Offshore News
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Incidents ; Fire Re-Ignited onboard VLCC MT New Diamond
An explosion of a boiler followed by fire erupted in the main engine room of MT New Diamond, a tanker sailing 38 nautical miles off Sangamankanda Point east of Sri Lanka on 3rd September According to the distress signal received by the Maritime Rescue Coordinating Center in Colombo, the distressed…
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News : Swedish tanker becomes first foreign-flag ship to bunker LNG in U.S.
FURE VEN, a dual-fuelled vessel owned and operated by Furetank of Donsö, Sweden, a global leader in the development of efficient and environmentally friendly product & chemical tankers, has become the first non-U.S. flagged vessel to bunker LNG in the United States. Eagle LNG Partners, a pioneer in small-scale LNG…
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Offshore ; Subsea 7 awarded a sizable contract for work offshore Trinidad and Tobago
Global leading offshore projects delivery and services company ‘Subsea 7’ awarded a sizable contract for work offshore Trinidad and Tobago According to Subsea 7, the contract scope covers the project management, engineering, procurement, installation and pull-in of one subsea rigid flowline and flexible riser together with flexible flowlines and associated subsea infrastructure…
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Breaking News :2020 WAVE MAKER AWARD
At the upcoming Women Offshore Conference, the Wave Maker Award will acknowledge someone in the Women Offshore Community for pursuing their career dreams, while supporting others in the industry. Last year, Wave Maker Awards were given to women in the maritime and offshore energy industries; Captain Sherri Hickman from the Houston Pilots, Delfina…
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Offshore : Seadrill secured a two well contract in Malaysia
Offshore drilling contractor ‘Seadrill Partners’ has secured a two-well contract plus one optional for drillship West Capella in Malaysia from an unnamed operator Seadrill Partners revealed in its latest results statement, that the total firm contract value is expected to be approximately U$ 20 million, at a day rate of…
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Incidents :Mauritius oil spill disaster exposes safety lapse
On 25 Jul the Japanese-owned, Panamanian registered, bulk carrier MV Wakashio was grounded on the coast of the Republic of Mauritius, and subsequently leaking 1000 tons of very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO), raising serious concerns on shipping’s safety culture and commercial interest over environmental protection. As of 12 Aug,…
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Incidents : Hibernia Platform production shuts in following injection fluid discharge
Offshore Regulator, Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB) stated that , Hibernia Management and Development Company (HMDC) reported that while conducting production operations late on July 19, water sampling indicated an exceedance of produced water discharge. Produced water is a mixture of seawater from the reservoir, seawater used in…
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Offshore : Agreement of a natural gas supply between BP and ENN
Under the terms of the agreement, bp will provide ENN with 300,000 tonnes per year of pipeline gas re-gasified from LNG for two years from 1 January 2021 in Guangdong. The LNG will be received and re-gasified through the LNG receiving terminal of Guangdong Dapeng LNG Company Limited (GDLNG) where…
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Offshore : Equinor signed a letter of intent for the Deepsea Atlantic
Equinor said that, the value of the fixed part of the agreement is estimated at around U$ 150 million at the current USD exchange rate. The costs of integrated services, maintenance, and options for drilling five extra wells are not included in the estimated value. The total contract value will…
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Offshore : Eni has entered into a contract for its jack up rig ‘Topaz Driller’ in Montenegro
Eni Montenegro BV (“Eni”) to use premium jack up rig, the Topaz Driller, to perform drilling services offshore of Montenegro for 180 days. According to agreement, rig will commence work in Q1 2021. Rig is understood to be stacked in West Africa after completing the contract at Etame Area, Offshore Gabon for…
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