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Lithuania’s Litgas to supply LNG to Poland by trucks
Lithuanian natural gas trading company, Litgas, part of Lietuvos Energia, will supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) by trucks to Polish electricity and gas seller Duon. The LNG will be supplied from Klaipedos Nafta’s new onshore LNG reloading station at the Klaipeda port. Litgas will supply Duon with
Spotted: 1st Ever Floating LNG Ship-to-Shore System Launched
As the LNG industry is looking at a new era in LNG distribution, Gas Natural Fenosa and Connect LNG have made the first ever floating LNG ship-to-shore system a reality. During the sea launch of the first full-scale Universal Transfer System (UTS) on October 7, the duo carried out a complete operati
Half of Galloper Turbines Up
Swire Blue Ocean’s wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) Pacific Orca has installed 28 out of 56 turbines at the 336MW Galloper offshore wind farm, innogy reported via social media.
OEEC: ‘The decom is real’
Tuesday, October 10, the Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC) kicked off early in the morning in Amsterdam RAI with a technical session named Decommissioning, which was packed with visitors eager to learn more about this sector. The session focused on decommissioning and re-use plans for t
Connect LNG, GNF complete LNG transfer using UTS
Norway’s Connect LNG in cooperation with Spain’s Gas Natural Fenosa launched the first full-scale and market-ready Universal Transfer System (UTS).
Offshore Energy 2017 Award Winners Announced
The offshore energy industry is constantly moving forward. Despite challenging times in the industry, there are impressive achievements that require celebration. During the Offshore Energy Opening Gala Dinner and Awards Show in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, held on Monday, 22 October 2017, for the sec
VOS Stone Books Another Arkona OWF Gig
VBMS has awarded Vroon’s subsea-support walk-to-work vessel VOS Stone a contract to support inter-array cabling operations at the 385MW Arkona offshore wind farm from spring 2018.
Uptime’s gangway gets highest grade during Oseberg gig
Norway’s Uptime International has achieved the ‘world’s first’ Statoil TRL7 proven technology approval for motion compensated gangways. According to Uptime, TRL 7 is Statoil’s highest technology readiness level. This approval was given to the Uptime 23,4m active motion compensated gangway. During th
Peru: Anadarko signs deals for three offshore blocks
President of Peru has presided over the signing of exploration and production deals with Anadarko Petroleum for exploration activities offshore Peru. In a statement on Monday, the Ministry of Energy and Mines said that the President of Peru, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, presided over the signing of explor
Tanker Owners: Not an Endangered Species Yet
The shifting winds in the oil industry heralding a decline in oil demand amid global shift to renewable sources of clean energy do not necessarily mean that the need for transporting oil and oil products would disappear anytime soon, it was heard at a panel held within the framework of the Maritime
Navingo Kicks Off 10th Offshore Energy Exhibition and Conference
The tenth Offshore Energy Exhibition and Conference (OEEC) has opened its door today, 10 October 2017, at Amsterdam RAI, the Netherlands.
New Initiative to End Use of HFO in the Arctic Launched
The Our Ocean Arctic Commitment, an international initiative to end use of heavy fuel oil (HFO) by Arctic shipping, was launched at the Our Ocean conference in Malta on October 6. As explained, the aim of the initiative is to expand collaboration between the cruise industry, environmental NGOs and i
BigLift Shipping ends BigRoll partnership with Rolldock
BigLift Shipping has decided to end its co-operation with Rolldock Shipping in the BigRoll Shipping joint venture company as per January 1, 2018. The two companies announced the formation of the joint company back in May 2013 with a focus on the offshore and onshore oil and gas and renewables market
GoM oil production increases as workers return following Storm Nate
After Tropical Storm Nate fizzled out, offshore oil and gas operators in the Gulf of Mexico have begun re-boarding platforms and rigs. According to Monday’s report by the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), based on data from offshore operator reports submitted as of 11:30 CDT, pe