Australian energy giant Woodside is forging a path with Mexico’s state-owned petroleum heavyweight Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) to hunt for potential deepwater hydrocarbon plays in the Gulf of Mexico under a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU). The post Woodside, Pemex eye new Gulf of Mexico deepwater oil & gas exploration opportunities appeared first on Offshore Energy.
An integrated project team comprising Smulders HSM, a provider of multidisciplinary offshore platform solutions, SPIE, a multi-technical services provider, and offshore installation partner Scaldis, has been tasked with handling the next phase of a gas project in the Dutch North Sea, with a new compression module set to extend the operating life of the asset’s …
David Walker to Address “Industry’s Role in Achieving National Maritime Goals” SHIPPINGInsight is pleased to announce that the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has joined PROJECT 2027: Catalyzing the U.S. Maritime Industry into Action as a Platinum Partner, adding its technical expertise and longstanding leadership in the U.S. maritime sector to the growing coalition of …
Lloyd’s Register (LR), the UK-based classification society, and the Marine Design and Research Institute of China (MARIC) have unveiled a tri-fuel-ready tanker concept designed to give owners flexibility to pursue liquefied natural gas (LNG), methanol, or ammonia as fuel technologies, infrastructure, and regulations evolve, while uncertainty over future marine fuels continues to shape investment decisions. …
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BIMCO, European Shipowners | ECSA, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), INTERCARGO, INTERTANKO, and World Shipping Council (WSC) welcome the European Commission’s proposal to add two Indian ship recycling facilities to the updated European List of Ship Recycling Facilities. The shipping industry has advocated for the inclusion of compliant non-OECD yards since the entry into …
Autonomy is often described as removing people from operations. That’s not quite right. It’s not a case of people ‘simply’ being replaced by machines. It’s about the move from vessel-centred operations to shore-enabled operations. People still matter, but their roles, locations and relationships with the operation change fundamentally. Uncrewed doesn’t mean unattended. Control is redistributed, …
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A vessel’s AIS track goes quiet. A ship slows and holds position outside a shipping lane. A port call shows cargo that doesn’t match what left the previous port. Each of these is the same kind of event — a break from a known pattern. None of them says, on its own, what kind of …
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The number of commercial vessels navigating the Strait of Hormuz remains in single digit as the Middle East conflict enters its sixth month. Another tanker came under an air assault whilst transiting inbound in the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency reported. The vessel was around 12 …
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Ship vibration remains one of the most challenging technical issues throughout a vessel’s lifecycle. As a multidisciplinary subject involving naval architecture, structural dynamics, machinery engineering, and hydrodynamics, vibration is an inherently complex issue. Predicting and eliminating vibration problems during the design stage is often difficult, and once they occur, corrective measures can be technically demanding …
Edinburgh-headquartered Flotation Energy and London-based Harbour Energy have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on assessing opportunities for powering oil and gas assets in the North Sea with floating offshore wind energy. The post UK oil & gas player, floating wind developer to explore electrification opportunities in North Sea appeared first on Offshore …
