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Bahrain LNG terminal construction moves ahead
Teekay LNG Partners said the construction of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal in Bahrain keeps progressing.
Photos: Oil Spills in Johor Waters after Ship Collision
Authorities are working on containing an oil spill resulting from a collision between the Sinica Graeca bulk carrier and Chemroad Mega oil/chemical tanker in Johor waters that took place on Thursday, August 17. There have been no casualties reported from the incident, however; the Marshall Islands-f
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.
Total buys Maersk Oil for $7.45 billion
French gas and oil giant Total has acquired Maersk Oil & Gas, the exploration and production unit of A.P. Møller – Mærsk for $7.45 billion.
Van Oord to Construct Deutsche Bucht Offshore Wind Farm
Van Oord has won the Balance of Plant (BOP) contract at Northland Power’s 252MW Deutsche Bucht offshore wind farm after it reached its financial close, the company announced on 19 August.
API: Excluding Virginia from U.S. offshore drilling plans would be shortsighted
Miles Morin, executive director of the Virginia Petroleum Council, a division of American Petroleum Institute, a body representing U.S. oil and natural gas industry, said that the potential exclusion of Virginia from the U.S. offshore drilling plans would be a shortsighted move. To remind, Virginia’
10 Missing, 5 Injured as US Navy Ship Collides with Oil Tanker
Ten sailors are missing and five have been injured in a collision between the guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain and the oil tanker Alnic MC while underway east of the Straits of Malacca and Singapore on August 21. “Four of the injured were medically evacuated by a Republic of Singapore Nav
Sempra acquires Energy Future
San Diego-based energy company and LNG operator Sempra Energy has agreed to acquire Energy Future, the indirect owner of 80 percent of Oncor Electric Delivery Company in Texas.
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (August 14 – August 20). BP Trinidad and Tobago (BPTT) announced first gas from the Juniper development, the fifth of BP’s seven upstream major project start-ups planned for 2017. The project is expect
Minerva
One of the biggest conundrums in ship owners’ and ship designers’ offices today is which will be the fuel for ships of tomorrow. Recently, the IMO set the date for the use of lower sulphur fuels worldwide for 2020. Fuel prices have always been rather volatile, but the last few years seem like a roll
Top News of the Week, 14 – 20 August 2017
Oleg Strashnov Installs First Beatrice Jacket Foundation Seaway Heavy Lifting’s vessel Oleg Strashnov has installed the first of 86 jacket foundations on the 588MW Beatrice offshore wind farm in the Outer Moray Firth, Scotland. Boskalis Buys Gardline Group Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has acquire
Popular news, August 14 – 20, 2017
Popular news, August 14 – 20, 2017 Offshore Energy Today Staff
Top news of the week August 14 – 19
Cheniere in China LNG move US liquefied natural gas (LNG) export player Cheniere Energy is preparing to open an office in China, currently the world’s third-largest buyer of the chilled fuel. KBR wins pre-FEED work on West African LNG project Houston-based LNG engineer KBR has been contracted by BP
IECA calls for halt on non-FTA LNG export approvals
The Industrial Energy Consumers of America have urged the U.S. Department of Energy to place a moratorium on LNG export approvals for non-free trade agreement (non-FTA) countries.