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  • TenneT Picks ELA Containers for German Offshore Platforms

    24 July 2019
    Project & Tenders

    TenneT has awarded ELA Container Offshore with a framework contract for the supply of accommodation containers on four HVDC converter platforms in the German North Sea. Under the contract, the company will supply a minimum of 40 ELA Premium Plus containers. ELA Offshore is also in charge of providing all fire protection concepts, including the integration of escape […]

  • Robbers Board Bulk Carrier off Indonesia

    9 January 2017

    A bulk carrier was boarded by robbers on January 8, 2017, as five persons climbed aboard the ship which was in Indonesian Muara Berau Anchorage at the time of the incident, according to data provided by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Maritime Bureau (IMB). The robbers took a duty crewman hostage and tied him […]

  • Denmark: Health and Safety Lawyer to Warn about Offshore Wind Incidents

    3 December 2012

    Steven Brooker, a member of the Health & Safety Lawyers’ Association from Bond Pearce law firm, will speak at this week’s Offshore Wind Health and Safety summit in Copenhagen, where he will touch upon the risks within the complex offshore wind supply chain arrangements and advise on lessons learned from oil and gas sector. Mr. […]

  • Bechtel completes another segment at Cheniere’s Texas LNG plant

    12 August 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    U.S. energy player Cheniere Energy has achieved substantial completion of the second train of the development stage of its LNG facility located on the La Quinta Ship Channel, along the north shore of Corpus Christi Bay in Texas.

  • Sumitomo Heavy bags ClassNK AiP for methanol dual-fueled tanker design

    22 March 2021
    Certification & Classification, Environment, Innovation, Transition, Vessels

    Japanese shipbuilder Sumitomo Heavy Industries Marine & Engineering has secured an Approval in Principle (AiP) from ClassNK for the design of a methanol dual-fueled tanker. The classification society confirmed that the design was in compliance with the IMO’s “Interim Guidelines for the Safety of Ships using Methyl/Ethyl Alcohol as fuels” published in December 2020, and […]

  • Prysmian buys Massachusetts’s former coal power plant site to build offshore wind cable factory

    18 February 2022
    Business & Finance

    Italy-based subsea power cable supplier, Prysmian, has signed a purchase agreement with Commercial Development Company (CDC) for a site at Brayton Point in Somerset, Massachusetts, which housed a now-closed coal-fired power plant and will soon be home to a $200 million offshore wind cable factory. Prysmian said that finalisation of the plans for the US […]

  • One worker dies after Saipem pipe-layer blast in Caspian Sea

    14 May 2019

    One worker has died following last week’s fire on the Saipem-owned pipe-laying vessel which, at the time of the incident, was operating in the Caspian Sea offshore Azerbaijan.  In a statement sent to Offshore Energy Today on Tuesday, a spokesperson for Saipem said that “one person who has been in most critical condition has passed […]

  • Kongsberg Expands Offshore Engine Room Training Scope

    23 October 2013
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Kongsberg Maritime has introduced two new Diesel Electric models for its Engine Room Simulator, K-Sim Engine (previously Neptune). The DE88 Semi-Submersible Drilling Rig model, containing eight Wärtsilä 16V26 engines and eight thrusters, is already available, while the DE66 Drill Ship model, simulating full operation of six MAN 16V32/40 diesel generators powering six thrusters, will be […]

  • Kongsberg Presents New Simulator Diesel Electric Models for Engine Room Simulator

    23 October 2013
    Business & Finance

    Kongsberg Maritime has introduced two new Diesel Electric models for its Engine Room Simulator, K-Sim Engine (previously Neptune). The DE88 Semi-Submersible Drilling Rig model, containing eight Wärtsilä 16V26 engines and eight thrusters, is already available, while the DE66 Drill Ship model, simulating full operation of six MAN 16V32/40 diesel generators powering six thrusters, will be […]

  • PIRA: LNG contract price perceptions to fall

    29 January 2015

    NYC-based PIRA Energy Group reports that LNG marketers face a drop in the contract price perceptions.

  • EIA: Northeast and Mid-Atlantic Power Prices React to Winter Freeze and Natural Gas Constraints

    22 January 2014

    A record-setting bout of bitter cold weather swept down through the Midwest and across most of the country in early January. The Northeast region reacted with upward spikes in wholesale natural gas and power prices as generators and other customers struggled to procure natural gas supplies. In the Mid-Atlantic region, record-high winter peak demand along […]

  • Vopak grabs stake in Colombian LNG import facility

    12 September 2019

    Dutch tank storage company Vopak acquired 49 percent shareholding in Sociedad Portuaria el Cayao (SPEC) in Cartagena, Colombia, the country’s only LNG import facility operating since 2016. 

  • Statoil: Gas Leakage Investigation Concluded (Norway)

    16 February 2011

      Statoil’s internal investigation into the gas leakage on the Gullfaks B platform in the North Sea on 4 December 2010 has been concluded and the report presented to the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway. A pipeline was being replaced, following the completion of maintenance on a choke valve, when a gas leakage occurred in the […]

  • PIRA: LNG contract price perceptions to fall

    29 January 2015

    NYC-based PIRA Energy Group reports that LNG marketers face a drop in the contract price perceptions.

  • USACE, Manhattan to Host Workshop for Levee Feasibility Study (USA)

    8 April 2013
    Business & Finance

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the city of Manhattan are hosting a Public Workshop on April 17, 2013, in Manhattan, Kan., from 5:30 to 7:30 at the Manhattan Fire Station located at 2000 Denison Ave. The meeting offers the general public, agencies and stakeholders an opportunity to see and hear information about the […]

  • Port of Rotterdam: The Slufter Opens for PFAS Silt

    15 November 2019
    Business & Finance

    The Slufter, the depot for contaminated dredged material from the Port of Rotterdam, can now also accept dredged silt contaminated with PFAS – a group of over six thousand synthetic chemical substances that occur in non-stick coatings, paint, fire extinguisher foam, clothing and many other products. These substances are sometimes toxic, have very low degradability […]

  • Vyborg Shipyard to Host Keel Laying Ceremony for Icebreaker of Project 21900М, Russia

    8 October 2012

    Vyborg Shipyard JSC will, on October 17th 2012, hold official keel-laying ceremony for an icebreaker of project 21900М. State contracting authority is Federal Agency of Marine and River Transport, building owner – FSUE “Rosmorport”. Icebreaker project 21900М is a two-decker of unrestricted navigation with two full-revolving rudder propellers and bow thruster. Displacement about 10 000 […]

  • Incident on Board of Nakilat Tugboat TUG 53

    1 May 2012

    An incident involving a fire has occurred 25 nautical miles offshore on board of tugboat TUG 53. This incident occurred on the 29th of April 2012 at approximately 16:45. Unfortunately, this incident resulted in seven fatalities and four injuries, three of them have already been discharged from the hospital. The emergency response team responded immediately […]

  • GCT Closes Deltaport Terminal amid Hazmat Incident

    18 July 2017
    Business & Finance

    Canada’s port operator Global Container Terminals (GCT) suspended gate operations at its Deltaport terminal on Monday amid a potentially hazardous material coming from a container. “GCT Deltaport gate operations are shut down due to terminal incident. We will advise once operations resume,” the port operator said in a tweet. A worker had reportedly detected an […]

  • USCG Medevacs Crewman from LNG Carrier off Oahu

    15 January 2018

    A crewman in need of medical assistance was medevaced from an LNG carrier some 13 miles south of Oahu on January 13.

  • PSA Conducts Audit of Teekay Petrojarl Knarr FPSO

    24 May 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    From 20 March – 11 April 2013, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of Teekay Petrojarl (TKPJ) and the company’s design and construction of Knarr FPSO. The activity covered the areas of process, technical safety, barrier and maintenance management. Objective The objective of the audit was to verify that the measures […]

  • PSA Audits Premier Oil’s Bream Development Project

    15 July 2014
    Business & Finance

    On 29 April 2014, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of Premier Oil’s management of the early phase of the Bream project prior to the plan for development and operation (PDO). Objective The objective of a pre-PDO audit is to monitor that the operator’s plans and decisions in the early phase […]

  • Keppel Nantong lays keels for two OSVs

    10 October 2014
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Keppel Nantong Shipyard in China this month held the simultaneous laying of the keels of two offshore supply vessels of the MTD R277 project. The vessels are being built under the survey of Russian Maritime Register of Shipping. The customer is the Russia’s oil company Lukoil, and operation of the ships on a long-term charter […]

  • China: Tidewater Marine Receives AHTS-BOYD TIDE YX3133

    22 August 2011
    Business & Finance

    69.9m AHTS-BOYD TIDE YX3133 built by Yuexin Shipbuilding Company for Tidewater Marine has been delivered successfully, The vessel was built strictly based on the requirements of owner, ABS, and IMO. With protective double shells, water and oil are separated to prevent the environmental pollution. With 8200 horse power, YX 3133 is equipped with GE main […]

  • Sulfur Dioxide Leak Briefly Closes Houston Ship Channel

    26 July 2016
    Business & Finance

    The Houston Ship Channel reopened on Monday afternoon following a brief closure due to a sulfur dioxide release and shelter in place in Galena Park, according to the United States Coast Guard. At about 3:30 p.m., the Coast Guard Vessel Traffic Service received notification from Harris County Office of Emergency Management personnel that a shelter in […]