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QGEP farms out Sergipe-Alagoas acreage to Exxon, Murphy
Brazil’s oil company QGEP has completed two separate farm-out agreements, one with ExxonMobil and one with Murphy Oil. The farm-out agreements are for Blocks SEAL-M-351 and SEAL-M-428 located in the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin. Additionally, QGEP and its partners have been awarded blocks SEAL-M-501 and SE
Lloyd’s Register in well management deal offshore Colombia
Lloyd’s Register’s well management expertise is being used by Ecopetrol Costa Afuera S.A.S. (ECAS), an affiliate company of Colombia’s national oil company Ecopetrol, for offshore exploration drilling operations in Colombia. ECAS is contracted with Lloyd’s Register (LR) to provide wells project mana
TTE, Durham University to train Nigeria LNG technicians
The TTE Technical Training Group joined forces with Durham University to train a group of Nigerian graduates for their future roles in the West African LNG sector.
Brazil sells 37 blocks to 17 oil firms. Exxon, Petrobras JV submit largest bid
Brazilian oil and gas regulators on Wednesday held the 14th bidding round for oil and gas exploration blocks, and it broke some cash records. Namely, the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) said the round, in which 20 companies took part, had the largest total signature bonu
Israel: Tamar resumes production after crack in pipe fixed
Noble Energy has restarted gas production from the Tamar gas field offshore Israel following last week’s shutdown. As previously reported, Noble Energy had discovered a crack on a pipe aboard the Tamar gas platform in the Mediterranean. The exhaust pipe in question is used to release natural gas and
24 Turbines Up at Galloper Offshore Wind Farm
Swire Blue Ocean’s wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) Pacific Orca has installed the twenty-fourth out of fifty-six turbines at the 336MW Galloper offshore wind farm off the coast of Suffolk.
Chinese investment in LNG industry remains high in 2017
Chinese investment in liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry soared in 2016 and have carried over into 2017 which is expected to be a record year.
Cyberthreat Is Here to Stay!
Although the maritime industry has long been understood as a traditional industry, it is being transformed by digitalization and connectivity. This has created opportunities for growth as maritime operations can be improved by sharing information and involving all parties in the transport chain. How
228 More Dolphins Slaughtered in Danish Faroe Islands
Some 219 Atlantic white-sided dolphins were killed at Skálabotnur on the Faroese island of Eysturoy, and nine more pilot whales were killed at Hvalba, on September 25, marine conservation organization Sea Shepherd said. That brings the 2017 statistics up to 1,605 small cetaceans slaughtered in 23 gr
Rowan to target Maersk Drilling’s jack-ups?
Following this week’s report by Bloomberg that Rowan is looking to buy Maersk Drilling business from Maersk, question has arisen on whether the bite is too big for Rowan to swallow. Bloomberg has reported, citing people familiar with the matter, that Maersk Drilling’s value was around $4 billion. Ch
Navantia Assembles First Jacket Foundation for East Anglia ONE
Navantia has assembled the first of forty-two jacket foundations for the 714MW East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm at its facilities in Fene, Spain.
UK Offshore Wind Gets Doctor Who Onboard
Actors Peter Capaldi and Emma Thompson have emerged as the famous faces supporting an offshore wind campaign in the UK, launched by a coalition of companies and civil society organisations including Greenpeace, WWF and the Marine Conservation Society.
RINA picked as Eni’s certification authority for Coral South FLNG
RINA Services has been selected as Eni’s certification authority for the company’s Coral South floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) project in Mozambique.
Houston Ship Channel in Dire Need of Dredging Post-Harvey
Houston Ship Channel needs significant dredging to remove tons of silt deposited into the channel as a result of Hurricane Harvey and flooding the storm caused. Additional relief to properly dredge the channel is required so that it can accommodate normal commerce at its authorized depth and width,