Gas imports in the UK decreased by 10.5 percent to 90.9 TWh in the second quarter of this year, as compared to the same period in 2014. Imports of liquefied natural gas, which were all sourced from Qatar, were down by nearly 20 percent to 35.4 TWh, according to data by the Department of Energy & [&h
Oil & Gas UK, an organization representing offshore oil and gas companies in the UK, has welcomed the development approval of the Maersk Oil-operated Culzean field in the UK North Sea. To remind, UK Oil & Gas Authority approved Monday the development of the Culzean field, which has been described as
Island Offshore, a Norwegian provider of offshore vessels for the oil and gas industry, has reached an agreement with a shipyard to defer its new building delivery program. According to the company’s 2Q statement, Vard Brevik, the shipyard building its four new vessels, has agreed to delay deliverie
The 2015 Rhode Island Clean Energy Jobs Report states that Rhode Island’s clean energy economy currently supports nearly 10,000 jobs and suggests that the state is expected to add approximately 1,600 new clean energy jobs over the next year. The report, funded by the OER in partnership with Commerce
An explosion hit a gas processing plant in Venezuela around seven p.m. local time Monday. The plant, operated by Venezuelan national oil and gas company PDVSA, processes natural gas flowing from the Repsol and Eni-run Cardon IV offshore block. According to a post on Twitter by PDVSA, the explosion a
The Indonesian Navy has apprehended the suspected “mastermind” of the Orkim Harmony hijacking. As informed by the local media, the naval forces arrested a man in Indonesia’s capital Jakarta, identified as Albert Yohanes, as he is believed to had planned the hijacking of Orkim’s oil tanker in June th
The Indonesian Navy has apprehended the suspected “mastermind” of the Orkim Harmony hijacking. As informed by the local media, the naval forces arrested a man in Indonesia’s capital Jakarta, identified as Albert Yohanes, as he is believed to had planned the hijacking of Orkim’s oil tanker in June th
The death toll from the Tianjin port explosions has risen to 158 people, with 15 people still unaccounted for, the Associated Press reported citing local authorities. According to Tianjin’s government officials, the casualties were predominantly firefighters, a total of 94, who were rushed to the sc
The death toll from the Tianjin port explosions has risen to 158 people, with 15 people still unaccounted for, the Associated Press reported citing local authorities. According to Tianjin’s government officials, the casualties were predominantly firefighters, a total of 94, who were rushed to the sc
The steel jacket for the Statoil-operated Mariner field on the UK Continental shelf (UKCS) has now been safely placed on the seabed in the field. After the sailaway from the Dragados Offshore yard in Cadiz, Spain on August 10, the Mariner jacket spent a week in the Boknafjorden near Stavanger, while
ION Geophysical Corporation has been awarded a seismic data acquisition contract by the Tanzanian Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC). Under the contract, ION will acquire 4,058 km of 2D seismic, gravity and magnetic data over offshore blocks 4/1B and 4/1C in the Rovuma Delta region. The award
The International Maritime Rescue Federation (IMRF) is re-launching its ‘Members Assisting Members’ webpage to help identify the needs and enable connection to the contacts on the database that may be able to help the non-governmental organisations carrying out rescues of migrant and refugees in the
The International Maritime Rescue Federation (IMRF) is re-launching its ‘Members Assisting Members’ webpage to help identify the needs and enable connection to the contacts on the database that may be able to help the non-governmental organisations carrying out rescues of migrant and refugees in the
W&T Offshore has decided to sell its Permian Basin field in west Texas to Ajax Resources, in order to use the cash and focus on offshore assets in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The U.S. independent said the sale of the of all of its stake in the Yellow Rose field in the Permian Basin, would […]
