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Offshore worker suffers injuries on Eni’s Goliat
An offshore worker has been injured on Eni Norge’s Goliat floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit in the Barents Sea. According to Stavanger Aftenblad, a Norwegian news website, there was an accident on board the Goliat FPSO on Saturday after which one offshore worker was sent to hosp
Gazprom, CNPC sign MoU on gas-fired power generation
Alexey Miller, head of Russian Gazprom recently met with Zhang Gaoli, vice premier of the State Council of China and CNPC Chairman, Wang Yilin.
Popular news, June 20 – 26, 2016
Popular news, June 20 – 26, 2016
Top news of the week June 20-25, 2016
MEI: LNG oversupply to stretch to 2024 The latest research by McKinsey Energy Insights (MEI) predicts the LNG oversupply could last until 2024, meaning few projects could reach financial investment decision in the next 12 to 18 months. Alaska LNG sees first production in 2025 Alaska LNG export proje
European Union Increases Renewable Energy Target
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) voted in favour of increasing the European Union’s target for renewables to ‘at least’ 30% by 2030. Europe currently has a target of at least 27%, which was agreed by European leaders in October 2014. The parliamentary vote, which has no direct legislative i
Dalby Ouse Named at Seawork
The 26-metre wind farm service vessel (WFSV) Dalby Ouse was officially named at the Seawork International Exhibition in Southampton on 14 June. The aluminium catamaran has now returned to Great Yarmouth for final acceptance and delivery trials and is expected to be delivered to Dalby Offshore in the
Antwerp Port Authority Names New CEO
Belgium’s Antwerp Port Authority has appointed new Chief Executive Officer, Jacques Vandermeiren (52), who will succeed Eddy Bruyninckx who is retiring after holding this position for 25 years. The changes are effective January 1, 2017. Until January 2015, Vandermeiren was CEO of Elia, a company ope
DONG Decides to Build Borkum Riffgrund 2
DONG Energy will build the German offshore wind farm Borkum Riffgrund 2, the company informed today. Borkum Riffgrund 2 will have a total export capacity of 450MW, and will feature the largest wind turbines in German waters: 56 units of MHI Vestas’ 8MW wind turbines with rotor spans of 164 meters. T
Shell says will work with UK, EU after Brexit vote
The world’s largest LNG company, Shell said Friday it will work with the UK government and European institutions on any implications for its business from Britain’s decision to leave the European Union (EU). Britain is expected to submit an application to leave the EU following Thursday’s referendum
Oil & Gas UK asks gov’t to minimize ‘period of uncertainty’ after Brexit vote
Following the EU Referendum outcome on Friday, Oil & Gas UK, a representative organization for the UK offshore oil and gas industry, has urged the UK Government to outline the process which will follow the exit vote to minimize any potential period of uncertainty. To remind, oil prices slumped by mo
Shell to work with UK, EU after Brexit bombshell. BP says too early to understand implications
Following the outcome of Thursday’s referendum on Britain’s membership of the European Union, Offshore Energy Today has reached out to European oil companies seeking their comments on the exit vote. According to Reuters, world financial markets plunged as complete results showed a near 52-48 percent
Drewry: Global Shortage of Shipping Officers to Be Reduced By 2020
Slowing growth in the size of the shipping fleet is to reduce te shortage of officers from 20,900 at the end of 2015 to 7,700 by the end of 2020, according to the Manning report published by shipping consultancy Drewry. The global fleet – encompassing all sectors except the non-cargo carrying ship t
Kruglov: Gazprom’s profit to triple
Gazprom of Russia is predicting a significant increase in profit for 2015, despite pressure low oil prices had on the financial results.
VIDEO: Cruising into Rostock Port
Warnemünde cruise terminal at German Rostock Port welcomed this Wednesday two large cruise ships – Holland America Line’s newest ship ms Koningsdam and Celebrity Cruises’ Celebrity Eclipse. For the first time, the ms Koningsdam was heading to the mouth of river Warnow on its way from Copenhagen to T