A consortium comprising German companies wpd and Stadtwerke München and Danish HOFOR, set up to bid for the development of Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm, has withdrawn from the bidding process, according to the national media and Danish Wind Industry Association (DWIA). The consortium has reporte
India’s imports of liquefied natural gas rose 43.4 percent in May as the country is continuing to enjoy low prices of the chilled fuel. India imported 2,082 million metric standard cubic metres (mmscm) of LNG in May compared with 1,452 mmscm in the same month last year, according to the data from oi
An investigation has been launched after a fire broke out on CNR International’s offshore platform Ninian South located in the UK sector of the North Sea. Following reports of a fire on the North Sea platform, Offshore Energy Today reached out to the field operator seeking confirmation and further d
Venetian firefighters were called to intervene after a fifteen-meter-high crane caught fire in the port area of Porto Marghera at around 9:30 PM local time Wednesday, according to the Department of firefighters, public rescue and civil defense. The fire quickly engulfed the crane, however, the opera
In an effort to deal with the rising number of kidnappings and pirate attacks in the Southeast Asia, the Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia have joined forces to decrease security risks in the area, according to the Philippine Department of National Defense. In a meeting held on Monday, the parties
U.S. LNG export player Cheniere is moving forward with the construction of the second train at its Sabine Pass liquefaction plant in Lousiana.
Leviathan partners, Delek Drilling and Avner Oil Exploration have authorized Noble Energy, the operator of the Leviathan project to enter into a front end engineering design contract (FEED) for the production platform for the field.
Finnish LNG-powered icebreaker Polaris, recently bunkered liquefied natural gas at Helsinki’s Vuosaari Harbour before setting off for its first sea trial on LNG, Skangas said.
Community leaders, elected officials and dozens of local residents attended two public hearings this week in Long Island where they reinforced the critical need for New York to invest in large-scale offshore wind to meet Governor Cuomo’s clean energy goals. Notably, the Governor has committed to sou
By Susanna Twidale and Oleg Vukmanovic LONDON/MILAN (Reuters) – The shutdown of Britain’s largest gas storage facility for 42-days sent wholesale gas prices surging on Wednesday on the possibility the country could head into winter with record low inventories. In an already volatile day of trading d
TransCanada Corporation said that Columbia Pipeline Group shareholders on Wednesday voted in favor of adopting the merger agreement signed in March.
Providence Resources, an Irish based oil and gas exploration company, has been offered a licensing option in the Porcupine Basin, offshore Ireland, which contains the paleocene “Avalon” channel and fan system. Following a recent conclusion of the second phase of awards in the recent Atlantic Margin
Monaco-based owner and operator of liquefied natural gas carriers, GasLog said it is continuing in developing its capabilities in the floating storage and regasification (FSRU) sector. The current low natural gas and LNG prices are driving demand for FSRU solutions. FSRUs will “facilitate the openin
French oil giant Total is working on boosting its security. Namely, the company has announced its new appointment will come from the French National Gendarmerie. More to the point, Total will appoint General Denis Favier, Director-General of the French National Gendarmerie, as Senior Vice President,
