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  • Nord Stream: EC initiative ‘entirely unnecessary’

    12 June 2017

    Nord Stream 2, the Gazprom-controlled operator of the planned Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea, has criticized the European Commissions request for mandate to negotiate with Russia an agreement on the project. The European Commission on Friday adopted a request to the Council of the European Union for a mandate to negotiate […]

  • Amidst outcries to phase out fossil fuels, UK’s OGA chairman stands firm on continuing North Sea exploration for the foreseeable future

    26 November 2021
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Carbon Capture Usage & Storage, Environment, Exploration & Production, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Transition

    OGA’s chairman insists on continuing North Sea exploration and describes it as vital to meet the UK’s energy needs, despite outcries to phase out fossil fuels.

  • Pipe dreams – Gazprom courts southern Europe to exclude Ukraine

    7 March 2016

    Russia’s Gazprom is counting on its deep natural gas ties with Italy to revive plans aimed at bypassing Ukraine as a transit state for politically sensitive gas shipments to Europe.

  • International Chamber of Shipping Urges Shipowners to Get EEDI

    14 September 2011

    The Board of Directors of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), whose member national shipowners’ associations represent all sectors and trades and over 80% of the world merchant fleet, met in London on 13 September. CO2 Regulation ICS members expressed great satisfaction with the adoption in June, by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), of a […]

  • Trans Adriatic Pipeline Reconfirms Shah Deniz II (Azerbaijan) as the Initial Gas Source for the Pipeline

    22 September 2010

    The Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) highlighted  that the Shah Deniz II natural gas field in Azerbaijan is the initial target of gas intended for the project. In a joint statement, shareholders EGL, Statoil and E.ON Ruhrgas said: “The TAP pipeline is designed to cater for the volumes of gas from Shah Deniz phase two that […]

  • StatoilHydro “tackling climate challenge”

    3 July 2008

    StatoilHydro’s CEO, Helge Lund, told the World Petroleum Congress in Madrid today that the Norwegian company is helping to tackle the world climate challenge by building a more material position within renewables, including offshore wind and sustainable biofuels. In his first address to the World Petroleum Congress (WPC) as CEO of the newly-merged StatoilHydro, Helge […]

  • Petrobras’ CEO Takes Part in 2011 ARPEL Conference (Uruguay)

    30 March 2011

      Petrobras CEO, José Sergio Gabrielli de Azevedo, spoke on Tuesday about the global energy scene during the 2011 Conference of the ARPEL – Regional Association of Oil, Gas, and Biofuels Sector Companies in Latin America and the Caribbean -, held in Punta del Este, Uruguay. During his address, Gabrielli highlighted the impact oil prices […]

  • Chevron: ITF’s tax evasion allegations incorrect

    25 August 2016

    U.S. oil giant Chevron has hit back at London-based International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) which accused Chevron of using secretive corporate structures and aggressive tax evasion schemes to reduce its tax in the UK. In a statement sent to Offshore Energy Today, Chevron said this: “Chevron North Sea Ltd fully complies with all tax laws relating to […]

  • RenewableUK: Govt Support Crucial for Tidal Energy Sector

    28 April 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Research & Development

    RenewableUK commented on the release of a new marine energy roadmap from the UK Energy Research Centre and the Energy Technologies Institute. The report, which focuses on cost-cutting, identifies forty technology and deployment issues faced by the wave and tidal energy sector in the UK, and lays out how to tackle these to ensure the […]

  • Technip Receives Norway Boycott Notice

    30 September 2015
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Norway’s offshore union, Industri Energi, has warned Technip Singapore PTE about a boycott starting October 23 because the company, reportedly, refuses to conclude a collective agreement. Namely, Industri Energi’s association chairman Leif Sande and area manager Ommund Stokka delivered today (September 30) a boycott notice to Technip Singapore PTE Ltd, at the company’s premises in Singapore. “Industri Energi requires […]

  • Statoil Appoints Tanzania Boss

    1 November 2013

    Øystein Michelsen has been appointed Tanzania country manager in Development and Production International, Sub-Saharan Africa (DPI SAF) in Statoil. Michelsen will report to DPI SAF senior vice president Tove Stuhr Sjøblom, and will assume his new responsibilities on 1 January 2014. His office location will be Dar es Salaam. Michelsen succeeds acting country manager Knut Henrik […]

  • Drewry: China’s Restrictions on Coal Imports to Affect Demand for Panamaxes

    19 April 2019

    Demand for Panamax bulkers is expected to shrink due to China’s restriction of coal imports.

  • DNV GL suspends Nord Stream 2 work dreading U.S. sanctions

    27 November 2020
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Regulation & Policy

    Classification society DNV GL has suspended work on Gazprom’s Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project over fears of sanctions by the United States.

  • Pentagon Pulls the Plug on Accompanying Vessels into the Gulf

    7 May 2015

    The US Navy ships have stopped accompanying U.S.- and British-flagged commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz as there were no further incidents following the seizure of Maersk Tigris last week, Pentagon spokesman Army Col. Steve Warren informed. The navy ships started accompanying the U.S. and British ships following two incidents less than a week apart […]

  • GE, Statoil: Final Call for Open Innovation Challenge

    2 April 2015
    Research & Development

    GE Oil & Gas and Statoil have issued their final call for entries for their Open Innovation Challenge which launched in January 2015, Subsea UK reported. GE & Statoil issue final call for five $25,000 cash prizes; The partnership is crowdsourcing solutions to reduce trucking of sand in fracking process; Entries can include proposals for […]

  • M&M Predicts Subsea Market at USD 24.6 Bln by 2018

    3 April 2014
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Markets and Markets reported Subsea Production & Processing Systems Market, Global Trends & Forecast for 2018.  The subsea production and processing systems market is likely to grow reasonably in upcoming years. The long-term drivers of the subsea market are well known. The relentless depletion of onshore and shallow water fields has compelled oil companies to focus on […]

  • UK: Jumbo’s Fairplayer to Start Subsea Installation for EnQuest Project

    3 May 2013
    Business & Finance

    One of Jumbo’s heavy lift & installation vessels, the Fairplayer, is in Rotterdam preparing for a subsea installation project. Jumbo’s Fairplayer will be executing the installation of the mooring spread for the EnQuest Producer FPSO. This FPSO will be operating at the Alma and Galia fields, located in Blocks 30/24, 30/25 and 30/29, 310km south-east […]

  • Eco-Fuel to Drive Up Freight Rates at Stena

    25 September 2014
    Business & Finance

    Stena Line says that the new sulphur directive for shipping traffic within the North European SECA area, which comes into force on January 1, 2015, is forcing the company to increase freight prices. The company projects that the directive will add extra SEK 1 million (USD 135,000) of freight costs per day. “From an economic perspective, this […]

  • Scotland Makes Last Minute Push for Green Investment Bank

    23 February 2012
    Authorities & Government

    Energy Minister Fergus Ewing yesterday met with members of Edinburgh’s Green Investment Bank Group in a last-minute push to secure the bank for the city. After his meeting he went to the Scottish Parliament to open a debate in support of the city’s bid for the bank. There is already cross party consensus on the […]

  • Pertamina Suspends Central Java FSRU Project, Indonesia

    20 April 2012

      In an attempt to streamline floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) projects in Indonesia, the State-Owned Enterprises (SOE) Ministry ordered Pertamina oil and gas company to halt the Central Java FSRU project, Platts reported citing a senior official of the company. The decision comes in the aftermath of the Ministry’s order to relocate Belawan […]

  • IEA: 2030 Renewable Target Non-Binding, Framework Unclear

    28 August 2014
    Authorities & Government

    The International Energy Agency has raised the alarm over the non-binding nature of a 27% renewable energy target for 2030 while also calling for a clear and stable framework. According to the IEA’s Medium-Term Renewable Energy Market Report, the absence of a binding target raises questions about how effective the overall target can be as […]

  • USA: Vantage Drilling Announces Updates for Sapphire Driller and Platinum Explorer

    22 December 2010
    Business & Finance

    Vantage Drilling Company announced that its customer for the Sapphire Driller has advised Vantage that it believes the current political disruptions in Côte d’Ivoire constitute a force majeure event under the drilling contract. The Sapphire Driller has just completed its work offshore Gabon and was preparing to mobilize to Côte d’Ivoire when Vantage was informed […]

  • SSE Calls On UK to Go Faster and Harder on Wind Energy

    13 November 2019
    Business & Finance

    The next UK government should go faster and harder on offshore and onshore wind in a bid to reach the net zero targets by 2050, according to SSE Chief Executive Alistair Phillips-Davies. In its interim results, SSE called on political leaders to put renewable power “front and center” of the plans to tackle climate change. […]

  • I.M. Skaugen Takes Delivery of Norgas Camilla (Norway)

    16 September 2011

    The I.M. Skaugen Group (IMS) announced that the last of the three vessels in the Wintergas series has been successfully delivered. The vessel will complete its gas trial and enter the Norgas fleet as a combination of gas and chemical vessel. The delivery has increased the Group’s liquidity with USD33.5 mill and these funds will […]

  • ITF Urges Australian Gov’t to Let Coal Ship Crew Come Ashore

    19 August 2016
    Business & Finance

    The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) is demanding that 20 Chinese seafarers stranded aboard the Hong Kong-flagged coal ship, Five Star Fujian, off the coast of Gladstone, Queensland, be allowed to come ashore until a dispute is resolved, according to The Maritime Union of Australia.  The seafarers have been stuck aboard the 181,383 dwt Five Star Fujian for […]