Interferry, a shipping association representing the ferry industry, has developed an operational guidance for fire safety on ro-ro vehicle decks in response to serious fire incidents. Aiming at enhancing fire prevention, detection and suppression, measures highlight the need for continuous monitorin
The long term employment prospects within the offshore wind industry lie with the Operation and Maintenance work that will keep the turbines producing electricity for the next 20+ years. Hundreds of men and women will be climbing up the towers from boats, or down from helicopter dropping areas, into
Norwegian energy giant Statoil said it has decided not to proceed with the evaluations of a potential business centre in Europe. The decision was presented at a meeting with employee representatives on Friday ,11 March. According to a statement by Statoil, at the meeting it was agreed that “further
Trans Adriatic Pipeline AG, a company building a namesake natural gas pipeline, has awarded Spiecapag a contract for three lots of onshore gas pipelines. Under the contract awarded, one pipeline lot represents 185 km in Greece – between Kipoi and Kavala – and two lots are totalling 215 km in Albania
A crane collapsed on a platform in the UK sector of the North Sea prompting an investigation by the operating company that notified the Health and Safety Executive of the incident. According to BBC, the incident happened early on Wednesday on CNR International-operated Murchison platform, located 28
Japan’s Osaka Gas said Thursday it is expecting its yearly consumption of liquefied natural gas to be at almost the same levels in the next five years. The gas utility said in its five-year business plan that its consumption of the chilled fuel is expected to be at 6.997 million mt in the fiscal yea
Italian oil company Eni has performed the production test of Zohr 2X, first appraisal well of Zohr discovery, in the Shorouk block, offshore Egypt. The Italian company completed the drilling of the first appraisal well of Zohr discovery in February. On Thursday, Eni reported that, during the test, 1
At least four crew members were kidnapped by pirates on March 5 when a group of armed pirates hijacked a chemical tanker underway some 32nm South West of Bonny Island, Nigeria. “Ten armed pirates in a black speed boat approached and opened fire at a chemical tanker underway. They boarded the tanker
Yamal LNG’s first liquefaction train will be launched without additional financing, according to Novatek’s department head Stanislav Shevkunov.
The Norwegian Oil and Gas Association (Norsk Olje & Gass), a professional body and employer’s association for oil and supplier companies in Norway, has forecasted that 22,000 new oil jobs will be needed by 2020 in Norway. According to figures from an independent research institute, IRIS, from 2018 t
Norway’s Coast Center Base (CCB), part of NorSea Group, is teaming up with a consultancy firm Logiteam AS, through an acquisition of 68% of its shares, as it looks to boost subsea services portfolio. According to CEO Kurt R. Andreassen, this partnership is planned to deliver cost savings for CCB’s c
Given the everlasting concern of visual impact that offshore wind farms might have, especially with regard to tourist destinations, Offshore WIND decided to feature this photo of the Sheringham Shoal wind farm, or rather the absence of it from the horizon. The wind farm comprises 88 Siemens 3.6MW tu
With an aim to boost shipbuilding in the country and attract investment in its maritime industry, the Government of Panama has presented a new bill dedicated to the development of the mentioned industries, the Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) informs. The bill focuses on fulfilling the country’s need
UK-based LNG engineer, Amec Foster Wheeler, on Thursday posted a £256 million ($361 million) net loss for the year 2015, compared to the £82 million ($115.5 million) profit a year before.
