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Statoil cans Norne emergency response vessel
Norwegian oil major Statoil has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) to change the emergency response vessel solution for the Norne field in the Norwegian Sea. Norne is an oil and gas field located around 80 kilometers north of Heidrun. The field has been developed using a floa
LNG Croatia invites bids for FSRU purchase, terminal works
LNG Croatia, the state-owned company developing the liquefied natural gas import terminal on the island of Krk, has invited bidders to take part in the purchase of a FSRU and the construction of the terminal’s jetty and the connecting pipeline. Under the first tender, LNG Croatia invited companies t
SMC Wrapping Up Veja Mate Work
SMC’s technicians will finish work on the 402MW Veja Mate offshore wind farm in the German North Sea this month and the company’s marine coordinators are expected to finish later in the year.
SMC Wrapping Up Veja Mate Work
SMC’s technicians will finish work on the 402MW Veja Mate offshore wind farm in the German North Sea this month and the company’s marine coordinators are expected to finish later in the year.
Transit Corridor Introduced to Minimize Piracy Threat
Following recent attacks against merchant shipping in the Gulf of Aden and Bab Al Mandeb, which highlighted the risks associated with transiting these waters, relevant authorities decided to form the Maritime Security Transit Corridor (MSTC). Multiple types of risks and the broad expanse of ocean on
Port Canaveral Evacuates Workers as Hurricane Irma Closes In
Florida’s Port Canaveral has closed commercial operations in preparation for the arrival of the Hurricane Irma, which is packing sustained winds of 180 mph. The Canaveral Port Authority has released all non-essential employees from work at a close of business on Thursday acting upon the Brevard Coun
Canada’s BC Ferries in LNG retrofit
Canada’s British Columbia Ferry Services (BC Ferries) said that its vessel Spirit of British Columbia had been removed from service to undergo mid-life upgrade and conversion to run on liquefied natural gas (LNG). The vessel will depart from BC Ferries’ fleet maintenance unit in Richmond to Remontow
Last Rentel Transition Pieces Leave Smulders Hoboken Yard
DEME Group has loaded out the last two out of the 42 transition pieces built for the 309MW Rentel offshore wind farm at the Smulders fabrication yard in Hoboken, Belgium.
Iemants Loads Out Merkur Offshore Substation Jacket
Iemants, part of the Smulders Group, loaded out the jacket foundation for the Merkur wind farm offshore substation from its facility in Vlissingen, the Netherlands, on Tuesday, 5 September.
Iemants Loads Out Merkur Offshore Substation Jacket
Iemants, part of the Smulders Group, loaded out the jacket foundation for the Merkur wind farm offshore substation from its facility in Vlissingen, the Netherlands, on Tuesday, 5 September.
Statoil gets green light to use Gina Krog FSO
Norway’s Statoil has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) to use the Gina Krog FSO on the namesake field offshore Norway. The Gina Krog floating storage and offloading (FSO) is a converted shuttle tanker destined for use as a storage vessel on the Gina Krog oil and gas field, w
Australia’s Santos in $800 million bond offering
Australia’s Santos, the operator of the GLNG project on Curtis Island, said it remains on target to slice net debt as its latest $800 million bond offering received strong support from global asset managers and insurance companies. The company priced the 10-year senior fixed-rate bonds with a coupon
DNV GL Classed BP’s Glen Lyon FPSO
DNV GL has awarded class to BP’s Glen Lyon floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel located west of Shetland. Glen Lyon is a purpose-built FPSO which is expected to produce 130,000 barrels of oil a day at peak production. The vessel was transferred into class shortly after first oil
U.S. LNG exports resume after Hurricane Harvey
Cheniere’s Sabine Pass liquefaction terminal in Louisiana, currently the only such a facility to send US shale gas overseas, is to ship its first cargo following days of flooding in Texas and Louisiana due to Hurricane Harvey. The Sabine Pass plant was not damaged and continued to produce LNG during