The Cypriot Government announced on Thursday the beginning of the third round of licensing for offshore exploration Blocks 6, 8 and 10 in the Exclusive Economic Zone of the Republic of Cyprus. According to the Ministry of Energy, applications may be submitted within 120 days of the date of publicati
Four people were arrested and more than 5.5 tons of cocaine sank after a self-propelled semi-submersible vessel was detected in the Eastern Pacific Ocean on March 2, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said. The authorities estimated that the cocaine was valued at some USD 194 million. Duri
French LNG player Engie has been granted concession by the Antwerp Port Authority to build and operate the LNG bunkering station for barges.
Several important conclusions emerged at a webinar discussing supply chain opportunities that oil and gas businesses can take advantage of within the offshore wind industry in the US. The decision made by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) not to include Atlantic oil and gas leases in the
Several important conclusions emerged at a webinar discussing supply chain opportunities that oil and gas businesses can take advantage of within the offshore wind industry in the US. The decision made by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) not to include Atlantic oil and gas leases in the
South Korean engineering company Gas Entec said it has delivered the 50 mcf/d Bali floating regasification unit (FRU) on Tuesday, March 22.
Less than a month before the sixth anniversary of the largest offshore oil and gas disaster in the U.S. history – the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explosion – Lionsgate has released the first trailer of the “Deepwater Horizon” film, being made based on the 2010 catastrophe. The film stars Academy
Searcher Seismic’s Seisintel has published a video showing 12 months of marine seismic survey activity in Mexico. Seisintel, a provider of geospatial products derived from the Automatic Identification System, published a video representing seismic activity conducted offshore Mexico in a period from
Overall confidence levels in the shipping industry fell to a record low in the three months to February 2016, according to the latest Shipping Confidence Survey from shipping adviser Moore Stephens. The average confidence level expressed by respondents in the markets in which they operate was 5.0 on
Swedish oil firm PA Resources AB has completed the sale of its North Sea assets to Omani Petrogas E&P. The transaction, announced in Ferbuary, means that Petrogas E&P has acquired PA Resources UK Limited, PA Resources North Sea Limited and PA Resources Denmark, which hold the company’s 24% interest
The Baltic Dry Index has crossed the 400 point benchmark on Wednesday reaching 401 points, a threshold that was lost for quite some time now. Only a month ago, the BDI fell below 300 points, plunging to a new low of 298 points on February 4, fueling further the agony of dry bulk owners desperate for
During the unexploded ordnance (UXO) surveys at the Rampion offshore wind site, two unexploded items have been found. The bombs, possibly from the Second World War 2 or even earlier, were located within close vicinity of each other within the offshore site. Nevertheless, the offshore construction is
Petronas of Malaysia is continuing talks with the Canadian authorities over the Pacific NorthWest liquefied natural gas project in British Columbia.
Sky-Futures, a provider of drone inspection services for the oil and gas industry, is collaborating with Offshore Technology Development (OTD), a subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine, to offer inspection services by drone to the global offshore and marine industry. Sky-Futures said that the partne
