Dorian LPG, an owner and operator of modern Very Large Gas Carriers, said that it took delivery of the ECO VLGC Constitution from Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries.
‘Guidelines for the Use of Multibeam Echosounders for Offshore Surveys’ has been revised by members of the International Marine Contractors Association’s (IMCA) Offshore Survey Division Management Committee, to bring it up-to-date with current technology and practice. “The growth in the use of multi
Norway’s shipowner Eidesvik Offshore has signed a memorandum of agreement to sell a seismic vessel. The vessel, Viking II, owned by the company’s subsidiary Eidesvik Shipping, will be sold to an unnamed buyer for an undisclosed fee. Eidesvik said in a statement on Thursday that a deposit had been lo
Italian oil company Eni is reportedly preparing to start oil production from its Goliat field, in the Barents Sea, in a few weeks after years of delay. The Goliat field, originally scheduled to start in 2013, is the first offshore oil development in Norway’s Arctic region, in the Barents Sea. The fi
Kogas of South Korea, the world’s largest corporate buyer of LNG, said its sales volume totaled 1.90 million mt in July, a drop of 20 percent as compared to the same month last year. Gas sales into the power sector were at 1.01 million mt, down 26.8 percent when compared to July in 2014, Kogas [&hel
A dramatic incident was reported on board a Liberian flagged-cargo ship yesterday while sailing off Sesimbra, Portugal after one of its crew members turned against his crew, threatening to set the ship on fire. Portuguese Navy informed that its special forces boarded the ship following acts of viole
A dramatic incident was reported on board a Liberian flagged-cargo ship yesterday while sailing off Sesimbra, Portugal after one of its crew members turned against his crew, threatening to set the ship on fire. Portuguese Navy informed that its special forces boarded the ship following acts of viole
New Zealand’s cruise industry is forecast to grow rapidly in the 2015–2016 season with 33.0% increase in passenger numbers, 24.6% increase in value added and 23.8% increase in employment supported, a level of activity that New Zealand has never seen before, cruise industry body Cruise New Zealand sa
New Zealand’s cruise industry is forecast to grow rapidly in the 2015–2016 season with 33.0% increase in passenger numbers, 24.6% increase in value added and 23.8% increase in employment supported, a level of activity that New Zealand has never seen before, cruise industry body Cruise New Zealand sa
Charif Souki, CEO of US LNG player Cheniere, sold 50,000 shares of the company’s stock on the open market in a transaction dated August 17.
Offshore Energy Today reported Monday that BALPA, the British Airline Pilots Association, had called its helicopter pilots operating in the North Sea for a ballot on strike action. The ballot was closed on Tuesday, August 18, 2015. According to BALPA’s press release, North Sea Helicopter Pilots have
Premier Oil has agreed to not pay dividends for two years under a renegotiation of agreements with banks and bondholders
Opponents of the US first offshore wind farm are trying to overturn the power purchase agreement between the developer Deepwater Wind and utility National Grid. Benjamin Riggs, Laurence Ehrhardt and the Rhode Island Manufacturers Association filed a case in federal court naming the costs as the main
In the German part of the North Sea, Bilfinger is installing 72 foundations for the Sandbank Wind Farm. Blue Water’s stevedore department in Esbjerg is responsible for the loading operations. The foundations, consisting of a monopile and a transition piece, are transported to Esbjerg on Bilfinger’s
