South & Central Asia
NGO: ACES Again on Fire at Gadani
Gadani’s shipbreaking plot no. 54 was sealed off on November 8 after a fire broke out on-board the ship ACES again, according to the NGO Shipbeaking Platform. No workers got caught in the flames of the fire, which occurred on the same floating oil production tanker that blew up on November 1, 2016.
KrisEnergy revenues fall on lower sales volume
KrisEnergy reduced its net loss year over year while experiencing a 12.2% drop in revenues as lower sales volumes were only partially offset by higher oil and gas prices.
Bassoe: Zombie offshore rigs don’t threaten rig supply
Some of them are walking dead, but old rigs aren’t coming back to get us.
Delfin LNG, China Gas Holding ink LNG supply MoU
Delfin LNG and China Gas Holding signed a memorandum of understanding for the purchase of 3 million tons of LNG per year from the proposed project to be located 40 miles offshore Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico.
Indonesian Port Worker Crushed to Death at ICTSI Terminal in Jakarta
An Indonesian port worker was killed on the job at the International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) facility in Jakarta overnight, according to a statement from the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF). A 40-year-old man was fatally crushed at 22.10 local time when a refrigerat
Atlas Copco wins compressor order for Kogas small-scale LNG newbuilds
Atlas Copco Gas and Process division secured a compressor order for the two LNG carriers being built by Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard in South Korea for Kogas.
Sembcorp Marine, DNV GL et al. working on disruptive tech for offshore industry
Firms working on 3D Printing , Drone and Digital Twin technologies for Singapore’s offshore sector
Petronet’s profit climbs 28 pct on record LNG volumes
Petronet LNG, India’s largest importer of liquefied natural gas, reported a 28 percent increase in its quarterly net profit, boosted by higher regasification volumes at its Dahej and Kochi terminals. The LNG importer said its net profit after tax rose to 5.89 billion rupees ($15.4m) in the September
Chinese companies join Alaska LNG project
The state-owned Alaska Gasline Development Corporation (AGDC) on Thursday said a number of Chinese companies have come onboard the planned $40 billion Alaska LNG export project.
China Approves Maersk Line’s Acquisition of Hamburg Süd
The Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) in China approved Danish shipping giant Maersk Line’s proposed acquisition of Hamburg Süd on November 8. The move comes only a day after the shipping company informed that only three more approvals remained to be secured as Maersk Line earlier received clearance for
UK Companies to Help Boost Chinese Offshore Wind
The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has launched a new research programme aiming to accelerate Chinese offshore wind development with the help of UK companies.
UK Companies to Help Boost Chinese Offshore Wind
The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has launched a new research programme aiming to accelerate Chinese offshore wind development with the help of UK companies.