South & Central Asia
Gazprom, Mitsui talk LNG cooperation progress
Russian giant Gazprom and its Japanese partner Mitsui discussed the progress of its small- and mid-scale LNG cooperation.
PJ Valves chosen for FPSOs off UK and Malaysia
PJ Valves has been awarded two valve supply contracts for floating, production, storage and offloading vessels (FPSOs).
Korea Looking to Boost Its LNG Bunkering Capabilities
South Korea is launching a project to develop its LNG bunkering technology amid anticipated growth in demand.
CNOOC’s Dapeng LNG terminal hits 60 million tons import mark
China National Offshore Oil Corp. (CNOOC) said its Guangdong Dapeng LNG terminal hit a milestone of unloading and regasifying over 60 million tons of the chilled fuel.
Osaka Gas considering long-term LNG supply deals
Japan’s utility Osaka Gas could be in the hunt for new long-term LNG supply deals as it increases its trading activities.
BP to cut around 540 workers from Upstream division
UK oil major has said it will cut around three percent of workers its 18.000-people strong Upstream business.
FSL Trust Secures Refinancing for Chemical Tanker Pair
FSL Trust Management Pte has obtained a commitment of up to USD 18 million for the refinancing of two chemical tankers.
Full exclusive interview: Russia’s Novatek aiming for top LNG exporters club
Russia’s largest independent natural gas producer, Novatek is working on expanding its annual liquefied natural gas (LNG) export capacity up to 60 million tonnes by 2030, which would place Novatek in a group of world’s largest LNG producers as a single company, according to the company’s finance chi
Aqualis wins rig inspection job with Petronas
Aqualis Offshore has been awarded a one-year rig inspection service agreement with Petronas Carigali (Turkmenistan) to conduct drilling rig integrity inspection services for its drilling programs.
Seabased rounds up €715K crowdfunding cash
Swedish wave energy company Seabased has closed the crowdfunding campaign on the Invesdor platform having secured close to €715,000 from 250 new investors around the world.
Philippines Plans to Accelerate Port Development Projects
The Philippine News Agency (PNA) said in their latest announcement that the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) will be accelerating the implementation infrastructure projects in ports nationwide, following a robust growth in revenues for the first quarter of the year. The strong financial performance
Piracy Attacks off East Africa Doubled in 2017
The number of piracy incidents doubled off the coast of East Africa in 2017 compared to 2016.