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Germany's Merkel Calls for Global Emissions Trading System

May 17, 2015

German Chancellor Angela Merkel called on Saturday for the European Union's Emissions Trading System (ETS), the bloc's flagship policy to cut greenhouse gas emissions, to become a global system.Thousands of power plants, factories and…

Seattle Flotilla Protests Shell's Arctic Drilling Plans

May 17, 2015

Hundreds of activists in kayaks and small boats fanned out on a Seattle bay on Saturday to protest plans by Royal Dutch Shell to resume oil exploration in the Arctic and keep two of its drilling rigs stored in the city's port.Environmental…

Crude Oil Tanker Market Weakened, says OPEC

May 16, 2015

Crude oil tanker market sentiment weakened in April as average spot freight rates dropped on most reported routes, OPEC said in its latest monthly report. On average, dirty tanker freight rates were down 8% from the month before.  Despite a stronger market seen in the VLCC sector…

Volvo Penta to Power Volvo Ocean Race

May 15, 2015

Volvo Penta is the official engine supplier for the 2014-2015 Volvo Ocean Race, which is having its North American stopover in Newport, R.I., this week. “The Volvo Ocean Race serves as a crucible for developing and testing new technologies that will benefit the entire marine industry…

GAIL, IOC Join Dhamra LNG project

May 15, 2015

Gas Authority of India Limited (Gail) and Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to join Adani Group promoted Rs 5,000-crore ($805 mln)  Dhamra LNG Port (DPCL) project on the Odisha coast. The MoU comes within…

US Oil Scrambles to Retain Talent

May 14, 2015

After 20 years in the oil business, Craig Reed, 62, is thinking about winding down his career just as a second downturn in six years rocks the industry.Reed is part of the baby boomer generation that forms the backbone of the U.S. oil workforce…

BP Names Sawers as Non-Executive Director

May 14, 2015

BP has appointed John Sawers, former head of Britain's MI6 secret intelligence service, to its board as a non-executive director, the energy company said on Thursday.Sawers completed a 5-year tenure at the head of MI6 in November 2014 and…

Glencore Calls for Price Regulation in Newcastle Port

May 14, 2015

Coal mining giant Glencore has now applied to have the competition watchdog oversee pricing in the  newly privatised Port of Newcastle, reports  The Sydney Morning Herald. The NSW port is hiking some shipping charges up to 60 percent after its $1…

NYK Orders Three LNG Carriers

May 14, 2015

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line) has concluded time-charters for two new LNG carriers with Diamond Gas International, a Singapore affiliate of Mitsubishi Corporation. NYK also concluded a contract with MI LNG Company Limited for the construction of the LNG carriers…

Offshore Oil & Gas: Floating Production Market a Bright Spot

May 13, 2015

Despite industry gloom about the offshore market, orders for production floaters continue to flow.  Over the past few weeks a speculatively-ordered FLNG found use off Africa, negotiations began to convert a third LNG carrier to an FLNG, an FSRU…

Maersk Beats Forecasts, Loses Shipping Market Share

May 13, 2015

Maersk Line lost market share in container shipping in the first quarter, disappointing analysts who said A.P. Moller-Maersk's  forecast-beating results on Wednesday had been helped by one-offs. While the world's largest container shipping…

Universal LNG, Sembcorp Marine Pact for West Africa LNG Development

May 13, 2015

Universal LNG Holdings has launched West Africa LNG Development, a ground-breaking solution partnership between Universal LNG Holdings and Sembcorp Marine Group Company. With Sembcorp Marine's wholly owned subsidiary Jurong Shipyard participation…

Delfin LNG Proposes Gulf Coast’s First Offshore LNG Facility

May 13, 2015

A potential deep-water port LNG export project for the Gulf of Mexico has submitted applications to the Maritime Administration and the United States Coast Guard for approval. Delfin LNG LLC has submitted an application to the Maritime…

Statoil Appoints CFO, 3 EVPs and Rejigs Top Deck

May 12, 2015

Statoil appoints new chief financial officer (CFO), and launches business area for New Energy Solutions (NES). Three new executive vice presidents (EVPs) are appointed as members of the corporate executive committee (CEC).CFO Torgrim…

Mitsui Charters Eight LNG Newbuild

May 12, 2015

Mitsui & Co. has signed a 25-year time charter deal with Trinity LNG Transport for the eight liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier that will ship the liquefied natural gas from Cameron LNG project in the United States. “Mitsui has newly contracted yesterday the eighth ship…

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