UK’s Royal Navy has destroyed a World War II bomb found sitting on the sea bottom near a North Sea gas pipeline. In a statement on Friday, the navy said that a Royal Navy minehunter has destroyed a 500lb wartime bomb which was dredged up and then dropped “next to a major North Sea gas pipeline.” [&h
Oilfield services company Wood has started a contract to act as operating partner of the Scottish Area Gas Evacuation (SAGE) system and Beryl pipeline, on behalf of Ancala Midstream Acquisitions Limited (Ancala Midstream).
Norwegian offshore safety body, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has found several issues during an audit of the Statoil-operated Visund platform off Norway.
The Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association is calling for reforms to alleviate the regulatory burden on Queensland’s natural gas industry.
Six suspected pirates were detained following attacks on a 52,000 tonne containership and a fishing vessel, which reportedly took place on November 17 and 18 in the Southern Somali Basin. EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) informed that its Somalia flagship, the Italian vessel ITS Virginio Fasan, apprehende
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The ship demolition market is plagued by a high level of uncertainty leaving the market analysts in limbo when it comes to discerning which direction the market will take. Despite the lack of tonnage, reports suggest that there is a general apathy from the actual ship recyclers making it very hard t
U.S. oil company Anadarko will spend $4.2 to $4.6 billion on capital investments in 2018. Of this amount, the company will set aside around $1.1 billion for its deepwater Gulf of Mexico operations. The majority of the Gulf of Mexico spending will be focused on high-return oil development opportuniti
South Korean Tamra offshore wind farm was officially opened today (17 November) at a ceremony attended by South Korea’s Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy, Paik Ungyu, and the officials from Korea South-East Power, the wind farm’s developer.
South Korean Tamra offshore wind farm was officially opened today (17 November) at a ceremony attended by South Korea’s Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy, Paik Ungyu, and the officials from Korea South-East Power, the wind farm’s developer.
Seismic player Polarcus has secured high industry prefunding for a seismic survey project offshore Australia. The company on Friday said that the prefunding was for ‘Zenaide’ multi-client broadband 3D marine seismic project in the Bonaparte Basin The project is scheduled to start in Q4 2017 and will
The Turkish government has issued a decision prohibiting ships arriving from or calling at Crimea and its ports from visiting a Turkish port, GAC said. Turkish ports, marine agents, operators and shipowners have been informed that ships arriving from Crimea and its ports are not allowed to enter the
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) is developing the acceptance criteria for the usage of aerial drones for ship survey on board Singapore-registered ships. The acceptance criteria will be ready by first quarter next year, according to the port authority. The move was prompted by inc
