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NGOs Adopt Declaration to Create Mediterranean ECA
An alliance of several European environmental organizations adopted a declaration to designate the Mediterranean Sea as an Emission Control Area (ECA) in an effort to limit air pollution from ships. The document, known as the “Rome Declaration”, was signed by a group of NGOs including BirdLife Malta
DNV GL approves MOL’s LNG containerships
Japan’s shipping giant Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries have secured an approval from DNV GL for the future design of a series of LNG-fueled containerships. The approval in principle (AIP) has been granted for the series of four 20,000 TEU containerships that
LICengineering to Oversee Pile Test Campaign off Le Tréport
Danish design and consultancy company LICengineering A/S has been selected by Éoliennes en Mer Dieppe et Le Tréport to review and supervise pile test campaign for the 496MW Le Treport offshore wind farm.
Shell inks Australian domestic gas supply deals
Shell’s QGC joint venture in Australia has signed two new domestic gas sales deals for power generation in South Australia and manufacturing in Queensland. QGC, that became part of Shell when the Hague-based company acquired BG Group in February last year, is the operator of the 8 million tons per y
Shell sells stake in New Zealand gas field
The Hague-based LNG giant Shell said Thursday it sold its stake in a New Zealand natural gas field. Shell has sold its 50 percent stake in the Kapuni gas field to Todd Energy, a New Zealand company that has been in the Kapuni joint venture since the venture’s formation in 1955. Under the deal, Shell
Eni strikes gas off Libya
The Italian energy company Eni has made a new discovery of gas and condensates offshore Libya. The discovery was made in the Gamma prospect in the Contract Area D. It is located 15 km south west of the Bouri field and 5 km north of the Bahr Essalam field. The drilling of the Gamma prospect […
OEEC: Marine Energy Event 2017 – Conditions for commercial success
The marine energy industry has a role to play in the EU electricity supply by 2050. This requires advancement in the certification and verification of technologies in order to access commercial funding. The Marine Energy Event 2017, organized in cooperation with the Dutch Energy from Water Associati
Maersk Genoa Collides with Freighter in the Netherlands
Maersk Genoa, a containership operated by Danish shipping giant Maersk Line, collided with a freighter named Dan Fighter in the Westerschelde estuary on April 4, Dutch news agency HVZeeland reports. Based on the report, the freighter made contact with the stern of Maersk Genoa. Following the collisi
Best Practice in Calibration of Gas Meters Saves Cost
By DNV GL Fiscal metering of gas needs to ensure traceability to international standards. It must also reduce errors to levels that meet contractual or legal obligations, and which can be justified on technical and economic grounds. The huge volumes of gas flowing through transmission pipelines inte
GE Rolls Out First Merkur OWF Nacelle
The first out of the total of 66 GE Haliade 6MW nacelles for the Merkur offshore wind farm has recently left the manufacturer’s assembly line in France, GE Renewable Energy reported on 5 April.
GALLERY: Rosneft starts drilling northernmost Russian Arctic well
Russian oil firm Rosneft has started drilling of the Tsentralno-Olginskaya-1 well at the Khatangsky license area in the Laptev Sea. In a statement from Monday, Rosneft said that the well is the northernmost drilled at the Russian Arctic shelf. The Khatangsky license area is located in the Khatanga B
API: Meddling with Jones Act will lead to job, production cuts
American Petroleum Institute, a U.S. industry body representing oil and gas companies’ interest, has slammed the recently proposed changes to the U.S. Jones Act claiming that, if adopted, they would negatively affect the country’s offshore oil and gas industry, and lead to job cuts. The Jones Act, p
Blowing in the wind: floating for maximum buoyancy
By André van der Mout, Managing Director at Oil Control Systems “How can electricity be brought to the mainland safely, undamaged and quickly?” It’s a question many offshore companies have asked with the increasing focus on wind energy as a sustainable source of energy. It’s one of the world’s faste
Premier selling Pakistan business to cut debt
Premier Oil, an oil company with the main focus on the UK North Sea, has agreed to sell its subsidiary in Pakistan to Al-Haj Energy Limited. The company, working to bring online its Catcher field in the North Sea this year, is selling Premier Oil Pakistan Holdings BV, deemed a non-core asset, for $6