An ocean going vessel identified as MT Askja and a barge have been seized by Nigeria’s Join Task Force on the grounds of a suspicion of being involved in loading of stolen crude oil, Platts informed. The troops arrested the vessel together with the eight suspected oil thieves while the vessel was mo
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is responding to a report received on the night of October 1 of the 212-foot general cargo ship Minouche with 12 crew members aboard sinking 51 nautical miles northwest of Haiti, reportedly due to severe weather conditions caused by the Hurricane Joaquin. Coast G
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is responding to a report received on the night of October 1 of the 212-foot general cargo ship Minouche with 12 crew members aboard sinking 51 nautical miles northwest of Haiti, reportedly due to severe weather conditions caused by the Hurricane Joaquin. Coast G
The Ministerial Committee on Economic Policy decided that Finland will apply for funding in the European Union PCI application together with Estonia for the Balticconnector gas pipeline between the two countries.
South Africa has welcomed the first cargo ship to be registered under the country’s flag, the Cape Orchid, owned by Vuka Marine, a South African joint venture company between Via Maritime Holdings and Japanese firm K-Line. The Cape Orchid is the first merchant vessel to have been added to the South
South Africa has welcomed the first cargo ship to be registered under the country’s flag, the Cape Orchid, owned by Vuka Marine, a South African joint venture company between Via Maritime Holdings and Japanese firm K-Line. The Cape Orchid is the first merchant vessel to have been added to the South
Islands States from the Pacific and Caribbean took to the podium of the United Nations General Assembly on October 1 to call for urgent action on climate change, with President Peter Christian of Micronesia warning that their people and culture face “potential genocide” from rising seas. President C
Islands States from the Pacific and Caribbean took to the podium of the United Nations General Assembly on October 1 to call for urgent action on climate change, with President Peter Christian of Micronesia warning that their people and culture face “potential genocide” from rising seas. President C
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn has raised its stake in Houston-based LNG company Cheniere Energy to 12.07 percent.
China’s privately owned Jovo Group is to receive a spot liquefied natural gas cargo at its Dongguan terminal in the Guangdong province. Jovo purchased the cargo from Indonesian oil and gas giant Pertamina, a source familiar with the matter told LNG World News. The cargo is being shipped on board the
The International Group of Liquefied Natural Gas Importers (GIIGNL) has issued the fourth edition of the “GIIGNL LNG Custody Transfer Handbook”.
Farstad Shipping is planning to lay up two PSV and three AHTS vessels in Norway due to an expected further weakening of the offshore market. Consequently, 100 workers, mostly Norwegian nationals, will be laid off. “To lay up vessels and lay off our employees is a painful measure, especially for thos
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued a notice revealing its intent to prepare the environmental impact statement of National Grid LNG’s Fields Point liquefaction project in Providence, Rhode Island.
Lundin Petroleum has resumed exploration drilling in Malaysia with the spud of Mengkuang-1 exploration well in license PM307, offshore Malaysia. According to the Sweden-based oil company, the well will target hydrocarbons in Miocene aged sands 75 km to the northwest of the Bertam field. The field is
