Ras Laffan (Image courtesy of Qatargas) Dutch Fugro is providing Qatargas, the world’s largest LNG producer, with underwater inspection, geotechnical and geophysical services for its offshore operations in Qatar under a new 5-year call off contract. Utilising its purpose-built survey vessel Fugro Proteus, Fugro will undertake geophysical and environmental services
OEEC 2018: Keep exploring, keep inspiring, keep transforming
Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2018 brought together 550 exhibitors and over 10,000 unique visitors in halls 1, 2 & 3 of Amsterdam RAI. The conference and side events attracted over 1,000 delegates. The next Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference takes place on 7, 8 and 9 October 2019. Offshore
Spain’s Balearia building LNG-powered high-speed catamaran
GasLog Partners buying LNG carrier Methane Becki Anne for $207.4 million
zoom GasLog Partners, the New York-listed spinoff of LNG shipper GasLog, said Thursday it entered into an agreement with GasLog to buy 100 percent of the shares in the entity that owns and charters the LNG carrier Methane Becki Anne to Shell. The Methane Becki Anne is a 170,000-cbm tri-fuel diesel
Rolls-Royce engines to power Havila Kystruten’s LNG ferries
zoomImage courtesy of Havyard Rolls-Royce said Thursday it won a contract to provide power and propulsion for four Havila Kystruten’s liquefied natural gas (LNG)-fueled Ro-Pax vessels. From January 2021, Havila Kystruten will operate these four ships of Havyard 923 design on the coastal route between the cities of Bergen in
Italy’s OLT Offshore picks LNG cargo tender winner
Image courtesy of OLT Offshore LNG Toscana Italy’s OLT Offshore LNG Toscana, the operator of the floating import terminal off the coast between Livorno and Pisa, said it has chosen the winner of an LNG cargo tender which attracted six offers. The tender launched on October 2 by OLT Offshore LNG Toscana
TechnipFMC logs profit rise
zoomFor illustration purposes only (Image courtesy of TechnipFMC) LNG engineer TechnipFMC reported a rise its third-quarter profit despite a decline in the company’s revenues. The company’s net income totaled $136.9 million, or $0.30 per share, a rise of 13.1 percent when compared to last year’s third quarter. Revenue was $3.1
Japan: third Sayaringo STaGE LNG carrier christened
Image courtesy of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries held a christening ceremony on Thursday for the third Sayaringo STaGE next generation liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier. The christening ceremony was held at the Koyagi Plant of MHI’s Nagasaki Shipyard & Machinery Works. The ship named LNG Juno has been
Dynagas LNG Partners rakes in $53 million from offering
Image courtesy of Dynagas LNG Partners Dynagas LNG Partners, a limited partnership formed by the Greek shipowner Dynagas, secured $53 million after the closure of its previously announced offering. Dynagas LNG said in a statement on Wednesday it has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an
Australia: GWF-2 project starts gas production
zoomImage courtesy of Woodside Australian LNG player Woodside said Thursday that the Greater Western Flank Phase 2 project off the north-west coast of Australia has started gas production. GWF-2 project is part of the of the Woodside-operated North West Shelf (NWS) project. The project is located in Commonwealth waters about 135