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Kleven finally offloads 2015-built vessel
Kleven Verft, a Norwegian shipyard, has found a buyer for a newbuild multi purpose support vessel which it completed back in 2015. Kleven said on Wednesday it had sold the newbuilding 379 to an undisclosed, international buyer. “We are pleased to have found a solution for this vessel. This was a cha
Uniper CEO says US LNG too expensive, Europe needs alternative gas sources
European natural gas suppliers will have to be more active in finding alternative supplies as the United States is actively pushing for its liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipments into Europe, according to Klaus Schäfer, Chief Executive of German utility Uniper.
Fos LNG terminals volumes flat YoY
Liquefied natural gas throughput at the two French LNG terminal’s in Fos-sur-Mer near Marseille remained flat during the first six months of 2017 compared to the same period a year ago.
Russia’s Demand for Nuclear-Powered Icebreakers to Be Determined
The Center for Strategic Development will evaluate Russia’s demand for next-generation super-heavy nuclear-powered icebreakers for the purposes of freight transportation along the Northern Sea Route (NSR), The Arctic said. The survey has been ordered by Atomflot (Rosatom Flot), a company owned by th
CWind Lands Merkur Cable Pull-In Contract
Chelmsford-based CWind has won a contract to deliver all cable pull-in services for 66 offshore wind turbines and one offshore substation at the 396MW Merkur offshore wind farm.
Diversity Supports Growth at Marseille Fos
Despite a dip in oil volumes, cargo throughput at the Port of Marseille Fos in the first half of 2017 rose 2% on January-June last year to 39.9 million tons, driven by growth in all three general cargo sectors – containers, RoRo and conventional traffic. During the six-month period, container traffi
IMO: New Project to Address Bioinvasions via Ships’ Hulls
A new global project to help protect marine ecosystems from the negative effects of invasive aquatic species has been given the go-ahead for preparation, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) said. The GloFouling Partnerships project – a collaboration between the Global Environment Facility
Greece receives six bids for DESFA sale
Six companies and consortium are among bidders to buy a 66 percent stake in Greek gas grid operator DESFA, according to the country’s privatisation agency, HRADF. The interested investors are Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets; a consortium of Italy’s Snam, Fluxys of Belgium, Dutch Gasunie and
Engie fires up second Cygnus platform
Engie E&P, a unit of the French energy giant and LNG player, has started first gas exports from the Cygnus Bravo wellhead platform in the UK’s southern North Sea. The unmanned satellite facility, second in the Cygnus development, exported first gas on August 1 to Cygnus Alpha, which itself has been
Greece offers offshore exploration acreage
Greece has launched two offshore exploration and production tenders. The government has invited international companies to bid for the right to explore and produce oil and gas in the Ionian Sea and Crete areas. The announcement follows recent applications submitted by Total-ExxonMobil-ELPE, interest
EMSA: THETIS-MRV Goes Live
The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) has launched THETIS-MRV, a monitoring, reporting and verification system, as the first of several steps in the EU’s efforts to include the maritime transport sector in its overall policy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. As explained, the system will enab
Lithuania: Klaipeda LNG regas volumes drop significantly in Jan-Jul
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) volumes at Lithuania’s first import terminal in the port of Klaipeda have dropped more than a third in the January-July period, according to the latest data by the terminal operator, Klaipėdos Nafta. Klaipėdos Nafta said Monday its Klaipeda LNG import terminal has during
Gunvor to fund Equatorial Guinea government’s stake in Fortuna FLNG
Swiss trading company Gunvor has shown interest in financing the Fortuna FLNG project as it looks to secure supply from the Equatorial Guinea’s floating liquefied natural gas plant.
Statoil makes small gas find in Barents Sea
Norwegian energy company and LNG operator Statoil and partners OMV and Petoro have made a small gas discovery in the Gemini North well, northeast of the Wisting discovery in the Barents Sea. The well, drilled in license PL 855, also proved oil. This is the first well drilled in the acreage awarded i