Ophir Energy on Wednesday revealed that it has named William Schrader chairman of the board, replacing Nicholas Smith who will retire on April 30, 2016.
WFS Technologies (WFS) has launched the Seatooth PipeLogger Ultrasonic Flow (UF). The Seatooth PipeLogger UF incorporates an ultrasonic flow sensor and is designed to monitor flow within the pipeline without penetration of the pipe wall. Flow data is wirelessly harvested from the Seatooth PipeLogger
Kosmos Energy announced that its Guembeul-1 exploration well, located in the northern part of the St. Louis Offshore Profond license area in Senegal, has made a significant gas discovery. Located approximately five kilometers south of the basin-opening Tortue-1 gas discovery (renamed Ahmeyim) in app
The captain, the British insurer and the owner of the Prestige tanker that sank in 2002 off Galicia, Spain, have been found guilty for one of Europe’s worst environmental disasters, according to the Spanish Supreme Court. The court sentenced the tanker’s captain Apostolos Ioannis Mangouras to two ye
Norwegian offshore shipowner Farstad Shipping is pressing forward with cutting costs, citing challenging market situation. The company on Wednesday said it started a process with the aim of reducing administrative expenses at the office in Aalesund. The employees have today been informed about the p
ExxonMobil-operated US$19 billion PNG LNG project has exported 101 cargoes of liquefied natural gas in during 2015.
The Hague-based Royal Dutch Shell on Wednesday revealed its shareholders voted in favor of the merger with BG Group, opening the door for the creation of one of the biggest LNG players in the world.
Prosafe, the owner and operator of semi-submersible accommodation vessels, took delivery of Safe Zephyrus on Wednesday, January 27, 2016. The Safe Zephyrus was built by Sembcorp Marine’s Jurong Shipyard. The final delivery installment of the Safe Zephyrus has been reduced by $30 million. This repres
The U.S. Coast Guard revealed its plans to conduct a public Marine Board of Investigation hearing into the loss of the United States-flagged steam ship El Faro, and its 33 crewmembers. The first hearing session, scheduled to take place from February 16th to February 26th, will focus on the pre-accid
Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) selected Keppel Offshore & Marine and BG Group to supply LNG to vessels bunkering at the port of Singapore.
The Chevron-operated $10 billion Angola LNG project has reportedly started recommissioning process. According to a report by Reuters, a spokesman from Angola LNG confirmed that the project started re-commissioning, declining to comment when the first cargo of chilled gas is expected to leave the pla
Colombian oil company Ecopetrol S.A. has established a new subsidiary which will be responsible for its offshore operations. More precisely, Ecopetrol’s subsidiary Hocol Petroleum Limited, has formed the offshore exploration firm Ecopetrol Costa Afuera Colombia S.A.S. The new company will be respons
Offshore installation vessel Sea Worker ran aground south of Denmark’s Hvide Sande on the night between 26 and 27 January while under tow to Esbjerg, A2SEA said in a statement. Sea Worker got into trouble after a tow line between the vessel and a tug boat broke, after which she started drifting towa
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) will pay for legal support for the court appeal of the recently sentenced anti-piracy ship Seaman Guard Ohio’s crew members. “We have now completed a full legal analysis of the court’s judgment and we firmly believe there are grounds for appeal.
