UK-based LNG engineer Amec Foster Wheeler on Monday said its chief executive officer Samir Birkho is stepping down from his position after nine years in charge.
Red Marine has reported that it delivered a new series of subsea clamps for installation at an offshore wind farm in the UK last month. The project required the turnkey development of a bespoke clamp unit, from initial concept development, through to prototype testing and manufacturing of 4 x produc
Defining “industrial personnel”, such as workers transported on offshore service vessels, is among the topics on the agenda of the currently ongoing International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Sub-Committee on Ship Design and Construction (SDC). People travelling on these vessels are likely to have
Chevron has signed a non-binding Heads of Agreement (HoA) with ENN LNG Trading Company Limited (ENN) for the delivery of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to China from the Chevron-operated Gorgon natural gas project, offshore W. Australia. When the deal is finalized, ENN is expected to receive up to 0.5
Searcher Seismic, an independent multi-client company, has announced Phase 2 of the Silver-Eye Broadband 3D survey in the Barents Sea, offshore Norway. Following the acquisition of Phase 1; comprising 2,663 square kilometres, Searcher is now acquiring additional broadband 3D data in the area. Accord
Oil and gas workers saw their salaries fall 1.4 percent over the past year after a sharp decline in oil prices forced their employers to trim costs, but their average global salaries remain high at more than $80,000 (£56,057) a year.
The European Commission has started an investigation into reductions in compensation payments to two container terminal operators in the Port of Antwerp, Belgium, to establish whether the alleged aid gave them an undue advantage over competitors. Under the concession agreements with PSA Antwerp NV a
Polish president Andrzej Duda has expressed his disapproval of the plans to construct the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, that would carry more Russian gas to the EU. During his visit in Brussels on Monday, where he met with Donald Tusk, the President of the European Council, Duda said the Polish position w
The long awaited day when the economic sanctions against Iran will be lifted has come as the country has met all the necessary steps to start the implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency said on Saturday. Now that sanctions are bei
The fire that was burning for over two days at Brazil’s major container port Port of Santos has finally been extinguished, local firefighting units said on Saturday. The fire broke out on Thursday afternoon, January 14th from one of containers containing chemicals on the Guaruja side of the port sen
Brazilian oil company Petrobras has announced that the average Brazilian oil production in 2015 exceeded the annual target established in the Company’s Business and Management Plan for the first time in 13 years. The period average of 2.128 million barrels per day (bpd) was 4.6% higher than the prev
Australian LNG engineer Clough on Monday informed it has named Peter Bennet as chief executive officer effective February 2016.
Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm produced more than 170 GWh in December last year, which represents a monthly generation record for the wind farm. Sheringham Shoal’s December 2015 production of 170.6 GWh was well above the budget of 122.2 GWh. Cumulative production amounted to 1,164.9 GWh for the
Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm produced more than 170 GWh in December last year, which represents a monthly generation record for the wind farm. Sheringham Shoal’s December 2015 production of 170.6 GWh was well above the budget of 122.2 GWh. Cumulative production amounted to 1,164.9 GWh for the
