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Update: ConocoPhillips plans long-term shutdown of Kenai LNG plant
Houston-based energy giant and LNG player ConocoPhillips is ready to shelve the Kenai LNG export facility on the Kenai Peninsula in Alaska.
Gasum’s LNG sales, revenue up in first half 2017
Gasum of Finland continued its expansion in the Nordic liquefied natural gas (LNG) market during the first half of 2017.
Petrobras reaches new pre-salt records
Brazilian oil giant Petrobras reached two new records in its production from the pre-salt layer in June. The state-owned company reported on Monday that its total oil and natural gas production in June was 2.81 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boed), of which 2.70 million boed produced in
Petrobras’ oil and gas production flat in June
Brazil’s state-owned energy giant Petrobras said its oil and natural gas remained flat, reporting 2.81 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boed), compared to 2.8 million boed in May.
Flex LNG to start trading on Oslo Bourse main list on Tue
Flex LNG, the shipping company controlled by billionaire John Fredriksen, received approval to move its listing up to the Oslo Bourse main list. To remind, the LNG shipping company said earlier this month it submitted an application to the Oslo Bourse to transfer the company’s shares from the Oslo A
Hyperdynamics: Two years for appraisal if oil found at Fatala
Hyperdynamics and its partner South Atlantic Petroleum will be given two years for appraisal work in the event of an oil discovery in the Fatala-1 well, offshore Guinea. Hyperdynamics said that the letter granting the assurance for the two-year appraisal period was signed by the Director of ONAP (Gu
Three Dead, Three Missing after Cargo Ship Sinks off Vietnam
General cargo ship VTB 26, carrying 4,700 tons of coal and 13 crew members on board capsized and sank on Monday, July 17 in Cua Lo anchorage, Gulf of Tonkin, amid relentless waves caused by typhoon Talas. According to the latest update from Vietnam’s Ministry of Transport, 7 people have been rescued
Osbit Backs Van Oord at Walney Extension
Osbit has delivered a hybrid monopile cleaning tool to Van Oord, designed to support the installation of offshore wind turbine foundations.
SBM Offshore in talks to collect Yme insurance cash
Dutch offshore facilities provider SBM Offshore has agreed heads of terms with some of it insurers for the settlement of SBM’s claims related to the troubled Yme platform SBM had delivered to Talisman (now Repsol) in 2011. SBM Offshore said that the head of terms was reached with a 73.6% majority gr
Tokyo Gas to study LNG supply to Southeast Asian remote islands
Japan’s biggest city gas supplier, Tokyo Gas, is looking into the option of supplying liquefied natural gas to remote islands in Southeast Asia.
LOC Renewables Nets Hornsea Project One Contract
LOC Renewables has been contracted by DONG Energy to provide early advice and marine warranty surveying (MWS) for the Hornsea Project One offshore substation and array cable installation packages.
LOC Renewables Nets Hornsea Project One Contract
LOC Renewables has been contracted by DONG Energy to provide early advice and marine warranty surveying (MWS) for the Hornsea Project One offshore substation and array cable installation packages.
Asphalt Tanker Loses Power off Nantucket
The Marshall Islands-flagged tanker Asphalt Sailor was stuck some 210 miles off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts, due to propulsion loss, the United States Coast Guard (USCG) informed. The incident occurred in the afternoon hours of July 13 local time, with the 356-foot ship carrying 17 crew me
Canada: Cougar helicopter in emergency after landing gear issue
A Cougar helicopter carrying crew from an offshore installation in Canada had trouble landing at the St. John’s airport last week. According to the Canadian offshore safety body CNLOPB, on July 13, 2017, Suncor Energy reported that while on final approach for landing at St. John’s airport, from the