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Portsmouth To Fight LNG
The Portsmouth Town Council has voted to allocate up to $25,000 for legal expenses to help fight a proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in nearby Fall River…
Marseilles Container Traffic on the Rise
Container throughput at the Port of Marseilles totaled 826,000 teu to the end of October - a 3.7 rise on the first ten months last year - marked by a 6.8% increase to 586…
CNOOC Looks into Australia Offshore Assets
According to reports, CNOOC has hired Macquarie, the investment bank, to advise on the possible acquisition of Royal Dutch Shell's oil assets in Australia's North West Shelf.
Gas De France Acquires Stake in Block in Egypt
Gaz de France has acquired 45 percent stake in the Alam El Shawish West license in Egypt from Greek company Vegas Oil and Gas. The license is located at the Abu Gharadig Basin in the Western Desert…
Oil Search Expects LNG Project Agreement by Year End
Oil Search Ltd., Papua New Guinea's biggest oil producer, expects to reach agreements with the government and partners by the year-end allowing a decision to start…
MARAD Announces Meeting for License Application
The Maritime Administration (MARAD) issued a notice stating that the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Calypso LNG LLC, Calypso Natural Gas Deepwater…
Qatargas Gains Two New LNG Vessels
Two new LNG vessels that will join the Qatargas fleet have been handed over to the owners’ consortium by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Ltd (DSME) at its…
88 Qatari Ships Carrying LNG Passed Suez Canal Last Year
Eighty-eight vessels from Qatar bearing cargoes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) used the Suez Canal in 2006. Of these, 74 were bound for Spain, six to France, five…
Aker Yards Signs Contract with “K” Line for Offshore Vessels
Aker Yards has signed a contract with "K" Line Offshore AS for building of four Platform Supply Vessels of Aker Yards design. The total value of this contract is approximately $258.8m.
Maritime Administrator Named Government Man of the Year
The Maritime Port Council of Greater New York and Vicinity has named Maritime Administrator Sean T. Connaughton its 2007 Government Man of the Year. During Connaughton’s tenure…
EXMAR NV Offers Trading Update
During the 3rd quarter an operating result (EBIT) of $7.1m was recorded by the LPG fleet, $16.5m for the 3rd quarter 2006, including $4.0m non-recurrent items. The…
FLEX LNG Orders Third LNG Vessel
FLEX LNG ordered its third 90,000 cubic meter (3.1 MMcf) SPB liquefied natural gas (LNG) vessel this year from Samsung Heavy Industries. The vessel will be identical…
Coast Guard Finds Weaver Cove LNG Terminal Waterway Unsuitable
The Coast Guard announced its determination that the waterway approach to the proposed Weaver's Cove Liquefied Natural Gas terminal in Fall River, Mass., is unsuitable…
Three Coastal LNG Ferries Ordered
Aker Yards signed a contract with Tide Sjø AS for three ferries dedicated to operate the link between Oslo and the peninsula of Nesodden. The ferries will be built in France at Aker Yards, Lorient.
MAN B&W Marks LNG Milestone
Three of the world’s largest LNG-carriers successfully tested their propulsion packages at the end of last month. Each vessel is powered by two 6S70ME-C electronically controlled…
Woodside LNG DWP License Application
The Maritime Administration (MARAD) issued a notice stating that it has extended the scoping comment period regarding the Woodside liquefied natural gas (LNG) deepwater…
Supreme Court to Determine NJ/Delaware Boundary
The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear the dispute between the states of New Jersey and Delaware regarding the boundary in the Delaware River. The dispute, which…
FERC: Bradwood Landing EIS
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a notice stating that the draft environmental impact statement (EIS) concerning the proposed Bradwood Landing…
Iran Needs 40 LNG Carriers
National Iranian Tanker Co. (NITC) managing director said the country would produce over 80 million tons of LNG each year, and that 40 LNG carriers would be required…
Woodside to Start Work on Pluto LNG Project
Australia's Woodside Petroleum Ltd reported it has been given the green light to start work on its 12 billion Australian dollar Pluto liquefied natural gas project…