A fire broke out on the Terra Nova Floating Production Storage and Offloading Vessel (FPSO), operating offshore Newfoundland and Labrador, on Thursday (October 1), due to the creation of an arc in an electrical circuit. Also, methanol was accidentaly released a day earlier to the sea from subsea equ
The construction of a tidal lagoon in Swansea Bay has been delayed. The project was initially scheduled to enter the construction phase in spring next year, but that has now been pushed to 2017. Tidal Lagoon Power, the company behind the project, said good progress has been made with its preferred c
Vos Logistics said it has recently added five LNG-powered low-deck trucks to its fleet of international mega trailers.
Gasum said it has decided not to build a regional LNG terminal in Southern Finland and the Balticconnector offshore pipeline. “On the basis of the studies Gasum has conducted, the Finngulf and Balticconnector projects are not regarded as commercially viable and there is not sufficient demand for the
SMD has delivered a QTrencher 1000 ROV to KT Submarine following a successful completion of factory acceptance testing. Delivery of the trenching system was brought forward by one month to coincide with the early completion of the refurbishment of KT Submarine’s cable ship, Responder. The whole syst
Shell Malaysia, a unit of gas and oil giant Shell said it will cut around 1,300 positions from its upstream division over the next two years. This is a part of the company’s transformation programme as it focuses on “improving efficiency and removing complexity to become a more agile and competitive
MAN Diesel & Turbo informed that the Factory Acceptance Test of the first ME-GI engine in Japan recently took place at the Tamano Works of Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding.
Renaissance Services has entered into an agreement to divest Topaz Engineering Limited (TEL) and its subsidiaries which provide marine engineering and shipbuilding services in the Middle East. Chalmers Holdings Limited has acquired the business for US$ 18.5 million. A spokesman for Renaissance Servi
Iran, the country holding world’s largest gas reservoirs, is studying a host of schemes for presence in the international and European gas markets in addition to exporting it to neighboring countries.
The name giving ceremony of the offshore support vessel Acta Orion will take place on October 22th, when Mrs Didi te Gussinklo Ohmann will name the vessel. The vessel is named after one of the most recognizable constellations in the night sky. Govert Jan van Oord suggested Acta Orion’s name, as Orio
The name giving ceremony of the offshore support vessel Acta Orion will take place on October 22th, when Mrs Didi te Gussinklo Ohmann will name the vessel. The vessel is named after one of the most recognizable constellations in the night sky. Govert Jan van Oord suggested Acta Orion’s name, as Orio
Centrica Resources (Norge) AS has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway to drill a shallow borehole to investigate the possible presence of shallow gas in block 8/10, offshore Norway. Centrica is the operator of production licence 405 in block 8/10 in the North Sea, close
Greece-based LNG tanker operator TMS Cardiff Gas has signed a contract with Hyundai Heavy Industries of Korea for the construction of two 78,700 cbm LPG carriers with the option to build another two. These orders mark the company’s entry into the LPG sector. The vessels are scheduled for delivery in
Gas transmission pipeline connecting Lithuania’s liquefied natural gas terminal in Klaipeda and the town of Kursenai has been completed.
