Offshore
LNG carrier "Ordering boom"
While most other sectors of shipping industry are currently struggling, the LNG carrier segment has enjoyed one of its best ever years. In the year to date owners have signed up for 64 new LNG vessels, BIMCO says. This performance was topped only...
2011-12-08 08:24:30
Hyundai to win more LNG-FSRU
Hyundai Heavy Industries is expected to bag additional order for LNG-FSRU newbuildings from Norwegian owner. Hoegh LNG has firmed up a deal to supply a Floating Storage and Regasification Unit in Indonesia. The Oslo-listed company penned a bin...
2011-12-08 07:42:11
Sinopacific Offshore Drive
On December 7, Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group, a leading private shipbuilding enterprise in China, organized their Sinopacific Offshore 2011 Conference in Ålesund Norway. About 100 executives and experts attended this conference, including ...
2011-12-08 07:07:37
Seadrill offers to acquire Sevan
Seadrill Ltd., owner of the world’s second-largest ultra-deepwater fleet, offered to buy 28.5 percent in Sevan Drilling ASA. Sevan Drilling shares surged the most since May, Bloomberg reports. Seadrill, whose largest shareholder is shipping...
2011-12-07 08:04:14
CNOOC mulls deep-sea drilling
China National Offshore Oil Corporation will soon drill its first deep-sea exploration well in a northern area of the South China Sea. The Chinese giant is planning to start its long-planned foray into the challenging deep waters offshore China w...
2011-12-07 07:46:39
Oil & Gas robust in 2012
A survey of global oil and gas executives commissioned by energy consultancy GL Noble Denton has found a high level of confidence for a robust business environment in 2012. In a preview to a report due out in January, GL Noble Denton and partner ...
2011-12-06 07:49:22
Samsung, "Technology Leader"
Samsung Heavy Industries maximizes production efficiency through increased automization, while concentrating on such high-value ships as drillship, LNG carrier, etc. Also, Samsung is working on technical development for eco-friendly energy-efficie...
2011-12-06 07:12:32
Big3 to win $13bn: Offshore
In spite of troubled commercial ship market, South Korea's major 3 shipbuilders are expected to increase share prices thanks to new order for offshore production facility. Analyst Yoo Jae-Hoon from Woori Investment & Securities said, "Big3, Hyunda...
2011-12-06 07:06:45
Offshore scrapping, 'Blue Ocean'
Southeast scrapping for offshore plant is a new upcoming market. According to Korea Maritime Institute (KMI) on 2 December, among 1,800-some units of offshore plant installed in Asia-Pacific region, about 620 units are decrepit of over 25-year-old...
2011-12-05 11:33:08
Hyundai upgrades LNG-FSRU
Hoegh LNG has exercised an option to put full trading capability on the second floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) it has on order at Hyundai Heavy Industries. Hoegh chief executive Sveinung Stohle said the addition will add $15 to $2...
2011-12-05 07:51:39
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