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Nigeria: Sirius Petroleum renews Ororo field license
The Nigerian Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources (FMPR) has agreed to grant the Ororo field partners a three-year extension to the Ororo field license (OML 95), offshore Nigeria, with effect from May 1, 2016. The partners in the license are Sirius Petroleum, Guarantee Petroleum Company, and Owen
First Navantia Jacket on Its Way to Wikinger Site
The first of 29 Navantia’s jacket foundations for Wikinger offshore wind farm has set sail from Spain and is heading to the Baltic Sea, ScottishPower informed via social media. The foundations for Iberdrola’s 350MW offshore wind farm in Germany are being constructed at the Navantia facilities in Fen
Brave Tern Checks In at St Nazaire, Nacelle Load-Out About to Start
Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up installation vessel Brave Tern has arrived in St. Nazaire in western France, with the process of loading the GE Renewable Energy’s Haliade 150-6MW nacelles for the Block Island Wind Farm to begin shortly. “This is an exciting project to be working on and we look for
Brave Tern Checks In at St Nazaire, Nacelle Load-Out About to Start
Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up installation vessel Brave Tern has arrived in St. Nazaire in western France, with the process of loading the GE Renewable Energy’s Haliade 150-6MW nacelles for the Block Island Wind Farm to begin shortly. “This is an exciting project to be working on and we look for
Royal IHC Recognized for Pipelaying Vessels Delivery
Royal IHC has received an honor award from Sapura Navegação Marítima for the delivery of five pipelaying vessels. On June 21, 2016, Royal IHC concluded the project with the delivery of the pipelaying vessel, Sapura Rubi. Arjan Klijnsoon, director shipbuilding, said: “IHC is very thankful for this re
Ineffective Teamwork Led to Allision in Port of Singapore
Ineffective team work between the crew members on the bridge and the pilot were identified as the immediate cause of an allision between the bulk carrier Capri and the tanker Brightoil Legend, which occurred in the port of Singapore in July 2015, according to a report from Transport Malta. At the ti
Spectrum braces for lower than expected revenues
Spectrum, a seismic services market player, is bracing for lower than expected revenues in the second quarter of 2016. Based on preliminary figures for 2Q 2016, the company expects to report net revenues of approximately $14 million for the quarter, compared to $35 million in the same period last ye
Australia’s LNG exports jump in June
Liquefied natural gas exports from Australia jumped 18.5 percent in June, according to a report by an Australian-based energy analyst, EnergyQuest.
Polar Queen to Help Out at Nordsee One
Senvion will use GC Rieber Shipping’s construction support vessel (CSV) Polar Queen to support turbine commissioning at the Nordsee One wind farm in the German North Sea. The vessel will provide transfer of personnel and cargoes, and will be fitted with a motion compensated gangway and boat landings
Offshore Energy Ops Setting Stage for AHTS Vessels
The global anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels market to grow at a CAGR of 13.88% during the period 2016-2020. According to Technavio’s “Global Anchor Handling Tug Supply Vessels Market 2016-2020” report, one trend that is boosting this market’s growth is the rise in operations of subsea vesse
LNG Canada FID delayed, again
Hague-based LNG giant Shell and its partners in LNG Canada project have again decided to postpone a final investment decision (FID) on the proposed multi-billion LNG export project in British Columbia.
Petrobras says its oil, gas production hits record high
Petrobras informed its June oil and gas production was at 2.90 million barrels of oil equivalent per day, a new monthly record for the Brazilian energy giant.
Norway sells 3D seismic data from area southeast of Troll
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) is selling 3D seismic data from an area southeast of Troll field, block 31/5 as well as a small part of Block 31/4, located in the North Sea. The NPD, a government agency whose task is to manage the oil and gas resources on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, a
Klaipedos Nafta secures funds for Lithuania’s first LNG reloading station
Klaipedos Nafta received a financial boost from the European Union for the upgrade of its LNG infrastructure in Klaipeda, under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF).