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Baltic Prime ministers push closer to joint LNG market
Prime ministers of three Baltic countries, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia have reached an agreement to develop joint LNG infrastructure in the region.
DLNR Meeting on Sea Level Rise Vulnerability in Hilo
The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) will be holding its fourth public information meeting on sea level rise vulnerability and adaptation on Thursday, August 17, 2017, the State of Hawaii said in its latest release. This meeting is one of a series of public information meetings being
Wison Gets AIP for FSRU Barge Design
Shanghai-based Wison Offshore & Marine has received Approval in Principle (AIP) from Bureau Veritas for its newly-developed large-scale Floating LNG Storage and Regasification Terminal. Featuring scalable storage capacity up to equivalent size of a Q-Max, this is the first large-scale FSRU barge des
JD-Contractor Helps Danish Police Recover Mystery Sub
JD-Contractor has assisted the Copenhagen Police with recovery of the Submarine Nautilus, that sank Friday under suspicious circumstances. The JD-Contractor vessel Vina worked with the construction of a new subsea cable for Krieger Flak when the police requested help to recover the Nautilus. Vina ab
VBMS Wraps Up Three Subsea Cable Repairs
VBMS recently repaired two inter-array cables and one export cable in UK waters. With its cable-laying vessels being deployed for cabling projects at Galloper, Rampion and Walney Extension offshore wind farms, VBMS used Stemat 82 to carry out these cable repairs. The cable-laying barge’s 8-point moo
Bluestream in IRM work for Total in Dutch North Sea
Den Helder-based Bluestream Offshore has been awarded an inspection, repair, and maintenance (IRM) contract with Total’s Dutch entity, Total E&P Nederland B.V., for 36 offshore sites. Bluestream said on Monday that the latest contract award was part of a long-term frame agreement and a continuation
Pacific Radiance Trims Loss
Pacific Radiance, a provider of integrated offshore marine support services, has reported loss of $8.5 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2017. This result compares with quarterly loss of some $62.8 million in the corresponding period in 2016. Result for the first half of 2017 was neg
Kriegers Flak Vessel Helps Danish Police Recover Mystery Submarine
Danish subsea services provider JD-Contractor assisted the Copenhagen Police with a recovery of the 17-metre submarine – UC3 Nautilus – which sank in Koge Bay on Friday, 11 August, under suspicious circumstances.
Protean Energy’s MD resigns
The Australian wave energy developer Protean Energy has informed that its Managing Director (MD) Stephen Rogers has resigned.
Australia: Santos to deliver GLNG gas to domestic market
Australian LNG player Santos has signed a deal with Engie to supply natural gas to the Pelican Point power station, supporting the South Australia’s energy needs.
Aker BP starts drilling at Hyrokkin prospect
Norwegian oil company Aker BP started drilling the 25/4 – 11 exploration well targeting the Hyrokkin prospect, located in the North Sea, on Friday, August 11. The well is being drilled with the Maersk Drilling-owned jack-up drilling rig Maersk Interceptor. The company got a consent to use the rig to
Thailand’s Terminal Hosts First Q-Max LNG Carrier
The liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier Bu Samra has delivered the first Q-Max cargo of LNG to Thailand’s Map Ta Phut import terminal under a long-term sale and purchase agreement (SPA). The vessel, operated by Doha-based liquefied natural gas company Qatargas, carried the cargo as part of a deal be
Dredging Work Begins at Muscatine Municipal Boat Harbor
The docks have been rebuilt, rip-rap replaced in two areas, and the dredging of the Muscatine Municipal Boat Harbor has begun, according to Nick Gow, Park Maintenance Superintendent for the City of Muscatine, IA. “I haven’t seen the water this low for the last two or three years,” Gow said. “I don’t
Shell’s First LNG Bunker Ship Arrives in Rotterdam
Royal Dutch Shell’s first LNG bunker vessel named Cardissa has arrived in the port of Rotterdam to fuel ships with cleaner-burning marine fuel, the company informed. The seaworthy bunker vessel was built at the STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Company yard in South Korea on behalf of Shell and is powered