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ExxonMobil, BP, ConocoPhilips back out of Alaska LNG ExxonMobil, BP and ConocoPhilips are looking to exit the Alaska LNG project following a report by Wood Mackenzie stating the project’s competitiveness ‘ranks poorly’ under current market conditions. Gentle leaves Cheniere and joins Souki at Tellur
Unions stand up against Boskalis’ job cuts proposal
Dutch dredging and energy services giant Boskalis in July said it would reduce its fleet and cut around 650 jobs globally, citing difficult market conditions. However, Dutch maritime union Nautilus /FNV Waterbouw, backed by The International Transport Workers’ Federation, is now launching what its s
Safety irregularity found at Statfjord A
Norwegian oil and gas safety body, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has found a non-conformity during an audit of Statoil’s PP&A of wells at the Statfjord A field in the North Sea. PSA said on Friday that the audit of planning and execution of permanent plugging and abandonment (PP&A) at Statfj
Kogas to up imports of Sakhalin-2 LNG volumes
South Korea’s Kogas, the world’s second-largest buyer of LNG could be importing more liquefied natural gas from the Sakhalin-2 project after the third liquefaction train is commissioned.
Shell-bound DSV Kreuz Challenger named
Singapore-based Kreuz Subsea has named its second newbuild diving support vessel (DSV), the Kreuz Challenger, presently under construction by the Norwegian shipbuilder Vard. The Kreuz Challenger DSV is scheduled for delivery from Vard Søviknes in Norway in the second quarter of 2017. The DP-2 vessel
JBIC readies $400 mln loan for Yamal LNG
Japan Bank for International Cooperation is about to loan US$400 million to the Novatek-operated Yamal LNG project, according to Tadashi Maeda, JBIC’s CEO.
Sea Installer Loading First Burbo Bank Extension Turbine Parts in Belfast
A2SEA’s jack-up vessel Sea Installer has arrived to Belfast Harbour, the load out port for DONG Energy’s 258MW Burbo Bank Extension project, and is currently loading components which will make up the first four of the wind farm’s 32 MHI Vestas 8MW turbines. Sea Installer is expected to sail out from
A turbine and a truck (photos)
Atlantis Resources has published photos of an AR1500 1.5MW tidal turbine hitting the road as it embarks on a trip to the MeyGen tidal energy project site.
One-stop shop for offshore industry formed in Den Helder
Several Dutch companies have teamed up to form Offshore Project Support (OPS) in order to offer a complete service to the offshore industry. The joint venture company, created by Den Helder Support Service (DHSS), Den Helder Aircraft Systems (DHAS), Glomar Offshore, and GEOxyz, resulted in one team
Gulf of Mexico oil production slowly resuming as Hermine storm hits Florida
Gulf of Mexico oil production is slowly resuming following preventive shutdowns caused by the tropical storm Hermine. According to the U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, as of September 1, approximately 15.18 percent of the current oil production in the Gulf of Mexico has been shut
Norway may review oil safety rules after Eni ‘failures’ in Arctic
Norway will review whether to tighten offshore safety rules after “repeated failures” at Eni’s Arctic Goliat platform including a power outage last week, a minister said.
Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland team up for ocean energy
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI), Invest Northern Ireland and Scottish Enterprise launched a collaborative network aiming to intensify ocean energy development at an inaugural meeting held yesterday in Dublin.
No approval for Petrobras, SBM Offshore bribery settlement
Brazilian anti-corruption body has refused to give authorization for the leniency agreement signed by Petrobras, SBM Offshore, and the Brazilian authorities in July. To remind, the two companies and the government signed the settlement agreement resolving issues stemming from a bribery case where SB