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Looking at the year 2050 with NISS
When celebrating a centennial anniversary, it is tempting not to look back. But the National Institute for Shipping and Shipbuilding (NISS) in the Netherlands resisted and instead took a look at the future of the maritime industry. The result is called ‘”Blueprint 2050 – The maritime world beyond th
Popular news, December 19 – 25, 2016
Read last week’s most popular news from the offshore energy sector.
Top news of the week December 19-24
DSME to build FSRU for Maran Gas South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering has secured an order to build a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) for Maran Gas Maritime, a unit of Greece’s Angelicoussis Shipping Group. Wison Engineering snatches Kazakhstan’s first LNG plant con
Petrobras offshore workers take strike action
Offshore workers at the Brazilian state-owned oil company Petrobras working in the Campos Basin have decided to take strike action over a pay dispute. The trade union in the country said the workers in the Campos Basin decided for a 24-hour work stoppage on Friday, December 23, 2016, which may evolv
Two Maersk Supply Service Vessels Sink Off France
Two Maersk Supply Service anchor handling tug supply vessels (AHTS) have sunk offshore France. Maersk Supply Service confirmed to Subsea World News that Maersk Battler vessel lost two towed supply vessels Maersk Searcher and Maersk Shipper on December 22. The vessels sunk 60 miles off the coast of F
Oil workers stranded offshore for Christmas due to storm
Around 100 offshore oil workers will not be able to get back home in time for Christmas due to a heavy storm. News reports emerged saying that oil workers on BP’s platforms west of Shetland may not be making it home in time for Christmas as storm named Barbara hits Scotland with winds expected to re
Perisai, Emas reach $43M settlement agreement
Singapore’s Emas Offshore and Malaysia’s Perisai Petroleum Teknologi have reached a settlement agreement in a dispute over put options in their joint venture SJR Marine. Oilfield services provider Perisai holds 50% interest in SJR Marine with an option to sell the entire share to Emas, which already
U.S. to make available 48 million acres in Central Gulf of Mexico
The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will offer more than 48 million acres offshore Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama for oil and gas exploration and development in a lease sale that will include all available unleased areas in the Gulf of Mexico Central Planning Area. BOEM said on Th
Hibernia produces one billion barrels of oil
The Hibernia Management and Development Company Ltd. (HMDC) and ExxonMobil Canada reported on Thursday that the Hibernia gravity based structure, offshore Canada, has produced its one billionth barrel of oil. The milestone was achieved on December 21st and represents an amount higher than originally
Pirates Free Kidnapped Russian Crew
Three Russian crewmembers, who were kidnapped by pirates from the merchant vessel Saronic Breeze, were released on December 20, The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation informed. The ministry said that N.A.Troschihin, A.M.Vilms and N.V.Frolov were released after they were taken from
New seismic player Shearwater Geoservices open for business
Norwegian shipping company GC Rieber Shipping and Rasmussengruppen have completed the transaction regarding the forming of jointly owned marine geophysical company Shearwater GeoServices. GC Rieber said on Friday that the final conditions for transaction completion had been fulfilled. The two compan
Hamburg Awaits Decision on Elbe Deepening
The decision to adjust the navigation channel on the Lower and Outer Elbe River, an expansion project which would enable German Port of Hamburg to accommodate mega ships, is expected to be made in February. The waterway is used to reach the Port of Hamburg. In view of the rapidly growing ships, Hamb
Venture Global to invest $8.5 bln in Plaquemines LNG project
Venture Global intends to invest US$8.5 billion in its Plaquemines LNG project in Louisiana, the company’s second proposed LNG export project.
Bear Head LNG feeder pipeline granted environmental approval
Bear Paw Pipeline, a unit of Perth-based LNG Limited has received environmental assessment approval from Nova Scotia Environment for its natural gas pipeline.