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Top news of the week November 21-26
ExxonMobil joins Caledonia LNG project U.S.-based energy giant ExxonMobil, signed an agreement with Babcock International Group, Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement, Calor and Orkney Islands Council to collaborate in the Caledonia LNG project. Trump to boost US shale gas industry US president-elect Dona
Top News of the Week, 21 – 27 November 2016
Trump to UK Politicians: “Move Scottish Wind Farms Offshore” The US President-Elect Donald Trump has reportedly advised UK politician Nigel Farage and his team, with whom Trump met on 13 November, to campaign against onshore wind farms in Scotland, suggesting that they should be moved offshore. Dutc
Top News of the Week, 21 – 27 November 2016
Trump to UK Politicians: “Move Scottish Wind Farms Offshore” The US President-Elect Donald Trump has reportedly advised UK politician Nigel Farage and his team, with whom Trump met on 13 November, to campaign against onshore wind farms in Scotland, suggesting that they should be moved offshore. Dutc
Novatek courting Japanese investors with Arctic LNG projects
Yamal LNG operator, Novatek is looking to Japan as it looks to secure additional funds for its Arctic LNG project.
Siem Offshore picks up newbuild PSV
Offshore vessel operator Siem Offshore took delivery of its newbuild platform supply vessel (PSV) Siem Thiima on Thursday, November 24. The PSV was delivered from Remontowa Shipbuilding in Gdansk, Poland. According to the company, the vessel is preparing for a long journey to Port Dampier in Western
Statoil shuts down production on Heimdal after fire alarm
Norwegian oil company Statoil has reportedly shut down production from the Heimdal field following a fire alarm on the platform offshore Norway. According to a report by Aftenblad, a Norwegian news website, the alarm went off early on Friday morning but the situation was quickly resolved as there wa
Havila seeks to avoid bankruptcy
Norwegian offshore vessel operator Havila Shipping is facing bankruptcy unless its bondholders vote for a restructuring plan with a deadline set for Monday, November 28. The company’s bondholders on Wednesday did not support the proposal for restructuring of the company suggested on November 9. The
Ithaca Energy Delays Stella Start-Up
Ithaca Energy notified that the production start-up from the Stella field in the UK North Sea has been delayed due to faults discovered on electrical junction boxes on FPF-1 vessel’s processing facilities. The faults were discovered during the routine inspections, and a programme of necessary repair
Container Terminal Burchardkai Preparing for Mega-Ships
Container Terminal Burchardkai (CTB) at the Port of Hamburg, Germany, is introducing a new production and shift pattern model to prepare for the arrival of the first 20,000 TEU vessels scheduled for spring 2017. To be implemented from January 15, 2017, the new model is expected to improve ship handl
SIGTTO names new president
The Society of International Gas Tanker and Terminal Operators (SIGTTO) has been appointed David Furnival of Bernhard Schulte Ship Management as the society’s new president.
TechnipFMC board members nominated
LNG-engineer Technip and Houston-based FMC Technologies on Thursday revealed their respective designees to the board of directors of the combined company, TechnipFMC. Earlier this year the two companies agreed to combine into one company named TechnipFMC, with each company’s shareholders owning clos
Norwegian Oil and Gas Association elects new chairman
The Norwegian Oil and Gas Association (Norsk olje og gass), an employers’ organization for oil and supplier companies, has elected Kristin Færøvik as its new chairman. According to the association, Færøvik succeeds Norske Shell’s Tor Arnesen. Færøvik said she cannot wait to take over the role as the
University Students Test DP Algorithms Onboard RV Gunnerus
Students and researchers from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) were given the opportunity to test their Dynamic Positioning (DP) algorithms in a full-scale setting. The trials took place in the Trondheimsfjord aboard the RV ‘Gunnerus’, the NTNU-owned research and education v
Works on Hywind Scotland Foundations in Full Swing
Navantia started welding together the first blocks for the first Hywind Scotland floating foundation at the assembly area of its Fene yard in Spain. Each of the five spar-type floating foundations will be made of five blocks, and Navantia currently has around 15 blocks in different fabrication stage