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• SHI Lays Keel for World’s First FLNG Project

  8 May 2013

  Samsung Heavy Industries and Shell have laid the keel for Prelude FLNG, the world’s first floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) project. When complete, Prelude is expected to be the largest offshore floating facility ever built. The hull will now be assembled in the dry dock, before the turret and the topsides are fitted at SHI’s […]

• New mines and petroleum minister for Western Australia

  29 March 2016

  The West Australian government has appointed a new Minister for Mines and Petroleum in a cabinet reshuffle. Sean L’Estrange has been appointed as WA’s new Minister for Mines and Petroleum replacing Bill Marmion who has been appointed Minister for State Development, Premier Colin Barnett announced in a statement on Tuesday. West Australia is home to some […]

• Shell launches SAR helicopter service in Australia

  7 July 2014

  Business & Finance, Equipment

  Shell Australia has launched a dedicated search and rescue (SAR) helicopter service to support the offshore oil and gas industry in the Kimberley – the first of its kind in Australia. The EC225 SAR helicopter is based at the Broome International Airport and is operated by CHC. It is supported by a dedicated team of […]

• Wind-powered VLGC design greenlit by LR

  

  11 September 2025

  Certification & Classification, Infrastructure, Regulation & Policy, Vessels

  UK classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded approval in principle (AiP) to South Korean shipbuilder HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for a new very large gas carrier (VLGC) design that features a forward accommodation block and integration of wind-assisted propulsion systems (WAPS).

• Top Stories of the Week (Oct 21 – Oct 26, 2013)

  27 October 2013

  Fincantieri Wins New Customer in Ultra-Luxury Cruising Fincantieri, the world leader in cruise ship construction, and Seabourn, a Carnival Corporation & plc brand, have signed a letter of intent for a new ultra-luxury cruise ship. NDSQ to Build Seven Vessels Qatar’s premier marine company Nakilat has secured vessel building and operations contracts for the Port […]

• Ophir Energy to make Block R FID in 2015. FLNG deal looming

  20 March 2014

  Business & Finance, Infrastructure

  Ophir Energy is pressing ahead with FLNG development of its natural gas field in Equatorial Guinea. The company today revealed that it expects to make the Final Investment Decision for the development of its Block R, offshore E. Guinea, in 2015. Ophir has an 80% operated interest in Block R to the west of Bioko […]

• Indonesian regulator says Inpex to postpone Abadi LNG project

  17 March 2016

  Japan’s Inpex will delay the development of its multi-billion Abadi LNG project in Indonesia by at least two years, the Indonesian energy regulator SKK Migas said on Wednesday. According to Amien Sunaryadi, Chairman of  SKK Migas, Inpex notified the regulator that it plans to downsize its workforce in Indonesia of around 400 by at least 40 […]

• TechnipFMC’s Pilenko to retire in May 2019

  

  10 January 2019

  Business & Finance

  TechnipFMC has informed that its executive chairman Thierry Pilenko has decided to retire from the company’s board.

• Energy Minister Predicts Australia to Be Biggest LNG Exporter

  17 April 2013

  Federal Resources Minister Gary Gray has predicted Australia will be the biggest liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporter in the world within five years. Addressing the 17th International Conference on Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG 17) in Houston, Texas, Minister Gray said that with seven of the world’s twelve projects now under construction in Australia, he expects […]

• Top Stories of the Week (May 6 – May 11, 2013)

  12 May 2013

  Hyundai Heavy to Build World’s Largest Boxships for CSCL Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), the world’s biggest shipbuilder, today announced that the company has won a USD 700 million order for five 18,400 TEU containerships from China Shipping Container Lines (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. The world’s largest containerships will feature … NNS Secures Additional Funding for […]

• Shell gets approval for Bratwurst well offshore Australia

  

  16 May 2019

  Project & Tenders

  Shell has received an approval from Australian authorities for its environment plan to drill an exploration well in AC/P64 permit as part of the Bratwurst-1 drilling campaign offshore Western Australia. 

• Samsung Heavy confirms Egina FPSO sailaway

  2 November 2017

  Infrastructure, Project & Tenders

  As previously reported by Offshore Energy Today and now confirmed by the builder, the giant FPSO left the shipyard on Tuesday, October 31.

• Drydocks World Records High Customer Satisfaction Rating

  28 August 2013

  Drydocks World, one of the most renowned and prolific maritime service providers to the shipping, oil, gas and energy sectors announced an Overall Customer Satisfaction Rating of 96 percent received from their clients. The satisfaction questionnaire covers 29 distinct areas including Health, Safety & Environment, project management and administration, technical services, services from various trades […]

• Texas’ deepwater crude oil export port cleared for takeoff as US energy expansion continues

  

  18 September 2025

  Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Exploration & Production, Regulation & Policy

  Texas GulfLink, an affiliate of Dallas-based Sentinel, has received a permit from the U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its offshore deepwater crude oil export terminal near Freeport, Texas.

• BSM breaks new ground in FSRU management at Turkish LNG terminal

  

  18 September 2025

  Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

  Maritime services company Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) has assumed the technical management of a floating storage and regasification Unit (FSRU) operating in the Turkish Aegean Sea.

• Highlights of the Week

  24 January 2016

  Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

  Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (January 18 – January 24). Subsea 7’s pipelay vessel ‘Seven Waves’ is returning to the yard in the Netherlands for repairs after a fire on its lay assembly. The vessel was hired by Petrobras on a five-year charter […]

• South Korean duo sets out to promote domestic LNG bunkering business

  

  18 September 2025

  Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy

  South Korea’s trading company POSCO International has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Korea Southern Power to promote the domestic LNG bunkering business.

• LNGWN poll: Shell shareholders say yes, but what about BG?

  22 January 2016

  The shareholders of Royal Dutch Shell will vote in favour of the proposed Shell-BG combination, a poll conducted last week by LNG World News reveals.

• Vocus connects Ichthys, Prelude to North-West Cable System

  19 October 2017

  Equipment

  Vocus Group, an Australian telecommunications company, has connected its high-speed fiber-optic North-West Cable System (NWCS) to the Inpex-operated Ichthys LNG Project and Shell’s Prelude FLNG located off the northwest coast of Australia. Vocus said that the North-West Cable System, recently constructed by Vocus in partnership with Shell and INPEX, comprises 2,100 kilometers of submarine cable […]

• World’s first converted FLNG in milestone loading

  

  13 July 2020

  Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

  Golar’s Hilli Episeyo, world’s first converted FLNG vessel, has recently loaded its 40th cargo since the start of operations more than two years ago offshore Kribi, Cameroon. Bermuda-based shipowner Golar said the FLNG completed the milestone operation on June 18. Through these offtakes, the floating LNG producer has provided more than 2.5 million tonnes of […]

• Teekay gets rid of stake in Australian towage firm

  

  6 April 2018

  Business & Finance

  Kotug and Teekay have made a deal to re-shape KT Maritime Services Australia (KTM) from a 50/50 joint venture to a full subsidiary of the Kotug group.

• Petronas’ PFLNG Satu produces first LNG offshore Malaysia

  9 December 2016

  Vessels

  Petronas’ first floating LNG facility, the PFLNG Satu, has produced first drop of the chilled fuel from the Kanowit gas field offshore Sarawak, Malaysia. Designed to last up to 20 years without dry-docking, the 365-meter long PFLNG Satu is expected to be able to produce 1.2 million tonnes of LNG per year. “The operational milestone marks […]

• LNG giant Shell says Australian oil and gas tax review threatens new investments

  20 February 2017

  Energy conglomerate and the world’s largest LNG company, Shell has voiced its concerns regarding Australia’s proposed oil and gas tax change. Australia, that is set to become the world’s largest LNG exporter, announced in November last year that it would review its petroleum taxes amid a plunge in oil and gas revenue and to collect […]

• Australia On Track to Become World’s Largest LNG Exporter

  

  14 August 2019

  Business & Finance

  Australia already exported more LNG than Qatar in November 2018 and April 2019.

• DW: global FLNG capex to hit $41.6 billion

  10 August 2016

  Despite challenging market conditions, global capital expenditure on FLNG facilities is forecast to total $41.6 billion over the 2016-2022 period, according to a report by Douglas-Westwood (DW). The protracted oil price downturn has impacted the sanctioning of capital intensive liquefaction units over the last 24 months. However, the need to move towards cleaner sources of […]