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  • US ship’s landmark Cambodia visit

    9 February 2007

    The Cambodian port of Sihanoukville has given a warm welcome to a visit from the US Navy. It is the first time since the Vietnam war that an American warship has docked in Cambodia. The arrival of the USS Gary is a symbol of the closer military and political ties between the two states and […]

  • Germany launches ‘world’s first’ vertical floating solar power plant

    13 October 2025
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Innovation, Project & Tenders, Technology

    German-based developer of floating renewable energy platform solutions SINN Power has commissioned what is described as the world’s first vertical floating photovoltaic (PV) system at the Jais gravel pit in the Starnberg district, Bavaria, marking a new milestone in renewable energy deployment on inland water surfaces. With an installed capacity of 1.87 MW and an […]

  • Statkraft Teams Up with Grantham Research Institute

    9 October 2015
    Research & Development

    Statkraft is supporting a new policy research programme at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the London School of Economics and Political Science. The new programme of policy analysis will focus on the transition to the low-carbon economy and will contribute high quality independent analysis to support and inform the […]

  • All eyes on the Dutch

    15 March 2017

    By the end of this day we will know who has won the Dutch elections. According to the polls yesterday current prime minister Mark Rutte of the liberal VVD is perceived to ‘beat’ nationalist and anti-Islam campaigner Geert Wilders of the PVV. However, recent history has shown that strange things can happen in politics. All […]

  • Vestas Opens Office in Berlin (Germany)

    23 November 2010
    Business & Finance

    Vestas is pleased to officially announce the opening of its office in Berlin, which will allow Vestas to better serve its customers in Eastern Germany and to better participate in important national debates about wind energy policy in Europe’s largest wind energy market. The office opening was celebrated by Vestas’ customers, key political representatives and […]

  • Coalition vows to create offshore wind industry

    26 January 2010

    Judging by the early success the newly created Virginia Offshore Wind Coalition has had in attracting support from private industry and the political world, it’s clear just about everyone wants to stake a claim in the rush to develop a multibillion-dollar wind-generated energy industry off the Atlantic coast.

  • Caribbean ship order hits troubled waters

    19 February 2007

    Plans for dockyard workers in Portsmouth to build three ships for a Caribbean island have been put on hold. Bosses at VT Shipbuilding had hoped to clinch a £150m deal with the government of Trinidad and Tobago last year. But a political row in the islands, apparently over oil, means the contract has still not […]

  • Local player joins FLNG project seeking to make Argentina an LNG exporter

    2 December 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy

    Argentina’s oil and gas firm YPF has joined a floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) project being co-developed by Bermuda-headquartered owner and operator of liquefied natural gas (LNG) midstream infrastructure Golar LNG and Latin American integrated energy company Pan American Energy (PAE) in Argentinean waters.

  • Dredging International, Van Oord Praised by MUA

    1 October 2014
    Business & Finance

    The International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) today slammed the anti-union intentions of an Australian royal commission into trade unions. ITF affiliate the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) appeared on Monday at the Conservative government’s royal commission into trade union governance and corruption. Paddy Crumlin, MUA national secretary and president of the ITF, confirmed that while […]

  • Extension of the Canal counts on European inversion

    19 October 2007

    Cooperation has been signed that guarantees Panama a payment of US-$ 54 million from Europe between 2007 and 2013. The last diplomatic visit of the Commission of Foreign Concerns and Politics of Environment of the European Union together with the board of the European Bank of Investment brought an investment of US-$ 428 million for […]

  • M&C comments on price increase of Brent crude oil

    1 February 2011

    The price of Brent crude oil has hit $100 (£62.87) a barrel for the first time since October 2008 and David Hunter, an analyst from UK-based purchaser of energy M&C, has commented: ‘All traders needed was a specific reason and the spreading of North African political unrest towards the Middle East has been the catalyst.

  • Danish Opposition Parties Call for Halt to Maersk’s Beaching Practices

    15 December 2016
    Business & Finance

    Opposition parties in Denmark have called on the government to ensure that end-of-life vessels owned by the Danish shipping giant Maersk cannot be broken down in beaching yards, NGO Shipbreaking Platform reports. The Danish Environment Minister, Esben Lunde Larsen, had to answer to the Parliament following questions put to the government by all the opposition parties. […]

  • South Korea: DSME Secures USD 2 Bln FPSO Order

    8 March 2012

    Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, one of the world’s leading shipbuilders, has secured USD 2 billion order for the construction of one FPSO (Floating Production Storage and Offloading) vessel. The order comes from Japan’s top oil and gas explorer Inpex Corporation. The delivery of the vessel is scheduled for April 2016. This FPSO will operate […]

  • RUK: Renewables to Fill Energy Gap

    16 May 2014

    RenewableUK (RUK) says a new report which warns that UK’s reserves of oil, coal and gas will run out in just over five years shows the need for investment in wind, wave and tidal energy to fill the gap. Researchers at the Global Sustainability Institute at Anglia Ruskin University found the UK has 5.2 years […]

  • USA: Elliott Bay Design Group Welcomes New Staff

    10 July 2012

    Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG) recently welcomed new staff to its team in New Orleans and Seattle. Mike Wood has joined the firm and will serve as Senior Naval Architect in EBDG’s New Orleans office. He brings over 13 years of naval architecture and marine engineering expertise to the company and is a licensed Professional […]

  • Pirate Attacks to Increase ahead of Nigerian Elections

    8 October 2014

    As February election campaign approaches in Nigeria pirate attacks in the Gulf of Guinea are expected to increase so as to funnel ransom money into the campaign financing, Risk Intelligence’s Managing Director Hans Tino Hansen said Tuesday while speaking at a conference in Copenhagen. Reuters cited the security advisor as saying that two “mother ships” belonging […]

  • Westwood: Success of current FLNG projects should help develop confidence in sector

    7 March 2018
    Infrastructure

    FLNG projects require significant capital investments, thus access to financing is a critical contributor to project sanctioning and success.

  • Keppel: Industry Fundamentals Still Strong

    21 October 2014
    Business & Finance

    Keppel Corporation reported a net profit of S$414 million (USD 352.8 million) in the third quarter of 2014, down 9% year on year mainly due to lower profit contribution from its property division, the company said. In the first nine months of 2014, Keppel achieved a net profit of S$1,159 million, comparable to the same period […]

  • Total-led consortium to build LNG terminal in Ivory Coast

    5 October 2016
    Project & Tenders, Vessels

    Ivory Coast on Tuesday signed a contract to set up a consortium led by Total in order to build an FSRU-based LNG import terminal to cover the demand for electricity generation.

  • Steel cut for CoolCo’s 2-stroke LNG carrier

    18 October 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Green Marine, Infrastructure, Vessels

    South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries has started the construction of a 2-stroke LNG carrier for Cool Company (CoolCo). According to CoolCo’s brief social media update, the steel cutting ceremony for the LNG carrier was held on October 10, 2023. The vessel named Kool Panther is one of two newbuild 2-stroke LNG carriers that […]

  • Governor Defends Savannah Harbor Dredging Stance (USA)

    29 November 2011

    Georgia Governor Nathan Deal had requested that S.C. Governor Nikki Haley asks her board to give a hearing to an appeal by the Army Corps of Engineers, which was seeking a permit as part of Georgia’s dredging project. On November 10, DHEC board heard the appeal and awarded the permit. South Carolina congress protested the […]

  • UK: EnQuest Selects Jumbo as Main FPSO Installation Contractor

    6 December 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Jumbo has been awarded a FPSO mooring, installation and hook-up contract by EnQuest. EnQuest is redeveloping the Ardmore and Duncan fields as Alma and Galia respectively. The project scope is the mooring spread installation and FPSO tow out and hook up. This will be the first offshore project in which Jumbo acts as the main […]

  • Top news of the week May 9-14, 2016

    15 May 2016

    FERC authorizes additional trains for Cameron LNG The United States Federal Energy Regulatory Commission recently authorized Cameron LNG to increase natural gas processing and liquefaction capability at its terminal under construction in Hackberry, Louisiana. Cheniere’s Meg Gentle: Europe is the “natural market” for US LNG The United States are set to become the third largest […]

  • Top news of the week December 22-28

    28 December 2014

    WoodMac sees oil slump having numerous effects on Asian LNG As LNG contract prices are typically based on the average of the preceding six to nine months, it will be mid-2015 before suppliers feel the full effects of the low oil price on their cash flow. Exmar orders second FLNG, secures option for more Exmar […]

  • Oil & Gas UK: Action required to sustain investment in UK continental shelf

    13 March 2015

    The latest in a series of meetings with political leaders, today (March 13, 2015) Oil & Gas UK met with Ruth Davidson MSP, Leader of the Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party and local candidate Alexander Burnett in Aberdeen. The leading trade association discussed the important role the offshore oil and gas industry plays in both […]