After Norway this week extended the no-flight ban on all Super Puma EC225LP (H225) helicopters, to include the Search and Rescue and medical missions as well, the UK has followed suit. To remind, the ban on all EC225LP flights in UK and Norway was introduced shortly after the fatal accident in Norwa
Commercial Rib Charter’s flagship 15-metre MCA Cat 1 cabin Rib, the CRC Galaxy, has been floated out at the Goodchild Marine’s boatyard on the river Waveney in Great Yarmouth. The CRC Galaxy is powered by twin diesel 440hp Volvos with Hamilton Jet drives and is capable of carrying 12 passengers plus
OPEC failed to agree a clear oil-output strategy on Thursday as Iran insisted on steeply raising its own production, though Tehran’s arch-rival Saudi Arabia promised not to flood the market and sought to mend fences within the organisation.
Eos Investment Group, a Houston-based energy development firm said its Chilean LNG import terminal company, GNL Talcahuano, had submitted its Environmental Impact Study (EIS) for a proposed FSRU to be located in Talcahuano in Chile. Eos and its Chilean partner, CRI Investments, are developing the fl
Norway’s offshore safety agency, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has carried out an audit of Shell’s Draugen platform located offshore Norway. The agency looked into Shell’s management of technical, operational and administrative aspects of logistics and management of the working environment a
Last week’s migrant death toll in the Mediterranean Sea is believed to be the biggest this year as 1,083 migrants are estimated to have died or gone missing in nine separate accidents, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM). The largest of nine accidents occurred on May 26,
Kinder Morgan on Thursday said its units Elba Liquefaction Company and Southern LNG Company received approval from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for the Elba Liquefaction project.
Principle Power has concluded the 5-year testing campaign of the WindFloat Prototype. Principle Power, along with its project partners EDP, Repsol, Portugal Ventures and A. Silva Matos, have installed the 2MW WindFloat Prototype (WF1) 5km offshore of Aguçadoura, Portugal, in October 2011. Principle
Aberdeen’s Robert Gordon University (RGU) will host an alumni careers event later this month for those affected by the downturn in the oil and gas sector. RGU said on Thursday that the event will be organized by RGU’s Alumni Council with the aim to help attendees make informed future career decision
Gross Australian LNG production increased by 53.2% in the March quarter to 10.1 million tonnes (Mt), according to a report by energy analyst, EnergyQuest. This was due to the ramp-up of production from APLNG and GLNG projects located on Curtis island in Queensland and the first cargo from Chevron’s
Trinidad and Tobago’s sole LNG producing company, Atlantic LNG said production at its 14.8 mtpa Point Fortin facility is “suffering badly” from gas supply shortages in the country.
Houston-based Noble Energy on Thursday informed it has received governmental approval for the development of the Leviathan project offshore Israel.
Delivering liquefied natural gas to Canada’s remote communities and industrial facilities could bring “substantial” reduction of greenhouse gas emission, according to a report by ICF International. Canadian Gas Association president and CEO Timothy Egan said the report quantifies the energy costs re
OPEC is set for another showdown between rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran at a meeting on Thursday, with Riyadh trying to revive coordinated action and set a formal oil output target but Tehran rejecting the idea.
