South & Central Asia
Sapura, Afcon in $720M ONGC offshore platform award
Malaysia’s Sapura Energy and India’s Afcons have won a contract with India’s oil and gas company ONGC to build offshore platform and living quarters.
Scrubber Association Slams Singapore’s Wash Water Discharge Ban
EGCSA criticized the decision of MPA Singapore to ban the discharge of wash water from open loop scrubbers.
Bassoe: Whatcha gonna do with all those rigs, China?
There’s still over 50 newbuild jackups stranded in Chinese shipyards. It’s the end of 2018, and nobody knows when or how many of those rigs are coming to the market.
Knutsen Orders Small-Scale LNG Carrier from Hyundai Mipo
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard is to build a small-scale LNG carrier for Knutsen OAS Shipping.
Höegh LNG takes delivery of ninth FSRU, Höegh Gannet
Höegh LNG said it has taken delivery of Höegh Gannet, its ninth floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU).
IHS Markit to floating rig owners: Curb your enthusiasm!
Following several years of depressing market conditions, offshore rig owners have started showing optimism about the market outlook, encouraged by a recent rise in oil prices and the expectations that the oil majors must start spending more on exploration after years of underinvestment.
Grimaldi Group Adds New PCTC to Its Fleet
Grimaldi Group added a new pure car and truck carrier, Grande Torino, to its fleet.
ADNOC, Inpex join forces on LNG bunkering in UAE
The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) unit, ADNOC Logistics & Services signed an LNG bunkering cooperation deal with Japan’s Inpex.
Siemens Gamesa Opens R&D Centre in India
Siemens Gamesa has inaugurated its new centre in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India which will support global engineering and technology requirements pertaining to software and design engineering for onshore and offshore wind turbines.
Tokyo Gas, First Gen Corp in Philippines LNG JV
Japanese utility Tokyo Gas signed a joint development agreement with First Gen Corporation regarding the construction and operation of an LNG receiving terminal in the Philippines.
COSCO Shipping Adds Call to Port of Tampa Bay
COSCO Shipping will add Port of Tampa Bay to its Gulf of Mexico Express (GME) Transpacific service.
GTT nets LNG tank design order from SHI
French LNG containment specialist GTT has been contracted for the tank design of a 174,000-cbm liquefied natural gas carrier under construction at the South Korean shipyard Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI).