Oceanology International 2016 (OI 2016), marine science and ocean technology exhibition, has published the programme for its ten free-to-attend streams, and is now open for registrations. The conference, scheduled to take place from March 15-17, 2016, at London’s ExCeL, will feature ten free-to-atte
DEME Group informed that the keel laying ceremony for the Multipurpose Vessel ‘Living Stone’ has been held at LaNaval Shipyard in Spain. The vessel, planned for delivery in 2017, will serve the offshore energy market. Living Stone will be equipped with a fall-pipe and rock installation system as wel
Sri Lanka’s port of Colombo wants to secure a spot among the top 20 global container ports and now seems to be the perfect time to do so seeing that major global ports have seen their cargo throughput decline in 2015 whereas Colombo experienced growth. Namely, the Port of Colombo marked a growth of
Norway’s offshore shipowner Havila Shipping doesn’t see any improvements in the offshore supply vessel sector any time soon, and expects “severe” financial challenges for the period of 2016-2018. The company on Tuesday said the downturn in the offshore market and expected continuing fall in market v
Aker Solutions, N-Sea and Saab are in contention for the Subsea Company of the Year award at this year’s Subsea UK Awards, held during Subsea Expo. The awards dinner will take place on February 03, at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre. In the Global Exports award category, Flowline Speci
Eagle LNG informed in a filing to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued on Monday that it has signed a front-end engineering and design (FEED) deal with CH-IV during December.
Norway’s Ministry of Petroleum and Energy on Monday signed an agreement with Statoil on a feasibility study regarding CO2 storage on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). The study will include various development concepts for storing CO2 at three different locations on the NCS. The study is to be
Cryogas M&T Poland recently completed the first public-access LNG/CNG station in the country as well as in Central Europe for PGK Srem.
Natural gas spot prices in 2015 at the Henry Hub in Louisiana averaged $2.61/MMBtu, the lowest annual average level since 1999, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The annual average spot price at Henry Hub of $2.61/MMBtu was $1.78/MMBtu, or 41%, lower than the 2014 average. Dai
Major offshore energy events of 2015, Vol. 2
The hull of the first X-STERN® vessel arrived at Ulstein Verft on 3 January, 2016. The vessel is one of the two X-STERN® Service Operation Vessels (SOVs) currently being constructed for Bernhard Schulte Offshore in Germany. The hull has been produced at the Crist yard in Poland, and will be complete
Thorco Shipping informed that search and rescue teams have found three bodies near the wreckage of the recently sunken Thorco Cloud. The multipurpose carrier Thorco Cloud sank on December 16 after having collided with the tank vessel Stolt Commitment from Stolt Tankers. The ship sank in the high-tra
Canadian oil company Talisman Energy now has a new name – Repsol Oil & Gas Canada. The new name, effective January 1, 2016, reflects the change in the ownership structure of Talisman, as the company was bought in May 2015 by Repsol, the Spanish oil and gas giant, for $8.3 billion. Talisman’s Canadia
In 2015, LNG World News brought you a number of interviews with major names in the industry. In this review of the year behind us, we will bring you a recap of the interviews conducted in 2015.
