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  • UN Approves Vessel Inspections for Charcoal and Arms off Somalia

    27 October 2014

    The United Nations Security Council has authorized the inspection of vessels in territorial waters and on the high seas which they had “reasonable grounds” to believe were carrying charcoal from Somalia, in violation of the charcoal ban from 2012, or weapons or military equipment, in violation of the arms embargo. The Council authorized States, for a 12-month […]

  • European Parliament nods yes to 32% renewable energy rule

    14 November 2018
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Environment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    The European Parliament has adopted key set of regulations on clean energy which include a new binding renewable energy target of at least 32% by 2030 for the member states of the European Union.

  • RenewableUK: CCC’s Report Timely Call for Government to Set Clear Long-Term Policies

    24 May 2013
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    RenewableUK says an official report on the dangers of failing to invest in renewable energy represents a timely call for the Government to set clear long-term policies to boost the deployment of wind, wave and tidal power. The independent and highly authoritative study makes it clear that hard-pressed British consumers’ bills have shot up due […]

  • Chevron gives up on Great Australian Bight exploration

    13 October 2017

    Chevron Australia has made a decision to discontinue the company’s Great Australian Bight exploration program. The company said on Thursday that, while the Great Australian Bight is one of Australia’s most prospective frontier hydrocarbon regions, it was not able to compete in the current low oil price environment. Chevron Australia managing director Nigel Hearne said: […]

  • Van Oord Believes in Offshore Wind Despite Risks

    15 March 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Offshore wind has proven to be ”a solid third foundation” in Van Oord’s business strategy in recent years, but the industry is set to remain a high-risk proposition due to its dependence on the political support of governments in northwest Europe, the Dutch dredging, marine engineering, and offshore energy specialist said in its financial report for FY 2015. […]

  • Frost & Sullivan Issues New Annual Renewable Energy Outlook 2013 (USA)

    21 August 2013
    Research & Development

    The past decade has witnessed massive developments in terms of regulations and markets for renewable energy. While less than 50 countries worldwide had renewable support policies in place in the early part of the last decade, this number has now reached over 120. Investments in renewables have also risen dramatically over the past decade. What […]

  • Frost & Sullivan Issues New Annual Renewable Energy Outlook 2013 (USA)

    21 August 2013
    Research & Development

    The past decade has witnessed massive developments in terms of regulations and markets for renewable energy. While less than 50 countries worldwide had renewable support policies in place in the early part of the last decade, this number has now reached over 120. Investments in renewables have also risen dramatically over the past decade. What […]

  • Jumbo Installs FPSO Mooring Spread for EnQuest

    15 April 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Jumbo has completed stage one in the first offshore installation contract undertaken as main contractor. Using the J-class vessel, Fairplayer, Jumbo successfully installed an FPSO mooring spread for client EnQuest in the North Sea Alma and Galia field. The second stage of the project will take place in 2014. This will see the EnQuest Producer, […]

  • USA: Save The Bay Takes Hess LNG Fight to the *Street*

    17 November 2010

    Determined to put Hess Corporation’s plan for a new Fall River (MA) liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal to rest, Rhode Island-based Save The Bay is taking a new tact by reaching out directly to the investment community to disseminate its message about the futility of Hess’ siting efforts. “Hess’ management appears to be blindly forging […]

  • Vietnam: PTSC Discuss Firm Development on Shareholders’ Conference

    25 April 2012
    Business & Finance

    Recently PetroVietNam Technical Services Corporation (PTSC) organized Annual Shareholders’ Conference 2012 in Caravell Hotel, HoChi Minh City. PTSC had the honour of attendance of representatives from PetroVietNam’s leadership, esteemed partners and clients, especially the attendance of 312 representatives of 246.144.867 stocks (reaching 82,67%). In 2011, despite of Vietnam’s economic difficulties as well as domestic enterprises’ […]

  • CRP Provides Updated Mining Project Draft Conditions

    13 November 2014
    Business & Finance

    Chatham Rock Phosphate Limited (CRP) has provided an updated set of draft conditions to the Environmental Protection Authority Marine Consent hearing to comprehensively address the issues discussed by experts and raised by submitters related to its mining project. The conditions cover mining operations, the mine plan and environmental management – including of marine mammals and […]

  • IMDO: Unitized Trade Pushes Ireland’s Port Traffic up

    21 April 2017
    Business & Finance

    Despite challenging trading environment experienced during 2016, the total port traffic in Ireland grew by 2% driven predominantly by unitised trade, according to the Irish Maritime Development Office (IMDO). Both roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) and lift-on/lift-off (LoLo) traffic grew by 7% in 2016, reaching 1,073,403 freight units and 916,852 TEUs, respectively. The growth recorded in unitised trade, […]

  • Teekay LNG Secures Cash for MEGI Newbuild Duo

    18 February 2016
    Business & Finance

    Teekay LNG has secured a 10-year, USD 360 million long-term lease facility, which will be used to finance the company’s two MEGI LNG carrier newbuildings. During the fourth quarter of 2015, Teekay LNG’s first MEGI LNG carrier newbuilding completed sea trials with the second vessel scheduled to commence sea trials late in the first quarter of […]

  • Van Oord Announces Recovery of Revenue in 2018

    26 March 2019
    Business & Finance

    Van Oord today released their 2018 business results, saying that they recorded EUR 1.88 billion in revenue (2017: EUR 1.53 billion) with a net profit of EUR 92 million (2017: EUR 78 million). The increase in revenue was mainly driven by offshore wind activities, which realized EUR 706 million of revenue (2017: EUR 403 million). […]

  • Gibraltar Releases Seized Iranian Tanker Grace 1

    16 August 2019
    Business & Finance

    The officials have revoked the vessel’s earlier specified detention with effect from August 15.

  • EnergyQuest: Queensland LNG projects facing supply crunch

    21 February 2019

    Queensland faces the partial shutdown of a third of its barely decade-old $84 billion LNG industry by the middle of next decade due to a gas supply shortage, together with diversions to the domestic market, a recent report shows.

  • Tillerson becomes U.S. Secretary of State

    2 February 2017

    Rex W. Tillerson, until recently a long-serving CEO of ExxonMobil, has officially become the U.S. Secretary of State. Tillerson had recently squeezed narrowly past the Foreign Committee who approved his nomination by a narrow 11-10 vote, and sent him further for a full senate vote, where he was confirmed on Wednesday. Fifty-six senators voted in […]

  • Drydocks World Completes FSRU Toscana Project

    19 June 2013

    Drydocks World, the well-established international maritime service provider, announced today that Floating Storage Re-gasification Unit (FSRU) Toscana sailed away from Drydocks World – Dubai. The unit, formerly the 138,830-cbm LNG carrier Golar Frost, has been under conversion since June 2009 at Drydocks world Dubai yard for contractor Saipem and owner OLT. The LNG Carrier, built […]

  • Australia: Qld exported more LNG in Q1 than Russia, report says

    2 June 2016

    Gross Australian LNG production increased by 53.2% in the March quarter to 10.1 million tonnes (Mt), according to a report by energy analyst, EnergyQuest. This was due to the ramp-up of production from APLNG and GLNG projects located on Curtis island in Queensland and the first cargo from Chevron’s Gorgon project in Western Australia. Of note […]

  • CSC Jinling Shipyard to Build Titanic II for One of Australia’s Wealthiest Businessmen ?

    30 April 2012

    One of Australia’s wealthiest businessmen, Clive Palmer, announced his plans to build a replica of the Titanic just hours after he started his political career. Palmer claimed that the ship will be equipped with the latest technology: “It will be every bit as luxurious as the original Titanic but of course it will have state-of-the-art […]

  • Shipping Should Not Be Included in EU Emissions Trading System?

    25 October 2017

    As the European Parliament and the EU Member States have not yet reached an agreement regarding the EU’s Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), European shipping is therefore at risk of being subject to unilateral EU regulation rather than supporting the global process, Danish Shipping said.  It was not possible to reach political consensus on an […]

  • Concerns for vital Caspian oil pipeline

    11 August 2008

    THE conflict erupting in the Caucasus has set alarm bells ringing for many reasons, not least Georgia’s pivotal role in thesupply of Central Asian oil to the West. While it has no significant oil or gas reserves of its own, Georgia is a key transit point for oil from the Caspian region destined for Europe […]

  • Germany Leading Renewable Energy Deployment, Says IRENA

    2 April 2015
    Business & Finance

    The global energy elite gathered last week in Berlin to discuss progress and chart new direction in the ongoing global transition to renewable energy. The two-day Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue – towards a global Energiewende brings together energy policy experts and representatives of politics, industry and civil society to shape new energy policy and drive future […]

  • Report: Nord Stream 2 AG considers insolvency following US sanctions

    2 March 2022

    Nord Stream 2 AG, the Switzerland-based company that built the namesake Germany-Russia gas pipeline, is considering filing for insolvency following U.S. sanctions, according to Reuters. Nord Stream 2 AG is working with a financial advisor to clear some of its liabilities and could formally start insolvency proceedings in a Swiss court as soon as this […]

  • Minister Fergus Ewing Launches Energy North (Scotland)

    5 June 2011
    Authorities & Government

    New energy, enterprise and tourism minister and Inverness and Nairn MSP Fergus Ewing officially launched ENERGY NORTH, the region’s leading organisation for energy and engineering business, in Invergordon on Friday (June 3) as one of his first public events in the new Scottish Government. The event was held at the Kincraig Castle Hotel and was […]