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  • NIGC to fire up seven gas pressure boosters by March 2016

    23 February 2015

    The National Iranian Gas Company said it plans to launch seven gas pressure booster stations by the end of next Iranian calendar year (March 2016).

  • Increasing Offshore Wind Activity to Fire Up Specialist Vessel Demand

    14 November 2016

    Increased investment in the offshore wind sector could spur demand for specialist vessels, according to Clarksons Research.  Bigger turbines and wind farms to be built in deeper waters are likely to drive a need for new, larger wind turbine installation vessels (WTIVs), after investment in WTIVs reached its peak in 2010 with 13 contracted units. However, the requirement for installation jack-ups […]

  • JERA and Aboitiz Power team up for ammonia co-firing study in Philippines

    13 February 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development

    Japan’s energy company JERA has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Philippines’ Aboitiz Power Corporation, a subsidiary of a conglomerate group Aboitiz Equity Ventures, to commence a joint study on ammonia co-firing for the decarbonisation of Aboitiz Power’s business. More specifically, under the MoU, the companies will study the feasibility of ammonia co-firing […]

  • Two Workers Missing, Rig Partially Collapsed in Fire Incident Offshore Nigeria

    18 January 2012
    Business & Finance

    Chevron Corporation said that an extensive search and rescue effort continues for two contractors who remain missing after a fire aboard the K.S. Endeavor, a drilling rig offshore Nigeria operated by FODE Drilling Nigeria Limited. “While Chevron s highest priority remains the rescue of the missing contractors, the company continues to devote the necessary resources […]

  • EDF to lead consortium developing Vietnamese gas-fired power plant

    29 March 2018

    France’s EDF has been selected by the Vietnamese government to lead the international consortium in charge of an LNG-fueled power plant project at Son My in Vietnam. 

  • Oil platform off Trinidad back online following shutdown caused by fire

    20 April 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders, Safety

    UK-headquartered oil and gas exploration and production company Trinity Exploration & Production has restarted production from one of its platforms at an oil field offshore Trinidad following a shutdown that was caused by a fire incident. Trinity revealed on 12 April that it had shut down production from its Bravo platform at the Trintes field, offshore […]

  • Petrobras fires up second module at Santos Basin gas processing complex

    6 May 2025
    Business Developments & Projects

    The second module of the natural gas processing unit (UPGN) in metropolitan Rio de Janeiro, operated by Brazil’s state-owned energy giant Petrobras, has started commercial operation.

  • VIDEO: Engine Room Fire Leaves Cruise Ship Drifting off Falklands

    19 November 2015
    Business & Finance

    The 10,000 tonne cruise ship Le Boreal, operated by French Compagnie du Ponant, suffered a major engine room fire on November 18 which left the ship drifting at sea and in danger of grounding on Cape Dolphin, East Falkland. The incident forced the master of Le Boreal to order evacuation of 347 passengers and crew. British forces based in the […]

  • X-Press feeder ship fire put out, Indian Coast Guard says

    30 September 2020
    Infrastructure, Safety, Vessels

    A fire that broke out onboard a Malta-flagged feeder vessel off the Indian coast earlier this week has been successfully extinguished, the Indian Coast Guard said.

  • Poyry wins contract for twelve gas fired power plant projects in Thailand

    12 March 2015

    Toyo Engineering Corporation has awarded Pöyry with engineering services assignments for nine 120 MW and three 130 MW gas fired combined cycle power plant projects in Thailand. The owner of the projects is Gulf MP Company, who has selected Toyo Engineering as EPC contractor. The Notice to Proceed (NTP) for the first project was issued on […]

  • Encana Re-Deploying Workers on Deep Panuke Following Fire Incident (Canada)

    30 January 2013

    Encana advised The Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board over the weekend of its intention to re-deploy construction personnel to the platform to resume construction activities.

  • Apply to Upgrade Fire & Gas Detection Systems on Gullfaks B and C (Norway)

    6 November 2012
    Business & Finance

    Apply has been awarded a contract from Statoil for upgrade of the fire and gas detection systems on the Statfjord B and C platforms in the North Sea. The contract includes upgrade and change-out of control systems, field instrumentation and cables on the platforms. Extended life of offshore installations results in an increasing requirement for […]

  • Two injured, one missing after drilling vessel catches fire off Malaysia

    17 April 2018
    Exploration & Production

    An offshore drilling vessel caught fire while operating in the South China Sea offshore Miri, Malaysia, early Tuesday morning.

  • Poyry wins contract for twelve gas fired power plant projects in Thailand

    12 March 2015

    Toyo Engineering Corporation has awarded Pöyry with engineering services assignments for nine 120 MW and three 130 MW gas fired combined cycle power plant projects in Thailand. The owner of the projects is Gulf MP Company, who has selected Toyo Engineering as EPC contractor. The Notice to Proceed (NTP) for the first project was issued on […]

  • Hong Kong-Flagged Asphalt Tanker Suffers Engine Room Fire off Nantucket

    9 October 2018
    Business & Finance

    Engine room fire disables Hong Kong-flagged asphalt tanker off Nantucket Island on October 5.

  • Fire on Korean Fishing Vessel Jeong Woo 2 in Ross Sea, Antarctic

    11 January 2012

      Two of the rescued crew members from the Jeong Woo 2 are believed to have extensive burn injuries and another five have less serious burns, the Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand (RCCNZ) says. Jeong Woo 2 is a 51m Korean fishing vessel in the Ross Sea, which caught fire about 2000 nautical miles (3704 […]

  • VIDEO: Salvor, Sri Lanka navy experts board fire-stricken New Diamond

    11 September 2020
    Environment, Safety, Vessels

    A team of experts from the Sri Lanka Navy and the salvage company hired by the owner of the fire-damaged supertanker New Diamond has boarded the vessel for the first time after several days of fighting a fire on board. The team is assessing the damage the ship suffered as a result of the fire, […]

  • MHI to study ammonia-fired power generation using gas turbines in Indonesia

    29 September 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Research & Development

    Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has signed an agreement with Indonesia’s Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) to conduct joint research and development of ammonia-fired power generation by gas turbine. The new research is a part of the partners’ ongoing initiative to look into a variety of clean energy solutions to help Indonesia achieve decarbonisation. It will apply […]

  • PHOTOS: Fire rages on German bulk carrier off Sweden with crew still onboard

    7 December 2021
    Vessels

    German bulk carrier Almirante Storni caught fire close to Vinga, an island in the archipelago of Gothenburg, Swedish Coast Guard reported.

  • Japan: MOL Completes Drill Based on Fire in LNG Carrier’s Engine Room

    11 April 2012
    Business & Finance

    Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. today announced the completion of a table top drill based on the scenario of a fire in the engine room of the MOL-operated LNG carrier Grand Mereya in Tsugaru Strait, resulting in the vessel running aground. The 1st Regional Coast Guard Headquarters also cooperated in the drill, one of a regular […]

  • Fire at Gulf of Mexico platform ends in fatality while multiple workers suffer injuries

    9 April 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Exploration & Production, Human Capital, Safety

    Pemex has confirmed a fire incident at one of its oil platforms in the Gulf of Mexico, which resulted in the death of one contractor.

  • Sembcorp inks MoU on Sakra power plant retrofitting with NH3-firing capabilities

    24 October 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy

    Singapore’s Sembcorp Industries, Japan’s IHI Corporation and U.S. GE Vernova’s Gas Power business have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly explore the potential retrofitting of Sembcorp’s Sakra power plant in Singapore with ammonia-firing capabilities. The project is expected to potentially assist Sembcorp in generating low-carbon energy from its existing power plant assets […]

  • Coal-fired generating station contract awarded to Aker Kvaerner / Siemens consortium

    30 January 2007

    Longview Power, LLC (“Longview”), a subsidiary of GenPower Holdings, L.P. has awarded Aker Kvaerner Songer, Inc. and Siemens Power Generation, Inc. acting as a consortium, a series of contracts for the engineering, supply of equipment and construction for the Longview project, a supercritical pulverized coal-fired generating facility in Monongalia County, West Virginia. Foster Wheeler North […]

  • Tokyo Gas, JXTG scrap plan for Kawasaki gas-fired plant expansion

    17 July 2017

    Japan’s biggest city gas supplier and LNG importer, Tokyo Gas and JXTG Nippon Oil & Energy Corp have cancelled a plan to build two additional natural gas-fired power units at their jointly operated Kawasaki power plant. The two companies submitted the plan back in 2015 to add the two generators with a capacity of 550 megawatts each […]

  • Boluda Towage bolsters presence in Strait of Gibraltar with Resolve Salvage and Fire acquisition

    13 February 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Green Marine, Vessels

    Boluda Towage, a subsidiary of Spain’s Boluda Corporación Marítima, has expanded its global operations with the acquisition of Resolve Salvage and Fire, solidifying its position in the Strait of Gibraltar. The move aims to enhance services and intervention capabilities for both companies. The addition of Resolve Salvage and Fire, owned by Resolve Marine Group, brings tugs Elliot, […]