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Australia’s AGL Energy selling North Queensland gas assets
AGL Energy, the company looking to build an LNG at Crib Point in the Australia’s state of Victoria has agreed to sell its North Queensland gas assets to a consortium of Shandong Order Gas and Orient Energy.
Popular news, August 21 – 27, 2017
The most popular articles of the week August 21 – 27, 2017.
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One injured in FortisBC’s Tilbury LNG plant incident The proceedings at the FortisBC’s Tilbury LNG plant in Delta, British Columbia, currently undergoing commissioning, were interrupted by an incident on Saturday, leaving one worker injured. French-Belgian JV to build Shell’s LNG barge A joint ventu
Hurricane Harvey prompts oil firms to evacuate 86 platforms
Hurricane Harvey, seen as one of the strongest hurricanes in the U.S. in the last twelve years, has forced offshore oil companies to evacuate workers from 86 offshore platforms. According to info by the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) on, as of 11:30 Friday, oil and gas compani
Interview: Seismic surveys critical part if the U.S. is to harness its energy potential
The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) in early August published its final programmatic environmental impact statement (EIS), evaluating the environmental impacts of geological & geophysical surveys on marine mammals in the Gulf of Mexico region. According to the bureau, the EIS establish
Jamaica to get third LNG-fueled power plant
Jamaica’s utility JPS has set the groundwork for the construction of a third LNG-fueled power plant in the country following the power purchase agreement it signed with New Fortress Sout Power Holdings.
Robbers Steal Oil from Anchored Tanker in Nigeria
Robbers have boarded a tanker and stole some oil from the ship while it was anchored at Lagos General Purpose Anchorage, Nigeria. The incident occurred in the early morning hours of August 19, according to a report by ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB). As informed, alert duty watch keepers onb
Novatek expands LNG projects’ resource base
Russia’s largest independent natural gas producer Novatek has expanded its resource base for implementing its new liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects.
PHOTO: Maersk Supply’s second Starfish AHTS reaches Australia
Maersk Supply Service’s new anchor handler, the Maersk Mariner, has arrived to Australia for its first job with the energy company Woodside. Maersk Supply Service took delivery of the Maersk Mariner, the second of six Starfish anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels being built in Norway, in early
Nominees for Offshore Energy Public Outreach Award Announced
The three Nominees for the Offshore Energy Public Outreach Award have been announced.
Six Beatrice Foundations Down, Eighty to Go
Heavy lift vessel Oleg Strashnov has installed the first six of 86 jacket foundations on the 588MW Beatrice offshore wind farm in the Outer Moray Firth, Scotland, Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Ltd (BOWL), the owner and developer of the wind farm, said.
Texas Ports Brace for Hurricane Harvey
Ports in Texas are bracing for Hurricane Harvey which is forecast to move toward the middle Texas coast late Friday night (August 25). Harvey is predicted to be a Category 3 hurricane with max winds of 125 mph at landfall in Texas. As informed, impacts are expected to be felt well away from the cent
Korea Assigns Up to USD 4.5 Bn for Shipping Corporation
Induced by the deteriorating headwinds in the shipping industry, South Korea is about to establish a corporation that would support the country’s shipping industry. Named the Korea Maritime Promotion Corporation, the organization is slated for launch in June next year, once the legal framework for i
Nominees for Offshore Energy Public Outreach Award announced
The three Nominees for the Offshore Energy Public Outreach Award have been announced. The jury consisting of Saskia Tates (General Counsel, ENGIE E&P), Sander Vergroesen (Managing Director, IRO), Jo Peters (Secretary General, NOGEPA), Frederik Rijkens (Senior Project Management Consultant, Ocean Flo