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Herman Sr. BV Places Order for Damen Shoalbuster

Oct 30, 2018

A contract has been signed between Damen Shipyards Hardinxveld and Herman Sr. BV for the building and delivery of a Shoalbuster 2308 S, to be named Teddy. The new vessel will join the five other Damen Shoalbusters currently operated by the company and…

Oil Prices Fall 2% on Rising Supply and Trade War

Oct 30, 2018

Oil prices fell more than 2 percent on Tuesday on signs of rising supply and concerns that global economic activity and fuel demand would be hit by a deepening U.S.-China trade dispute.Benchmark Brent crude oil fell by $2.25 a barrel to a low of $75…

Next-wave LNG Race Hits Hurdles in US-China Trade War

Oct 30, 2018

The delay of a U.S. Gulf Coast liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project has crystallized fears that the U.S. trade battle with China is hampering efforts to line up buyers needed to move ahead with multi-billion-dollar builds.The United States…

China's Sinopec Q3 Profit Up 60% On Year

Oct 30, 2018

Chinese oil and gas major Sinopec's net profit rose to 18.38 billion yuan ($2.64 billion) in the third quarter, up 60 percent from a year earlier, on robust refining margins and improving earnings from crude oil and gas production.The figure was down…

BP Profits Soar to Five-year High

Oct 30, 2018

BP reported on Tuesday that profits had more than doubled in the third quarter, boosted by stronger oil prices that hit a four-year high in the period and as production rose thanks to new fields.BP reported third-quarter underlying replacement cost profit…

US Aims to Be Key Source of Global Energy Supplies

Oct 30, 2018

The United States will become a key source of energy supplies to meet growing demand globally, with innovation in technology and financing set to boost U.S. oil and gas production in the next decade, the country's top energy diplomat said.'In the next 5-10 years…

Puma Energy Appoints New CEO

Oct 30, 2018

Integrated midstream and downstream oil group Puma Energy has appointed Emma FitzGerald as its new chief executive, the company said on Tuesday.FitzGerald will succeed Pierre Eladari on January 2, 2019.FitzGerald was previously an executive director at Severn Trent Water…

Philippines Short-lists Three Groups for LNG Terminal Project

Oct 30, 2018

The Philippines has short-listed three different groups to build and operate its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal and hopes to nominate one by November, its energy minister said on Tuesday.Short-listed companies were chosen from 18 groups that submitted proposals for the project…

China Oil Majors Eyeing Arctic Onshore Blocks

Oct 30, 2018

China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) and China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC) have expressed interest in bidding for onshore oil and gas blocks in Greenland to be offered in 2021, officials from the island said on Tuesday.The Arctic island…

Turkish Drillship to Start Mediterranean Operations

Oct 30, 2018

A Turkish drilling ship will start operating in the Mediterranean Sea on Wednesday, 100 km (62 miles) off the coast of Antalya province, Energy Minister Fatih Donmez said, adding it would aim to open two drill holes annually.Donmez made the…

Baker Hughes Predicts Oil Market Growth, Misses on Profit

Oct 30, 2018

Baker Hughes, General Electric Co's oilfield services arm, fell just short of estimates for profit in the third quarter while forecasting a rise in North American and foreign markets in 2019 that ran contrary to signals from its peers.The results…

Gastar Exploration Files for Bankruptcy

Oct 30, 2018

The pure play Mid-continent energy company Gastar Exploration will file for bankruptcy with support from the company's largest creditor and shareholder, the Los Angeles private equity group Ares Management.The financially struggling Houston…

Wind Energy Marine Selects NSSLGlobal

Oct 30, 2018

NSSLGlobal signed a three-year contract with offshore support vessel provider Wind Energy Marine.The contract comprises the deployment of NSSLGlobal’s FusionIP VSAT terminal alongside its Oceanic Dynamics system aboard Wind Energy Marine’s new…

Ampyx Power, NLR to Join Wind Energy Solutions

Oct 30, 2018

The Dutch Topsector Energie-TKI Wind op Zee recently awarded a subsidy to Dutch wind energy technology developer Ampyx Power and the Netherlands Aerospace Centre (NLR).The two organizations are undertaking a joint project aimed at optimizing…

EnBW Launched Green Bond

Oct 30, 2018

German utility EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG  has launched its first green bond on the capital market, with an issue size of €500m ($570.8m), which was oversubscribed within hours, the energy company said in a press release.The bond issue…

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