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Swedegas bankrolls LNG development at port of Gothenburg
Swedish gas grid owner and infrastructure company, Swedegas, will invest in LNG infrastructure at the port of Gothenburg to meet the shipping industry’s demand for the chilled fuel.
Damen takes over Keppel’s Verolme shipyard
Dutch offshore shipbuilder Damen has completed the purchase of the Verolme shipyard from Singapore’s largest rig builder, Keppel Offshore & Marine. Keppel said on Saturday that the company’s shipyard in the Netherlands was sold to Damen Shipyards Group for a total consideration of EUR 23.5 million (
VBMS Brings Moby Dig to Dry Land
An excavator stranded while working on the Rampion offshore wind project in Sussex has been lifted and brought to dry land.
DOF newbuild starts ten-year project in Canada
Norwegian subsea company DOF Subsea has informed that its newbuild vessel Skandi Vinland has started its contract with Husky Energy in Canada. In September 2015, DOF Subsea was awarded a contract with Husky Energy for the construction of a new light intervention vessel committed to a ten-year IMR pr
Dea Gets Approval for Drilling at Dvalin
Dea Norge has received consent from Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway to drill a shallow gas well on the Dvalin field in the Norwegian Sea. Dvalin is a gas field in the Norwegian Sea, consisting of two separate structures: Dvalin East and Dvalin West. Dvalin East was proven in 2010, around 15
Engie makes new appointments
French utility and LNG player Engie, named Paul Maguire as chief executive officer of the company’s Asia Pacific division with effect from June 1.
Russia’s Gazprom gets new board
Russian gas giant Gazprom elected a new board of directors during its annual shareholder’s meeting held on Friday in Moscow. Viktor Zubkov has been renamed as chairman of the Gazprom board of directors, while the company’s Chief Executive Alexey Miller, has been renamed as deputy chairman of the boa
Gambian gov’t approves FAR’s farm-in
The government of The Gambia has approved FAR Limited’s acquisition of 80 percent interest in offshore Blocks A2 and A5 from Erin Energy Corporation. To remind, FAR bought 80 percent interest and operatorship of Erin Energy’s two offshore blocks, close to the SNE discovery offshore Senegal, back in
E.ON forms new power and gas unit
German energy group E.ON established its own procurement and marketing function for the German, British and Swedish markets. The so-called Market Operations teams in these countries will focus on transactions on wholesale energy markets and the grid operators’ balancing markets, E.ON said on Monday.
UK: Zennor completes Arran entry
Independent oil and gas company Zennor Petroleum has completed the acquisition of interests in Production Licence P359 offshore the UK. Zennor said on Monday that the acquisition was completed by subsidiary Zennor North Sea Limited on June 30, 2017. These interests comprise of a 40.0002% working int
Australia’s Otto enters another Gulf of Mexico lease
Australia’s oil and gas explorer Otto Energy has farmed into Houston Energy’s South Timbalier 224 (ST 224) lease in the Gulf of Mexico for a 25% working interest. Otto said on Monday that, as a result of the deal, the operator W&T Offshore would have a 39 percent stake in the license while Otto, Hou
Goulphar
Along with South-East Asia and Japan, Europe has an infrastructure which relies heavily on ferries and RoRo vessels for its transportation needs. As traffic is increasing and many ferries are aging, the construction of ferries is seen as one of the potential growth sectors in the shipbuilding busine
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