USCG updates its Gas Carrier Examiner prodecures
US Coast Guard recently updated its Foreign Gas Carrier Examiner (FGCE) Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTP) in order to highlight the newest gas carrier regulations and policies.
Read moreUS Coast Guard recently updated its Foreign Gas Carrier Examiner (FGCE) Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTP) in order to highlight the newest gas carrier regulations and policies.
Read moreAccident Investigation Board Norway released its report on a 10 June 2018 incident, when a crew member died on board the factory trawler Nordstar in connection with preparations for cleaning a silage tank.
Read moreThe US Coast Guard informed the maritime community about common discrepancies associated with fixed gas detection systems onboard liquefied gas carriers. During exams on three separate LNG carriers in Boston, PSCOs discovered issues with the fixed flammable gas detection system.
Read moreNoble Energy, Inc. (Noble Energy) provided an update on the startup of the Leviathan natural gas field, offshore Israel. First gas sales from Leviathan commenced on December 31, 2019.
Read moreThe University of Southampton launched a study presenting a number of sites in Europe which contain gas hydrate, including areas off the west coast of Greenland, around Svalbard, off central Norway and west of Ireland.
Read moreKongsberg Digital signed an agreement to digitalize the Nyhamna facility, a gas processing and export hub for Ormen Lange and other fields connected to the Polarled pipeline. A/S Norske Shell will enter the partnership as operator of Ormen Lange and on behalf of Gassco as the operator of Nyhamna.
Read moreA joint project from BIMCO and the Association of Ship Brokers & Agents to develop a standard gas tanker voyage charter party took a big step forward at a subcommittee meeting on 5-6 September. The target of the project is to develop a standard form for the chartering of tankers for LPG, anhydrous ammonia and chemical gases based on the tanker charter party, ASBATANKVOY.
Read moreEquinor and partners announced that the production on the Snefrid Nord gas field commenced on September 1, following the first discovery tied back to the Norwegian Sea Aasta Hansteen field. The production sets a new depth record on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS).
Read moreNatural gas deliveries to US facilities producing LNG for export achieved a monthly record in July 2019, averaging 6.0 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d). This is 7% of the total US dry natural gas production, according to data from OPIS PointLogic Energy.
Read moreAs EIA informs, the Suez Canal and the SUMED Pipeline are strategic routes for Persian Gulf crude oil, petroleum products, and LNG shipments to Europe and North America. Located in Egypt, the Suez Canal connects the Red Sea with the Mediterranean Sea, and is considered as a key chokepoint due to the large volumes of energy commodities that flow through it.
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