Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway has carried out an audit of Statoil’s management of riser replacements. The audit took place initially at Statoil’s offices in Fornebu and later at the premises of the supplier, NOV, in Kalundborg and Brøndby, Denmark. The audit was based on previous follow-up
Starting with the latest addition to the global fleet of super-sized containerships, the recently-christened 21,413 teu OOCL Hong Kong has taken the title of the largest ship in the world based on its advertised nominal container intake. However, the sea giant features 191,317 in dwt capacity, consi
Tellurian, the company developing the 26-mtpa Driftwood LNG export facility, and an associated pipeline canceled its plans to sell company shares.
Following the start of gas production at Eni’s Jangkrik development off Indonesia, Offshore Energy Today has obtained images of the project made by one of the workers involved in the project execution. This deep water project was brought online on Monday, May 15, which was ahead of schedule and thre
Six crew members have been kidnapped from a general cargo vessel off Nigeria, according to ICC International Maritime Bureau’s (IMB) report. Pirates boarded an unidentified ship while it was underway around 21 nautical miles south of Nigerian Coast on May 17. Following the attack, pirates escaped. T
Exxon’s giant Hebron platform in Canada, christened back in April, has yet to sail away to its offshore location. During the platform launching ceremony held at Nalcor Energy’s Bull Arm Fabrication site, it was said that the sailaway to the Atlantic waters offshore Canada was “imminent.” It’s been a
Houston-based LNG engineer KBR has been awarded a Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) and project management services contract for Oman LNG.
European shipowners believe that EU shipping should continue to enable free movement of goods and persons after the Brexit, according to European Community Shipowners’ Association (ECSA). “European shipowners strongly believe that to the extent possible, the EU and the UK should aim for conformity i
Six persons have been arrested at the Puget Sound Energy multi-purpose LNG storage and fueling terminal construction site in Tacoma, Washington.
By Gleb Stolyarov and Jack Stubbs MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia plans to sell part of state shipping firm Sovcomflot next month, hoping to draw in a wide range of small-stake investors rather than a strategic buyer who could threaten Moscow’s control of the group, banking and industry sources say. The c
Sevan Marine has proposed the appointment of a former Lundin Petroleum executive to its board of directors, to replace board member Kjetil Sjursen. Sjursen, who has served as a director of Sevan Marine ASA since May 21, 2015, has informed Sevan’s Nomination Committee that he’s not available for re-e
A2SEA’s jack up Sea Installer, together with DONG Energy and Siemens Wind Power, installed the first Siemens 6MW turbine on the 573MW Race Bank wind farm off North Norfolk on 9 May.
Brazil’s state-owned energy giant reported a slight drop in oil and natural gas production from 2.74 million barrels of oil equivalent per day in March, to 2.72 boe/d in April 2017.
U.S. offshore support vessel owner Tidewater has filed voluntary petition under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. The move is intended to help Tidewater pursue a prepackaged plan of reorganization in accordance with its previously an
