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  • Arrow Energy: Dalby Gas Fired Power Station Keeps Temps Down (Australia)

    10 January 2013

    The Western Downs is keeping Queensland and NSW cool in this week’s heatwave conditions. Arrow Energy’s gas-fired Braemar 2 Power Station near Dalby powered tens of thousands of air conditioners through yesterday’s blistering heat, using Surat Basin coal seam gas (CSG). Feeding into the national electricity grid, the station generated a peak of 489 MW– […]

  • Fire on Ship Shoal 233 B Platform Creates Oil Sheen in Gulf of Mexico

    27 September 2012
    Business & Finance

    W&T Offshore, Inc. reports that at about 10:00 a.m. yesterday morning, a fire started on its Ship Shoal 233 B Platform and was subsequently extinguished at 11:35 a.m. This production processing facility, which is operated by the Company, is located approximately 30 miles south of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico, in 128 feet of […]

  • WSC, IMO Fire Back at Study Findings on Lack of Action on Climate Change

    25 October 2017
    Rules & Regulation

    The International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the World Shipping Council (WSC) have hit back at the accusations stemming from the recently published study by the InfluenceMap on the IMO’s approach to tackling carbon emissions from shipping. The report claims that the shipping industry has aggressively lobbied the UN to obstruct climate change action for shipping, “ensuring it remains […]

  • After missiles hit Black Sea platforms, reports indicate fire still burning

    23 June 2022
    Environment, Exploration & Production, Safety

    Following an alleged missile strike on three platforms in the Black Sea, satellite images indicate the fire is still burning at the site.

  • Top News of the Week September 1 – September 8, 2013

    8 September 2013
    Business & Finance

    Fire in Two Containers Aboard ‘Maersk Kampala’ Still Burning Maersk Line reported that the fire is still burning in two containers in the foremost bays on the Maersk Kampala’s deck. Maersk Kampala Fights with Fire in South of Suez Canal The Maersk Kampala, situated south of the Suez Canal, continues to fight a fire in […]

  • LNG exporters under fire from Australian watchdog over domestic supply

    20 September 2017

    Australia’s east coast liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporters have been criticised by the country’s competition watchdog for not doing enough to help counter domestic gas supply shortages. The government announced earlier this year a domestic mechanism under which it could restrict LNG exports, in a bid to ease domestic shortages which have been pushing prices […]

  • Investigation reveals cause of fire incident on world’s 1st LH2 carrier Suiso Frontier

    2 February 2023
    Authorities & Government, Green Marine, Regulation & Policy, Safety, Vessels

    Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ABTS) has concluded the investigation of a fire incident onboard the world’s first LH2 carrier Suiso Frontier that took place on 25 January 2022 on its maiden voyage. The ABTS’ investigation has found that the failure of an incorrectly-fitted electrical solenoid valve led to the brief propagation of flame from a liquified […]

  • UPDATE: Fire-stricken Fremantle Highway taken under tow, arrives at temporary anchorage

    31 July 2023
    Green Marine, Safety, Vessels

    Towing of the Fremantle Highway, a pure car and truck carrier which has been burning off the Dutch coast for days, has been finally launched. The car carrier was taken under tow on Sunday afternoon as the smoke from the vessel subsided considerably, Rijkswaterstaat, a government agency overseeing water management, transportation infrastructure, and environmental protection […]

  • Boskalis competitor Jan de Nul says its mega dredger damaged by fire

    7 January 2008

    Jan de Nul, a non-listed competitor of Dutch dredger Boskalis Westminster NV, says that its Vasco da Gama dredger, one of the biggest in the world, has been damaged by fire, adding that it could take up to four months before the vessel is back in action.

  • UK firm makes a play for Angolan block with multiple oil & gas discoveries and prospects

    5 September 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production

    UK-headquartered and AIM-listed upstream oil and gas company Afentra has taken steps to secure its first offshore operatorship by expanding its portfolio with another block adjacent to its existing assets off the coast of Angola.

  • Commercial operation starts at LNG-fired power station Anegasaki new unit 3

    2 August 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders

    Japan’s Anegasaki thermal power station new unit 3, which energy company JERA has been replacing through its subsidiary JERA Power Anegasaki, has begun commercial operation on 1 August. As a result, all of the units from 1 to 3 in Anegasaki station have commenced commercial operations. New unit 3 is an LNG-fired power station that […]

  • Perenco acquires Petrobras’ hibernated assets, sets revival strategy

    5 August 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    The Brazilian subsidiary of Anglo-French oil and gas player Perenco has finalized the acquisition of two concessions located in shallow waters in the Campos Basin from Brazil’s state-owned oil and gas giant Petrobras.

  • MHI, Keppel, DNV agree to explore adoption of ammonia-fired gas turbine in Singapore

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

    Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), Keppel New Energy and DNV have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for a strategic collaboration to explore the feasibility and implementation of an ammonia-fired gas turbine on Jurong Island, Singapore. Under the MoU, the three companies will work together to perform a high-level quantitative risk assessment (QRA) to explore the […]

  • MOL of Japan Conducts Table Top Drill on Grounding, Fire Involving LNG Tanker

    11 April 2012

    Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines 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 Mereyain Tsugaru Strait, resulting in the vessel running aground. The 1st Regional Coast Guard Headquarters also cooperated in the drill, one of a regular series of […]

  • USA: Jensen Maritime Designs Fastest Response Fire and Rescue Boat on Oregon’s Columbia River

    29 July 2011

    Jensen Maritime Consultants, Inc., a Crowley company, has been chosen to design the fastest response fire and rescue boat on Oregon’s Columbia River to increase the City of Portland’s Fire & Rescue (PF&R) response capabilities on water. The addition of this high-speed boat to the City’s response fleet – which up until now has consisted […]

  • A boat worth more than £1m has sunk after it caught fire at Preston Docks

    24 June 2007

    A boat worth more than £1m has sunk after it caught fire at Preston Docks. The Ocean Quest boat, which had been built by a group of local people over three-and-a-half years, caught fire late on Sunday night.

  • eCap Mobility wins DNV GL AiP for maritime application of Re-Fire fuel cells

    18 June 2020
    Certification & Classification, Technology

    Classification society DNV GL has granted an Approval in Principle (AiP) for a concept of maritime Re-Fire fuel cell application, jointly developed by electric mobility solutions provider eCap and fuel cell technology developer Re-Fire Technology. The partnership was launched back in 2019 as the two companies decided to combine the technical and economic know-how for […]

  • BSEE, Coast Guard Continue Response Coordination for Loss of Well Control Incident and Rig Fire

    25 July 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) and the U.S. Coast Guard are continuing to oversee Walter Oil & Gas Corporation’s response efforts to secure the natural gas well and extinguish the subsequent fire that started after the operator’s loss of well control Tuesday. Both BSEE and Coast Guard conducted multiple overflights to supplement […]

  • GALLERY: No oil spill risk from fire-stricken supertanker, Sri Lanka Navy says

    4 September 2020
    Authorities & Government, Environment, Safety, Vessels

    Spreading of the deadly fire on board the Panama-flagged oil tanker MT New Diamond, which erupted on September 3, has been controlled, according to the Sri Lanka Navy, posing no risk of oil leakage from the vessel. The fire broke out after an explosion of a boiler in the main engine room of MT New […]

  • ‘Profitable’ discoveries on the cards: 20 firms keen on exploring Norway’s oil & gas potential

    4 September 2025
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Regulation & Policy

    As countries work on strengthening their energy security with more oil and gas, 20 companies have shown interest in production licenses offered as part of the award in pre-defined areas 2025 (APA 2025) licensing round related to further hydrocarbon exploration activity on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS).

  • Fourth Tug on Its Way to Yantian Express

    15 January 2019
    Business & Finance

    The third ocean-going tug arrived today to join fire-fighting activities involving burning containership Yantian Express.

  • With fire ‘greatly diminished,’ probe into oil tanker–cargo ship North Sea allision ongoing

    12 March 2025
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Regulation & Policy, Safety, Vessels

    A collision between a U.S.-flagged oil/product tanker and a Portuguese container ship in the North Sea, north of England, put both vessels on fire, which has since been brought under control.

  • Two majors team up on low-CO2 tech for gas-fired power generation

    10 March 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders, Technology

    U.S.-headquartered energy technology giant Baker Hughes and Australia’s energy major Woodside Energy have signed a technology development agreement (TDA) to jointly work on a lower carbon power generation solution using a platform designed for oil and gas, heavy industries, and other smaller scale applications.

  • Starting shot fired for work on RWE’s first own offshore installation ship (Germany)

    9 September 2010
    Research & Development, Technology

    After successful completion of the detailed planning, construction has begun of RWE’s first own offshore installation ship with today’s steel cutting ceremony at the Korean shipyard of Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. Ltd. The first steel sections of the 100 metre long and 40 metre wide ship were cut to size under the eyes […]

  • South Korea: SK E&S fires up Paju LNG power plant

    3 February 2017

    SK E&S unit, Paju Energy Service, has started commercial operation of its 1,800 MW LNG power plant at Bongam-ri, Paju-eup, Gyeonggi Province, Korea.