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Cluff gains extension for two Southern North Sea gas licenses
UK’s Oil & Gas Authority (OGA) has confirmed the extension of two Southern North Sea gas licenses owned by Cluff Natural Resources.
Gazprom in 1 billion euro loan deal with Japanese, US banks
Russian gas giant Gazprom has signed a 1 billion euros ($1.19 billion) loan agreement with Japan’s Mizuho Bank and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking, as well as US-based JP Morgan Chase Bank. The loan signed in Tokyo on Tuesday has a five-year maturity, Gazprom said in a statement. The signing of the deal “ma
Boskalis targets subsea market by adding two new vessels
Boskalis has added two large diving support vessels (DSVs) to its fleet in an effort to strengthen its subsea services proposition.
SSAB of Sweden switching to LNG
Swedish steel specialist SSAB will start using liquefied natural gas (LNG) in its Raahe steel mill, with work on LNG storage facility to be completed in 2018.
UK releases free-of-charge offshore seismic data
The UK has released the government-funded seismic data covering the under-explored areas in the UK North Sea. The release contains 19,000 km of newly acquired broadband seismic data, and the Oil and Gas Authority hopes the data will promote exploration activity in under-explored areas of UK Continen
Loaded Container Shipments to Break 200 Mn TEU Mark
Global loaded container traffic is on track to break the 200 million teu threshold this year for the first time ever, shipping consultancy Drewry said citing recent port and trade statistics. “The Drewry Global Container Port Throughput Index shows no sign of slowing down, with the latest reading fo
Landi Renzo, Clean Energy combine compressor businesses
Italian company Landi Renzo and Clean Energy Fuels, the U.S. supplier of LNG fuel for transportation in North America, decided to merge compression businesses creating a major supplier of natural gas compressors.
Popular news, November 20 – 26, 2017
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Arzana, the First Custom-Built TSHD for Gulf Area
It was a happy occasion, last September 20 at Royal IHC’s shipyard in Kinderdijk, the Netherlands. An international crowd had gathered to see the launch ceremony of Arzana, the 6,000 cubic metre trailing suction hopper dredger for National Marine Dredging Company (NMDC) from Abu Dhabi. Flowers adorn
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Russia’s Yamal LNG project adds two Arc7 carriers as first shipment nears The Novatek-operated Yamal LNG export project in Russian Arctic has taken delivery of two Arc7 ice-class liquefied natural gas carriers. Interview: European regas capacity remains underused, but small-scale LNG on the rise Eur
Gazprom, YPFB to develop LNG fueling infrastructure in Bolivia
Gazprom’s unit, Gazprom Gazomotornoye Toplivo signed a letter of intent with the Bolivian YPFB to set up a joint venture to develop LNG and CNG infrastructure.
Descalzi confirms Eni’s commitment to drilling offshore Cyprus
Italian oil company Eni has confirmed that it plans to start drilling offshore Cyprus by the end of this year.
AIDA Cruises starts LNG fueling ops in Mediterranean ports
AIDA Cruises, a Carnival Corporation company, said it will start regular operations to supply its LNG-powered AIDAperla with liquefied natural gas during the vessel’s stay in three Mediterranean ports. Following successful tests, the cruise company will start the LNG bunkering operations in the Span
Aker BP selects name for offshore gas find in Norway
Aker BP has chosen “Ærfugl” as the field name for a gas discovery it made west of the Skarv field in the Norwegian Sea. The company on Thursday said the name contest had been organized in collaboration with Helgelands magazine, with a total of 88 different name suggestions. Ærfugl in English means e