La Spezia Container Terminal (LSCT) in Italy welcomed during the weekend Tampa Triumph, an ultra large container vessel (ULCV) operated by Taiwanese carrier Evergreen Line. Owned by Japanese shipping company Shoei Kisen, Tampa Triumph arrived at the Fornelli West berth at LSCT on May 5. The visit of
U.S. oil and gas company Anadarko has made several changes to the company’s leadership. Anadarko said on Wednesday that Daniel E. Brown was named the new executive vice president of international and deepwater operations while Darrell E. Hollek, the former executive vice president of operations, wou
Penspen has made two new appointments at its Centre for Engineering Excellence (CEE), which has been in operation since January. Tom Agbabi will join in the area of field development and Peter Falconer will provide asset integrity expertise to the centre. Dr Tom Agbabi joined Penspen six years ago a
British oil and gas company BP has started gas production from the first two fields, Taurus and Libra, of the West Nile Delta development in Egypt. The company on Wednesday said the project was delivered eight months ahead of start-up schedule and under budget. First gas was exported to Egypt’s nati
The construction of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline in Albania has been stopped after an ancient settlement has been discovered at the designated route. The pipeline is being built to carry gas from the Shah Deniz field in the Caspian Sea, off Azerbaijan, to Europe. It will connect with with the Trans A
Cracks have been found aboard another Polaris Shipping-operated very large ore carrier (VLOC), the 1994-built Stellar Queen, following an inspection of the ship which was conducted in Sao Luis, Brazil. A representative of Holman Fenwick Willan Singapore LLP, speaking on the authority of the ship’s o
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) spot charter rates could remain low throughout the entire year, largely due to the expectation of growth in future vessel supply, according to a report by the consultancy Poten & Partners.
Drilling contractor Paragon Offshore has been awarded work for three of its jack-up drilling rigs. According to Paragon’s fleet status report on Wednesday, the jack-up rig MSS1 has been awarded a one-well contract in the UK sector of the North Sea with Centrica. The contract with Centrica will start
The Chief Executive of Atlantis Resources, Tim Cornelius, has been awarded the Lennard-Senior prize for his outstanding contribution to the promotion of tidal energy.
Recovery in the crude tanker shipping market is not expected until 2020 as weak trade growth and a bloated orderbook limit any rate recovery, shipping consultancy Drewry said. The timing of recovery will depend on the extent of scrapping activity, is expected to gather momentum towards the end of 20
SgurrEnergy, part of Wood Group, has informed that its Power Performance Testing (PPT) services, which deliver wind turbine power curve tests, are fully compliant with the recently issued 2nd edition of IEC 61400-12-1 wind turbine standard from the International Electrotechnical Commission.
The regional LNG solution must be cost-effective and sustainable in the long term, according to the Estonian prime minister Jüri Ratas.
South Korean big three shipbuilders, Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) have so far this year made a major comeback as owners rushed to avail of attractive VLCC prices. Namely, John Fredriksen-controlled tanker shipping
The energy storage project, led by tidal energy developer Nova Innovation and project partner Denchi, has been selected to receive funding through the Low Carbon Infrastructure Transition Programme (LCITP).
