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Canada: NSE approves Bear Heads GHG management plan
Bear Head LNG, the unit of the Perth-based LNG Limited, on Tuesday, received the Nova Scotia Environment’s approval for the greenhouse gas management plan for the liquefied natural gas facility on the Strait of Canso in Richmond County, Nova Scotia.
DNV GL Approves Barge Master’s Motion Compensated Gangway
Barge Master’s gangway system has been approved in principle with DNV GL certification of offshore gangways for personnel transfer (DNVGL-ST-0358). Next to personnel transfer, the system is also approved as a lifting appliance according to the DNV Standard for Certification 2.22. The Barge Master Ga
Shell opens LNG station in Eindhoven
Dutch Energy giant Shell has expanded its LNG filling station network with the opening of its fifth LNG station for trucks, in Eindhoven.
Moody’s assigns A3 foreign currency issuer rating to Petronas LNG
Moody’s Investors Service said it has assigned an A3 foreign currency issuer rating to Petronas LNG Ltd (PLL), a trading company owned by Malaysian energy giant Petronas. Moody’s has also affirmed Petronas LNG’s A3 local currency issuer rating, the rating agency said on Wednesday. “PLL’s A3 foreign
Norwest, Transerv join forces for Xanadu prospect (Australia)
Norwest Energy has formed a strategic alliance with Transerv Energy to facilitate the farmout and drilling of the 160 million barrel Xanadu Prospect located in TP/15, offshore Western Australia. Exploration Permit TP/15 contains the Xanadu Prospect which lies within a conventional oil play located o
NPD Sells Block 31/5 Seismic Data
Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) announced that it is selling 3D seismic data from an area southeast of Troll, block 31/5. NPD acquired the seismic data in September 2008. The vessel used was the Ramform Challenger. The seismic data was processed by CGG in 2008/2009 and covers 300 km2. Accordin
BOEM’s ESP Assesses Port Infrastructure for Offshore Renewables
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s (BOEM) Environmental Studies Program (ESP) has published new findings from a Pacific Region study. ESP released the final report on “Determining the Infrastructure Needs to Support Offshore Floating Wind and Marine Hydrokinetic Facilities on the Pacific Wes
Tribunal overwhelmingly rejects Beijing’s South China Sea claims
By Anthony Deutsch and Ben Blanchard AMSTERDAM/BEIJING (Reuters) – An arbitration court ruled on Tuesday that China has no historic title over the waters of the South China Sea and has breached the Philippines’ sovereign rights with its actions, infuriating Beijing which dismissed the case as a farc
Three French OWFs Greenlighted; Courseulles-Sur-Mer Could Face Appeal
The first three offshore wind projects off the French coast, to be developed by EDF and Enbridge off Saint-Nazaire, Fécamp and Courseulles-sur-mer, have received prefectural orders “authorizing the installation and operation” of wind farms. However, the 450MW project off Courseulles-sur-mer could fa
Three French OWFs Greenlighted; Courseulles-Sur-Mer Could Face Appeal
The first three offshore wind projects off the French coast, to be developed by EDF and Enbridge off Saint-Nazaire, Fécamp and Courseulles-sur-mer, have received prefectural orders “authorizing the installation and operation” of wind farms. However, the 450MW project off Courseulles-sur-mer could fa
Production at Chevron’s Gorgon LNG project still suspended
Liquefied natural gas production at Chevron’s US$54 billion Gorgon project remains suspended following a “minor gas leak” earlier this month.
Teesside OWF Hosts Rescue Exercise
Last month, a joint rescue exercise was carried out on Teesside Offshore Wind Farm, with MPI Dulcinea as the centre vessel. The large-scale exercise was overseen by EDF Renewable’s HSE, Siemens HSE and the Maritime Coastguard Agency (MCA). The Master of MPI Ducinea, Adam Reith, was required to maint
Infographic: Asian Maritime Crimes Drop by 64 Pct
Piracy and armed robbery against ships in Asia saw a decrease of 64 percent in the first half of this year, according to Asian piracy watchdog ReCAAP ISC. Namely, during the period, a total of 41 incidents occurred, two of which were piracy incidents and 39 were armed robberies. Compared to 114 inci
New wells lift Petrobras’ monthly oil & gas output to record levels
Petrobras has announced that its total oil and natural gas production in June was 2.90 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boed), a new monthly record for the company, beating its previous record of 2.88 million boed, set in August 2015. June’s output was up 2% from the amount produced in May