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BP’s earnings rise in Q3
UK-based energy giant and LNG player BP reported its underlying replacement cost profit, the company’s version of net profit, of $1.86 billion for the third quarter of 2017.
Spanish Oct gas demand climbs 8 pct
Spanish LNG terminal operator, Enagás said Tuesday that natural gas demand in October in the country rose 8 percent to 29.3 TWh. Conventional demand, destined for domestic, commercial and industrial consumption, ended the month with an increase of about 4 percent year-on-year, to exceed 20.6 TWh. Th
Point Resources cleared to use assets bought from Exxon
Oil firm Point Resources has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) for the use of facilities at Balder, Ringhorne, Ringhorne Øst, and Jotun fileds off Norway following a change of operator. The PSA said on Tuesday that it gave the current operator Point Resources consent to use
Swire Seabed Boosts Fleet with Siem Offshore’s Stingray
Swire Seabed has signed a contract with Siem Offshore for up to three years bareboat charter of Siem’s Light Construction Vessel (LCV) Siem Stingray, which will be re-named Seabed Stingray and used in the renewables, IMR, and construction support sectors.
Swire Seabed Boosts Fleet with Siem Offshore’s Stingray
Swire Seabed has signed a contract with Siem Offshore for up to three years bareboat charter of Siem’s Light Construction Vessel (LCV) Siem Stingray, which will be re-named Seabed Stingray and used in the renewables, IMR, and construction support sectors.
Klaipedos Nafta starts up LNG reloading station
Klaipedos Nafta last week officially started up operations at its small-scale LNG reloading facility in the port of Klaipeda.
‘Maersk Forza’ hired for helicopter recovery operation
The Maersk Forza subsea construction vessel, usually used for oil and gas activities, has been hired to help with recovery of a helicopter that went missing on Thursday, offshore Norway. According to Accident Investigation Board Norway (AIBN), on October 26, 2017 helicopter flight CVS312 was en-rout
Aker BP secures extra financing for Hess Norge buy
Norwegian oil company Aker BP has secured additional bank financing for the previously announced acquisition of Hess Norge. The oil company said on Monday it had received an offer from a consortium of five banks for a $1.5 billion bank facility to finance the acquisition. To remind, U.S. energy comp
Gallery: Bulker Aground in German Bight
Image Courtesy: Central Command for Maritime Emergencies Germany A Panamax bulk carrier ran aground in the German Bight, North Sea, in the morning hours of October 29 and all attempts to refloat the vessel have been unsuccessful so far, Central Command for Maritime Emergencies Germany (Havariekomman
Report: Rosneft suspends Black Sea license over U.S. sanctions
Russian oil company Rosneft has reportedly suspended its license for oil and gas exploration in the Yuzhno-Chernomorsky block in the eastern part of the Black Sea due to the U.S. sanctions.
Last Four Walney Extension West Towers Sail Out of Belfast Harbour
The last four towers for MHI Vestas 8.25MW wind turbines for the Walney Extension West have set sail from the Belfast Harbour, the project’s pre-assembly port, according to the port’s social media pages.
MHI Vestas 9.5MW Preferred for 950MW Moray East OWF
Moray Offshore Windfarm East (Ltd) plans to install one hundred 9.5MW wind turbines for its 950MW offshore wind farm in the Outer Moray Firth and has now selected MHI Vestas as the preferred turbine supplier.
MHI Vestas 9.5MW Preferred for 950MW Moray East OWF
Moray Offshore Windfarm East (Ltd) plans to install one hundred 9.5MW wind turbines for its 950MW offshore wind farm in the Outer Moray Firth and has now selected MHI Vestas as the preferred turbine supplier.
DONG Energy Books Esvagt Castor for Hornsea One
DONG Energy has chosen Esvagt’s standby safety vessel Esvagt Castor to assist in establishing the 1.2GW Hornsea One offshore wind farm located off Grimsby in the UK part of North Sea.