Magnum Venus Products (MVP), a global manufacturer of fluid movement and production solutions for industrial applications, is expanding its filament winding product offering with the launch of the Fusion Filament Winder. This solution is ideal for winding pressure vessels and tubes for small to medium…
The Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources of the Federal Republic of Somalia has announced the launching of Somalia’s first offshore licensing round. Due to the spread of the global pandemic, COVID – 19, and resulting restrictions, the Ministry decided to launch the licensing…
A federal judge in Montana has reaffirmed his decision to block construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline and any other oil or natural gas pipeline project seeking approval for new construction under a streamlined nationwide permitting system for infrastructure anywhere in the country. Judge…
Covid-19’s impact on marine market far from certain as price hardening continues Covid-19 has cast a web over many facets of the marine insurance market with protection and indemnity (P&I) carriers potentially on the hook for cruise company claims while the stock through-put sector possibly…
Bureau Veritas (BV), the provider of testing, inspection, and certification (TIC) services, has formalised guidelines and a classification notation for floating, production, storage and offloading vessels (FPSOs) and floating production units (FPUs) designed for operation in Brazil’s deep waters. BV said on the 14th…
Construction of the world’s most controversial natural gas pipeline is about to enter the endgame of an energy dispute which has pitted the US against Russia and some of its closest trans-Atlantic allies, satellite images show. The Nord Stream 2 pipeline, built to increase…
Two of Norway’s leading offshore operators have secured approval for exploration drilling. The Petroleum Safety Authority has sanctioned OMV’s plan to drill a well and side-track (6506/11-12 S and 6506/11-12) on the Hades prospect in Norwegian Sea licence PL 644. The semi-submersible Island…
Equinor and SSE Renewables, the two companies behind the world’s biggest offshore wind farm Dogger Bank, have announced plans to build a new Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Base at the Port of Tyne. Dogger Bank Wind Farm will be able to generate around 5%…
Polski Koncern Naftowy SA (PKN Orlen) has let a contract to Badger Licensing LLC to provide technology for a new unit to be included as part of a project to expand phenol production capacities at its 327,300-b/d integrated refining and petrochemical complex in Plock, Poland….
The Oil & Gas Council has released its 2020 EMEA Survey. This survey represents the views of 1318 executives representing companies from a cross section of the Oil & Gas industry, from 63 countries. In her welcome to readers, CEO Amy Miller said, “As a…
