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Tanker Catches Fire in Kiel Canal
A fire broke out onboard product/chemical tanker Oraness while it was transiting the Kiel Canal in the evening hours of May 16, a representative of the Fire Department Suchsdorf confirmed to World Maritime News. The 79-meter-long vessel, unloaded at the time of the incident, was en route to Brunsbüt
20 Turbines Up at Nordsee One
Twenty of the total 54 wind turbines have been installed at the Nordsee One offshore wind farm.
20 Turbines Up at Nordsee One
Twenty of the total 54 wind turbines have been installed at the Nordsee One offshore wind farm.
Qatari LNG cargo bound for Zeebrugge
Fluxys-operated Zeebrugge LNG terminal is scheduled to receive a cargo of liquefied natural gas next month.
Rosneft, Eni enter upstream cooperation agreement
Rosneft CEO, Igor Sechin, and Eni CEO, Claudio Descalzi, have signed a cooperation agreement for cooperation between the two companies in Russia and abroad. Eni said on Wednesday that the agreement relates to exploration and production, refining, trading, logistics and marketing, petrochemicals, and
Dutch firm takes over Sterling Resource’s UK unit
Canadian energy company Sterling Resources has completed the sale of its UK operating subsidiary to Dutch exploration and production company, Oranje-Nassau Energie B.V. (ONE). To remind, Sterling Resources in early March entered into a definitive agreement with ONE for the sale of its subsidiary, St
This year’s SPE Offshore Europe to focus on new technology
The Oil & Gas Technology Centre’s Technology Zone at SPE Offshore Europe 2017 exhibition and conference will present a series of technologies used in alternative sectors which, in turn, could encourage the oil and gas industry to adopt new products. The Centre said on Wednesday that technologies suc
VBMS to Interconnect EnBW Hohe See and Albatros
After EnBW recently reached the final investment decision for the 112MW Albatros offshore wind farm and awarded the Tier 1 supply contracts, VBMS – in charge of inter-array cabling – informed that part of the scope is to interconnect Albatros and EnBW Hohe See.
Mainstream Puts Neart na Gaoithe on Fast Track
Following the ruling of the Inner House of the Court of Session, Mainstream Renewable Power plans to speed up the development of its Neart Na Gaoithe offshore wind farm to bring the project to the construction phase, planned to start in 2019.
Mainstream Puts Neart na Gaoithe on Fast Track
Following the ruling of the Inner House of the Court of Session, Mainstream Renewable Power plans to speed up the development of its Neart Na Gaoithe offshore wind farm to bring the project to the construction phase, planned to start in 2019.
BDI Drops below 1,000 Mark
The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) fell to 994 points on Monday, May 15, down by 20 points, tumbling again below the 1,000 threshold. The index broke the 1,000 mark in March this year driven by an increase in rates across the sector and managed to stay above the line for over two months. However, the market
Oil firms name wind power exec as CEO of OGCI Climate Investments
The Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI), the ten-company oil and gas industry initiative whose members represent more than 20% of the world’s oil and gas production, has appointed Dr. Pratima Rangarajan as the chief executive officer of its newly-formed investment company, OGCI Climate Investments
Evergas takes delivery of its eight LNG-fueled carrier
Danish shipping company, Evergas, said it has taken delivery of all eight of LNG-fueled “Dragon” class vessels.
Gallery: 20,150 TEU MOL Triumph Visits Hamburg
Image Courtesy: HHM/Dietmar Hasenpusch The Port of Hamburg’s Container Terminal Burchardkai (CTB) welcomed on May 15 MOL Triumph, the first vessel with a loading capacity of over 20,000 TEU to visit this port. Delivered to Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) in March this year, the 2