Small traces of hydrocarbons were found in the water surrounding the grounded bulk carrier Los Llanitos in Punta Graham, Mexico’s environmental protection agency (PROFEPA) said. The oil sheen was detected during a monitoring tour to the site on Tuesday. Namely, having boarded the wreck, inspectors f
The global natural gas market is undergoing a major transformation driven by new supplies coming from the United States to meet growing demand in developing economies and as industry surpasses the power sector as the largest source of gas demand growth, according to the International Energy Agency.
A Panamax bulk carrier has been detained in Singapore waters, Supreme Court of Singapore’s data shows. The 79,400 dwt Zhen Bang, operated by Grand China Logistics, was arrested at around 11:00 A.M on July 12, 2017. The reason for the bulker’s detention was not disclosed. Focal Investigation & Securi
Ships venturing into the Antarctic waters could be faced with navigational hazards on the heels of the breaking off of a one trillion tonne iceberg – one of the biggest ever recorded – which has calved away from the Larsen C Ice Shelf in Antarctica, the Swansea University said on Wednesday. The calv
Woodfibre LNG said its application to amend the environmental assessment certificate (EAC) for the construction and operation of the LNG export project in Squamish, British Columbia, has been approved.
South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) moved a record 2.14 million TEU units in fiscal year 2017, an increase of 10 percent over the previous year’s container volumes. As explained, highest-ever June volumes of 183,237 TEUs gave SCPA a strong finish to its fiscal year, which runs July through June. T
UK’s oil & gas industry regulator, the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA), has offered for award 12 licenses to 11 companies in the 2016 Supplementary Offshore Licensing Round, which closed for applications in March 2017. Fourteen blocks were originally on offer in this Supplementary Round, offered last De
New York-based Okra Energy has acquired Cryogas, a Peruvian company specializing in the transportation and storage of liquefied natural gas (LNG), as well as the installation of satellite regasification plants. As a unit of Okra Energy, Cryogas will administer all aspects of LNG distribution, logist
Farstad Supply, a subsidiary of Norway’s newly-formed OSV provider Solstad Farstad, has sold and delivered one of its AHTS vessels to its new owner. The delivery of the anchor handling tug and supply vessel Far Shogun to the new owner took place on Thursday, July 13. Now that the delivery has been m
Houston-based energy giant and LNG player ConocoPhillips has elected Sharmila Mulligan, founder and chief executive officer of ClearStory Data Inc., to serve as a board member. Mulligan spent her career building innovative software companies, most recently founding ClearStory Data Inc. in 2011. She
Providence Resources, an Irish oil and gas exploration company, has been granted an extension for its Standard Exploration Licence (SEL) 1/11, offshore Ireland. The license which contains the Barryroe oil accumulation is operated by Providence’s wholly owned subsidiary Exola DAC that holds 80 percen
Bibby Offshore, a UK-based subsea services provider to the oil and gas industry, has completed a project in the North Sea for Maersk Oil. The company was hired to provide both late life production enhancement and decommissioning support in the North Sea. The contract saw Bibby Offshore’s diving supp
The cruise ship fleet is set to grow by 50 percent in the following ten years as cruise liners are expected to resume their ordering spree especially for the mega cruise ships. The current orderbook value stands at USD 47 billion, with 75 ships due for delivery by 2025. European shipbuilders still d
Gasunie said its joint venture with Oiltanking and Vopak has acquired Europen Commission’s approval to create an LNG joint venture planning to build an LNG terminal in Germany.
