A majority of seafarers are content with life at sea, according to preliminary results of a new survey being carried out as part of the BIMCO/ICS Manpower Report 2015. The survey of seafarers is the first of the targeted surveys for this year’s report. More than 500 seafarers have already responded
TGS-Nopec, a Norwegian seismic surveyor, today will lay off over 10 percent of its global workforce, citing deteriorating demand for its services. This means that around 100 workers can expect to be laid off. Announcing its cost reduction program, the company has said today it now expects to see a 2
Advances in technology, standards and practices in the last five years have made America’s offshore oil and natural gas industry safer than ever, American Petroleum Institute’s (API) President and CEO Jack Gerard. “Our goal is zero accidents and zero spills,” said Gerard. “Our daily commitment is on
Japan’s utility Tokyo Electric Power said its imports of LNG in March were at 2.28 million tonnes, a rise of 3.8 percent compared to March last year.
Japan’s utility Tokyo Electric Power said its imports of LNG in March were at 2.28 million tonnes, a rise of 3.8 percent compared to March last year.
Australia’s manufacturers have released a market reform plan they say could restore competition and confidence to the domestic gas market and help to avoid widespread manufacturing job losses.
Australia’s manufacturers have released a market reform plan they say could restore competition and confidence to the domestic gas market and help to avoid widespread manufacturing job losses.
Two crewmen of a Liberian-flagged ship died and one was injured in what has been reported as a stabbing incident on board the ship, the Associated Press informed. Philippine authorities boarded the vessel identified as MV Qing May after it sent out a call for medical assistance early Sunday morning
The photo shows two sister offshore construction vessels (OCVs), Grand Canyon II and Grand Canyon III, being outfitted at Myklebust Verft for Ålesund-based ship owner Volstad Maritime. The vessels are 126 m long, and with accommodation for 104 persons. The vessels are of ST 259 CD design from Skipst
Some 2,800 migrants were rescued off the Italian coast this last weekend, bringing the total number of arrivals this year to over 15,000, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) reports. Rescuers found a dead body in one of the boats. The victim may have been suffocated by the fumes of th
Japan’s ten regional electric power companies consumed 4.61 million tonnes of LNG in March, down 1.9 percent compared to the same month in 2014.
Japan’s ten regional electric power companies consumed 4.61 million tonnes of LNG in March, down 1.9 percent compared to the same month in 2014.
Kleven Shipyard last week, on Thursday April 9, hosted a naming ceremony the Olympic Bibby, Inspection Repair and Maintenance (IRM) light construction vessel. Bibby Offshore, a provider of subsea installation services to the offshore oil and gas industry, signed a charter agreement with Olympic Ship
Despite major cost reduction measures, Q1 2015 earnings for supermajors are expected to be the weakest in recent memory, Douglas Westwood, an energy intelligence group writes in its “DW Monday” report. Operational and financial indicators for FY 2014, however, reveal that recent performance amongs
