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PGNiG not eyeing US LNG only, in talks with more suppliers
The price factor will play a major role in the Polish Gas and Oil Company’s (PGNiG) decision when picking the preferred LNG supplier.
Engie brings Gjoa back in production after gas leak
Engie E&P’s Gjøa platform in the North Sea is back in production after the gas leak in June. The Gjøa gas field is situated 60 kilometers west of Florø, on the west coast of Norway. Following the gas leak on June 21, 2017, Engie as the operator of the unit shut down the production. The […]
Austria’s RAG breaks ground on country’s first LNG station
RAG, Austrian exploration, production and gas storage company has started construction of the country’s first LNG-fueling station on Thursday, July 6.
Mexico’s CFE issues tender for three LNG cargoes
Mexico’s state-run Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) is reportedly looking to purchase three cargoes of liquefied natural gas for September delivery.
Total takes offshore wind vessel for oil and gas ride
Total E&P Netherland, a Dutch subsidiary of the French oil giant Total, will charter the Bibby WaveMaster 1 offshore support vessel. The ‘Walk to Work’(W2W) service operation vessel, owned by Bibby Marine Services , will start its contract with Total in April 2018 through to October 2018 with option
Australian LNG export value to rise, earnings revised
The value of Australia’s LNG exports is forecast to increase from an estimated A$23 billion (US$17.5 billion) in 2016–17 to A$37 billion ($28.1 billion) in 2018–19, according to a report by the government’s Department of Industry, Innovation and Science.
Report: Cantium buys Chevron’s Gulf of Mexico fields
Cantium LLC, a recently established oil and gas company, has reportedly acquired Chevron’s Bay Marchnad and Main Pass assets in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. According to what appears to be a press release posted on Oilgasequity.com, Cantium, backed by York Capital and Sole Source Capital, said it acquir
Harmony shareholders to vote on NextDecade merger
Harmony Merger Corporation filed a definitive proxy statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, providing detailed information regarding Harmony’s planned merger with the LNG export player NextDecade.
Trump extends US support for Croatian LNG project
US President Donald Trump noted that the Croatian floating terminal for liquefied natural gas (LNG) on the island of Krk can provide energy security to Central and Eastern Europe.
Italian Captain Dies on board Tanker off Durban
Master of the oil tanker Freight Margie died on board the ship while it was anchored some seven nautical miles off the Port of Durban on July 6, South Africa’s National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) informed. NSRI Durban duty crew was alerted that the master collapsed unconscious on board the Italy-fl
GeoSea Hires FoundOcean and BASF for Grouting Work on Merkur
GeoSea has ordered MasterFlow 9600 grout from BASF’s Construction Chemicals division to be used on the Merkur offshore wind farm.
GeoSea Hires FoundOcean and BASF for Grouting Work on Merkur
GeoSea has ordered MasterFlow 9600 grout from BASF’s Construction Chemicals division to be used on the Merkur offshore wind farm.
Petrobras, Chevron selling Maromba field
Brazilian oil company Petrobras is looking to shed its stake in the Maromba field, in the Campos Basin, offshore Brazil. Petrobras, which is the operator of the Maromba, is selling its 70 percent ownership in the heavy oil field, along with its partner Chevron, which is looking to sell its 30 percen
Sea Installer Passes Quarter-Way Mark on Race Bank
A2SEA’s jack-up Sea Installer has, together with DONG Energy and Siemens Wind Power, installed 23 out of 91 Siemens 6MW turbines on the 576MW Race Bank offshore wind farm off North Norfolk, UK.