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Gazprom, Linde talk oil and gas cooperation
Russian giant Gazprom and Linde discussed the cooperation in the oil and gas sector during a meeting at the Gazprom headquarters.
Coda Octopus: Van Oord readies site for KNPC’s LNG project
The UK-based Coda Octopus informed that the Dutch company Van Oord has completed ground improvement project for Kuwait National Petroleum Company’s (KNPC) site for the oil refining plant and an LNG import terminal.
Half of Galloper Foundations In Place
The installation of foundations at the Galloper offshore wind farm is halfway to completion with 28 of the total 56 foundations now installed.
Douglas-Westwood sees troublesome outlook for heavy lift vessels
Heavy lift vessel (HLV) contractors have faced a challenging market in recent years as the low oil price environment combined with a shift towards subsea installation and deepwater activity has seen fixed platform installations decline globally, Douglas-Westwood said in its DW Monday report. Accordi
Ocean Yield Ends Lewek Connector Charter
Ocean Yield has terminated a bareboat charter with EMAS Chiyoda Subsea (ECS) for the Lewek Connector vessel, following a request by ECS for a short-term standstill agreement. Ocean Yield said that it served a notice of termination in order to protect the company’s legal interest. The company will ho
Adriatic LNG moves to new shore base
Adriatic LNG, the company that operates the regasification terminal off the Veneto coastline is relocating its shore base in Porto Viro.
Nor-Shipping: Tackling Ocean Pollution
As an estimated 5 trillion pieces of plastic garbage are currently polluting ocean habitats, the international shipping exhibition and conference Nor-Shipping argued that it is time for innovation to clean up. As this problem will not simply take care of itself, people need to look at innovative way
Lundin strikes oil in Barents Sea
Lundin Petroleum has made an oil and gas discovery in the main well 7219/12-1 and is presently drilling a sidetrack 7219/12-1A on the Filicudi prospect in the Barents Sea. The wells are located in PL533 approximately 40 km southwest of Johan Castberg and 30 km northwest of the Alta and Gohta discove
Heavy Lifters Turn to Less Traditional Markets
A troublesome outlook for heavy lift vessels within the market for topside and jacket installation, prompted by challenging market in recent years, has led contractors to seek out opportunities in less traditional markets. Two such bright spots are offshore wind and decommissioning, according to Dou
Cluff abandons North Sea deal with Verus
Cluff Natural Resources has abandoned its plans to buy a pair of North Sea licenses from Verus Petroleum. To remind, on May 10, 2016, the company said it had entered into an option with Verus Petroleum to acquire a 25% interest in licenses P1944 (Block 14/20e) and P2156 (Block 15/11 & 16f) located i
EolMed Floating Wind Project Kicks Off with WatchKeeper Deployment
French company Créocéan, on behalf of the Quadran Group, is set to deploy AXYS Technologies’ WatchKeeper buoy at an offshore site between Port-La Nouvelle and Gruissan in France, where Quadran and Ideol plan to install floating wind turbines.
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Total CEO says first Yamal LNG cargo expected by October Total Chief Executive Patrick Pouyanne said on Thursday that the first shipment from the $27 billion Yamal LNG project it is developing in Russia with Novatek could be sent before October this year. Excelerate lines up seven FSRUs at DSME Exce
Eni in another Goliat shutdown
Italian oil company Eni has once again stopped production from the Goliat field in the Barents Sea off Norway, less than a week after it had been restored from the previous shutdown. Last Friday, the Goliat FPSO unit was restarted after being out for over a month due to repairs on the offloading hos