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Hudong-Zhonghua Delivers LNG Carrier Pan Asia
On October 13, Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding Group delivered to its owners Pan Asia, the first of four 174,000 cbm Tri-Fuel Diesel Electric (TFDE) liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers. The ship quartet is owned by a joint venture involving China National Offshore Oil Corporation, China LNG Group, BW
Scotland Now Powered by Floating Wind
Hywind Scotland, the first floating wind farm in the world, has started delivering electricity to the Scottish grid and the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon officially opened the wind farm on 18 October.
Petrobangla agrees new LNG terminal development
Bangladesh’s state-owned Petrobangla signed a term-sheet for LNG terminal use agreement with Hongkong Shanghai Manjala Power and Malaysia’s Global LNG and Petronas LNG to set up a terminal at Cox’s Bazar.
LM, Goldwind Present Longest Blade in China
LM Wind Power has announced the launch of its longest blade in China, the LM 75.1 P, tailor-made blade for Goldwind’s new 6.7MW offshore wind turbine.
LM, Goldwind Present Longest Blade in China
LM Wind Power has announced the launch of its longest blade in China, the LM 75.1 P, tailor-made blade for Goldwind’s new 6.7MW offshore wind turbine.
Libya Closes Tobruk Port
The Libyan Ministry of Transport has decided to close the Port of Tobruk. As explained, the port will be closed with immediate effect for import and export activities. Shipments from/to Libya will be regularly accepted for the following ports: Al Khums, Benghazi, Misurata and Tripoli. The closure fo
Gate LNG volumes down 3 pct in Jan-Sep
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) throughput volumes at the Dutch Gate terminal dropped 3 percent in the January-September period as compared to the same period a year ago, according to the data released by the Port of Rotterdam on Wednesday. Total LNG throughput at the facility located in in the port of
Global Petroleum sees prospectivity increase offshore Namibia
Oil and gas company Global Petroleum has seen an increase in the prospectivity of its acreage offshore Namibia following the completion of seismic data interpretation. Global holds an 85% participating interest in Petroleum Exploration Licence No. 0029, covering offshore blocks 1910B and 2010A. The
India, Japan firm LNG memorandum of cooperation
India’s minister of petroleum and natural gas Dharmendra Pradhan signed a memorandum of cooperation on LNG with Japanese minister of economy, trade and industry Hiroshige Seko.
RockRose buying Idemitsu Petroleum UK
RockRose Energy has signed a deal to buy Idemitsu Petroleum UK and its assets in the UK North Sea. In a statement on Wednesday RockRose said the acquisition would be financed out of the existing facilities and cash resources of the company. Subject to the successful completion of the acquisition, Ro
Wärtsilä dual-fuel engines ordered for LNG newbuilds
Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has been contracted to deliver 16 engines for four new LNG carrier vessels being built at the Hudong Zhonghua shipyard in China.
Norwegian oil firm brings online world’s first floating wind farm
Norwegian oil and gas company, or in this context, energy company, Statoil, has brought online the world’s first floating offshore wind farm – the Hywind Scotland. According to Statoil, the wind farm, to be officially opened on Wednesday by the First Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon, has starte
Energy XXI output remains curtailed in the aftermath of Hurricane Nate
Houston-based oil company Energy XXI Gulf Coast has not sustained any significant damage due to Hurricane Nate but the company’s production at certain assets in the Gulf of Mexico remains reduced. Due to Hurricane Nate’s course through the Gulf of Mexico, the company and third-party operators evacua
Regulator finds improvement points during Martin Linge FSO audit
Norwegian offshore safety body, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has found one non-conformity and four improvement points during an audit of the Total-operated Martin Linge FSO project. The audit of Total E&P Norge AS and Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers AS (KNOT)’s management of the working enviro