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6 Alpha Managing UXO Risk at Beatrice OWF
6 Alpha Associates informed today that it is currently carrying out a comprehensive unexploded ordnance (UXO) risk management for the Beatrice offshore wind farm, which will eventually result in issuing a final UXO safety clearance certificate. Upon completion, the work will confirm that the prospec
Collision Briefly Halts Traffic in Bosphorus Strait
Traffıc in the Bosphorus Strait was briefly suspended yesterday following a minor collision between two bulk carriers around the Anadolu Hirasi, according to GAC. Namely, due to a rudder mulfunction on the 3,634 dwt bulk carrier Forward, the vessel collided with the 70,000 dwt bulker Wadi Alkarnak i
Carib Energy wins non-FTA LNG export approval from U.S. DOE
Crowley Maritime’s unit, Carib Energy has secured an approval from the U.S. Department of Energy to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) over a period of 20 years. Carib Energy aims to export about 1.3 Bcf/year (0.004 Bcf/day) of LNG in ISO containers transported on oceangoing carriers to nations in C
Report: Egypt awards LNG tender, Glencore grabs majority of cargoes
Egypt has reportedly selected its suppliers for about 60 cargoes of liquefied natural gas it sought through what was claimed to be the largest mid-term tender ever issued.
Report: Maersk, Dong discuss oil merger
Denmark’s A.P. Moller-Maersk and Dong Energy are reportedly in talks to merge their oil and gas operations. Reuters reported on Monday, citing sources familiar with the matter, that the deal would create a business worth over $10 billion, including debt. The news agency also informed Maersk is worki
IHI E&C names LNG veteran as Dominion Cove Point project director
LNG engineer IHI E&C named Robert Etheridge as project director for the Dominion Cove Point LNG export project, effective immediately.
PHOTO: Skipsteknisk-designed OCV leaves Turkey
Norwegian offshore vessel designer Skipsteknisk shared a photo through its social media channels on Tuesday of the new offshore construction vessel (OCV) Volstad Oceanic as it was leaving the Tersan Shipyard in Yalova, Turkey. Skipsteknisk is the designer of the ST-259 Arctic, later named the Volsta
Shell considering selling its Iraq oil assets
By Ron Bousso and Dmitry Zhdannikov LONDON (Reuters) – Royal Dutch Shell is considering selling out of its oil fields in Iraq as part of its global $30 billion (24.18 billion pound) asset disposal programme, industry sources said on Monday. Shell is seeking to slim down its vast oil and gas portfoli
Vaalco hopes to restart Avouma production by year end
Houston-based oil and gas company Vaalco Energy is hoping to restart production at the Avouma platform at the Etame Marin Permit, offshore Gabon, by the end of the year following a shutdown caused by issues with an electrical submersible pump. Earlier this year, Vaalco experienced issues at its Avou
LNG Limited founder Maurice Brand joins TTE Petroleum
Australian oil and gas explorer TTE Petroleum informed it has appointed Maurice Brand as executive chairman of the company with immediate effect.
TransCanada’s PGRT signs new First Nations project agreement
TransCanada’s Prince Rupert Gas Transmission project (PRGT) on Tuesday informed it has signed project agreement with 12 hereditary chiefs of the Gitxsan Nation.
Akastor Completes Sale of Frontica ITO and BPO Business to Cognizant
Akastor informed that it has completed the sale of the ITO and the BPO business of Frontica Business Solutions to Cognizant. The closing of the transaction took place on November 28, 2016, the company said. The company sold the business for a consideration of NOK 1,025 million on a debt-and-cash-fre
Windcarrier’s Bayard CTVs Certified by DNV GL
Last week, Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s Bayard class crew transfer vessel (CTV) fleet received the International Safety Management (ISM) and Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) certification by DNV GL. The certificate was issued after an auditing process by DNV GL confirming all procedures and operations
Windcarrier’s Bayard CTVs Certified by DNV GL
Last week, Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s Bayard class crew transfer vessel (CTV) fleet received the International Safety Management (ISM) and Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) certification by DNV GL. The certificate was issued after an auditing process by DNV GL confirming all procedures and operations