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Russia’s Novatek looking to build Kamchatka LNG reload facility
Russia’s largest independent natural gas producer, Novatek is planning to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) reloading terminal on Kamchatka Peninsula in the Russian Far East. The company signed a cooperation agreement with the regional government of Kamchatka on building the facility. Novatek said
Hess sells E. Guinea assets to focus on Guyana
U.S. oil and gas company Hess is selling its assets in Equatorial Guinea to raise cash for its offshore development project in Guyana. The company on Monday said it would sell its interests in offshore Equatorial Guinea to Kosmos Energy and Trident Energy for a total consideration of $650 million, e
Uruguay Detains Stowaways Who Threatened Bulker Crew
Uruguayan Navy has detained four stowaways that threatened the crew aboard the bulk carrier Friederike. The four men reportedly boarded the 57,400 dwt bulker while it was in the Nigerian port of Lagos. In the morning hours of October 21 the authorities received a distress call from the ship’s captai
Oil majors set to compete for pre-salt acreage in Brazil
Brazil’s oil and gas agency ANP has defined the criteria for winning blocks in the 2nd and 3rd Pre-Salt Bidding Rounds set to be held on Friday in Rio de Janeiro. The two rounds will offer blocks for exploration and production of oil and natural gas, on a production sharing basis. According to the A
After E&P, Engie now in talks to sell LNG business?
French energy company Engie has said it has launched a strategic review of its upstream and midstream LNG activities. The company confirmed this on Monday, following press speculation that it is in talks to sell its LNG business to its rival and compatriot, Total. Engie, formerly known as GDF Suez,
OPEC, NON-OPEC oil output cut compliance reaches record level
The OPEC-Non-OPEC producing countries that last year agreed to a deal to keep the oil production limited to stabilize oil prices are delivering more than promised, the Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC) said on Friday. According to JMMC, for the month of September 2017, OPEC and participa
Singapore: Two More Bodies of Dredger Crew Recovered, One Still Missing
Two more bodies of seafarers, former crew members of JBB De Rong 19 dredger, have been recovered in Singapore territorial waters since the fatal collision between the dredger and tanker Kartika Segara that occurred on September 13. This brings the total body count to four of the five persons that we
Seaway Heavy Lifting Preparing Beatrice for Inter-Array Cable Installation
Seaway Heavy Lifting (SHL) is set to commence the first pre-lay grapnel run campaign at the Beatrice offshore wind farm site to clear the inter-array cable routes from debris and prepare them for cable installation.
OLT Offshore LNG Toscana appoints new managing director
OLT Offshore LNG Toscana said that Richard Fleischmann is the new managing director of the company, representing Uniper shareholders.
Six Crew Kidnapped from Containership off Nigeria
Six crew members, including the captain, were kidnapped from the Liberian-flagged containership Demeter while the ship was sailing some 50 nautical miles south-west of Bonny, Nigeria on October 21st. An armed group of eight pirates managed to board the boxship after an exchange of fire, a Dryad Mari
Mexico Pacific secures funds for Sonora LNG project
Mexico Pacific Limited said that Aecom Capital’s Infrastructure fund pledged to invest in the development of its LNG liquefaction complex on the Gulf of California in Mexico.
ULCV Number at Hamburg Port Rises Rapidly
The Port of Hamburg has seen a steep rise of ultra large container vessels (ULCVs) visiting the port over the past two years. In the first half of 2017, ships with a capacity of 18,000 TEU or more called at the port 54 times – more than five times as compared to the first half […]
Robertson Group Lands New Burbo Bank O&M Base Contract
DONG Energy has awarded Robertson Facilities Management a one-year contract for hard and soft facilities management services at the new O&M base in King’s Wharf, Birkenhead, which will serve both Burbo Bank and Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind farms.
France’s Dunkirk LNG gets Norwegian cargo
Liquefied natural gas supplies to France’s Dunkirk LNG import terminal are continuing to rise as the third ship docked on Monday at the facility in just over a month. The facility previously received a cargo from Qatar on October 2 and a shipment from Norway on September 19. Prior to that, the impor