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Qatari LNG cargo heading to South Hook
South Hook liquefied natural gas terminal in the United Kingdom is scheduled to receive a cargo from Qatar at the end of the week.
Songa Offshore wins rig arbitration case with Daewoo
An arbitration tribunal has ruled in favor of Songa Offshore and against the Korean rig builder Daewoo in a rig spat stemming from 2015. Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering, DSME, which built four Cat D semi-submersible drilling rigs for Songa Offshore, in 2015 launched arbitration proceeding
Aquaterra gets financial boost from private equity firm
Aquaterra Energy, an offshore engineering solutions provider, has secured a multi-million-pound investment from EV Private Equity as the company prepares for expansion. The deal is the first to be agreed following EV’s pledge last year to invest $200 million in North Sea businesses with new technolo
ASV, Shell in unmanned seismic vessel project push
Autonomous vessel technology developer ASV Global has initiated phase two of an unmanned seismic vessel development project with Shell. ASV said last week the aim of the project was to develop an unmanned seismic energy source vessel as part of its Rapid Autonomous Marine 4D (RAM4D) source concept.
Popular news, July 17 -23, 2017
Popular news, July 17-23, 2017
Top news of the week July 17-22
Russia’s Novatek starting up first Yamal LNG train Novatek has started commissioning activities on the first liquefaction unit at its Yamal liquefied natural gas (LNG) export plant in the Russian Arctic. Saipem to win contract on Novatek’s 2nd LNG project? Italian oil and gas contractor, Saipem is r
Top News of the Week, 16 – 23 July 2017
Offshore WIND’s most read news from 16 to 23 July 2017.
Expertise Hub VIDEO: Skilled Welders Critical Production Element, But Not Easy to Find (Smulders UK)
Smulders UK is in discussions with the UK government over internships and apprenticeships that would increase the local labour and the company is especially focusing on skilled welders, who are a critical element in the production sequence. Majority of welders are local, but the company is currently
Expertise Hub VIDEO: Skilled Welders Critical Production Element, But Not Easy to Find (Smulders UK)
Smulders UK is in discussions with the UK government over internships and apprenticeships that would increase the local labour and the company is especially focusing on skilled welders, who are a critical element in the production sequence. Majority of welders are local, but the company is currently
Schlumberger narrows 2Q loss. Sees number of shallow water FIDs ahead
Schlumberger has narrowed its second quarter loss to $74 million, compared to $2,16 billion a year ago. The world’s largest oilfield services provider posted the second quarter revenue of $7,46 billion, 4 percent up from $7,16 billion in the corresponding quarter of 2016. Sequentially, revenue grew
Borkum Riffgrund 2 OSS Jacket In Place
The jacket foundation for the Borkum Riffgrund 2 offshore substation was installed at the offshore construction site on 19 July.
SHL Installs Half of Beatrice Foundation Piles
Half of the wind turbine foundation piles have been installed at the Beatrice offshore wind site, the developer informed via social media. The piling is being carried out by Seaway Heavy Lifting (SHL) with their heavy lift vessel Stanislav Yudin.
Vattenfall, SWM to Inaugurate Sandbank with a BBQ
On Sunday, 23 July, Vattenfall and Stadtwerke München (SWM) will officially put the Sandbank offshore wind farm into operation by organising a public barbecue at the city park Stadtpark in Hamburg.
Japan power companies use less LNG in Apr YoY
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) use by Japan’s power companies decreased 2 percent in April year-on-year, according to the preliminary data from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. The power companies consumed 3.76 million mt of LNG in April as compared to 3.83 million mt in the same month last