South & Central Asia
Mubadala wraps up Manora development drilling
Mubadala Petroleum has completed a three-well development drilling program at its Manora field in the Gulf of Thailand.
Shell pens long-term charters for 14 LNG-fuelled tankers
The Hague-based LNG giant Shell has agreed to charter a fleet of new liquefied natural gas-fuelled crude oil and products tankers in order to decarbonize shipping.
Jan De Nul Sets Formosa 1 Phase 2 Foundations in Place
Jan De Nul has completed installation of all twenty foundations on the 120MW Formosa 1 Phase 2 wind farm in Taiwan. As part of Jan De Nul’s EPCI contract for building of the overall Balance of Plant, Jan De Nul mobilised the Seaway Yudin to install the 20 foundations. The foundations consist of a mo
CLIA: Popularity of Cruising in Asia Set to Grow
Cruising in Asia is expected to become more popular over the coming years, with larger ships to be introduced.
Suez Canal Container Terminal Opening Reefer Container Repair Hub to All Liners
The terminal is also set to launch a dry container inspection and repair hub in October 2019.
HMN 200G Unrepeatered Transmission Trial Sets New Length Record
Huawei Marine Networks (HMN) said it has achieved the longest ever 200G unrepeatered transmission trial over distance of 620.9km. This achievement replicates HMN’s previous success in 100G unrepeatered transmission which saw in excess of 640km reached. The new record was set in trials at HMN’s Beiji
‘Dredging in India’ Event Set for September
The Indian Infrastructure magazine has announced that their 10th annual conference ‘Dredging in India’ will take place on September 4-5, 2019, at ITC Maratha, Mumbai. The mission of this conference is to highlight the emerging trends and opportunities in the sector and discuss the key challenges. Th
Taiwan Double for Tekmar
Tekmar has secured two contracts within Taiwan for the supply of its cable protection system product, TekLink and associated accessories. The combined value, which is for execution and revenue recognition primarily in the current financial year ending 31 March 2020, is worth circa £4 million. James
Gloryholder to supply LNG fuel gas systems for chemical tanker duo
EPC provider Gloryholder has signed a contract for the supply of LNG fuel gas systems to two dual-fueled chemical tankers.
ALE – Giant JV Handles Farmosa 1 Foundations
ALE and Giant Taiwan have undertaken a joint venture to provide the onshore handling, transportation and storage of wind turbine foundations for phase 2 of Taiwan’s Formosa 1 wind farm project. This phase is seeing 20 additional turbines installed 6km off Miaoli County in the Taiwan Strait. ALE – Gi
Conrad charters jack-up rig for Duyung offshore drilling (Indonesia)
Oil and gas company Conrad Petroleum has received approval for its Duyung license drilling plans in Indonesia and has hired a drilling rig for the project.
Worley’s Intecsea wins consultancy gig for MJ field project off India
MJ is a gas condensate field and is the third field under development as part of the KG D6 integrated development campaign.