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Oil Search: Elk-Antelope gas certification completed
Oil Search said on Friday that Gaffney Cline & Associates and Netherland, Sewell & Associates, have concluded their independent certification of the Elk-Antelope fields, located in PRL 15, in Papua New Guinea.
MeeMaken takes over Kenz Figee
Kenz Figee, a Dutch lifting and hoisting systems provider for the international offshore oil and gas industry, has a new owner. The company on Friday said it was being taken over by MeeMaken BV, a firm with the worldwide network and portfolio comprising service companies to the offshore energy busin
Mauritius Convicts Suspected Somali Pirates
The Intermediate Court of Mauritius has reversed its earlier decision and convicted twelve persons accused of attempting to carry out an act of piracy against a merchant ship, MSC Jasmine, on 5 January 2013, the court papers show. The conviction follows an earlier court ruling, made in November 2014
SIU: Canada Illegally Issued Work Permits to Foreign Crew
The Government of Canada has admitted that it illegally issued work permits to 11 foreign crew members of the New England, a Marshall Islands flag of convenience oil tanker, that engaged in shipping in Canada in July 2015, Seafarers’ International Union of Canada (SIU) said. As a result, the Governm
Port Arthur LNG to file formal application in September
San Diego-based Sempra Energy and Australia’s Woodside plan to file their application for the Port Arthur LNG project in September 2016.
Port of Los Angeles First Half Volumes Up
Californian port of Los Angeles has handled 5.9 percent more of overall cargo volumes in the first six months of 2016 compared to the same period last year. Despite a decrease in June volumes, year-to-date volumes registered at 4,13 million TEUs, compared to 3,9 million TEUs in the same period a yea
UK’s new Prime Minister scraps DECC. New department without ‘climate change’ in its name
The UK’s Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC), established in 2008 by the then Prime Minister Gordon Brown, has been axed. The newly appointed UK Prime Minister Theresa May has decided to scrap the DECC, and establish a Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Department. As part of the mo
Annova LNG files for construction permit with FERC
Annova LNG filed an application with FERC earlier in the week for authorization to site, construct, and operate new liquefaction and export facilities located on the Brownsville Ship Channel in Cameron County, Texas.
Faroe Petroleum buys Dong Energy’s Norwegian fields for $70M
Danish energy company Dong Energy has agreed to divest ownership in some oil and gas fields in Norway to Faroe Petroleum. The company will through its Norwegian subsidiary DONG E&P Norge AS divest ownership shares in five producing Norwegian oil and gas fields the Ula field (20 percent working inter
Tepco starts up last LNG-powered unit at Kawasaki thermal power station
Japanese utility Tepco informed that it has started operations at its LNG-powered Kawasaki Thermal Power Station Unit 3 at Group 2 with a 710 MW generation capacity.
Former Applied LNG CEO forms new company
Cem Haciogly, who led Applied LNG from 2009 to 2015 started up a new company, Boreas Natural Gas, aiming to provide products, services and customized turnkey solutions for the natural gas fuels market.
Wartsila’s dual-fuel engine hits milestone
Finnish engine manufacturer Wärtsilä recently reached a milestone with the completion of the 500th engine factory acceptance test (FAT) for its Wärtsilä 50DF engine.
CLNG urges harmonization of LNG exports expediting bills
The United States Senate recently appointed members to a conference committee with the House of Representatives to coordinate two energy bills containing provision that would expedite the regulatory approval process for LNG export applications.
Report: Japan’s FTC investigating LNG destination clauses
Japan’s Fair Trade Commission has reportedly launched an investigation to see whether the contract clauses restricting the resale of LNG cargoes impede free competition.