India and the United States are to deepen the scope of cooperation in the maritime sector, with the American ports expressing interest in port-led development on the sub-continent, especially in the Sagarmala program aimed at modernizing the country’s ports, India’s Ministry of Shipping said. 150 pr
Alaskan Governor Bill Walker has announced the appointment of John Hendrix as his chief oil and gas advisor. The Governor’s Office said in a press release on Monday that, before Hendrix’s appointment to this newly created Cabinet-level position, he worked as General Manager of Apache Alaska. Hendrix
BMO Offshore has introduced engine monitoring for Crew Transfer Vessels (CTVs), which brings vessel motion, behavior and fuel figures together. Additionally, the data can be used for fleet management and maintenance planning, the company said. CTV motion monitoring systems enable recording of inform
U.S. LNG export player Cheniere will shut down its Sabine Pass liquefied natural gas export facility in Lousiana during September for scheduled maintenance.
The infographic below, published by Oslo-based benchmarking and market intelligence platform for containerized ocean freight Xeneta, shows current shipping alliances as well as upcoming alliance reorganizations. As of 18 July 2016, the world’s shipping alliances include the 2M alliance (Maersk and M
Spanish LNG terminal operator, Enagás posted a net profit of €214 million ($237 million) in the first half of this year, 0.5% higher than the figure recorded for the same period last year. This increase was mainly due to the acquisitions of the Sagunto and Bilbao regasification plants as well as Swe
US Port of Oakland recorded an increase in its total cargo volumes by six percent in the period between January and June this year, compared to the same period last year. The port’s terminals handled 1,152,608 TEUs in the first half of this year, compared to 1,087,417 TEUs in 2015. When looking at f
Total gas sales by Japan’s Tokyo Gas remained almost flat during June reaching about 1,112.15 million cubic meters, a rise of only 0.6 percent compared to June 2015.
The United States Court of Appeals rejected a joint appeal by environmental groups against orders by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approving the conversion of Dominion’s Cove Point LNG import terminal to an import and export terminal.
A new joint industry project (JIP) between fourteen global partners has been launched to develop a Recommended Practice for the coupled analysis of floating offshore wind turbines. Standardisation is a key milestone to guide the industry towards the development of reliable floating wind turbines, sa
Following last week’s ballot results, almost 400 members of Unite and RMT unions working for Wood Group across eight Shell oil and gas platforms in the North Sea will be striking in a dispute over 30 percent pay cuts and changes to allowances. Announcing what it calls the first strike in a generatio
The next edition of Offshore WIND magazine will be published with more than just a focus on the German sector of this vibrant industry. With at least 2,000 copies of the magazine destined for distribution at WindEnergy Hamburg in September, we are targeting the heart of the German sector. Included i
Australian LNG operator Santos said it will change its reporting currency from Australian dollars to US dollars, commencing with its 2016 interim result. “This reflects the change in the group’s revenue mix, which is now predominantly US dollar denominated with PNG LNG and GLNG in production,” Santo
Principle Power and KIC InnoEnergy have entered a partnership which includes a EUR 4 million investment from KIC InnoEnergy in bringing Principle Power’s WindFloat to the market. The partnership encompasses advanced technology development and commercialisation, including engineering, third party ana
