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Petrobras hits oil and gas production records in 2016
Brazil’s state-controlled oil and gas company, Petrobras, hit a number of oil and gas production records during 2016.
Xcite shareholders have nothing to be excited about
Xcite Energy Limited, an oil company under liquidation, is set to leave its shareholders with nothing
Crew Kidnappings Reach Decade High in 2016
More crew were kidnapped at sea in 2016 than in any of the previous 10 years, despite global piracy reaching its lowest levels since 1998, according to the ICC International Maritime Bureau’s (IMB) annual piracy report. In its 2016 report, IMB recorded 191 incidents of piracy and armed robbery on th
Major US Retail Ports Busy During Holidays
Imports at the major US retail container ports saw a larger than expected increase during the industry’s busy holiday season, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and consulting firm Hackett Associates. Ports covered by Global Port Trac
Norway sets new record in gas exports
A new record for gas exports from Norway was set in 2016, according to a report by the Norwegian state-owned gas pipelines operator Gassco. Gassco said on Tuesday that, in 2016, 108.56 billion standard cubic meters (scm) were delivered within Gassco’s operatorship to Germany, Belgium, France, and th
UK’s South Hook LNG terminal plans 5-day outage
The UK’s South Hook LNG terminal on the shores of Milford Haven waterway will conduct a five-day outage next week. The outage for planned terminal works will start at 0800 GMT on January 16 and end at 1800 GMT on January 20, South Hook LNG Terminal, the operator of the facility said on its website.
Navig8 Gauntlet Joins Alpha8 Pool
Petroleum products shipping specialist Navig8 Product Tankers has taken delivery of the Navig8 Gauntlet, a 113,000 DWT LR2 tanker from China’s Guangzhou Shipyard International Company Limited (GSI). The Navig8 Gauntlet is the sixth of eight vessels contracted at GSI to be delivered to the company an
Spotted: Single-Largest Vehicle Discharge at Port of Tacoma
Over the next two days, the Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) will unload more than 4,800 vehicles off Glovis Composer, a roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) vessel. The ship arrived from Korea and berthed at Terminal 7 in Tacoma. “During this call, the South Harbor will receive 4,818 vehicles in addition to si
South Pars pipeline leak ‘under control’
A pipeline carrying gas from Iran’s South Pars offshore field has reportedly been damaged. The pipeline is a part of South Pars Phases 15 and 16. Iranian news agency Mehr has cited the project manager Reza Forouzesh who said that gas leaks have been taken under control. The wording does not make it
Oakland Port Sets All-Time Record for Loaded Containers
Loaded shipping container volume at the US Port of Oakland reached an all-time high in 2016 due to “a year-long containerized export boom as well as growth in imports.” The port handled the equivalent of 1.83 million loaded 20-foot containers last year, up 7.6 percent from 2015, topping the previous
New Zealand Becomes 54th State to Ratify BWM Convention
New Zealand has ratified the Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention, which is scheduled to enter into force on September 8, 2017. The accession brings the number of states party to the convention to 54, representing 53.30% of the world’s merchant fleet tonnage. Designed to counter the threat to m
Carbon Trust OWA Looking for New Subsea Cable Monitoring Solutions
The Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) has launched a new innovation competition on monitoring the condition of subsea cables to ensure that they are not damaged during the load out and installation process. The competition aims to solve this challenge by identifying and supporting the d
Report: Sikorsky ‘grounds’ all S92 helis after rough North Sea landing
Offshore helicopter manufacturer Sikorsky has reportedly instructed all owners of its S92 type helicopters to keep the units grounded, following a recent incident offshore the UK. According to BBC, all S92 helicopters have been grounded for safety checks, and owners have been told to carry out the c
Dominion’s Cove Point liquefaction project 78 pct done
Dominion’s Cove Point LNG export facility near Lusby, Maryland, has reached 78 percent completion.