Woodside Petroleum will improve the quality of Vincent crude by increasing its flash point from July so that it can be blended into very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO) and capture higher premiums, two sources told Reuters.Among crude grades, heavy sweet oil…
South Korea's shipbuilding giant Hyundai Heavy Industries has secured an order to build two very large crude carriers for unnamed European shipowners.The value of the orders for two 300,000-ton VLCCs, which will be equipped with scrubbers to meet IMO emission regulations…
Oil rose on Thursday to its highest since March, supported by lower U.S. crude inventories, OPEC-led supply cuts and recovering demand as governments ease restrictions on people's movements imposed due to the coronavirus crisis.Crude prices have slumped in 2020…
Oil and gas company Neptune Energy on Thursday announced the completion of the acquisition of the 3D broadband seismic survey of the extensive Petrel field located in the Bonaparte basin of Australia.'The 2,900 km2 survey significantly expanded…
Thai Gulf Energy Development Pcl received licenses from the government to import up to 1.7 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) each year, the company said on Thursday, in a move that will cut energy costs.It becomes the second firm to be granted such a license…
A rare ethanol shipment of U.S. origin is expected to arrive in China this month, according to three industry sources and shipping data, probably the first such cargo since the two countries struck an initial trade deal in January.The market…
2H Offshore, an Acteon company, has completed the installation of a lightweight, conductor supported, minimum facility wellhead platform offshore Sarawak, Malaysia.The company was responsible for the concept, detailed design, transportation…
Offshore services provider Oceaneering has been awarded an asset integrity contract from a major operator based in Dubai, UAE. Oceaneering said Wednesday that the 'considerable asset integrity contract' included the provision of general and…
Qatari shipping company Nakilat took delivery of a newbuild liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier Global Energy. Built by South Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), the vessel will be managed in-house by Nakilat and is the…
JXTG Holdings Inc, Japan's biggest oil refiner, said on Wednesday it will spend 1.5 trillion yen ($14 billion) for the next three years to drive its transformation into a supplier of low-carbon energy and materials.The planned spending, mapped…
Malaysian offshore services provider Tanjung Offshore has secured a contract with Carigali Hess Operating Company, a Malaysian subsidiary of the U.S. oil company Hess Corp.The contract is for the provision of onshore fabrication, offshore hook-up and commissioning for infill flowlines…
Australia-based global engineering company Worley has signed two frame agreements with oil major BP for the provision of offshore engineering services.Worley said Wednesday that one frame agreement was for conceptual engineering and the other…
Shipowner SFL Corporation has agreed to buy a newbuild 308,000 dwt very large crude carrier (VLCC), in combination with a seven-year bareboat charter with an unnamed oil major, adding nearly $60 million to SFL’s fixed-rate charter backlog.The…
National oil companies (NOCs) globally are estimated to cut exploration budgets by over a quarter on average in 2020, says energy intelligence group Wood Mackenzie.Woodmac said Wednesday its analysis was based on announcements and tracking well plans of 11 top spending NOC explorers…
Southeast Asia-focused oil company KrisEnergy has appointed Joanne Ang, currently the Group’s interim Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), as a permanent CFO.“The Board has reviewed and considered the qualifications, relevant experience and past performance of Ms…
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