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WATCH: Türkiye edging closer to first gas from giant Black Sea project as pipe laying work wraps up
Türkiye has finished laying pipes in the Black Sea as part of its giant Sakarya gas field project development, which is seen as one of the country’s largest energy projects ever built. As a result, the project is on track to achieve the first gas in the first quarter of 2023.
Norwegians developing methanol-powered cable installation vessel
Oslo-headquartered Cecon Contracting and its partners have entered into an agreement for the construction of a cable installation vessel that will feature a methanol dual fuel system and a battery pack. The vessel will be built by the Sefine Shipyard in Türkiye, while NSK Ship Design is in charge of
Jan De Nul crew rescues 15 refugees in Mediterranean Sea
The crew onboard Jan De Nul’s offshore installation vessel Simon Stevin has rescued 15 refugees off the coast of Algeria that had been drifting for several days in the Mediterranean Sea. The crew noticed a sloop with eight men, two women and five children on the evening of 10 November during a sea j
Second well in Black Sea drilling campaign days away from being back on stream
Trillion Energy is anticipating the restart of production from the second well in its 2022 – 2023 drilling programme this week.
TDI-Brooks wraps up third geotechnical campaign at major Turkish gas project
TDI-Brooks has completed the third geotechnical support project for Phase 2 of the pipeline route investigation and site survey campaign at the Sakarya gas field offshore Türkiye. The program consisted of gravity cone penetrometer (gCPT) and T-Bar tests. During this second leg of phase two, 78 gCPTs
Stena and OljOla to build methanol bunkering vessel for North Europe
Swedish companies Stena Oil, Stena Teknik and OljOla have entered into a joint venture agreement to build a bunker supply vessel designed to carry chemicals as per IMO Type II, including methanol and various bio-fuels. “It is our greatest pleasure to inform that through the close cooperation between
Jack-up rig moves to second well in Black Sea drilling campaign
Trillion has started the work planned for the second well in its 2022 – 2023 drilling campaign on a gas field in the Black Sea off Türkiye.
Flow test for first gas well in Black Sea drilling campaign in line with expectations
Trillion has revealed flow test results for the first well in its 2022 – 2023 drilling campaign on a gas field in the Black Sea off Türkiye.
RINA okays Med Marine’s methanol dual-fuel tugboat design
Classification society RINA has granted approval in principle (AiP) for a methanol dual fuel tugboat designed by Turkish shipbuilding company Med Marine.
Sanmar lands order for zero-emission electric tug from Norwegian operator
Turkish shipbuilder Sanmar Shipyards has secured an order to provide Norway-headquartered marine services company Buksér og Berging with its first electric tugboat.
First well in Black Sea drilling campaign uncovers multiple potential gas zones
The first well in Trillion’s 2022 – 2023 drilling campaign in the Black Sea has identified numerous potential gas zones on logging.
Molslinjen inks deal with Cemre Shipyard for electric ferry duo
Danish ferry company Molslinjen has signed a contract with Turkish Cemre Shipyard for two zero-emission ferries which will be entirely powered by batteries.