In the last full week of this year, Total’s start of drilling in Angola was the most read article at Offshore Energy Today, followed by a story on Providence winning a case against Transocean. Our compilations of most viewed videos and galleries of the year also sparked your interest, as well as one
Today, we bring you our top picks from the 2014 galleries; these include new vessel deliveries, jack-up rigs, offshore platform fires and offshore drilling protests. 1. Gallery: Fire on Alaska platform contained In October, fire broke out on the Baker platform, in the Cook Inlet of Alaska. 2. Gall
Oman continued talks with Iran over gas imports as the country looks to cut dependence on oil.
2014 in review brings the most read articles of 2014 on LNG World News.
IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu has welcomed the reconsideration by the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) of its position towards the ratification by Governments of the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004 (BWM Convention). Ear
The al-Qaeda terrorist network in Yemen warned of new attacks on the Yemen LNG facility.
A story on Halliburton’s decision to cut workforce amid tough market conditions was the most read during the week December 15 – 21, 2014. Also, Wood Group PSN’s news on slashing salaries for workers offshore & onshore UK came in as the second most popular piece during the week. According to our st
Yemen LNG confirmed two explosions offshore and onshore outside the Balhaf Plant, coming from two rocket-launched explosive devices on Thursday, December 19, at around 7 pm local time. The company reported no casualties or damage, with the Balhaf Plant remaining in operation. Yemen LNG reinforced se
Despite fall in bunker fuel costs that have been almost halved in the past six months dropping from USD 600 to USD 330 per tonne, introduction of higher speeds cannot be justified as overcapacity still prevails in the dry bulk market, according to BIMCO. Therefore, several years of strong demand gro
Congestion issues at ports on the US West Coast contributed to lower on-time containership reliability in November, according to Drewry’s online Carrier Performance Insight report. Based on Drewry’s data, schedule integrity on the main East-West container trades decreased by 1.9 percentage points in
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) said it has modified its stance towards the ratification by governments of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Ballast Water Management Convention, which has still not yet entered into force having been adopted more than 10 years ago. According t
South Korea is scheduled to get a liquefied natural gas cargo from Qatar on January 2, according to shipping data. The cargo is being carried by the 138,306 cbm SK Sunrise, and it is sailing to the Pyeongtaek LNG terminal. Kogas-operated Pyeongtaek terminal is South Korea’s first LNG import terminal
Iran’s minister of economy has called on Pakistan to fulfill its obligations with regard to a pipeline that would carry natural gas from Iran to its eastern energy-thirsty neighbor. In a meeting with Pakistani Minister of Petroleum and Natural Resources Shahed Khaqan Abbasi, Ali Tayyebnia said Iran
UNHCR has warned that the international community was losing its focus on saving lives amid confusion among coastal nations and regional blocs over how to respond to the growing number of people making risky sea journeys in search of asylum or migration. High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterr
