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French majors team up on LNG bunkering initiative
French companies have joined forces, creating a platform promoting LNG as fuel for the maritime industry.
Shell’s Leman topside arrives ashore for recycling
The Veolia-Peterson joint venture company has accepted the first offshore structure into their Great Yarmouth decommissioning facility. Namely, Shell’s Leman BH platform arrived into the harbor on July 11. The 50-meter high steel jacket structure that supported the topside is due to follow later in
Three new ports join group promoting LNG bunkering
Port of Ningbo-Zhoushan, Port of Marseille-Fos, and Port of Vancouver have joined the Port of Singapore and seven other organizations to participate in an international LNG bunkering port focus group.
Tahkoluoto Offshore Wind Farm Enters Home Stretch
Commissioning of the Siemens 4.2MW Siemens turbines and erosion protection of foundations is in full swing at the 42MW Tahkoluoto wind farm off Pori, Finland.
IMO Okays Life Safety Performance Criteria Guidelines
The International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Maritime Safety Committee has approved the Guidelines for the Selection of Life Safety Performance Criteria for use in Alternative Design and Arrangements for Fire Safety (SOLAS Regulation II-2/17). As explained, these guidelines are an important devel
DeepOcean in Johan Sverdrup pipeline tie-in gig
DeepOcean has been awarded an EPCI contract for performing remote hyperbaric tie-in of the oil export pipeline on the Johan Sverdrup field in the North Sea. The award covers project management, engineering, procurement and installation of the 36 inch oil export spool and remote hyperbaric tie-in of
Flex LNG applies for transfer to Oslo Bors main list
Flex LNG, the shipping company controlled by billionaire John Fredriksen, aims to move its listing up to the Oslo Børs main list. The LNG shipper said in a statement on Tuesday it had submitted an application to the Oslo Børs to transfer of listing of the company’s shares from the Oslo Axess board.
Blyth Demo Foundations On the Move
The first of the five gravity based foundations built at the Neptune dry dock in Newcastle by the Royal BAM Group for the 41.5MW Blyth Offshore Demonstrator Project has begun its journey down the River Tyne, EDF Energy Renewables said.
Blyth Demo Foundations On the Move
The first of the five gravity based foundations built at the Neptune dry dock in Newcastle by the Royal BAM Group for the 41.5MW Blyth Offshore Demonstrator Project has begun its journey down the River Tyne, EDF Energy Renewables said.
Woodmac: Number of upstream FIDs set to double in 2017
This year might be a turning point when it comes to the number of expected final investment decisions for upstream projects, according to Wood Mackenzie, an energy intelligence firm. According to a recent Wood Mackenzie report “A big year for FIDs: 2017 marks a turning point”, the number of upstream
VIDEO: First Mariner topside module installed
Norwegian oil company Statoil on Saturday, July 8, 2017 installed the first of eight topside modules at the Mariner field, offshore the UK. The 10 000 tonne utility module was lifted into place by Saipem 7000. Seven more modules and a flare will be installed, building the more than 38 000 tonne heav
Statoil plans to hire 50 skilled offshore workers per year
Norwegian oil company Statoil said on Tuesday it planned to recruit more than 50 skilled workers annually “in the years ahead.” Statoil said the move was to ensure that the company has the right competence and capacity on the Norwegian continental shelf. “We believe it will be possible to maintain p
Norway’s June oil output up by eight percent YOY
Norway’s oil production in June 2017 was about 8 percent above the oil production in June last year, according to a report by the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD). The NPD’s production figures showed an average daily production of 1,884,000 barrels of oil, NGL and condensate, which is a decreas
Saudi Aramco CEO: Don’t write off oil just yet
The role of oil as a vital source of energy to the world is expected to continue for the long term despite the growth of alternatives, said Amin H. Nasser, President and CEO of Saudi Aramco. At the World Petroleum Congress in Istanbul on Monday, Nasser reiterated in a keynote to heads of state, gove