United States ports have welcomed the USD 305 billion, five-year plan for surface transportation reauthorization, dubbed the FAST (Fixing America’s Surface Transportation) Act, agreed by the US House-Senate conference committee. According to the industry body, American Association of Port Authoritie
Australia’s Santos informed that it has closed the retail shortfall bookbuild selling approximately 152 million retail entitlements that brought in around A$585 million.
The Portland District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is calling for public comments on receiving funds to review potential effects of Jordan Cove Energy’s LNG projects to the Coos Bay.
German Energy Agency (dena), German Association for Gas and Water (DVGW) and the Future Erdgas industry initiative agreed to set up an LNG task force.
Seacat Mischief, a newly built 23m catamaran, joined Seacat Services’ fleet in late November and is currently undergoing preparations for deployment. Seacat Mischief is the first vessel to be delivered as part of an order signed with British boat-builder South Boats IoW in February 2015 for two 23m
The government of Belize, a nation on the eastern coast of Central America, will ban offshore exploration drilling in all seven areas that make up the Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System World Heritage area. According to UNESCO, the decision will effectively exclude the entire World Heritage area fro
DONG Unveils U.S. Offshore Wind Project Details DONG Energy has released project details for its offshore wind farm proposed to be built off Massachusetts, USA. Scotland Greenlights World’s Largest Floating Wind Project The Scottish Government has granted a marine licence to Statoil for the construc
Norwegian oil company Statoil has delivered its application for the 23rd licensing round on the Norwegian continental shelf to the Norwegian authorities. The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy is expected to announce the awards late first half of 2016. The round represents the first opening of new acr
Shell’s $70 billion acquisition of UK’s BG Group is moving a step forward after BG on Thursday said that Shell’s recommended offer had received approval from the Australian Treasurer through the Foreign Investment Review Board. The approval comes two weeks following the unconditional approval by the
BG Brasil, A BG Group unit, together with the Sao Paulo Research Foundation launched the gas innovation research centre.
Norway’s offshore shipbuilder Havyard Ship Technology AS has today signed an agreement with the buyer of NB 126, a Havyard 833 WE platform supply vessel, on the postponement of delivery of the ship from March 2016 to June 2017. According to Havyard, the buyer has worked with several projects for lon
Vessel movements at many Greek ports and terminals are expected to be affected by the announced 24-hour general strike in Greece on 3 December, Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) informed. The public and private sector strike action is scheduled to start at 06:00 local time on 3 December and end at 06
The rugby world cup tournament is about to start in England as this article is being written. Just as the rugby fans will have waited 4 years for the whistle to announce the start of the first match, England versus Fiji, so the offshore wind industry has waited eagerly for the whistle to start for [
The construction of Offshore-Terminal Bremerhaven (OTB), a EUR 180 million project that will serve the offshore wind industry, has been approved. On 27 November, bremenports GmbH & Co. KG, a company responsible for the planning of the project, received the approval from the Authority for the Environ
