The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) granted the surrender and termination of the Port Dolphin Energy Deepwater port license to own construct and operate the LNG deepwater port approximately 28 miles off the western coast of Florida.
Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS), a company providing electromagnetic survey services to the oil and gas industry, reported a net loss for the first quarter of 2016. The loss was $15.5 million, down from a loss of $1.2 million in the first quarter of 2015. Revenues fell to $13.0 million in the fou
Written by Shiva Polefka, Policy Analyst for the Center for American Progress’ Ocean Policy program. The thin coastal fringe of the United States comprises a tiny proportion of the nation’s total land area but supports a huge share of its business. Coastal and Great Lakes counties alone—just 10 perc
France-headquartered shipbuilder Piriou has delivered two 26W wind farm support vessels (WFSVs) built at the company’s shipyard in Vietnam to their European owners. The 27.4-metre Rix Leopard was delivered to Rix Sea Shuttle. From August 2016 to around September 2017, the vessel will carry the crews
Norwegian seismic specialist TGS has acquired approximately 141,000 kilometers (75%) of the planned 186,000 km 2D seismic project, Gigante, offshore Mexico. Gigante covers the entire offshore sector of Mexico and ties into TGS’ regional 2D seismic grid covering the entire US Gulf of Mexico. Prelimin
A fire broke out this week aboard the Hibernia platform, offshore Canada. According to Canadian safety authority Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (CNLOP) the incident involved a flame originating from under the insulation of a high pressure cleaning unit on the Hibernia Plat
Offshore vessel builder Vard has secured a contract for the design and construction of 15 Module Carrier Vessels for Topaz Energy and Marine. The vessels, of VARD 9 21 design, are specially developed by Vard Design to navigate the shallow river systems as they transport modules through the Russian w
Kunlun Energy, a Hong Kong unit of China National Petroleum Corp, is looking to sell its upstream assets and buy an LNG terminal from its parent company.
The dispute between the Ports of Sweden and the Swedish Dockworkers’ Union at APM Terminals in Gothenburg that has resulted in industrial action has moved to central mediation on national level today, the terminal operator said in an update. “Despite the agreement to hold further talks, the Dockwork
In 2016, piracy has yet again emerged as one of the key problems seafarers face during their voyages at sea. A particular concern is the ever growing number of kidnappings for ransom against merchant vessels, which has significantly increased in areas off the Niger Delta, with at least 16 of the kid
The ideal pricing model for continental Europe is a hybrid oil-based pricing model with spot components, providing violation safe pricing formula, Elena Burmistrova, CEO of Gazprom Export said on Tuesday.
First monopiles and transition pieces for the Nobelwind (Bligh Bank Phase 2) offshore wind farm have been loaded on board the Vole au Vent, Jan De Nul reported today. The news comes almost two weeks after the vessel was christened in the Port of Ostend, the base port of Jan de Nul’s team
First monopiles and transition pieces for the Nobelwind (Bligh Bank Phase 2) offshore wind farm have been loaded on board the Vole au Vent, Jan De Nul reported today. The news comes almost two weeks after the vessel was christened in the Port of Ostend, the base port of Jan de Nul’s team
Dutch firm Heerema Marine Contractors has mated the topsides of the Repsol Sinopec-operated Montrose platform the UK North Sea, with the pre-installed jacket, some 200 kilometers east of Aberdeen. In a statement on Wednesday, the operator said this was a “major milestone” for the the Montrose Area R
