Business Developments & Projects
MAN’s methanol ready 49/60DF engine passes TAT with flying colours
German engine manufacturing powerhouse MAN Energy Solutions revealed on Wednesday that its MAN 49/60DF engine has received its Type Approval after a five-day program on the testbed at the company’s HQ in Augsburg, Germany. The Type Approval Test (TAT) was witnessed by inspectors representing the ABS
Third Black Sea well goes on stream with fourth one days away from following suit
Trillion Energy has kicked off production from the third well in its 2022 – 2023 drilling campaign on a natural gas field in the Black Sea off Türkiye.
Aker Solutions ramps up green steel game with First Movers Coalition pledge
Norwegian oilfield services provider Aker Solutions has joined the First Movers Coalition (FMC), thereby committing to buying at least 10 per cent of its steel from low-emissions sources by 2030. By joining the decarbonizing coalition, Aker Solutions has committed to a frame agreement for steel purc
Transocean rigs find more work in Australia and Norway
Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has secured a new contract and an extension for two semi-submersible rigs in Australia and Norway.
Titan takes delivery of first of two small-scale LNG carriers from Seapeak
Low and zero-emission fuels supplier Titan has taken delivery of the first of a recently acquired set of two LNG carriers, the Titan Unikum. According to Titan, the carrier was delivered on 24 March in Gibraltar and then sailed to Vigo, Spain, to start the conversion into an LNG bunker vessel at Met
Mocean Energy picks preferred fabricator for wave energy devices
Scottish company Mocean Energy has selected TEXO Engineering & Fabrication (TEXO E&F) as its preferred fabrication, assembly and load-out contractor for the Blue Star and Blue Horizon wave energy converters.
Yangjian LNG terminal project reaches new milestone
LNG storage contractor TGE Gas Engineering has announced that the concrete pouring of the second layer of the central area of the dome of Tank 1 of the Guangdong Energy Yangjiang LNG terminal project was completed. This marks the completion of the concrete pouring of the dome of the two tanks of the
UK player mulls over more drilling ops in Dutch North Sea
Kistos is considering embarking on further drilling activities to boost output from its assets in the Dutch sector of the North Sea.
Ship design for NoGAPS ammonia-fueled gas carrier comes to light
Nordic Green Ammonia Powered Ships (NoGAPS) project consortium has revealed the initial ship design for the ammonia-fueled gas carrier M/S NoGAPS. The NoGAPS project brings together key players in the value chain, including Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping (MMMCZCS), Nordic Inn
Transocean rig spins the drill bit at TotalEnergies’ UK prospect
TotalEnergies has started drilling a prospect off the coast of the United Kingdom (UK), using one of Transocean’s semi-submersible rigs.
MEYER Group, DSC forge ties on sustainability projects
The MEYER Group, an international consortium specializing in cruise shipbuilding, and the Dutch Shiprepair company Damen Shiprepair & Conversion (DSC) have signed a joint cooperation agreement. Under the agreement, DSC will work with the recently established company MEYER RE, a subsidiary of the MEY
Samsung Heavy Industries taps GTT for tank design of FLNG unit
French LNG containment specialist GTT has received an order from its partner the South Korean shipyard Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) for the tank design of a new floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) unit, on behalf of an Asian company. GTT said that with a total storage capacity of 200,000 m3, the
Norway’s shipping investment company buys first stake in dive support vessel
Norwegian shipping investment company ADS Maritime Holding has acquired a 10 per cent stake in a 2017-built dive support vessel (DSV) developed for light subsea construction work and advanced dive support work. With the acquisition, ADS Maritime will act as commercial manager for the DSV Southern St
Wärtsilä to supply reliquefaction systems for eight LNG carriers
Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has secured a contract to supply reliquefaction systems for eight LNG carriers being built by Chinese shipbuilder Hudong-Zhonghua. According to Wärtsilä, the vessels will be owned by various leading global shipping companies and will be equipped with Wärtsilä Compac