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Finnish company launches new LNG tank
Finnish liquefied natural gas tank manufacturer LNGTainer has launched a new tank. The tank is ready for production, which will take place in Finland, according to LNGTainer. The company claims that its new gas containers have 15% more volume and utilize 30% less equipment by weight compared to norm
Bibby WaveMaster 1 Named in Rotterdam
Bibby Marine Services Limited held a naming ceremony for Bibby WaveMaster 1 in Rotterdam on Wednesday, 6 September.
ICS: BWM Convention Compliance Comes with USD 100 Bn Price Tag
The shipping industry may collectively need to spend around USD 100 billion in order to install the new ballast water treatment systems that will be required by law in order to become compliant with the Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention that will enter into force on September 8, 2017. Esben
KEM Offshore to Stand Guard over Hohe See and Albatros Offshore Wind Farms
Danish ship owner KEM Offshore has won a long term contract to provide guard vessel services during the construction of EnBW’s Hohe See and Albatros offshore wind farms in the German North Sea.
GMS Orders Osbit Boat Landing System for Hornsea One Jack-Up
Aberdeen-based Gulf Marine Services (GMS) UK Ltd has selected offshore engineering and technology company Osbit Ltd to deliver a boat landing and access system which will be fitted to a GMS jack-up accommodation vessel destined for DONG Energy’s Hornsea Project One wind farm.
Norwegian gov’t receives record bids in APA round
Norwegian authorities have received applications from 39 companies for new acreage in mature areas on the Norwegian continental shelf as part of the awards in pre-defined areas (APA 2017). This is six more than in last year’s round. The APA 2017 round, which included blocks in the North Sea, the Nor
UK North Sea is reinventing itself, report shows
Around $6 billion worth of mergers and acquisitions in the UK oil and gas sector during the first half of the year sent a vote of confidence to a basin grappling with challenges of a major downturn, said Oil & Gas UK’s Economic Report 2017. The Economic Report 2017 was the trade body’s annual review
Jan De Nul Installs Race Bank Export Cables
Jan De Nul Group has completed the installation and burial of the export cables for DONG Energy’s Race Bank offshore wind farm in the United Kingdom.
Jan De Nul Installs Race Bank Export Cables
Jan De Nul Group has completed the installation and burial of the export cables for DONG Energy’s Race Bank offshore wind farm in the United Kingdom.
MAN Cryo nets Swedegas LNG bunkering gig
MAN Diesel & Turbo’s unit, MAN Cryo has signed a contract with Swedish infrastructure company, Swedegas, to deliver an LNG bunkering facility within the Port of Gothenburg. The new facility will enable vessels to bunker LNG from trucks or containers while simultaneously loading or unloading cargo at
Subsea 7 to order new reel-lay vessel from Royal IHC
UK-based subsea engineering, construction and services company, Subsea 7, has signed a letter of intent with Royal IHC in the Netherlands for the construction of a new reel-lay vessel and associated pipe lay equipment. The cost, excluding capitalized interest, is expected to be below $300 million wi
SPE Aberdeen reveals award winners during Offshore Europe
The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Aberdeen has announced the winners of the North Sea Regional and SPE Aberdeen awards for achievements in the section. The awards ceremony took place during Offshore Europe week, September 5, at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre. SPE International
UK gov’t reaffirms commitment to oil & gas sector
UK government remains fully committed in its support of the UK’s oil and gas industry, the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury said on Tuesday at the industry’s conference in Aberdeen. Andrew Jones, Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, spoke on Tuesday at the oil and gas industry’s conference – Offs
ITF: Polar Star’s Five Crew Repatriated
Five crew members of the ice breaker Polar Star have arrived home after being abandoned in the Canary Islands, according to ITF Seafarers. The Russian and Lithuanian seafarers were part of a crew which joined the ship during May and June in Las Palmas, Spain. They had been employed to start repair w