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UK: Forties pipeline sale talks spark call for urgent gov’t inquiry
Following news that BP was in talks with the petrochemical company Ineos over the sale of the Forties oil pipeline in the UK sector of the North Sea, UK’s trade union Unite has responded with demands for urgent government inquiry. BP confirmed on Friday it was in talks with Ineos for the sale of the
BNEF: 237MW of Floating Offshore Wind by 2020
The world could see as much as 237MW of floating offshore wind capacity installed by 2020, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF).
PHOTO: Ultra Deep Lays Keel for DSCV Andy Warhol
Singapore based Ultra Deep Solutions (UDS) has held a keel laying ceremony for the multipurpose diving support and construction vessel ‘Andy Warhol’ at Wuchang Shipbuilding’s yard in China. The DP2 vessel, of MT6023 design, will be equipped with an 18-men diving system for operations down to 300 met
WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff to Verify Subsea Cables for UK-Norway Link
WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff has been contracted by National Grid North Sea Link to provide cable manufacturing quality and inspection services on the EUR 2 billion interconnector between Norway and UK. National Grid North Sea Link and Statnett are working together on the construction of a 1400 MW subse
India boosts February LNG imports
India’s imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) rose 19.2 percent in February as compared to the same month a year ago. India imported 2.13 billion cubic meters or about 1.57 million mt of LNG in February, as compared to 1.78 Bcm in the same month in 2016, according to the data from oil ministry’s Pe
BP working to restore power at Clair platform after outage
British oil major BP is working on restoring power at its North Sea platform following an outage over the weekend. A BP spokesperson confirmed to Offshore Energy Today that there was a power outage on the Clair platform at approximately 5.45am on Saturday. This resulted in a partial down man of non-
Auditor casts ‘significant doubt’ on Nam Cheong’s future
Singapore-listed vessel builder Nam Cheong might not have a very bright future. This is according to the company’s independent auditors. BDO LLP, the auditor, reviewed Nam Cheong financial results for the year ended December 31, 2016. The auditor said: “We draw attention to Note 4 in the financial s
South Korea’s Kogas testing Samcheok LNG tanks
South Korea’s Kogas said Monday that it started the commissioning process of three liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage tanks at its Samcheok receiving terminal located some 290 kilometers east of Seoul. The first of the three 270,000-cbm Samcheok LNG storage tanks is expected to enter into commercia
AWEA: Offshore Wind to Boost NC Economy
After Avangrid Renewables, which recently built North Carolina’s first onshore wind farm, won the rights to develop an offshore wind project off Kitty Hawk for more than USD 9 million, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) hailed the potential effect of the offshore wind industry on the state’
AWEA: Offshore Wind to Boost NC Economy
After Avangrid Renewables, which recently built North Carolina’s first onshore wind farm, won the rights to develop an offshore wind project off Kitty Hawk for more than USD 9 million, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) hailed the potential effect of the offshore wind industry on the state’
Gallery: 1000th Neopanamax Transits Expanded Panama Canal
Less than nine months after the inauguration of the Expanded Panama Canal, the waterway has welcomed the 1,000th transit of a Neopanamax vessel. MSC Anzu, a 8,800 TEU containership owned by Swiss Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), made the 1,000th transit on March 19, heading northbound from the
LNG Limited: Termpol review of Bear Head LNG completed
Perth-based Liquefied Natural Gas Limited said that Transport Canada’s Termpol review committee completed the review of Bear Head LNG’s marine terminal systems and transshipment sites.
Offshore safety body checks Repsol’s emergency preparedness at Gyda
Norwegian offshore safety body, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has found four improvement points during its audit of Repsol’s emergency preparedness and the helideck at the Gyda platform in the North Sea off Norway. The Gyda field is located in the southern North Sea between Ula and Ekofisk.
OGA joins cross-border project to explore Southern North Sea potential
UK’s Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has joined the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) on the on-going Hypo-Lias project to explore hydrocarbon potential of Jurassic rock formations across the Southern North Sea (SNS). OGA said on Monday that the project, executed as part of