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Popular news, December 11 – 17, 2017
Popular news, December 11 – 17, 2017
U.S. offshore rig count drops to 19 units
The number of U.S. offshore rigs fell by one unit this past week, according to a Friday weekly rig report by Baker Hughes, a GE company.
Top news of the week December 11-16
ExxonMobil wraps up Mozambique LNG acquisition US energy giant ExxonMobil said on Wednesday that its unit has completed a deal to acquire a 25 percent indirect interest in Mozambique’s gas-rich Area 4 block from Italy’s Eni. Austrian explosion hits European gas markets An explosion on Tuesday mornin
TSB: Man Falls Overboard from Fednav’s Bulker
A mariner fell from the open hatch bulk carrier Federal Champlain, owned by Canadian shipowner Fednav.
Spotted: Blue Queen Readies for Conversion
Blue Queen, a standard platform supply vessel, will be converted to W2W ERRV.
CNOOC trucks LNG to northern China as winter demand surges
CNOOC, the Chinese state-owned oil and gas producer, has hired 100 trucks to move liquefied natural gas (LNG) some 2,200km from the south of the country to its northern parts due to a winter fuel crunch. China’s LNG imports surged this year boosted by a government-led switch from coal to natural gas
Wpd Receives Initial Approval for Offshore Wind Farm in Taiwan
Wpd’s offshore wind farm proposed to be built off the coast of Taiwan’s Yunlin county received an initial approval from Taiwanese Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) in November, according to Taipei Times.
Wpd Receives Initial Approval for Offshore Wind Farm in Taiwan
Wpd’s offshore wind farm proposed to be built off the coast of Taiwan’s Yunlin county received an initial approval from Taiwanese Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) in November, according to Taipei Times.
Total, Eni, Novatek first to grab licenses offshore Lebanon
Lebanese government has awarded two offshore exploration and production licenses to a consortium of three oil and gas companies.
Det Norske Veritas becomes sole owner of DNV GL
Germany’s Mayfair VermögensverwaltungSE has sold its 36.5% share in the class society DNV GL to the Stiftelsen Det Norske Veritas foundation, making DNV GL the foundation’s sole owner. DNV GL chief executive Remi Eriksen said in a statement that this is a new chapter in DNV GL’s history. “Moving for
COPL: Financing delays to put off drilling offshore Nigeria
Canada’s COPL will have to put off drilling of a well in its Nigerian offshore block amid the delays in completing the financing for the project.
ExxonMobil enters strategic alliance with Petrobras
Petrobras and ExxonMobil have signed a memorandum of understanding regarding a strategic alliance to jointly identify and evaluate potential business opportunities.
ExxonMobil, Petrobras form oil and gas alliance
US-based energy giant and LNG player ExxonMobil and Brazil’s state-controlled Petrobras said on Thursday they had formed an alliance to develop oil and gas projects around the world. The memorandum of understanding was signed in Rio de Janeiro by Pedro Parente, president of Petrobras, Brad Corson, p
OGA: Lower operating costs in UK oil & gas sector to stick around for another 5 years
Operating costs in the UK Continental Shelf dropped by 14 percent in 2016 with operators securing approximately £1.1 billion reductions in operating expenditure (OPEX), according to a report by the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA). The “Analysis of UKCS Operating Costs in 2016” inaugural report, publishe