Ineos said it has completed the deal with IGas, revealed on the 10th March, making it the UK’s third largest shale gas company. The deal includes the acquisition of a 50% interest in seven IGas shale gas licences in the North West of England (the Bowland licences), the company said in a statement. I
Vroon has launched its 68-metre long subsea-support vessel (SSV) VOS Sugar that is currently under construction at Fujian Southeast Shipbuilding in China. According to the company, the vessel is the first of two such vessels being built in Fujian, both fitted with an active heave-compensated crane.
SINOPACIFIC Shipbuilding Group has held a launching ceremony at its Zhejiang Shipyard in China for two newly-built PSVs SPP17A during May 6 and 7, 2015. These PSV vessels are the first two of a series of three vessels contracted by Naviera Petrolera Integral S.A. de C.V. (Naviera Petrolera Integral)
Petrobras’ executives commented on Brazilian oil gas industry’s opportunities for foreign companies at Brazil-Texas Chamber of Commerce’s (Bratecc) event in Houston, USA. At this year’s event called “Oil&Gas in Brazil: Scenarios and Opportunities”, Paulo Sergio Rodrigues Alonso, an advisor to Petrob
A keel laying ceremony for the first ECO tanker, which is currently under construction for Florida-based vessel owner SEA-Vista LLC, was held on May 5th at the General Dynamics NASSCO’s San Diego-based shipyard. The ECO tanker is the first of a three-tanker contract between General Dynamics NASSCO a
Jan De Nul Group has ordered two 6,000 ton Subsea Rock Installation vessels at AVIC Weihai shipyard in Weihai, China. The vessels will be able to install rock at depths up to about 600 m by means of a flexible fall pipe. An inclined fall pipe will enable accurate rock installation around structures
The President of the Republic of Mozambique, Filipe Nyusi, for the first time since his appointment last January, met in Maputo Eni’s CEO Claudio Descalzi.
The President of the Republic of Mozambique, Filipe Nyusi, for the first time since his appointment last January, met in Maputo Eni’s CEO Claudio Descalzi.
Wind turbine number 6 located in the westernmost row of the Horns Rev 1 Offshore Wind Farm off Jutland’s southwestern coast at Blåvandshuk has generated 100GWh of electricity, thus joining a handful of other wind turbines that have generated this much electricity. The offshore wind farm was construc
Wind turbine number 6 located in the westernmost row of the Horns Rev 1 Offshore Wind Farm off Jutland’s southwestern coast at Blåvandshuk has generated 100GWh of electricity, thus joining a handful of other wind turbines that have generated this much electricity. The offshore wind farm was construc
Vietnam needs to find at least USD 2 billion in the next five years to modernise its fleet of commercial vessels, the country’s daily Vietnam News quoted Vietnam Maritime Administration Deputy Head Bui Thien Thu as saying. However, the multi-billion dollar investment cannot be financed from the alre
Shell’s $70 billion takeover of BG Group could face opposition from China’s antitrust authorities that have previously challenged natural resource deals on competition.
Shell’s $70 billion takeover of BG Group could face opposition from China’s antitrust authorities that have previously challenged natural resource deals on competition.
Four new cranes yesterday arrived at the Port of Houston after a 73-day trip from Mokpo, South Korea. The new cranes are capable of serving ships of Super Post-Panamax size, ie. container ships that are 22 containers wide. These cranes, the largest ever built by Konecranes, are 289 feet high with a
