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Boskalis Inks EUR 100 Million EOWDC Deal
Following the recent announcement on Boskalis being chosen by Vattenfall as the preferred Offshore Balance of Plant contractor for the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC), the contract has now been formally awarded. Worth in excess of EUR 100 million, the contract includes all offshore
Santos’ sales rise on record production
Australia’s Santos informed on Friday its first quarter sales volumes rose 25 percent to 19.6 mmboe from 15.7 mmboe in the corresponding quarter 2015.
Curacao eyes construction of LNG import terminal
Curacao’s Refineria di Kòrsou (RdK) recently issued a request for proposals to build an LNG import and transshipment terminal to displace heavy resid fuel oil at the Caribbean island’s refinery and power plants.
FortisBC seeking new supply deals for Tilbury LNG plant
FortisBC said it is looking to find new customers for its Tilbury LNG facility following the termination of its supply contract with Hawaiian Electric Companies (HECO).
GTT’s revenue up in the first half of 2016
France’s Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT), maker of LNG containment systems, posted a revenue of €116.8 million for the first half of 2016, 11.4 percent up on the same period a year before.
Gazprom, CNPC advance gas cooperation
Gazprom and CNPC approved the roadmaps for implementing the memorandum of understanding on underground gas storage and gas-fired power generation in China.
No time to lose on LNG, says Croatian president Grabar-Kitarovic
Liquefied natural gas terminal on the Croatian island of Krk was a major topic discussed during the recent meeting between the Lithuanian president Dalia Grybauskaitė and her Croatian counterpart Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović.
Safety probe finds improvement points on Heimdal
Norwegian offshore safety watchdog, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has identified several improvement points during an audit of Statoil and Gassco. No non-conformities were found. PSA said on Thursday that the audit was conducted on June 9 and 10 and that the revealed improvement points were
MSC Christens New Oscar-Class Giant in Le Havre
Swiss-based container carrier Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) christened the latest in a series of twenty 19,224 TEU container ships, MSC Sveva, during a ceremony held at the Port of Le Havre, France, on July 20. The 199,272 dwt MSC SVEVA belongs to an Oscar-class of container ships which featu
Stork pens contract to support Repsol Sinopec’s North Sea assets
Fluor subsidiary Stork has confirmed it scored a two-year fabric maintenance and asset support services contract by Repsol Sinopec Resources UK Limited across six of the company’s North Sea assets. The confirmation comes following an announcement earlier this month when Repsol Sinopec said it had aw
Burbo Bank 2 Blades Arriving to Belfast (Gallery)
Blades for MHI Vestas 8MW wind turbines which will spin at the 258MW Burbo Bank Extension wind farm started arriving to Belfast, the Belfast Harbour reported via social media. The first tower components for the Burbo Bank Extension project begun arriving at MHI Vestas’ pre-assembly site in the Belfa
Green light for Prosafe’s newbuild flotel Safe Zephyrus
Prosafe has received the Petroleum Safety Authority’s Acknowledgement of Compliance (AoC) for the newbuild flotel Safe Zephyrus. The flotel, built by Sembcorp Marine’s Jurong Shipyard, was completed in November 2015 and delivered to its owner in January 2016. Safe Zephyrus is a semi-submersible acco
India OKs construction of large dry dock at Cochin Shipyard
Cochin Shipyard, India’s ship and offshore structure building company, has secured an approval by the Indian government for the construction of a new $267 million dry dock, to boost the shipbuilding and shiprepair capacity of the country. The approval was granted on Wednesday by the Cabinet Committe
Vard axes Brevik staff, closes Brazilian yard as loss deepens
Vard Holdings, a designer and shipbuilder of offshore and specialized vessels, has temporarily laid off its entire workforce at Vard Brevik in Norway and shut down Vard Niterói in Brazil, axing most of its workforce there. During the second quarter of 2016, Vard ceased all shipbuilding activities at