer be allowed to operate as a bunker supplier or bunke
Malaysian oilfield services firm and rig builder Coastal Contracts said it has entered into a joint venture deal with Indonesia’s PT Jaya Samudra Karunia Internasional. Coastal Contracts will have a 49% stake in the JV which will allow the company to “tap into the growing LNG supply chain and to fur
UK oilfield services provider Petrofac said on Monday its investigation of bribery allegations has found no evidence that implicate it in a global bribery scandal related to Monaco-based service provider Unaoil. To remind, the Huffington Post and its Australian partner, Fairfax Media, earlier this y
BP Trinidad and Tobago (BPTT), a unit of the UK-based energy giant and Atlantic LNG, the operator of Trinidad’s sole LNG export facility, said they are moving ahead with the Trinidad onshore compression project. After finalization of key project agreements between the Atlantic shareholders, the Nati
Oil & Gas UK’ Health & Safety Report has indicated that personal safety performance across oil and gas operations on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) continued to improve in 2015. Oil & Gas UK, a body representing the oil and gas players in the UK, stated in the report published on Monday, August 1 t
France’s fourth LNG import terminal in the port of Dunkirk (Dunkerque) has resumed activities following an incident last week which led to the evacuation of the terminal’s workers. The Dunkirk LNG terminal, that is currently in commissioning phase, was put into safe conditions last Monday due to “LN
Nord Stream AG will be conducting its annual maintenance work on the twin gas Baltic Sea pipeline system between August 9 and 17. Nord Stream is a consortium of five companies established in 2005 for the planning, construction and subsequent operation of two 1,224-kilometre natural gas pipelines thr
The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has granted environmental approval for the proposed $10 billion Golden Pass LNG export project to be built at the existing import facility in Sabine Pass, Texas. The LNG export project would have “no significant impact on the environment when recommended
A fire broke out on Saturday morning at one of the substations at the Petronas-operated LNG complex in Bintulu, Malaysia causing no injuries nor disruption to the LNG production. According to a statement by Malaysia LNG, a unit of Malaysia’s state-owned Petronas that operates the LNG complex, the co
By Henning Gloystein SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil rose on Monday, driven by new orders as traders staked out positions at the start of the new month, but the market remains dogged by plentiful crude supplies, a flood of refined products, and a weakening economic outlook. Brent crude was at $43.72 per b
With extensive training programmes and a drive to constantly improve safety procedures the cruise industry tries to minimise incidents at sea. Safety training can concentrate on job performance in order to prevent incidents from happening. But also programmes give training on how to react when an in
Train 1 at Chevron’s giant Gorgon Gorgon LNG plant on Barrow Island in Western Australia is currently producing at 70 percent of its capacity after the plant was closed in early July due to a “minor” gas leak. “At Gorgon we are currently producing at 70 percent of Train 1’s capacity, or approximatel
