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  • 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.

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Indian player to receive LNG from Trafigura under multi-year deal

    11 August 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    Global commodity trading group Trafigura has signed a liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply agreement with the state-owned Indian Oil Corp (IOC).

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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.

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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.

  • Serica Energy brings UK firm with North Sea oil & gas assets into its fold

    22 July 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    UK-based upstream oil and gas player Serica Energy has wrapped up the acquisition of a compatriot player, Parkmead (E&P) Limited (PUK), from Parkmead Group, expanding its North Sea portfolio with two additional licenses on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS).

  • 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.

  • Marine carbon removal gains momentum with launch of new coalition

    22 August 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy, Transition

    A new coalition uniting private companies, non-profit organizations and academic institutions to support the “responsible” growth of marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR) has officially been launched. As disclosed, the Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal Coalition (mCDR Coalition), launched on August 21, will seek to inform and push forward research, support evidence-based policy engagements, and build relationships […]

  • 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. […]

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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 […]

  • 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.