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  • Argentine icebreaker ablaze; 296 abandon fiery ship

    12 April 2007

    A raging fire aboard an Argentine navy icebreaker forced all 296 people aboard to abandon ship in the South Atlantic, where they spent hours in lifeboats awaiting rescue by an oil tanker and fishing vessels, the military said Wednesday.

  • Army of Pylons or Investment into Supergrid (UK)

    22 September 2011
    Storage

    Up to 280 wind farms are expected to be built in the North Sea over the next 20 years, to replace closing coal-fired power stations and keep… By Louise Gray (telegraph) [mappress] Source: telegraph, September 22, 2011

  • VIDEO: Pella Shipyard Completes Sea Trials for 2 Tugboats

    23 August 2013

    Pella Shipyard announced that the sea trial part of the delivery acceptance tests of the tugboats “RB-404” (building No 623, pr. 16609) and “RB-405” (building No 624, pr. 16609) has completed. The vessels will be delivered to port Vladivostok to the Russian Federation Navy this autumn. The tugboat is intended for towing and berthing operations in […]

  • Wärtsilä Equips Statoil’s Heidrun FSU with Pumps

    11 March 2013

    Finland’s offshore and marine equipment manufacturer Wärtsilä has won a valuable order to supply a series of pumps to be installed on a new floating storage unit (FSU). The FSU is being built by Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea for Statoil, the Norway based international energy company. When completed, it will be located on […]

  • JERA and IHI exploring ways to expand ammonia usage in Malaysia

    27 October 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development

    JERA Asia, a subsidiary of Japanese energy giant JERA, has revealed its plans for collaboration with IHI Asia Pacific to explore potential ways to expand the use of ammonia in Malaysia’s energy sector. JERA and IHI signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) which states that the parties will jointly study ammonia co-firing in thermal power […]

  • Safety audit reveals irregularities on Ekofisk platform

    14 November 2018

    The Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has found irregularities during an audit of ConocoPhillips’ Ekofisk 2/4 J platform.

  • UK to Find Place of Refuge for Burnt Bulker

    5 December 2016

    A salvage control unit (SCU) has been established to discuss a place of refuge for the 2015-built bulk carrier V Due after a fire broke out on board the ship off the Isle of Anglesey on December 1, the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) informed. The 37,900 dwt bulker, which remains in a stable condition, […]

  • Elengy starts training to support small-scale LNG development

    19 January 2015

    Elengy, a unit of GDF Suez, in collaboration with the certified training center “Energy Formation”, launched a training to support the development of small-scale LNG on the Montoir-de-Bretagne terminal.

  • Elengy starts training to support small-scale LNG development

    19 January 2015

    Elengy, a unit of GDF Suez, in collaboration with the certified training center “Energy Formation”, launched a training to support the development of small-scale LNG on the Montoir-de-Bretagne terminal.

  • 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.

  • Offshore Energy Today: 2014 in pictures

    25 December 2014

    Today, we bring you our top picks from the 2014 galleries; these include new vessel deliveries, jack-up rigs, offshore platform fires and offshore drilling protests.  1. Gallery: Fire on Alaska platform contained  In October, fire broke out on the Baker platform, in the Cook Inlet of Alaska.   2. Gallery: Two injured in protest against offshore drilling […]

  • 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;

  • Houston Ship Channel Reopens after Bunker Fuel Spill

    7 September 2016
    Business & Finance

    Vessel traffic returned to normal in the Houston Ship Channel at 3:31 pm on September 6 after it was closed earlier the same day due to a bunker fuel spill and fire aboard the 810-foot tanker Aframax River, according to the United States Coast Guard. It was reported that the vessel’s bunker tank was punctured and caught fire. The tanker was […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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.

  • 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 […]

  • Top News of the Week May 27- June 1, 2013

    2 June 2013
    Business & Finance

    Jascon 4 Capsizing Accident: Ten Bodies Recovered, One Missing and One Survivor Further to West African Ventures announcement of 29 May 2013 regarding the incident relating to their anchor handling tug Jascon 4, which sunk while on static tow of a tanker 15 Nm offshore Escravos, Nigeria on Sunday 26 May, the company report the […]

  • 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.

  • GPS Distress Beacons Save 12 in One Day

    13 August 2014

    The Australian Maritime Safety Authority responded to two separate maritime emergency beacon activations, resulting in the rescue of 12 people. Just after 3 pm AEST AMSA detected an emergency beacon registered to a five metre fishing vessel approximately 41km North East of Darwin near the Vernon Islands. AMSA tasked a Darwin-based Dornier 328 search and rescue aircraft to […]

  • 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

  • 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.

  • 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 […]

  • Ghana’s first deepwater OBN seismic survey entrusted to Norwegian firm

    26 August 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    Following the announcement about a deepwater ocean bottom node (OBN) contract in Angola from earlier today, Norway’s Shearwater GeoServices has now reported the award of Ghana’s first deepwater OBN seismic survey. The OBN seismic survey will cover the Jubilee and TEN fields operated by Tullow Oil, an independent energy company with operations in West Africa, […]