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Areva Selling Assets, CEO Under Scrutiny

Oct 06, 2014

French state-controlled nuclear group Areva will further cut back its investment budget and sell more assets to shore up its balance sheet, and the position of Chief Executive Luc Oursel is under threat, French daily Les Echos said on its website on Monday…

Oil Steadies Above $92 on Signs of Global Growth

Oct 06, 2014

Stabilisation follows a week of sharp falls Strong Asian and European stocks provide support Concerns of ample supply remain Brent crude oil edged down but stayed above $92 a barrel on Monday after a week of sharp falls, as strong U…

Kosmos to Buy into Senegal Offshore Blocks for $400 mln

Oct 05, 2014

Kosmos Energy is set to sign a $400 million 'farm-in' agreement with Senegal's state-owned hydrocarbon firm Petrosen and Timis Corp to take a 60 percent stake in the Cayar and St. Louis offshore blocks that they operate, a draft Petrosen document seen by Reuters on Saturday showed…

Offshore Senegal Deal Looms for Petrosen

Oct 05, 2014

Senegal's state owned hydrocarbon firm Petrosen is set to sign a $400 million 'farm-in' agreement with Kosmos Energy and Timis Corp regarding its Cayar and St. Louis offshore blocks, a draft document seen by Reuters on Saturday showed.According to the document…

Chinese Premier to Attend Europe Summit, sign Russia Energy Deal

Oct 04, 2014

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang will attend a summit of European and Asian leaders on a trip starting next week that will also include a visit to Germany and the signing of energy and high-speed rail deals with Russia, the government and state media said…

Osaka Gas Vessel Named "LNG Venus'

Oct 04, 2014

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. President: Koichi Muto) today announced the naming ceremony of 'LNG Venus', a newbuilding liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier held at the Nagasaki Shipyard of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI; President: Shunichi Miyanaga…

TOTE Finalizes Charter for LNG Containerships

Oct 02, 2014

World’s first LNG powered containerships to serve Puerto RicoTOTE, Inc. announced an agreement today between its operating companies TOTE Shipholdings Inc. and Sea Star Line LLC on the charter of the two new Marlin Class vessels being built by TOTE Shipholdings at NASSCO in San Diego…

Ahrenkiel Steamship Consolidates Entire Fleet at DNV GL

Oct 02, 2014

Ahrenkiel Steamship, the newly formed German ship management company, will consolidate its entire fleet at DNV GL. Nick Topham managing director of Ahrenkiel Steamship and Tor E. Svensen, CEO of DNV GL - Maritime, signed the cooperation agreement at the SMM trade fair in Hamburg…

Frontline & TI form new VLCC Company

Oct 02, 2014

Frontline Management (Bermuda) Ltd. and Tankers International LLC (TI) today announced the formation of a new company, VLCC Chartering Ltd ('the Company').  The aims of the Company will be:*to create a larger fleet with more flexibility…

General Dynamics Bags $ 50 mi Submarine Contracts

Oct 01, 2014

General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics was awarded two contract modifications totaling $50 million to continue supporting the AN/BYG-1 combat control system aboard U.S. Navy and Royal Australian Navy submarines…

Skangass Builds LNG Terminal in Pori, Finland

Oct 01, 2014

With investment support from the Finnish Government of 185 million NOK Skangass has decided to build a new import terminal for LNG. The terminal will be completed in 2016. Skangass plans to create an efficient LNG logistics chain in the Pori area…

IRPT, Community College MoA on Maritime Training

Sep 29, 2014

The Inland Rivers, Ports and Terminals (IRPT) Trade Association announced today that it has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Lewis & Clark Community College - National Great Rivers Research and Education Center (NGRREC) and the Mississippi River Transportation…

First Damen Crane Barge to head to Uruguay

Sep 29, 2014

Damen Shipyard Group’s new transshipment Crane Barge (CBa) 6324 has got off to a strong start, with an order for the first unit from a client in Uruguay. The barge features the proven Liebherr CBG 350 crane as standard and on this occasion…

Gas Natural Extends Charter Period for LNG Libra

Sep 27, 2014

In the stock exchange notice dated 13 November 2013 Höegh LNG Holdings Ltd. informed that LNG Libra, a 126,000 cubic meter LNG carrier, was chartered to Gas Natural until year-end 2014. Gas Natural has today exercised its option to extend…

COSCO Corpn Wins $ 230 mi Contracts

Sep 24, 2014

The Board of Directors of COSCO Corporation (Singapore) Limited announced that shipyards, which are subsidiaries of the Company’s 51% owned subsidiary COSCO Shipyard Group Co., Ltd, have secured contracts valued at approximately USD230 million…

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