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Eni Halts Goliat Flows
Oil company Eni Norge has stopped production from the Goliat field in the Barents Sea off Norway. The output from the field was stopped on the night of December 26 after a routine inspection of the offloading hose found some damage on segments of the hose. According to a statement by the company’s s
Viking Supply Ships moves four vessels to Norwegian flag
Swedish-headquartered supply shipping company Viking Supply Ships (VSS) has decided to move four of its AHTS vessels from the Danish International Ship Register (DIS) to the Norwegian flag. According to a statement on Thursday by Denmark’s largest maritime trade union CO-Sea, all fixed and long-term
Panama-Flagged Ship Banned from Paris MoU Region
Roll on/roll off (RoRo) vessel City of Tokyo will be refused access to any port and anchorage in the Paris MoU region because it failed to call at indicated repair yard in November, the Paris MoU on Port State Control organization informed. The organization added that this measure excludes the port
China LNG, Chu Kong Shipping sign LNG cooperation deal
China LNG Group on Friday signed a letter of intent with Chu Kong Shipping to cooperate in LNG business, especially in LNG stations, bunkering stations and storage facilities.
Prosafe takes its share of Dan Swift flotel
Axis Offshore has completed the sale of shares in flotel Dan Swift to the offshore accommodation specialist Prosafe. Axis and Prosafe inked a letter of intent in November for the potential sale of two new harsh-environment semi-submersible accommodation rigs, the Axis Nova and the Axis Vega, and for
Oil prices on track for greatest yearly percentage gain since 2009
By Mark Tay Singapore (Reuters) – Oil prices are on track for their biggest annual percentage gain since 2009 on the back of an agreement struck between OPEC and non-OPEC countries to cut crude production output. U.S. benchmark West Texas intermediate (WTI) crude futures were up 15 cents or 0.3 perc
Green light to Gassco for Kårstø upgrade
Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has given consent to Gassco for major modifications at the Kårstø processing plant, which receives gas by pipeline from the North Sea and Norwegian Sea. Kårstø is located at Tysvær in Rogaland county and is a processing facility for gas and condensate. After
Engie: natural gas drives formation of new energy mix
French gas and power group Engie said a new global energy mix is taking shape in which natural gas will supplement a range of means of production of renewable energy.
Lithuanian LNG competence center opened
Lithuanian LNG cluster said that the LNG competence center in the seaport of Klaipeda opened its doors on December 28.
Eni stops Goliat output again
Eni Norge, a Norwegian subsidiary of the Italian oil company Eni, has halted output from its Goliat field in the Barents Sea, off Norway. According to a Thursday report by the Norwegian news website Teknisk Ukeblad (TU), the output was halted on the night of December 26 after a routine inspection di
USPA: Dredging Activities in Ukraine for 2016
Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) has just announced that the scope of dredging operations on the Ukrainan seaports performed from the beginning of 2016 exceeded 4.4 million m³. During this period, dredging works have been completed at the inner harbor and at the access canal of the Mariupol Port
Gazprom to deliver LNG to Kazakhstan by road
Gazprom Export said it has signed a contract with Global Gas Regazification, the company of Global Gas Group, to supply liquefied natural gas by road from Russia to Kazakhstan.
Premier gets another financial covenant test deferral
Independent UK oil company Premier Oil has received another, monthly deferral in respect of the test of its financial covenants. The company said on Thursday that the test for the 12 month period ending December 31, 2016, was waived and replaced by a test for the 12 month period ending January 31, 2
Australia: Curtis Island LNG exports reach 1.64 mt in November
LNG exports from the three liquefaction plants located on Curtis Island off Gladstone reached 1.64 million tons during the month of November.