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  • South Africa selects ports to develop LNG-to-power infrastructure

    6 October 2016

    The South African Department of Energy is currently in the process of developing procurement documentation for LNG-to-power independent procurement programme.

  • Black Elk Ends Search for Missing Offshore Worker (USA)

    21 November 2012

    Search and rescue efforts to find the worker who went missing following the explosion on the Black Elk-operated offshore platform, off the coast of Louisiana, have been suspended. The company issued a statement last night saying that based on the advice and counsel of search and rescue experts it would now end the search after […]

  • Two Training Companies Invest in OW Facilities

    18 September 2015
    Business & Finance, Human Capital

    Two of East Yorkshire’s offshore energy training providers are working in partnership to deliver the basic requirements for those wishing to work in the renewables industry. This training includes working at heights, marine safety, first aid, fire safety and manual handling. Humberside Offshore Training Association (HOTA) along with HFR Solutions have both invested in their […]

  • USA: Four Companies Show Interest in Hernando Dredging Project

    24 September 2010

    Only days after county commissioners fired their contractor on the Hernando Beach Channel dredge, officials already have heard from four … By Barbara Behrendt (tampabay) [mappress] Source: tampabay, September 24, 2010;

  • BW LNG grabs 5-year deal with FGEN

    5 April 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    BW LNG, a unit of the Singapore-based gas shipping giant BW Group, has secured a five-year FSRU charter deal with FGEN LNG Corporation.

  • NFE expands LNG-to-power portfolio in Brazil

    14 January 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    New York City-based New Fortress Energy unveiled plans to set up an LNG-to-power project at the Suape Port in Brazil.

  • VIDEO: Pella Launches Project PE-65 Tug

    7 March 2014

    Russian shipyard Pella has launched the tugboat of project PE-65 (building No 506) of the Acceptance Program of 2014. Before the end of the year the tugboat will be delivered to the State Customer – Russian Navy and put into operation within the Northern Fleet of RF.  Assignment: towing of vessels and floating objects in […]

  • BIMCO: Sale of 25-year-old VLCC ends 512 days demolition drought

    18 November 2020
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    The sale of an almost 25-year-old crude oil tanker marks the end of the 4th longest streak of zero VLCC demolitions in history, lasting 512 days, BIMCO said. The 300,500 dwt VLCC named Sam (formerly Zoya 1) experienced a fire while undergoing maintenance in January this year. As Offshore Energy – Green Marine reported, two […]

  • Signet adds tractor tug vessel ‘Signet Arcturus’ to its fleet

    17 June 2014
    Business & Finance

    Adding to its fleet of 37 conventional and ASD vessels, Signet Maritime Corporation took ownership of its ninth newly constructed tractor tug in six years.

  • Blaze ravages historic Cutty Sark

    20 May 2007

    A fire which swept through the famous 19th Century ship Cutty Sark may have been started deliberately, police say. The ship, which was undergoing a £25m restoration, is kept in a dry dock at Greenwich in south-east London.

  • Boat blaze doused by firefighters

    6 November 2006

    About 50 firefighters were needed to tackle a blaze on two privately-owned boats on the East Sussex coast. The crews were called to Brighton marina on Sunday evening and took almost three hours to control the fire, with help from three lifeboats.

  • Sunk Falklands ship safety ‘poor’

    2 November 2006

    An inquiry into the sinking of HMS Sheffield at the height of the Falklands War has said crew were poorly trained and equipment was inadequate. The ship sank on 4 May 1982 with the loss of 20 men after being hit by an Argentine missile fired from a plane.

  • Aker BP to face safety order after serious breaches on Ula field

    3 December 2018

    Norwegian offshore safety body, the PSA, has given a notice of order to Aker BP following an audit of the Ula field.

  • Tauron, PGNiG Sign LoI to Build New CCGT Unit (Poland)

    19 December 2012

    Polskie Górnictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo and TAURON Polska Energia signed a letter of intent concerning construction of a 400 MW gas-fired co-generation unit at TAURON’s Łagisza Power Plant. The parties undertook to collaborate in construction and operation of the unit, as well as trading in electricity. The new unit at the Łagisza Power Plant will […]

  • Event in Blissfield Focuses on Plans for up to 735 Installations in Region (USA)

    7 February 2011
    Business & Finance

    For years, it’s been a phrase linked to debates over where to build nuclear power plants, steel plants, auto plants, coal-fired power plants… By Tom Henry (toledoblade) [mappress] Source: toledoblade, February 07, 2011

  • National Grid, E.ON Link Gas Power Station with Grain LNG Terminal, UK

    4 October 2012

    Rt Hon Ed Davey, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, praised the joint approach taken by National Grid and E.ON to help save up to 300,000 tonnes of CO2 each year by linking E.ON’s £500m new gas-fired power station to National Grid’s Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal on the Isle of Grain in […]

  • Ericsson opens it’s boatyard and pledges victory

    1 May 2007

    The Ericsson Racing Team officially opened its boatyard at the headquarters of the Swedish telecommunications giant and, with 17 months to go before the start of the 2008-09 race, fired a warning to other competitors that this time they were ready to win.

  • India: Future Looks Bright for Azhikkal Port

    8 November 2011

    The proposed development of Azhikkal port that has been hanging fire for several years now appears to set sail with renewed interest being s… By Mohamed Nazeer (thehindu) [mappress] Source: thehindu, November 8, 2011

  • IMB: Pirates Take Eight Crew from Tug off Nigeria

    20 April 2017
    Business & Finance

    Eight crewmembers have been kidnapped by armed pirates from an offshore tug off the coast of Brass, Nigeria, according to data released by the IMB Piracy Reporting Centre. The pirates boarded the tug while it was some 10.8 nautical miles south of the coast of Brass in the morning hours of April 19. The name of […]

  • Iberdrola to build combined cycle power plant in Salem

    8 December 2014
    Project & Tenders

    Iberdrola will build the combined cycle power plant in Salem, Massachusetts, that will incorporate GE’s technology.

  • Hapag-Lloyd to Fine Shippers for Misdeclared Hazardous Cargoes

    7 August 2019
    Business & Finance

    The move comes on the back of a major fire aboard the Yantian Express in January 2019.

  • EIA: Power Sector CO2 Emissions Sensitive to Policy Changes and Gas Supply

    10 June 2014

    In 2012, almost 40% of total energy-related CO2 emissions resulted from electricity generation. About three-fourths of those power sector emissions occurred from burning coal, the most carbon-intensive fuel. Policies to reduce CO2 emissions could result in less consumption of coal in favor of natural gas, which emits about 40% as much CO2 per kilowatt hour […]

  • Popular news, May 18 – 24, 2015

    24 May 2015

    Last week, oil giant BP has announced that it will be switching to 3 on, 3 off rota starting January next year. This was the most read article on Offshore Energy Today this past week.  Next up is a story about a worker who fell overboard from the Statoil-operated semi-submersible rig West Hercules offshore Canada. You […]

  • TotalEnergies, Petronas, and QatarEnergy set their cap on hydrocarbon exploration off Guyana

    25 November 2025
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Regulation & Policy

    Three energy giants – France’s TotalEnergies, Qatar’s state-owned QatarEnergy, and Malaysia’s Petronas – are joining forces to explore the hydrocarbon potential of an offshore block in Guyanese waters.

  • Venezuelan gas plant hit by explosion

    1 September 2015

    An explosion hit a gas processing plant in Venezuela around seven p.m. local time Monday. The plant, operated by Venezuelan national oil and gas company PDVSA, processes natural gas flowing from the Repsol and Eni-run Cardon IV offshore block. According to a post on Twitter by PDVSA, the explosion at the gas treatment plant in […]