Petronas through its unit, Petronas Carigali (PCSB), has taken over the operatorship of the E11 gas hub, located 130 kilometers offshore Bintulu, Sarawak. Courtesy of Petronas Petronas said on Thursday that the takeover has come into effect on 1 January 2021. The E11 hub which has been producing since 1982
Houston-based Oceaneering said it has won multiple contracts for its Integrity Management and Digital Solutions (IMDS) segment, since the beginning of Q4 2020. Courtesy: Oceaneering The contracts range in duration from three to five years, with a cumulative value exceeding $250 million. These awards, from major operators for several international
Plug Power and SK Group have unveiled plans to form a strategic partnership to accelerate hydrogen as an alternative energy source in Asian markets. Courtesy of Plug Power Through this partnership, Plug Power and SK Group intend to provide hydrogen fuel cell systems, hydrogen fueling stations, and electrolyzers to the
Russia’s Sakhalin Energy has hit record production volumes during 2020. Courtesy of Sakhalin Energy The company said on Wednesday it has produced and shipped 178.6 standard cargoes (one standard cargo is equivalent to 65 thousand tonnes) or more than 11.6 million tonnes. This is the best Sakhalin-2 LNG plant annual
The LNG and energy engineer, McDermott International has been contracted to deliver front-end engineering and design (FEED) work for Qatar Petroleum’s North Field South (NFS) project. Courtesy of McDermott The contract scope includes the replication of five offshore wellhead platforms. The FEED contract will be executed from McDermott’s Doha office
LNG exports from the three liquefaction plants located on Curtis Island off Gladstone hit a new high in the last month of 2020. Courtesy of Bechtel Gladstone Ports Corporation’s shipping data shows that the three liquefaction plants exported a total of 34 cargoes during the month. The cargoes had a
Saimaa Icebreaker; Image by Life Size Media The Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency has launched the Calypso, a new icebreaker concept boat equipped with a hybrid motorized removable bow. The icebreaker vessel is currently moored in Mustola harbor in Lappeenranta and has begun operating on Lake Saimaa and the deep waterways
Japan’s Chiyoda Corporation has been selected to develop the floating storage, regasification and power generation project in Papua New Guinea. Courtesy of Chiyoda Corporation The company said in its statement on Tuesday the design development and engineering contract has been awarded by Kumul Petroleum Holdings. The FSRP facility will have
Japanese energy trader JERA Global Markets has appointed Jonathan Westby as senior vice president LNG. Courtesy of JERA JERAGM informed that Westby expands the company’s senior comprising chief executive, Kazunori Kasai, managing director group coordination, Hisaki Endo, and COO, Ronan Lory. The team also includes managing director LNG, Justin Rowland,
Gas Natural Açu’s LNG-to-power project in the Brazilian Port of Açu has received its first cargo at the end of last year. Courtesy of GNA BW’s floating storage and regasification unit, the FSRU BW Magna received cargo from the 2007-built 155,000-cbm Kmarin Emerald LNG tanker. The cargo was supplied by
The European Union has provided funding for Current Direct, a newly launched research and innovation project that aims to revolutionize the way goods and people are moved by water. The EU grant, amounting to €11.989,875, has been awarded under the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 program. Specifically, the three-year project proposes
