Searcher Seismic has received approval from the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago for the Tobago Trough multi-client 3D acquisition project. The acquisition is planned as a 6,500 km² wide-tow long streamer acquisition and processed through to Pre Stack Depth Migration. Source: Searcher Seismic It will commence as
Viking Line says it has cut vessel emissions by a third
Finland-based ferry company Viking Line has managed to cut emissions from its vessels by 30 percent per nautical mile since 2008, the company revealed. The ferry owner and operator ascribed the success to a variety of measures, the greatest contributor being the € 450 million investment in the two climate-smart vessels
WALNG secures funding for LNG import terminal in Guinea
West Africa LNG Group (WALNG) has closed on an equity financing round for an LNG import terminal in Guinea with a U.S.-based investor group. Courtesy of WALNG In response to the Guinean government’s request for a competitively priced, available, and environmentally sustainable fuel source, WALNG is developing an LNG import
Shearwater to deliver seismic reprocessing over Australia’s first natural gas hub
Shearwater GeoServices has secured a seismic reprocessing project over Wheatstone, one of Australia’s largest producing gas fields, under a contract with Chevron Australia. Shearwater said it will deliver a “large” time-lapse 4D seismic imaging project over the field under an existing master contract. The company’s Perth Processing Centre will combine
Petronas to provide natural gas to Sarawak Petchem and Sarawak Energy
Malaysia’s LNG giant Petronas will supply natural gas to Sarawak Petchem (SPSB) and Sarawak Energy (SEB) from 2023, with the development of an LNG complex in Tanjung Kidurong. Courtesy of Petrronas On 23 August 2022, Petronas informed it kicked off the development of a gas delivery facility at Tanjung Kidurong,
MOL gets AiP for large-scale LCO2 carrier
Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has acquired approval in principle (AiP) for the design of a large-scale liquefied carbon dioxide (CO2) carrier from compatriot classification society Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK). Courtesy of MOL In June 2021, MOL launched research and development (R&D) on the adoption of a large-scale
Steel cut for the world’s largest dual-fuel car carrier
China’s Jiangnan Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of CSSC, hosted a steel-cutting ceremony on Friday, August 19, for the first 7,600 CEU LNG dual-fuel pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) being built for SAIC Anji Logistics, a subsidiary of China’s automobile manufacturer SAIC Motor. Two vessels were ordered in January this year, with
Scotland adds three more ScotWind floating wind projects, all include hydrogen plans
Three more floating offshore wind projects will be offered seabed agreements in Scotland after Crown Estate Scotland completed the clearing process for the ScotWind seabed leasing round. All three will focus on green hydrogen, according to the Scottish seabed manager. The clearing process made available the NE1 area east of
DSME wins LNG carrier order, poised to meet 2022 target
South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has won an order to build an LNG carrier. The order, worth KRW 311 billion ($201 million), was secured by an undisclosed Asian shipowner. The 174,000 cum LNG carrier is set for delivery by the end of September 2026, according to
Key element of BP’s GTA hub terminal arrives from China
Oil major BP has reached another milestone on its operated Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) LNG project in Mauritania and Senegal with the arrival of the quarters and utilities (QU) facility to its new home at the GTA hub terminal on the Mauritania-Senegal maritime border. The GTA QU arrived there following