South & Central Asia
Gazprom, CNPC talk Chinese natural gas market prospects
Russian giant Gazprom discussed the development prospects of the Chinese gas market with CNPC.
South Korea to Inject More Funds in Struggling Shipyards
South Korea plans to spend USD 60.1 million to support local shipbuilders’ recovery efforts.
COOEC taps Keppel FloaTEC for Lingshui floater work
This will be the world’s first deep-water semi-submersible production floater with condensate storage facilities.
Novatek, CNOOC ink Arctic LNG 2 stake deal
China’s CNOOC has secured a 10 percent participation interest in Novatek’s second liquefied natural gas project, the Arctic LNG 2.
Petronas to perform gassing up and cooling down at Pengerang LNG
Malaysian energy giant Petronas’ unit, Petronas LNG, formed a partnership with Pengerang LNG to provide gassing up and cooling down (GUCD) services at the Pengerang LNG terminal.
PaxOcean Hands Over WID Giovanni Venturi to Jan De Nul
PaxOcean Shipyard Singapore has successfully redelivered the Water Injection Dredger Giovanni Venturi to Jan De Nul Group safely and on schedule. Giovanni Venturi was converted from an Offshore Supply Vessel and undergone removal, conversion and repair works while in the shipyard. The newly converte
Two Chinese companies join Novatek’s Arctic LNG 2 project
Russia’s Novatek has entered into agreements with two Chinese companies under which they will acquire participating interest in Novatek’s Arctic LNG 2 project.
Dominoes in Southeast Asia M&A space starting to fall, WoodMac says
Southeast Asia could take center stage in the region’s upstream M&A activity in 2019, with up to $14 billion worth of assets potentially switching hands, according to a new report by Wood Mackenzie.
Terra et Aqua 154 Available
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has just released the latest edition of their Terra et Aqua magazine, introducing articles about muddled sediments, an eco-tie-in, Scheldt saver and a lake reviver. Popular instruments in the field, optical backscatter instruments (OBS) are
VIDEO: Final Caisson for the Tuas Terminal Phase 1
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has just released a video about the installation of the 221st and final caisson for Tuas Terminal Phase 1 reclamation. Starting back in 2015, the Phase 1 reclamation works are three-quarters completed now and on schedule to be fully completed in 202
CNPC unit grabs 10 pct stake in Novatek’s Arctic LNG 2 project
Novatek, Russia’s largest private gas producer, signed a deal with China National Oil and Gas Exploration and Development Company (CNODC), a unit of CNPC, to enter the Arctic LNG 2 project.
MOL names Tokyo Gas’ LNG pair
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) named two newbuilding LNG carriers for Tokyo Gas at the Tsu shipyard of Japan Marine United Corporation (JMU).