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Barrier management probe finds irregularities on Statoil’s Kristin
Norway’s safety watchdog, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has found five non-conformities and several improvement points during an audit of Statoil’s barrier management at the Kristin platform off Norway. PSA said on Friday that the audit revealed regulatory non-conformities relating to approp
Intesa set for more Russia deals after winning Putin’s favor over Rosneft
Italian lender Intesa Sanpaolo took on a deal rival banks had turned down when it advised on the sale of a stake in sanctioned Russian oil major Rosneft last year, and by pulling off the sale it won favour from the Kremlin.
PSA Inspects Statoil’s Riser Replacements
Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway has carried out an audit of Statoil’s management of riser replacements. The audit took place initially at Statoil’s offices in Fornebu and later at the premises of the supplier, NOV, in Kalundborg and Brøndby, Denmark. The audit was based on previous follow-up
Top Six Largest Boxships
Starting with the latest addition to the global fleet of super-sized containerships, the recently-christened 21,413 teu OOCL Hong Kong has taken the title of the largest ship in the world based on its advertised nominal container intake. However, the sea giant features 191,317 in dwt capacity, consi
Hebron waiting for ice to pass
Exxon’s giant Hebron platform in Canada, christened back in April, has yet to sail away to its offshore location. During the platform launching ceremony held at Nalcor Energy’s Bull Arm Fabrication site, it was said that the sailaway to the Atlantic waters offshore Canada was “imminent.” It’s been a
European Shipowners Present Brexit Priorities
European shipowners believe that EU shipping should continue to enable free movement of goods and persons after the Brexit, according to European Community Shipowners’ Association (ECSA). “European shipowners strongly believe that to the extent possible, the EU and the UK should aim for conformity i
Russia wants to split Sovcomflot sale among small-stake investors
By Gleb Stolyarov and Jack Stubbs MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia plans to sell part of state shipping firm Sovcomflot next month, hoping to draw in a wide range of small-stake investors rather than a strategic buyer who could threaten Moscow’s control of the group, banking and industry sources say. The c
Ex-Lundin Norway head nominated for Sevan board of directors
Sevan Marine has proposed the appointment of a former Lundin Petroleum executive to its board of directors, to replace board member Kjetil Sjursen. Sjursen, who has served as a director of Sevan Marine ASA since May 21, 2015, has informed Sevan’s Nomination Committee that he’s not available for re-e
Photo of the Day: First Race Bank Turbine Up
A2SEA’s jack up Sea Installer, together with DONG Energy and Siemens Wind Power, installed the first Siemens 6MW turbine on the 573MW Race Bank wind farm off North Norfolk on 9 May.
Spotted: World’s Largest LNG Car Carrier Presented at Bremerhaven
In today’s spotted, we bring you an image of Auto Energy, a new pure car truck carrier (PCTC) owned by Norwegian shipping company United European Car Carriers (UECC) which was recently presented at an event at Bremerhaven’s Überseehafen. Auto Energy is said to be the world’s car carrier with the mai
Buckie Harbour Readies For Beatrice Export Cable Trenching Team
The two vessels contracted to carry out the trenching along the export cable route for the Beatrice offshore wind farm project are expected to arrive in the Buckie harbour in Scotland this week and start mobilising for the project.
Eni, Rosneft strengthen cooperation
Italian energy giant and LNG player Eni signed a cooperation agreement with Russia’s Rosneft.
BP aiming at 4 million barrels a day by 2020
BP expects to grow its production to 4 million barrels a day by the end of the decade. During the Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, the company’s Chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg said that with BP’s recent recent investments, “in a few years’ time, our production should be back at the same level as
NHC Serves Innovation with Ad Hoc Flights to Merkur OWF
Northern HeliCopter (NHC), which was contracted for the Merkur offshore wind farm by GeoSea in January, recently carried out an ad hoc flight as the Innovation vessel called for urgently needed spare parts.