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S-2000 Hydrohammer Hammers Formosa 1 Monopiles Into Seabed
IHC IQIP today informed its S-2000 Hydrohammer was used to install two monopiles for the first two Formosa 1 offshore wind turbines in Taiwan. The company delivered the S-2000 Hydroammer with a 5.5m pile sleeve to Jiangsu Longyuan Zhenhua Marine Engineering Co. Ltd, which carried out the installatio
Search for missing oil workers in Caspian Sea ongoing
Search operations for nine oil workers who went missing in the Caspian Sea after an accident on Socar-operated oil facilities offshore Azerbaijan are still in progress. Ten offshore oil workers went missing last Thursday after strong winds had caused the collapse of the oil gathering station No 3 of
VIDEO: First World Dream Mega Block Floats Out
The video below shows the float-out of the first mega block of World Dream, the new cruise ship being built for Asian cruise line Dream Cruises at Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany. The 151,300 gross ton newbuilding is scheduled for delivery in fall 2017, according to Meyer Werft. With a le
Shareholders press Chevron to cut business ties with Myanmar
Two shareholder groups in the U.S. oil giant Chevron have asked the company to cut business ties with Myanmar over the humanitarian disaster and human right violations against country’s ethnic minority – the Rohingya Muslims. To remind, nine Myanmar police officers were killed November in several at
Forland, EMAS-AMC reach deal for Lewek Inspector vessel
Offshore vessel owner Forland Shipping has reached a deal with EMAS AMC over its Lewek Inspector vessel. To remind, EMAS AMC has defaulted on the charter hire payment for Forland’s Lewek Inspector vessel for October 2016, and has said it would be “unable to settle the outstanding charter hire for th
Update: Peruvian natural gas workers strike averted, no threat to LNG exports
SUTRAPPEC, the union of Peruvian natural gas workers, plans to go on strike on December 29, that could hamper LNG exports from Peru’s only liquefaction plant.
Port of LA Step Closer to a Zero-Emission Goal
The US Port of Los Angeles has been awarded two grants to invest in environmentally friendly equipment for moving cargo at its container terminals in an effort to reduce pollution. The first, USD 5.8 million state grant is aimed at purchasing and testing a new fleet of 25 zero and near-zero emission
Galp gives green light for Coral FLNG investment plan
Galp Energia is the latest in line to approve the investment plan for the Coral South FLNG project in Mozambique, following Eni and ENH.
NWSA Posts Strongest November Container Volumes in 5 Years
The US Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) recorded strongest import and export volumes for the month of November over the last five years. Full November imports stood at 133,221 TEUs, an increase of 27.5 percent compared to 104,514 TEUs seen in the same month 2015. In addition, full exports rose by 2
Japan’s Nov LNG imports climb almost 13 pct YoY
Japan, the world’s largest consumer of liquefied natural gas (LNG), boosted its imports of the chilled fuel by 12.7 percent in November year-on-year. Japan imported 7.54 million mt of LNG in November, according to the provisional data released by Japan’s Ministry of Finance. The preliminary data als
Jordan Cove LNG alters design, intends re-filing with FERC
Jordan Cove LNG intends to file a new application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission following the optimization of the project design.
San Leon approached for possible takeover
Oil and gas company San Leon Energy has been approached by an unnamed firm for a possible takeover offer, the second one in less than two years. The company, with oil and gas assets across Europe and Africa including offshore assets in Albania, Ireland, and Morocco, confirmed on Monday it has receiv
Pancontinental contests Tullow’s Namibian license cash call
Pancontinental Namibia has received a cash call claim for more than $0.5 million from Tullow Oil. The claim stems from alleged costs incurred by Tullow during operatorship of Namibian license PEL 37. Pancontinental said on Monday that it received a purported cash call from Tullow on Friday, December
VIDEO: Gentle Giants of the Irish Sea
At 20:25 (GMT) on 14 December, the final blade of the 32nd V164-8.0 MW turbine at Burbo Bank Extension was lifted into place. The 258MW wind farm off the coast of Liverpool, UK represents the first offshore project to utilise what is currently the world’s most powerful wind turbine. A2SEA’s vessel S