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  • Fire-stricken New Diamond taken under tow as narrow diesel patch emerges near the ship

    9 September 2020
    Environment, Vessels

    The Sri Lanka Navy has managed to extinguish the reignited fire on board MT New Diamond, and the tanker is now being towed further away towards safe waters by a tug, the navy said in an update.  The distressed oil tanker is currently about 37 nautical miles off Sangamankanda Point. A narrow diesel oil patch […]

  • MOL invests in US firm developing commercial-scale fusion reactor

    2 September 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Innovation

    As part of a consortium of 12 Japanese companies, Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has invested in Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS), a US-based fusion energy company.

  • Black smoke billows out as fire burns at oil tanker off Germany’s Baltic Sea coast

    11 October 2024
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Regulation & Policy, Safety, Vessels

    A seven-member crew has been evacuated and taken ashore after a fire broke out in the engine room of an oil tanker off the coast of Germany, however, efforts continue to put out the blaze.

  • Storage Tank Ablaze near Port of Santos, Brazil

    3 April 2015
    Business & Finance

    A fire broke out on Thursday, April 2nd at Latin America’s largest fuel tank storage facility run by Ultracargo located near the port of Santos, Brazil. The firefighters evacuated the area and there were no victims reported, the company informed. “It is too early to say what caused the fire, which was limited to four tanks,” the company added. […]

  • Industry reacts: Starting gun fired for tidal to establish itself in the UK’s energy mix

    25 November 2021
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Equipment, Innovation, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Technology, Transition, Vision

    The UK’s tidal energy industry has welcomed the government announcement of ring-fenced funding for tidal stream energy, deeming the move as ‘absolutely pivotal’ for reinstating the industry on its journey to large-scale power generation in the UK.

  • Eni fires up third production unit at Egypt’s giant Zohr gas field

    11 May 2018

    Italian energy giant Eni has brought up the third production unit (T-2) at its Zohr gas field in the Mediterranean Sea offshore Egypt. This will increase installed capacity to 1.2 bcfd, Eni said on Thursday. Zohr is now producing 1.1 bcfd in ramp-up, equivalent to approximately 200 thousand boed, of which 75,000 boed net to Eni […]

  • Oil & gas operator determined to find root cause of fatal fire incident on offshore platform

    1 April 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Safety

    Perenco has taken steps to get to the bottom of a fire incident, which took place at its offshore platform located off the coast of Gabon.

  • Russia: Coast Guard Patrol Ship Ural Being Repaired at Murmansk Shipyard Catches Fire

    9 February 2012

    On February 7th fire occurred on Coast Guard patrol ship Ural being repaired in floating dock of Murmansk Shipyard. Duty officer of Murmansk EMERCOM Dept received a fire signal at 10 am. Several fire trucks were dispatched to neutralize the fire; it was completely extinguished at 3.30 pm, press service of Murmansk EMERCOM told Central […]

  • iContainers: Shipping Industry Needs to Tackle Misdeclared Cargo in 2020

    15 January 2020
    Business & Finance

    Onboard fires caused by misdeclared cargoes is a growing issue that needs to be addressed this year, iContaines says.

  • Petrobras fires the starting gun on bid battle for two new Brazil-bound FPSOs

    2 December 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    Petrobras has kicked off a new procurement process to secure two more floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessels, which will be deployed in the Sergipe Alagoas Basin off the coast of Brazil.

  • Carbon capture and storage projects and U.S. debt ceiling deal come under fire

    2 June 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Transition

    Earthjustice sees CCS as a lifeline that the fossil fuels industry can grab to extend the oil and gas industry’s reign on the energy throne.

  • Raytheon and BAE Systems Successfully Test Fire DDG 1000 MK57 Vertical Launching System

    11 February 2007

    Raytheon Company’s (NYSE: RTN) Integrated Defense Systems and BAE Systems have successfully completed a restrained test firing of a Standard Missile-2 BLK IV MK72 rocket booster on the new MK57 Vertical Launching System missile launcher.

  • Aker Solutions Successfully Completes Major Gas Fired Power Project for TransCanada in North America

    22 November 2010

    Aker Solutions’ subsidiary Aker Construction Canada Ltd, with its joint venture partner, Burns & McDonnell Canada Ltd, has successfully completed the engineering, procurement and construction of the Halton Hills Generating Facility for TransCanada Energy Ltd. (TransCanada). Located in Ontario, Canada, this generating facility is part of the Ontario Power Authority (OPA) initiative to help meet […]

  • Hapag-Lloyd Looking for Terminal to Offload Intact Yantian Boxes

    6 March 2019
    Business & Finance

    Hapag-Lloyd is searching for a terminal to offload undamaged containers from the fire-stricken Yantian Express.

  • Elengy says its two LNG terminals back online after fire at Fos-sur-Mer

    11 August 2016

    France’s Elengy, a unit of Engie, said Thursday its two LNG terminals in Fos-sur-Mer have restarted operations after a large fire ravaged land around the industrial zone located about 40km north-west of Marseille. Multiple wild fires whipped by high winds broke out near Marseille in southern France on Wednesday scorching thousands of hectares of land, burning […]

  • Tullow offloads assets in Kenya after Gabon divestment, adding millions to its balance sheet

    25 September 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    UK-headquartered Tullow Oil, an independent energy company with operations in West Africa, has wrapped up the sale of its portfolio in Kenya just months after disposing of its non-core assets in Gabon. These two divestments are expected to generate multimillion-dollar cash proceeds, strengthening the firm’s balance sheet in 2025.

  • Novatek to fire up Yamal LNG Trains 2, 3 ahead of schedule, CEO says

    11 August 2017

    Novatek plans to start producing liquefied natural gas at the second and third train of its giant Yamal LNG plant in the Russian Arctic ahead of schedule, according to Leonid Mikhelson, chief executive and co-owner of Novatek. Russia’s largest independent natural gas producer has already started commissioning activities on the first liquefaction unit at its […]

  • Australia: Gorgon Project Safety Under Fire After Near Sinking off Barrow Island

    10 February 2011
    Business & Finance

      Unions are up in arms after yet another safety incident on the $43billion dollar Gorgon project, which could well have ended in tragedy. On Sunday, February 6, the multi-cat vessel Boskalis BKM 102 was working on the Gorgon Project off Barrow Island at 9.30pm when it ran over the dredge anchor, ripping open its […]

  • Chemical Cargo Ignites aboard Boxship in Thailand Port

    27 May 2019
    Business & Finance

    Initial reports suggested that the fire broke out in cargo containing the chemical calcium hypochlorite.

  • EIA: US natural gas-fired generating capacity likely to rise over next 2 years

    30 January 2017

    The U.S. electricity industry is planning to increase natural gas-fired generating capacity by 11.2 gigawatts (GW) in 2017 and 25.4 GW in 2018, according to the Energy Information Administration. If these plants come online as planned, annual net additions in natural gas capacity would be at their highest levels since 2005, the agency said in a […]

  • PT PLN invites prequalification for LNG supply

    9 March 2015

    PT PLN (Persero) issued an invitation for prequalification for LNG supply for distributed gas power plants in the central region of Indonesia.

  • PT PLN invites prequalification for LNG supply

    9 March 2015

    PT PLN (Persero) issued an invitation for prequalification for LNG supply for distributed gas power plants in the central region of Indonesia.

  • Shell and African country push back after court halts offshore drilling plans

    8 September 2025
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Exploration & Production, Regulation & Policy, Transition

    In the aftermath of the Western Cape High Court’s decision to scrap environmental authorization for oil and gas offshore drilling activities, which two energy giants, France’s TotalEnergies and the UK-based Shell, planned to undertake in Block 5/6/7, along South Africa’s southwest coast, Shell and the state have opted to continue the legal battle by challenging the court’s ruling.

  • Philippines: Passengers Jump from Burning Ferry to Escape Flames

    17 August 2015

    A fire broke out on board a passenger ferry MV Wonderful Stars on Saturday, while the ferry was docked at the port of Ormoc in Leyte province, central Philippines. The ferry, operated by Cebu-based shipping line Roble Shipping, was carrying 544 passengers at the time, who were all evacuated from the vessel as the fire engulfed the ship forcing some […]

  • Maersk Honam Completes Cargo Discharging at Jebel Ali

    1 June 2018
    Business & Finance

    Maersk Honam completed cargo discharge operations; first containers released for onward transport.