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ACE Winches Presents New Linear Winch at OEEC 2016
ACE Winches will reveal its new 500te Linear Winch at this year’s Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference in Amsterdam. The new 500te Linear Winch has been designed, engineered and manufactured at ACE Winches facilities in Aberdeenshire, UK. The new product is now in its final stages of FAT testing,
UK: Union calls for public investment in new offshore oil & gas infrastructure
Scotland’s biggest union Unite has called for governments at Westminster and Holyrood to invest in new infrastructure to help take advantage of untapped offshore oil and gas. UK’s Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) on Wednesday published a research on the potential of small pools of oil and gas in UK water
JDR unveils plans for new sevice center in Newcastle
JDR, a supplier of subsea power cables and umbilicals to the offshore energy industry, has unveiled its plan to open a new European service support center in Newcastle. JDR said on Tuesday that the center would consist of a 4000 square meter facility including a workshop, warehouse, and offices. The
RMT: UK Flag Is Failing Seafarers on ACL Ships
New UK-flagged vessels are failing the shipping industry by not employing domestic seafarers, according to the country’s National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT). “All of Atlantic Container Line’s (ACL) UK-flagged fleet of new ro-ro container ships – the Atlantic Star, Atlantic S
Italy: HIGAS wins governmental approval for Sardinia LNG project
HIGAS, a joint venture between Gas and Heat and CPL Concordia, received the final governmental approval for the construction and operation of the small-scale LNG storage facility in Santa Giusta (Oristano), Italy.
Sakhalin II LNG expansion FEED documents almost complete
Gazprom and Mitsubishi Corporation said that the development of the FEED documents for Sakhalin II LNG plant’s third liquefaction train are close to completion.
Gazprom says U.S. LNG is not a competitor in European market
Russian gas conglomerate Gazprom sees no threat from U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies coming to the European market. Gazprom, that generates more than a half of its revenue in Europe, said in a statement on Tuesday that in the European market “U.S. LNG was losing” against the company’s pipe
Air Liquide opens LNG station in Duttlenheim, France
Air Liquide opened its third LNG-CNG fueling station for road transport in Duttlenheim, France on Tuesday.
Teekay LNG Partners bags US$110 mln through Norwegian bond issuance
Teekay LNG Partners, the partnership formed by Teekay Corporation, issued NOK 900 million in new senior unsecured bonds that mature in October 2021 in the Norwegian bond market.
UK: OGA and EEEGR looking to rejuvenate Southern North Sea
UK’s Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) and the East of England Energy Group (EEEGR), have launched a new Southern North Sea Rejuvenation Special Interest Group (SIG) at a government reception to highlight the importance of the region in the economic recovery of the UK’s oil and gas reserves. OGA said on W
APC to provide LNG transfer system for GNL Quintero
Alpha Process Controls, the UK-based division of GT Group, has been awarded a contract to supply GNL Quintero terminal in Chile with LNG hose transfer system.
Greenpeace files ‘historic’ lawsuit against Norway over Arctic drilling plans
Environmental organization Greenpeace filed a lawsuit on Tuesday morning against the Norwegian government for allowing oil companies to drill for new oil in the Arctic Barents Sea. The lawsuit has been filed together with the Norwegian environmental group Nature & Youth in order to keep millions of
LNG sector ready for shipping emissions requirements, coalition says
SEALNG, the cross-industry coalition established to promote the use of LNG as a marine fuel, said the liquefied natural gas sector is ready for the future emissions demands of the shipping industry.
World Wide Supply puts last two active vessels in layup
Offshore service vessel company World Wide Supply (WWS) is about to see its whole fleet laid up as the company’s last two active vessels are now without contracts. Namely, WWS said on Tuesday that the last two vessels on charter to Petrobras, World Emerald and World Sapphire, have now been redeliver