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New Strike Wave to Further Cripple Spanish Ports
Spanish ports are facing another round of strikes as stevedores announced plans to strike next week as well. Namely, the strikes are to be held from June 14th, 0800 hrs till June 16th 0800 hrs. In addition, dockworkers said that they would stop work at odd hours on June 19th, 21st, 23rd, resulting i
Come Meet Our Team at Offshore Wind Energy 2017
The Offshore Wind Energy 2017 exhibition and conference has started in London and the Offshore WIND team has hit the ground running.
VOS Start Arrives at Damen for Equipment Mobilization
Vroon’s subsea-support walk-to-work vessel VOS Start has arrived in Amsterdam. The vessel is now at Damen Shiprepair, where it will be mobilized with a motion-compensated gangway system and an active heave-compensated crane. VOS Start has been purpose built to support offshore operations in renewabl
RRS Sir David Attenborough Construction Moves Forward
Cammell Laird shipyard has reached the nine-month milestone in its project to build the UK’s new polar research ship, the RRS Sir David Attenborough. The ship has been commissioned by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), and it will be operated by British Antarctic Survey (BAS). Cammell
Clontarf bags deep water acreage off Equatorial Guinea
Ireland-based Clontarf Energy has been awarded offshore Block 18 (EG-18) as part of the Equatorial Guinea 2017 bid round. According to the company’s statement on Tuesday, Block 18 covers approximately 5,056 km2 of undrilled deep water acreage with several play types and the company’s focus will be o
Ports of Antwerp, Caofeidian Bolster Ties
On June 2, Belgium’s Antwerp Port Authority signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Port of Caofeidian in China to collaborate in the framework of the “One Belt One Road” project in which China seeks to connect its main ports and industrial cities more closely with crucial trade centers
Optimism for oil and gas sustainability despite cost reductions
By DNV GL Cost efficiency may continue to top oil and gas industry boardroom agendas this year, but sustainability initiatives will not be a target for making cuts, a study by DNV GL has revealed. In such a cost-driven environment, it is encouraging to find that just three per cent of the 723 senior
Ship’s Engine Issue Briefly Halts Traffic in Bosphorus
Vessel traffic in the Bosphorus Strait was briefly suspended on June 5 when a Malta-flagged general cargo vessel ran into trouble in the waterway. The 1986-built vessel Andre Michel 1 suffered an engine malfunction in the Garipce area of the Bosphorus shortly after noon local time. According to GAC,
IMCA names Heerema Marine Contractors man as president
The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has named Heerema Marine Contractors’ Harke Jan Meek its new president. TechnipFMC’s Bruno Faure has completed his two-year term of office, and has stepped down as President of IMCA in accordance with the organization’s constitution. He will re
Fortis could top growth goal with new power, LNG projects
Canadian energy company Fortis Inc could beat its annual 5 percent growth target with new LNG and power transmission projects in the United States and Canada, the company’s chief executive said in an interview on Monday.
Oil subdued on worries Middle East rift will undermine output cuts
By Henning Gloystein SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices bounced around low levels in choppy trading on Tuesday, with Brent crude holding below $50 over concerns that a political rift between Qatar and several Arab states would undermine efforts by OPEC to tighten the market. Persistent gains in U.S. p
Nordic American Offshore fixes NYSE listing standard deficiencies
Offshore shipping company Nordic American Offshore (NAO) has corrected non-compliances regarding a notice from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). NAO said on Tuesday that it had received notice from the New York Stock Exchange, dated May 8, that the company was not in compliance with the NYSE’s con
BP awards Angelin job to McDermott
Engineering company McDermott said it has been awarded a contract from BP Trinidad & Tobago for the Angelin gas field, located 40 kilometers off the east coast of Trinidad and Tobago.
Canada: Woodfibre LNG secures 40-year export license
Canada has approved a 40-year export license for the proposed Woodfibre LNG export project in Squamish, British Columbia. The announcement was made by Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr. “We know there is tremendous demand for natural gas, especially in the fast-growing countries of Asia. The appro