The three Nominees for the Offshore Energy Young Engineer Award have been announced. The jury consisting of Jan van der Tempel (Owner, De Oude Bibliotheek Academy), Pieter Swart (Offshore Pipeline Principals EMEA, Shell Global Solutions), Robert Plat (Principal Offshore Consultant, Royal IHC) and Ja
The U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has received no damage reports so far by the offshore oil and gas operators in the Gulf of Mexico following Tropical Storm Harvey. Following the storm, oil and gas operators continue to assess their facilities and are required to submit
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing a rule that will provide for faster approval of small-scale exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG). The department said in a statement on Friday that this rule would expedite the review and approval of applications to export small amounts of natural g
Perth-based private exploration company Finder Exploration has entered into an agreement to farm-out 90 percent of its participating interest in exploration permit WA-520-P to Australian LNG operator Woodside. The permit is located in the Northern Carnarvon Basin offshore Australia’s North West Shel
The Global Marine Group (GMG), a provider of offshore engineering services to the renewables, oil & gas, and telecommunications industries, has expanded its operations base in the UK to include the Port of Blyth, Northumberland. According to GMG’s statement from last week, Blyth is a major support b
A consortium of organizations has teamed up to tackle the issue of nondestructive testing (NDT) of corroded pipes under insulation and engineered temporary pipe wraps. The group, consisting of TRAC Oil & Gas, the University of Strathclyde, and CENSIS, the Scottish Innovation Centre for Sensor and Im
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The three Nominees for the Best Innovation in Offshore Energy Award have been announced. The jury consisting of Jan Hoegee (Director Maritime & Offshore, TNO), Saskia Rijtema (COO, Heerema Marine Contractors), Ronald Quik (Sr. Sector M&A Manager, ABN AMRO Bank N.V.), Joop Roodenburg (CEO, Huisman) a
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