British oil and gas company BG Group has acquired stakes in three blocks offshore Newfoundland, Canada. The firm, soon to be acquired by Shell, has bought the Canadian offshore acreage from Spain’s Repsol, which recently bought the Canadian oil and gas company Talisman for $8.3 billion. “This provid
Over a hundred LNG specialists from various European ports, local governments and the private market, attended two LNG-Masterplan meetings in the Port of Rotterdam.
Novatek, the operator of the Yamal LNG project, informed that the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders approved the election of new members to the Board of Directors.
Norway’s Havila Shipping has decided to lay up the AHTS vessels Havila Mars and Havila Neptune, which will in turn lead to workforce reduction. The company did not say how many people would be affected. “The decision is made as a consequence of the actual market conditions. The company does not expe
Easy access to the internet onboard ships is a key requirement if young people are to be attracted into the seafaring profession and shipping needs to be more visible in the public eye, according to speakers who addressed an IMO symposium on maritime education and training, held on World Maritime Da
Easy access to the internet onboard ships is a key requirement if young people are to be attracted into the seafaring profession and shipping needs to be more visible in the public eye, according to speakers who addressed an IMO symposium on maritime education and training, held on World Maritime Da
The world’s largest energy consumer, China imported 1.41 mt of LNG in August, down 11 percent as compared to the same month a year ago. The country’s LNG imports were at 12.82 mt in the January-August period, a drop of 3.6 perent on year, according to General Administration of Customs data. Pipeline
The UK’s South Hook LNG terminal is scheduled to receive a cargo of liquefied natural gas from Qatar.
Overall confidence levels in the shipping industry rose in the three months ended August 2015 to their highest level this year, according to the latest Shipping Confidence Survey from international accountant and shipping adviser Moore Stephens. Respondents to the survey were concerned predominantly
Overall confidence levels in the shipping industry rose in the three months ended August 2015 to their highest level this year, according to the latest Shipping Confidence Survey from international accountant and shipping adviser Moore Stephens. Respondents to the survey were concerned predominantly
Two new Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ units succeeding to MHI’s ship construction operations in the Nagasaki district will commence business operations on October 1.
Noble Energy’s Cheetah exploration well, offshore Cameroon, has failed to unearth a significant amount of oil and gas. According to Noble, which is the operator of the well, the Cheetah reached the targeted Cretaceous interval and is being plugged and abandoned. The well encountered both crude oil a
Dutch company Rolande LNG said it has last week opened a liquefied natural gas truck fuelling station in Veghel. The realization of the LNG filling station in Veghel is supported by the European Commission and it is a part of the “LNG4Haul” project. This project includes the construction of five LNG
LNG player BG Group said it has acquired three non-operated positions offshore Newfoundland from Repsol. This provides the company with access to early stage exploration in a proven prospective basin ahead of the first well being drilled later this year, BG said on Monday. The Statoil-operated block
