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Report: Japan’s Tokyo Gas interested in Philippines’ LNG terminal
Japan’s biggest city gas supplier, Tokyo Gas is reportedly interested in taking part in the construction of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal in the Philippines.
RSPB Scotland Gives Its Blessing to Dounreay Trì Floating Wind Project
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) Scotland submitted its consultation response to the Dounreay Trì Floating Wind Demonstration project on 30 November. Charles Nathan, Marine Conservation Planner at RSPB Scotland said: “RSPB Scotland has written to Marine Scotland in support of the
UK Ports Detain Three Foreign Flagged Vessels in November
Three more foreign flagged vessels were detained in UK ports during November 2016 after failing Port State Control (PSC) inspection, the country’s Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) said. Apart from the newly detained vessels, four ships including Malaviya Seven, Sea Trident, Southern Star and Cie
8.2 Performs Collision Analysis for Iemants’ German Projects
8.2 Consulting has carried out BSH collision friendliness analyses of the support structures at three Iemants projects, including the offshore wind farms Veja Mate and EnBW Hohe See. 8.2AG outlined the necessary verifications and performed a hull-retaining verification assessment. This includes the
Report: OPEC deal pushes Asian LNG prices to $7.40/mmBtu
OPEC’s recent announcement it would cut crude oil production has boosted Asian spot LNG prices to their highest this year so far.
Eni: One dead after platform catches fire offshore Congo
Italian oil company Eni has informed that on Thursday, December 1, 2016, a fire occurred on the Foukanda platform, located offshore the Republic of Congo, causing a death of one person. According to Eni, the platform was immediately evacuated and the fire was extinguished by the emergency teams, bri
EWE Seeks CTVs for Riffgat Offshore Wind Farm
EWE Erneuerbare Energien is looking to award a contract for a crew transfer vessel (CTV) that will be deployed at the Riffgat offshore wind farm in Germany. The company is seeking a vessel that can transport at least 24 persons, but the vessel provider could alternatively place two CTVs which can tr
ENGIE Fabricom to Carry Out Grout Remediation at Greater Gabbard
SSE has awarded ENGIE Fabricom the first phase of a project to remediate grout connection subsidence between the pile and transition pieces on the Greater Gabbard offshore wind farm. Initial development work will take place in the last quarter of 2016 at ENGIE Fabricom’s Middlesbrough facilities to
Statoil, Engie in talks to adapt price of gas supply contracts
Norwegian oil & gas major Statoil and French energy player Engie have reached an agreement on the renegotiation of their long-term gas supply contracts. According to Engie’s statement on Friday, December 2 the agreement, made on Wednesday, November 30, 2016, aims to modernize historical contracts in
Brazil clears Technip, FMC merger
French LNG-engineer Technip and Houston-based FMC Technologies said they have received approval from Brazilian antitrust regulators to continue with their proposed merger. The pending combination revealed earlier this year has received clearance by the General Superintendent of the Administrative Co
U.S. LNG exports hit record high
Cheniere’s Sabine Pass liquefaction plant in Louisiana exported ten LNG cargoes in November, setting a new record for U.S. monthly exports, the Energy information Agency confirmed in its weekly natural gas report issued on Thursday. The Sabine Pass facility started exporting LNG produced from shale
Statoil ordered to improve at Heimdal
Norwegian offshore safety agency the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has sent a notification of order to Statoil following an audit of Heimdal main platform and riser pipe platform, offshore Norway, seeking improvements of the company’s operations. The PSA carried put an audit of operations, mainte
Oil prices fall on concerns over OPEC-Russia production deal and profit taking
By Roslan Khasawneh SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices fell on Friday on concerns whether major producers would implement an OPEC-Russia deal to cut production and as investors took profits after Brent touched a 16-month high a day earlier on news of the deal. “It looks achievable on the face of it, p
Panoro to launch arbitration against Aje field partners
London-based independent E&P company Panoro Energy is currently in disagreement with its joint venture partners in OML 113 license off Nigeria, which contains the Aje field. The company intends to initiate arbitration and legal proceedings ‘to protect its interests.’ The company, through its fully o