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Huisman awaits Heerema’s construction vessel Aegir
Heerema Marine Contractor’s deepwater construction vessel (DCV) Aegir will dock for maintenance at Huisman Schiedam’s yard in the Netherlands on Monday, October 11. Huisman said in a social media update on Friday that the vessel will stay there until the end of the year. The Aegir was built by the D
Gazprom companies to promote use of LNG as locomotive fuel
Gazpromtrans and Gazprom Gazomotornoye Toplivo signed a cooperation agreement to promote the use of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as fuel for locomotives operating at the Obskaya-Bovanenkovo railroad.
Goliat production stopped until electrical faults get fixed
Following an audit of electrical safety, the Norwegian offshore safety watchdog, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has issued a notice of order to Eni Norge to fix faults and deficiencies on the Goliat FPSO before resuming production. The Eni-operated Goliat field is located in PL 229 in the Bar
Boa to get money back for scrapped vessel deal
Norwegian shipowner Boa IMR has been successful in its arbitration against the compatriot shipyard group, Noryards Fosen, related to cancellation of a vessel construction order back in 2015. In an Oslo Stock Exchange filing on Friday, Boa IMR, a subsidiary of the Norwegian offshore services provider
NSRI Sets Up Funding Event to Boost Subsea Companies
Developing Subsea firms could discover how they can overcome common financial challenges through industry supported and government-backed initiatives at an event in Aberdeen on October 26, 2017. The workshop will explore the wide range of tools and resources available to SMEs, technology developers
Ensco, Atwood shareholders approve all-stock merger
Shareholders of offshore drillers Ensco and Atwood Oceanics have approved the previously proposed merger of the two companies. Ensco on Thursday said 65 percent of its shareholders had voted in favor of the allotment and issuance of Ensco Class A ordinary shares to shareholders of Atwood Oceanics, I
Photo of the Day: First EOWDC Jacket Top Sections Arrive in Newcastle
Osprey Construction and Marine Logistics has posted a photo of the Osprey Carrier II barge entering the Tyne, Newcastle, with the first two jacket top sections for the 92.5MW Aberdeen offshore wind farm on 30 September.
UK court sanctions Wood Group-Amec FW merger scheme
A UK court has sanctioned the scheme of arrangement related to Wood Group’s proposed takeover of rival Amec Foster Wheeler. The combination of the two oilfield services providers will become effective on Friday, October 6, following the delivery of the court order. Wood Group launched the offer for
Copenhagen to Open New Cruise Terminal in 2020
The Board of Copenhagen Malmö Port (CMP) has given the go-ahead to the port to build a new cruise terminal in Copenhagen. Expected to open in 2020, the terminal will be located beyond the current Oceankaj in Ydre Nordhavn and will be able to handle more than 5,000 passengers per call. As explained,
Video: World’s 1st LNG Boxship Conversion
Engine producer MAN Diesel and Turbo shared a video on the retrofitting of Wes Amelie, a 1,036 TEU feeder containership, with a liquefied natural gas (LNG) engine. The project involved the retrofitting of the ship’s MAN 8L48/60B main engine to a multi-fuel, four-stroke MAN 51/60DF unit that enables
Lithuania: Klaipeda LNG regas volumes rise in Sep YoY
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) volumes at Lithuania’s first and only import terminal in the port of Klaipeda rose in September as compared to the same month a year before. The Klaipeda LNG import terminal regasified 1.96 terawatt hours (TWh) in the month under review, a rise of almost 70 percent as com
UK Tows Dredger into Harbour after Explosion
The dredging vessel, which suffered an explosion two nautical miles South of Dodman Point, Cornwall on October 4, is being towed into harbour, UK Coast Guard informed. Following the incident, in which two people were injured, Fowey All Weather Lifeboat established a tow with the dredging ship. The c
Putin not ruling out extension of oil production cut deal
Russian president Vladimir Putin is not ruling out a possible further extension of the agreement between OPEC and Non-Opec nations to cut oil production once the deal expires in March 2018. In a speech on Wednesday, during the Russian Energy Week event, Putin said that the deal Russia, other countri
SGMF, LNG MFI to jointly promote LNG as fuel
The Society for Gas as a Marine Fuel (SGMF) signed a memorandum of understanding with Australia’s LNG MFI to jointly promote the use of liquefied natural gas as fuel.