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Top News of The Week February 17-22, 2014
Apache: Kitimat LNG Project (VIDEO) Apache posted a video of the Kitimat LNG project which is being built in British Columbia, Canada. Foster Wheeler Lands Snohvit LNG Contract Foster Wheeler said that a subsidiary of its global engineering and construction group has been awarded a contract by Stato
Global Trends in Shipping and Impact on Port Cities
MPA Academy, the training arm of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and the Centre for Liveable Cities (CLC) jointly organised its inaugural lecture on the maritime industry titled “Global Trends in Shipping and Impact on Port Cities” on Wednesday, 19 February. Prominent maritime eco
APM Terminals Partners with Brookfield
APM Terminals and Brookfield Asset Management announce the formation of a joint venture at APM Terminals’ Port Elizabeth, New Jersey facility, subject to the Port Authority of New York/New Jersey and regulatory approvals which are targeted to be received in the next couple of months. The joint ventu
Hyundai Heavy delivers Bollete Dolphin drillship
Fred. Olsen Energy ASA has today taken delivery of the ultra-deepwater drillship Bolette Dolphin from South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. The drillship will shortly mobilize to West Africa to start drilling operations for Anadarko Petroleum Corporation. Bolette Dolphin, designed for eff
Pancontinental and Ministry Discuss Kenya Block L8 PSC
Pancontinental Oil & Gas NL (“Pancontinental”) recently attended meetings with the Kenyan Ministry of Energy and Petroleum (“the Ministry”) to discuss the Kenyan offshore Block L8 Production Sharing Contract (“PSC”) and its forward exploration programme. Until recently the PSC participants consisted
Cap Energy buys share in Djiffere block, offshore Senegal
Cap Energy PLC, a company focused on the exploration, production, and development of oil and gas in sub-Saharan Africa, has acquired an indirect interest in the oil and gas exploration licence on the Block Djiffere (the “Djiffere Licence”), offshore Senegal. The Djiffere Licence area covers approx
Addax extends ‘Atwood Aurora’ rig contract (Cameroon)
Atwood Oceanics, Inc. has been awarded an extension to the drilling services contract with Addax Petroleum Cameroon Limited for the jack-up drilling rigt Atwood Aurora. The original contract for a one year term to be performed offshore Cameroon has been extended to a term of two years, and the opera
Tenerife Island Council Collaborates with Langlee on Wave Energy Plants
Tenerife Island Council President, Carlos Alonso, and Langlee Wave Power CEO, Julius Espedal, have signed an agreement to promote the installation of wave energy plants off the island of Tenerife. The aim is to install this type of sustainable energy off Tenerife as a viable, competitive and efficie
BG Buys Six LNG Cargoes from Enel
LNG player BG has reportedly purchased six liquefied natural gas cargoes from Enel of Italy as the company seeks to replace lost supplies from its Egyptian operations. BG bought the LNG cargoes at an average price of $15.70 per million British thermal units, not including shipping costs, Reuters inf
DCD Marine Cape Town ‘On a Roll’ in 2014
DCD Marine Cape Town, an oil and gas upstream service provider from South Africa, is ‘on a roll’ with a number of projects already underway this year for the oil and gas sector. With the commencement of three large projects towards the latter part of 2013, intense planning and execution has seen the
DCD Marine Cape Town busy with numerous O&G projects
DCD Marine Cape Town, an oil and gas upstream service provider in South Africa, is ‘on a roll’ with a number of projects already underway this year for the oil and gas sector. With the start of three large projects towards the latter part of 2013, intense planning and execution has seen the company’
Ophir Energy in Equatorial Guinea FLNG Talks
Ophir Energy has signed a non-binding Letter of Intent with Petrofac to provide services as operator of the proposed gas development in Equatorial Guinea up to the Final Investment Decision, the company said in a statement on Thursday. These services are expected to include, amongst other activities