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Greenpeace slams Great Australian Bight oil permit
The environmentalists are fuming following an announcement by Karoon Gas Australia on Friday, that the company had won an exploration permit in the Great Australian Bight, offshore South Australia. Greenpeace Australia Pacific has deemed the decision by the Australian authorities a ‘mockery of cruci
OneSubsea job cuts a devastating blow, Unite says
The threat to 600 manufacturing jobs at OneSubsea, the Leeds oil and gas engineering firm, reinforces the need for a strong industrial strategy to protect such skilled jobs, UK’s biggest trade union Unite has said. Unite said the news that the Houston-based multinational wanted to shed 600 of its 90
GLE urges European LNG import terminals transformation
Reganosa’s facility in Mugardos on Wednesday hosted a meeting of Gas LNG Europe (GLE) the European business organization, analyzing the future of the liquefied natural gas sector.
UK gives go-ahead to second-ever shale gas permit
By Karolin Schaps and Susanna Twidale LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s government approved its second-ever shale gas fracking permit on Thursday, overruling a local authority decision and boosting the country’s position as Europe’s most promising shale gas exploration ground. Britain’s Secretary of Stat
Karoon gets exploration permit in Great Australian Bight
Karoon Gas Australia Ltd has been awarded an exploration permit in the Great Australian Bight, offshore South Australia. The exploration permit EPP46 covers 17,793 square kilometers of the Ceduna Sub‐Basin, in the Great Australian Bight (‘GAB’), described by Karoon as “Australia’s most active and pr
Young professional activities during Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference
During Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference, to be held in Amsterdam in October, there are many moments for young professionals. These you cannot miss. Master classes with Van Oord and Airborne This year OEEC offers two master classes for young professionals and students, one with Koos van Oord,
Lithuania’s Klaipedos Nafta posts higher LNG revenues
Klaipedos Nafta, the operator of the first Lithuanian LNG terminal said Friday that sales revenues from the import facility rose 1.9 percent in September. Sales revenues coming from the regasification activity from Höegh LNG’s FSRU Independence located in the port of Klaipeda were at 5.5 million eur
UK: Suncor closes Rosebank buy
Suncor Energy UK has closed the previously announced purchase of a 30 percent participating interest in the U.K. North Sea Rosebank project from OMV (U.K.) Limited. Suncor said on Thursday that all necessary regulatory approvals for the transaction announced in August this year have been received an
NuBlu starts construction of Port Allen LNG plant
Texas-based NuBlu Energy said it has started the construction of its natural gas liquefaction plant in Port Allen, Louisiana.
OneSubsea confirms plans to reduce staff in Leeds
Following reports that OneSubsea was looking to reduce its workforce in the UK by 600, the company has confirmed it is considering ceasing activities in its factory in Leeds. A spokesperson for OneSubsea told Offshore Energy Today that the company’s order intake has been dramatically impacted by the
Norway: Oil wages talks go to mediation. More than 400 could go on strike
The Norwegian Union of Energy Workers (Safe) has refused to accept the negotiated result for the oil agreement, which also covers land-based facilities in Norway. This settlement has now gone to mediation, with the deadline set at midnight, Norwegian Oil and Gas Association, representing employers,
Stolt-Nielsen to confirm small-scale LNG order by year-end?
Norwegian-listed shipping company Stolt-Nielsen is aiming to decide on ordering two small-scale LNG carriers during the fourth quarter of this year. The order for the small-scale carriers is “ready to be confirmed,” Niels Stolt-Nielsen, CEO of Stolt-Nielsen said in a conference call on Thursday afte
ITF: Malaviya Seven Detained Again in UK
The Malaviya Seven, one of the two Indian-owned and -flagged ships whose crews have been left abandoned in the UK, has been detained again by the country’s Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA), according to the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF). The detention, which was put in place
GOL Offshore at it again. Vessel detained, again.
The Malaviya Seven offshore support vessel has caught the media attention again, and not for a good reason, again. To remind the Indian-flagged vessel had been detained in the UK in June after the owner had not paid its workers for months. At the time, the RMT union slammed what it described as a “b