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US company says Ukraine receives first-ever LNG shipment from Poland
ERU Trading, a Ukrainian unit of the US-owned development company ERU Corporation, said on Wednesday that Ukraine received a shipment of natural gas which was sourced from the Polish LNG terminal in Świnoujście. This was the first ever shipment of LNG to Ukraine, according to ERU. ERU said that in e
Bibby Offshore finishes subsea work for Maersk Oil
Bibby Offshore, the UK-based subsea services provider to the oil & gas industry, has completed a multi-million-pound contract with Maersk Oil UK.
World Bank Cuts Its Support for Oil and Gas
World Bank Group (WBG), a global multilateral development institution, said it will no longer finance upstream oil and gas, after 2019. The announcement was made during a One Planet Summit on Tuesday by WBG president Jim Yong Kim. The WBG is focusing its support to developing countries for the effec
World Bank promises to stop financing oil & gas projects
World Bank Group, an international financial institution, has decided to stop financing upstream oil and gas in a bid to help battle climate change.
Spain’s Molgas fueling AIDA’s LNG newbuild
Spanish LNG supplier Molgas Energía has been busy lately bunkering LNG-powered vessels with the chilled fuel in Spanish ports via a truck-to-ship method. The company says it has signed a deal to supply the fuel to AIDA Cruises’ LNG-powered AIDAperla during the vessel’s stay in five Mediterranean por
VIDEO: PSV Blue Queen on its way to The Netherlands
International transport specialist Royal Wagenborg has released a video of the PX121 PSV Blue Queen setting sail for Delfzijl, the Netherlands.
Report: Economic Output of Welsh Maritime Sector Rises 16 Pct
Economic output from the Welsh maritime sector increased by 16 percent over a five-year period.
Germany takes next step in promoting LNG as maritime fuel
Germany has taken another step forward in promoting the use of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a marine fuel. The country’s Federal Ministry for Transport and Digital Infrastructure announced earlier this year a new stimulus programme under which Germany would subsidize the conversion and newbuild co
Advantages of Thermal Insulation Coatings
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Europa Oil & Gas boosted by Shell’s old well data (Ireland)
Europa Oil & Gas believes its offshore block in the Slyne Basin offshore Ireland might hold more than 2.5 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of gas in place. The UK and Ireland focused company has based its claims on the analysis of legacy 3D data, and on the recently released data of Shell’s exploration wel
Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2018: 75% already booked
The largest European event covering the whole offshore energy mix, Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference recently opened the floorplan for 2018. Interested parties can go online to book the best spot on the floor. With oil & gas, offshore wind and marine energy all assembling at this event, OEEC c
Nexen pulls the plug on two North Sea platforms after Forties shutdown
Nexen has temporarily ceased production from the Buzzard and Scott platforms, following the shutdown of the Forties Pipeline System.
San Pedro Bay Ports on a Roll
With just under one month left in 2017, San Pedro Bay ports have experienced growth in their container volumes.
Woodside gas platform to get battery system
Zurich-based automation specialist ABB has been contracted by Australian LNG company Woodside to provide a battery storage system that is capable of remote management of operations and service. The system will be installed on the Goodwyn A offshore production platform that supplies gas and condensat