Autonomous vessel technology developer ASV Global has initiated phase two of an unmanned seismic vessel development project with Shell. ASV said last week the aim of the project was to develop an unmanned seismic energy source vessel as part of its Rapid Autonomous Marine 4D (RAM4D) source concept.
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Russia’s Novatek starting up first Yamal LNG train Novatek has started commissioning activities on the first liquefaction unit at its Yamal liquefied natural gas (LNG) export plant in the Russian Arctic. Saipem to win contract on Novatek’s 2nd LNG project? Italian oil and gas contractor, Saipem is r
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Smulders UK is in discussions with the UK government over internships and apprenticeships that would increase the local labour and the company is especially focusing on skilled welders, who are a critical element in the production sequence. Majority of welders are local, but the company is currently
Smulders UK is in discussions with the UK government over internships and apprenticeships that would increase the local labour and the company is especially focusing on skilled welders, who are a critical element in the production sequence. Majority of welders are local, but the company is currently
Schlumberger has narrowed its second quarter loss to $74 million, compared to $2,16 billion a year ago. The world’s largest oilfield services provider posted the second quarter revenue of $7,46 billion, 4 percent up from $7,16 billion in the corresponding quarter of 2016. Sequentially, revenue grew
The jacket foundation for the Borkum Riffgrund 2 offshore substation was installed at the offshore construction site on 19 July.
Half of the wind turbine foundation piles have been installed at the Beatrice offshore wind site, the developer informed via social media. The piling is being carried out by Seaway Heavy Lifting (SHL) with their heavy lift vessel Stanislav Yudin.
On Sunday, 23 July, Vattenfall and Stadtwerke München (SWM) will officially put the Sandbank offshore wind farm into operation by organising a public barbecue at the city park Stadtpark in Hamburg.
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) use by Japan’s power companies decreased 2 percent in April year-on-year, according to the preliminary data from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. The power companies consumed 3.76 million mt of LNG in April as compared to 3.83 million mt in the same month last
Nam Cheong, a Singapore-listed offshore vessel owner, on Thursday said it would temporarily stop repayment on all of the company’s borrowing, while it looks at the debt restructuring options. This means, Nam Cheong said, that the company will not be making payment of the next coupon payment due on J
The influx of new orders at shipbuilding yards in China has dropped by 29 percent during the first half of this year, standing at 11.5 million DWT, resuming the downward trend. At the end of June, the order backlog stood at 82.24 million DWT, down 30.5% year on year, according to the figures release
Poland’s state-owned gas company PGNiG on Wednesday reported a rise in its natural gas sales boosted by liquefied natural gas (LNG) volumes. PGNiG’s natural gas sales rose almost 20 percent on year in the second quarter to 5.63 billion cubic metres (bcm). First half gas sales increased 14.3 percent
