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DNO completes Origo acquisition
DNO ASA, the Norwegian oil and gas operator, has completed the the acquisition of Origo Exploration Holding AS, a privately-held oil and gas exploration company with a focus offshore Norway and the United Kingdom. The transaction has been approved by regulatory authorities in both Norway and the Uni
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China: First steel cut for OOS International’s new SSCV
The construction of OOS International Group’s newbuild semi-submersible crane vessel (SSCV) has kicked off with a steel cutting ceremony in China. Being built by China Merchants Industry Holdings, the vessel – to be named OOS Serooskerke – is the first of two units OOS ordered from the Chinese back
Denmark Signs Hong Kong Ship Recycling Convention
Denmark has become the seventh country to accede to the international Hong Kong Convention in an effort to ensure better protection of people and the environment when ships are recycled. In mid-June the International Maritime Organization confirmed that Denmark expresses the wish to accede to the Ho
Oil prices rise to two-week high on dip in U.S. output
By Karolin Schaps LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices rose to a two-week high on Thursday, extending a rally into a sixth straight session after a decline in weekly U.S. production eased concerns about deepening oversupply. Crude prices slipped to the lowest in 10 months last week but have since rebounded
PitPoint.LNG says to build Germany’s 1st LNG bunkering station
PitPoint.LNG said it will set up Germany’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering station in the harbor of Cologne. PitPoint.LNG is a joint venture formed by Dutch PitPoint clean fuels and Primagaz Nederland. The new station will facilitate the bunkering of LNG-powered inland vessels that sail
Shell takes delivery of LNG-powered barge
Energy giant Shell has taken delivery of a dual-fuel inland barge that will mainly run on liquefied natural gas (LNG). The 110 meter long LNG-powered barge named RPG Stuttgart is the first out of fifteen vessels Shell Trading Rotterdam chartered from Antwerp-based Plouvier Transport and its Swiss un
Azerbaijan: Seismic vessel crashes into offshore platform
Five offshore workers have reportedly been injured after a seismic vessel crashed into an offshore platform in the Caspian Sea. ABC.AZ, citing Socar, Azerbaijan’s national oil company, said the incident happened on Wednesday afternoon with a vessel named Arya 141 involved. According to the company,
GeoSea and Buss Team Up on Merkur
The Buss Orange Blue Terminal signed a contract with offshore wind farm constructor GeoSea N.V. for the handling and storage of the transition pieces for the fundamental structures of the 396MW Merkur offshore wind farm.
South Korea’s Kogas, SK Group ink LNG cooperation deals with US companies
South Korean LNG importing giant Kogas said it signed a memorandum of understanding with U.S. companies for cooperation in U.S. LNG projects. Kogas signed the document on Wednesday ahead of a planned summit meeting between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump in W
GALLERY: ALP’s final Future Class vessel named
ALP’s last Future Class ultra-long distance towing and anchor handling vessel ALP Keeper has been christened recently in Tamano, Japan. The ALP Keeper was constructed by Niigata Shipbuilding & Repair, Japan. It is one of four ultra-long distance towing and anchor handling vessels constructed for ALP
Royal Navy’s HMS Bangor Recovers Lost Sonar
The team on the Bahrain-based minehunter HMS Bangor has found and recovered a large sonar lost during the latest Anglo-French-US exercise in the Gulf, Artemis Trident. The Brits were asked to assist the US Navy when one of its sonar buoys towed by MH-53 Sea Dragon helicopter became detached and disa
Boskalis Starts Prepping Finesse for Offshore Wind Work
Singapore-based Keppel Shipyard has secured a contract from Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V for the conversion of a semi-submersible heavy lift vessel, Finesse, to a crane vessel.
Statoil to get rid of emergency response vessel at Snorre A
Norwegian oil company Statoil has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) to remove the emergency response vessel at Snorre A platform, offshore Norway. The Snorre field lies in the Tampen area in the northern sector of the North Sea. The field has been developed using two facilit