A UK court has sanctioned the scheme of arrangement related to Wood Group’s proposed takeover of rival Amec Foster Wheeler. The combination of the two oilfield services providers will become effective on Friday, October 6, following the delivery of the court order. Wood Group launched the offer for
Mexico on Wednesday organized a bidding for oil companies interested to partner with Pemex for three blocks in Mexico. Three blocks were put on offer, one offshore and two onshore. The shallow water offshore block, containing Ayin and Batsil fields, received no bids. The area was previously describe
The Board of Copenhagen Malmö Port (CMP) has given the go-ahead to the port to build a new cruise terminal in Copenhagen. Expected to open in 2020, the terminal will be located beyond the current Oceankaj in Ydre Nordhavn and will be able to handle more than 5,000 passengers per call. As explained,
Malaysian FPSO provider Bumi Armada has allowed Erin Energy to flow its oil from the Oyo field offshore Nigeria into the Armada Perdana FPSO cargo tanks and a one-off cargo offtake despite Erin’s outstanding debts towards the FPSO owner. As a reminder, Bumi Armada suspended the bareboat charter and
OOS International’s semi-submersible crane, construction, and accommodation vessel, the OOS Gretha, has completed a subsea lift of a broken off gangway offshore Brazil. OOS International said that the OOS Gretha completed the gangway lift on September 29 in the Campos Basin, offshore Brazil. Accordi
Engine producer MAN Diesel and Turbo shared a video on the retrofitting of Wes Amelie, a 1,036 TEU feeder containership, with a liquefied natural gas (LNG) engine. The project involved the retrofitting of the ship’s MAN 8L48/60B main engine to a multi-fuel, four-stroke MAN 51/60DF unit that enables
Organizers of the Offshore Energy Exhibition and Conference in Amsterdam have announced that a side event will be added to the conference program next week. The session is focused on Iran and will cover several E&P topics. Wednesday 11 October | 10:00 – 11:15 | Europe Foyer room 2 Introduction to Ir
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) volumes at Lithuania’s first and only import terminal in the port of Klaipeda rose in September as compared to the same month a year before. The Klaipeda LNG import terminal regasified 1.96 terawatt hours (TWh) in the month under review, a rise of almost 70 percent as com
The guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain, which suffered major damage in a collision with an oil/chemical tanker Alnic MC, will be sent for repairs in Yokosuka, the US Navy informed. The vessel departed Changi Naval Base on October 5 to meet heavy lift transport vessel MV Treasure. Over the n
Qatar Petroleum chief executive and chairman of Qatargas Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi has completed a 2-day visit to Japan during which he held talks with Japanese energy companies on boosting co-operation in LNG trade. Al-Kaabi was accompanied by senior officials from Qatar Petroleum and Qatargas. The tal
The dredging vessel, which suffered an explosion two nautical miles South of Dodman Point, Cornwall on October 4, is being towed into harbour, UK Coast Guard informed. Following the incident, in which two people were injured, Fowey All Weather Lifeboat established a tow with the dredging ship. The c
Chevron Australia acquired exploration interests in three offshore blocks located in the Northern Carnarvon Basin off the Western Australia coast.
A class action lawsuit has been filed against Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd on behalf of passengers who booked a cruise on the Liberty of the Seas during the week of Hurricane Harvey. Namely, Maritime Attorney Michael Winkleman from Lipcon, Margulies, Alsina & Winkleman law firm, filed the lawsuit in
Australian entity of oil major Chevron has acquired exploration interests in three offshore blocks located in the Northern Carnarvon Basin off Western Australia. Chevron Australia said on Thursday that it acquired an interest in blocks WA-528-P, WA-529-P, and WA-530-P which cover 23,170 square kilom
