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Japan’s MOL takes part in India FSRU project
Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines has joined India’s first newbuilding floating storage and regasification (FSRU) project. MOL said on Friday it signed a deal with Swan LNG Private Limited for the long-term operation and maintenance of a FSRU and a floating and storage unit that would serve as the core recei
Woodside farms into exploration permit off Australia
Private exploration company Finder Exploration has entered into a farm-out agreement which provides for Woodside to earn a 90% participating interest in exploration permit WA-520-P offshore Australia. Finder said last Friday that the operatorship of the permit would be transferred from its subsidiar
Nominees for Offshore Energy Young Engineer Award announced
The three Nominees for the Offshore Energy Young Engineer Award have been announced. The jury consisting of Jan van der Tempel (Owner, De Oude Bibliotheek Academy), Pieter Swart (Offshore Pipeline Principals EMEA, Shell Global Solutions), Robert Plat (Principal Offshore Consultant, Royal IHC) and Ja
Oil & gas operators in Gulf of Mexico report no damage after Harvey
The U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has received no damage reports so far by the offshore oil and gas operators in the Gulf of Mexico following Tropical Storm Harvey. Following the storm, oil and gas operators continue to assess their facilities and are required to submit
U.S. wants to speed up approval of small-scale LNG exports
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing a rule that will provide for faster approval of small-scale exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG). The department said in a statement on Friday that this rule would expedite the review and approval of applications to export small amounts of natural g
Finder farms out 90 pct interest in Carnarvon permit to Woodside
Perth-based private exploration company Finder Exploration has entered into an agreement to farm-out 90 percent of its participating interest in exploration permit WA-520-P to Australian LNG operator Woodside. The permit is located in the Northern Carnarvon Basin offshore Australia’s North West Shel
Global Marine Group expands UK footprint
The Global Marine Group (GMG), a provider of offshore engineering services to the renewables, oil & gas, and telecommunications industries, has expanded its operations base in the UK to include the Port of Blyth, Northumberland. According to GMG’s statement from last week, Blyth is a major support b
Consortium to take on North Sea corroded pipe challenge
A consortium of organizations has teamed up to tackle the issue of nondestructive testing (NDT) of corroded pipes under insulation and engineered temporary pipe wraps. The group, consisting of TRAC Oil & Gas, the University of Strathclyde, and CENSIS, the Scottish Innovation Centre for Sensor and Im
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Update: Cheniere’s Corpus Christi LNG site damaged in Hurricane Harvey US liquefied natural gas (LNG) export player Cheniere Energy said the company’s Corpus Christi export project site on the U.S. Gulf Coast sustained minor damage from Hurricane Harvey. Swan Energy orders FSRU for Jafrabad LNG impo
Black Elk fined over fatal Gulf of Mexico platform explosion
Houston-based oil company Black Elk Energy (BEE) has been convicted of worker safety and clean water act violations in connection with a fatal offshore platform explosion in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and ordered to pay a $4.2 million fine. Black Elk was sentenced on Thursday on eight felony violations
Norwegian Petroleum Directorate hires Shell man as new exploration director
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD), a government agency responsible for the regulation of the petroleum resources on the Norwegian continental shelf, has named a new exploration director. The agency informed on Friday that Torgeir Stordal has been hired as the exploration director, starting F
India’s Petronet LNG names new finance chief
Petronet LNG, India’s largest importer of liquefied natural gas, said Tuesday it named a new finance head of the company. Subhash Kumar has been appointed as finance director of the company starting August 5, Petronet LNG said in a brief stock exchange announcement. Kumar replaces R K Garg who retir