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Video: Chevron’s Wheatstone project on track for first LNG mid-2017
Chevron-led 8.9 mtpa Wheatstone LNG project west of Onslow, Australia, continues to progress.
MDT International Launches Decommissioning Training Courses
MDT International, a global training provider to the oil and gas industry, has entered into a strategic partnership to help energy businesses plan for decommissioning. The company will work with two decommissioning consultancies, Strategic Decom and Well Decom, to prepare companies for the safe, eff
India’s Greatship delivers platform supply vessel to buyer
Greatship India Limited (GIL), a subsidiary of Great Eastern Shipping, has sold and delivered its Greatship Disha platform supply vessel to its buyers. To remind, GIL entered into an agreement at the end of January to sell the vessel to an unknown buyer. As with the buyer, the financial details were
Canada’s LNG imports hit all-time low
Canada’s imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) reached an all-time low last year since the country started importing the chilled fuel in 2009, according to the National Energy Board. Canada imported only four LNG cargoes in 2016, equivalent to about 329 million cubic meters (11.6 Bcf), the NEB data
ICS, ESPO against Inclusion of Shipping in EU ETS
After the European Parliament voted to include CO2 emissions from shipping in the EU Emission Trading Scheme (ETS), the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) voiced their opposition to the move. Along with the inclusion of shipping in the ETS, the par
ECN Launches LiDAR Calibration Facility
ECN has opened its LiDAR Calibration Facility for quick and efficient calibrations of ground-based LiDARs, nacelle LiDARs, as well as SoDARs (Sound Detection and Ranging). The facility is situated at ECN’s wind turbine test site.
Siem Helix 2 Arrives at Huisman Facility for Outfitting
Huisman Equipment has welcomed Siem Helix 2 vessel to its Schiedam facility in the Netherlands. The second well intervention vessel built for Siem Offshore will be outfitted with a Huisman well intervention tower during its stay at Schiedam, Huisman informed through social media. Siem Helix 2 is a s
India awards eight offshore blocks under 2016 bid round
India’s Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the award of operatorship for a total of 31 onshore and offshore oil and gas blocks. The Cabinet said on Wednesday that the blocks consist of small oil and gas fields discovered by the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and Oil India Lim
OPEC could extend or deepen supply cut if oil glut persists: sources
By Rania El Gamal RIYADH (Reuters) – OPEC could extend its oil supply-reduction pact with non-members or even apply deeper cuts from July if global crude inventories fail to drop to a targeted level, OPEC sources said. The group, together with Russia and other non-OPEC oil producers, agreed late las
Port of Barcelona Raises Concerns over Port Reform Impact
The Port of Barcelona has expressed concerns over the ongoing situation related to the recently announced plan by the Spanish government to reform the port system. Earlier, Inigo de la Serna, the Spanish Minister of Public Works, said he will launch a decree issued by the European Union Court of Jus
Update: APL Austria’s Fire Extinguished, Inspection Begins
The fire that raged for days on board the APL Austria docked at the port of Ngqurha near Port Elizabeth has finally been extinguished, according to the latest update from the South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA). “The good news is that the fire on board is completely extinguished and port
Ocean Yield, Ezra in new ‘Lewek Connector’ charter
Ocean Yield will charter its Lewek Connector subsea vessel to Singapore’s Ezra, under newly agreed terms. The move comes just a few days after the owner had terminated the charter for the vessel it had with Ezra’s cash-strapped subsidiary Emas AMC. For background, Emas AMC in December 2016, requeste
The 2017 Offshore Wind Market in the USA
By Charles Hill, Renewables Consultant at Pangea Resourcing An important milestone in the development of renewable energy in the United States was reached in December 2016 as the $300m Block Island Wind Farm, the country’s first operational offshore wind farm, began feeding energy into the New Engla
PNG LNG gets resource boost
ExxonMobil PNG, a unit of the US-based energy giant and operator of the Papua New Guinea LNG joint venture, said Thursday it has added 2.3 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) to the existing LNG project fields’ resource base. The resource addition follows an independent review by Netherland Sewell Associates.