API President and CEO Jack Gerard said industry can help achieve the Obama administration’s goal of creating a modern infrastructure system for this country.
Norwegian company Siem Offshore has sold the platform supply vessel (PSV) “Siem Sasha”. The company did not reveal financial details of the sale nor the client, but said the agreement was made at market terms. Siem Sasha is designed to carry out regular supply functions and cargo transport for the o
The following video shows loading of the first ship-shaped Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) – the Armada Intrepid – onto Dockwise Vanguard. The loading took place on Friday, May 8th, at the Caland canal, Port of Rotterdam. Dockwise Vanguard is currently the largest semi-submersible
Andy Samuel, Chief Executive of the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has today, May 11, 2015, confirmed the appointment of several high-calibre leaders as he continues to build a team at the new UK oil and gas regulator. The OGA has appointed Gunther Newcombe as Director, Exploration and Production, Ange
Gallatin Marine has executed an MSA with Tidewater Subsea to provide work class ROV services on board the AMC Ambassador DP2 Jones Act vessel. The vessel is equipped with a 60T AHC knuckle boom crane, and is currently providing IRM services primarily in the Gulf of Mexico. Tidewater Subsea has mobil
Working for a coast guard requires a lot of skill and hard work and rarely do crews have an opportunity to enjoy a calm sunset. Today’s image brings you a sneak peek at yesterday’s sunset view aboard the U.S Coast Guard’s ship Stratton (WMSL-752). An interesting fact about this ship, which is the th
In connection with the planning of the upcoming Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm for Statoil, A2SEA has selected Exeter based Longitude Ltd to provide design support. This is the latest step in A2SEAs drive to engage with suppliers from the experienced UK offshore sector. “We are delighted to be able to w
When oil prices dramatically dropped in the fall of 2014, operators began to significantly alter their plans, Douglas Westwood, an energy intelligence group, says in its DW Monday report. As months passed, many thought service providers would gain clarity on the upstream situation and begin to devel
The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued an order denying Sierra Club’s request for rehearing of FERC order issued December 30, authorizing Cheniere to site, construct, and operate LNG export and import facilities in San Patricio and Nueces Counties, Texas.
The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued an order denying Sierra Club’s request for rehearing of FERC order issued December 30, authorizing Cheniere to site, construct, and operate LNG export and import facilities in San Patricio and Nueces Counties, Texas.
EOLOS LiDAR, one of KIC InnoEnergy’s start-up projects, won the EIT Innovators Award at last weeks’ InnovEIT conference being held in Budapest. This award recognises teams made up from across the KIC communities that have developed a product that has the potential to have a significant societal and
British Prime Minister David Cameron has appointed Amber Rudd MP as new Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change in the UK. She succeeds the Liberal Democrats’ Edward Davey, who lost his seat in Kingston and Surbiton to the Conservatives. Davey last week won 20.415 votes, almost 3.000 less c
Israeli Electric Corporation (IEC) has exercised its option to buy more natural gas from the Tamar gas field, located in the Mediterranean Sea, offshore Israel. The original deal for delivery of 76 billion cubic meters over a 15-year period was signed in 2012. According to Reuters, which cited a Tel
More vessels are being used to store crude oil based on a recent report by Poten & Partners covering the last 4-6 weeks. The trend has emerged countering the traditional economics that do not seem to support it at this point in time. Since early April, crude oil prices have rebounded from their mult
