Western Australia’s Independent Market Operator released the Gas Statement of Opportunities highlighting the importance of natural gas as fuel for both industrial and residential use.
Brazilian oil company Petrobras has informed that its chairman of the board of directors has resigned. Brazil’s state-run oil firm on Monday said that Murilo Pinto de Oliveira Ferreira presented its resignation. According to Petrobras, he was in leave of absence since September 14, 2015. Luiz Nels
Bermuda-based Golar LNG on Monday posted a net loss of $143 million for the third quarter of this year.
Asia to Oceania rates are picking up again after a mid-year lull as carriers better balance supply with demand, according to the UK-based shipping consultancy Drewry. Total southbound container traffic from Asia to Oceania was very strong in the third quarter, rising by 9.1% year-on-year to reach 69
Donggi-Senoro LNG facility is looking to up its production capacity in 2016, according to DSLNG’s president director Gusrizal.
The five kidnapped sailors of the Polish cargo ship Szafir have contacted their families and are reported to be “safe and sound”, the Polish Foreign Affairs Ministry said in an update. “Today, the kidnapped sailors have contacted their families in Poland by phone and said they were safe and sound. T
With a mere four orders so far this year the Floating Production System (FPS) sector is suffering. However, things are anticipated to be better next year, with the US Gulf of Mexico in particular, having a surprisingly bright future, Douglas-Westwood, an energy intelligence group said in its DW Mond
The Triton Knoll offshore wind project in East Lincolnshire could have impact on 200 farmers, according to land and property advisors Strutt & Parker. Alice Mesney from the company’s Stamford office said: “Underground cables will be required to carry electricity from offshore wind turbines to the Na
Eight people have been rescued and eleven are still missing from the ill-fated Panama-flagged M/V Fortune Life that sank some 130 nautical miles West of Vigan City, the Philippines on Friday, the Philippine Coast Guard informed. As reported by the Coast Guard, the rescue was conducted by the M/T Ash
Japan has announced plans to send its whaling fleet to the Antarctic Ocean under its new scaled-down scientific whale research program despite the public outcry against its lethal whaling practices. The country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Monday that the fleet would head for the Atlantic O
Several Somali pirates were killed in an armed clash with security forces off the coast of Somalia on Sunday, according to AFP. The gun battle at Hararhere, Mudug region, resulted in the freeing of a seized fishing boat which is believed to be the Iranian boat hijacked on November 23 with 15 crew me
AOS, a specialist marine and offshore services provider, has announced the completion of its 2014-2015 campaign on the Inpex Pipelay Program. AOS’ four X-Bow Platform Supply Vessels (PSVs) the Ocean Turquoise-1, Sea Spear, Sea Swift and Sea Frost, were chartered by Saipem to support the work on the
The Nigerian Navy and other security agencies have launched a search and rescue operation for the kidnapped crew of the Polish cargo ship. Namely, five crew members, including the captain of the Cyprus-flagged MV Szafir were kidnapped on Friday, November 27th off Nigeria, when the ship was boarded b
Norwegian shipbuilder Havyard Ship Technology AS named its newbuild 122, the icebreaker Aleut at Skoltekaien quay in Bergen, Norway on November 28. In November 2013, Havyard signed a contract to design and build the first of the three Havyard 843 ICE icebreaking offshore vessels for the Russian ship
