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NEB grants 40-year export license to Woodfibre LNG
Canada’s National Energy Board (NEB) has granted a 40-year export license for the Woodfibre LNG project, in Squamish, British Columbia.
Sea Installer Mobilising for Race Bank
A2SEA’s jackup Sea Installer is mobilising at the shipyard WD Close in Newcastle as the vessel is getting ready to start installing the 91 Siemens 6MW turbines at DONG Energy’s Race Bank offshore wind farm at the end of April.
Damen to buy Keppel Verolme shipyard
Dutch offshore shipbuilder Damen has agreed to buy the Keppel Verolme shipyard from Singapore’s largest rig builder, Keppel Offshore & Marine. Keppel said the proposed sale comes after a strategic review and as part of the company’s efforts to optimize its operations and rationalise its global netwo
KBR resolves decade long dispute in Mexico
Engineering and construction services firm KBR has settled a years long dispute over an offshore platform construction in Mexico. The company on Monday said it has settled its decade long dispute over an almost half billion judgment regarding the EPC construction project executed for PEMEX Exploraci
Sovcomflot CEO: LNG to fuel future tanker industry
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) as fuel will play a significant role in increasing the environmental compatibility and efficiency of the large-capacity vessels in the future, according to Sovcomflot’s president and CEO Sergey Frank.
Stanislav Yudin Installs Second Set of Beatrice Piles
Seaway Heavy Lifting’s Stanislav Yudin has installed the second set of piles for jacket foundations at the 580MW Beatrice offshore wind farm in Outer Moray Firth, Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Ltd (BOWL) said.
Iceni Legend Launched
Iceni Marine’s latest addition to the fleet, Iceni Legend, was launched on 7 April.
Wood Group scores Tolmount FEED work
Oilfield services specialist Wood Group will deliver front end engineering design (FEED) for Premier Oil’s Tolmount offshore field development in the Southern North Sea. The company said it would provide topsides, jacket, pipeline, flow assurance and subsea engineering expertise for Premier’s Tolmou
Video: Majestic Princess’ Maiden Voyage Celebration
The video above shows a maiden voyage show of Majestic Princess, the third Royal Princess class ship built for California-based cruise operator Princess Cruises, in Trieste, Italy, on March 31. The Bermuda-flagged Majestic Princess was delivered to its owner by Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri at its
BW Offshore becomes majority owner of Dussafu block in Gabon
BW Offshore’s subsidiary BW Energy Gabon Pte. Ltd (BWEG), has completed the acquisition of a 66.67% percent stake in the Dussafu production sharing contract offshore Gabon, owned by Harvest Energia, for $32 million in cash. BWEG is owned by BW Energy Holdings Pte. Ltd. (BWEH), a joint venture compan
Update: USCG Ends Search for Missing Carnival Liberty Passenger
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) has suspended the search operation for a 32-year-old passenger who went overboard from Carnival Liberty cruise ship ten miles northwest of Berry Islands, Bahamas. Following a report that Reco Scott from Georgia went overboard from the ninth deck of the cruise shi
Alaska: Senators move to revoke Obama’s offshore drilling ban
Alaska-based senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan have introduced an act aimed at repealing offshore drilling bans the Obama administration put in place in its final days at the White House. The two senators’ act named the Offshore Production and Energizing National Security Alaska Act of 2017 (
Service Vessel: Dynamic Impact Study
Knowledge of impact forces is an important aspect in the design and subsequent operation of offshore wind turbines. Offshore wind turbines are typically monopile or space frame structures. In addition to their basic operational loading, these structures are designed to withstand the environmental lo
Service Vessel: Dynamic Impact Study
Knowledge of impact forces is an important aspect in the design and subsequent operation of offshore wind turbines. Offshore wind turbines are typically monopile or space frame structures. In addition to their basic operational loading, these structures are designed to withstand the environmental lo