The University of Houston is developing an autonomous robot that will be able to identify potential pipeline leaks and structural failures during subsea inspections at oil & gas projects. The SmartTouch technology, being developed by researchers at UH, consists of remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) e
Gulf LNG Tugs of Brownsville (Gulf LNG Tugs) has signed two construction contracts with Master Boat Builders and Sterling Shipyard for each shipyard to construct two tugs to serve the Rio Grande LNG export facility (RGLNG).
U.S. companies Tellurian and Baker Hughes have reached an agreement to supply eight main refrigerant compression packages for phase 1 of the Driftwood LNG project. Baker Hughes said the agreement secures a delivery schedule for the eight LM6000PF+ gas turbines, main refrigerant compressors and contr
Classification society ABS, French containment specialist Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT) and DHT Holdings have signed a joint development project (JDP) to optimize a new, very large crude carrier (VLCC) with liquified natural gas (LNG) propulsion.
To support its long-term expansion plan to increase production from 70 million tons per annum (mtpa) to more than 100 mtpa of nameplate LNG export capacity, U.S. Venture Global has executed an expanded master equipment supply agreement with compatriot Baker Hughes. The agreement includes the deliver
Japan’s JERA, through its subsidiary JERA Americas, has signed a Heads of Agreement (HoA) with Uniper Global Commodities in Germany and ConocoPhillips in the United States (U.S.) for the sale to Uniper of low-carbon hydrogen/ammonia produced in the U.S. JERA said that the company will contribute to
The world’s four major classification societies American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), DNV, Lloyd’s register (LR), and Bureau Veritas (BV) have issued an approval in principle (AIP) to Hudong-Zhonghua (HZ) Shipyard for its new liquified natural gas (LNG) carrier design, currently the world’s largest wit
Leveraging digital tools to tap into advanced well-performance analytics in the cloud helps producers to get ahead of the demand curve.
U.S.-based Commonwealth LNG and Switzerland-based MET Group have entered into a Heads of Agreement (HoA) for the sale and purchase of one million tons per annum (mtpa) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) for 20 years from the Commonwealth LNG facility currently under development in Cameron, Louisiana, U.
Baker Hughes’ international rig count report shows a further increase in the number of offshore rigs in August 2023, as 4 additional units were recorded compared to the month before.
The Isle of Man-based ExoTechnologies, the owner of Glasgow boat builder Ultimate Boats, and Arizona-based hydrogen car and truck maker RONN have entered a hydrogen propulsion partnership. The companies, which signed a Letter of Intent (LoI), are expected to develop clean hydrogen electric propulsio
Offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation has secured a new contract for one of its seventh-generation drillships in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.
