No hydrocarbons for TotalEnergies offshore Namibia
An exploration well within a petroleum exploration license (PEL) in Namibia’s Orange Basin operated by France’s energy giant TotalEnergies has come up dry.
As reported by Africa Oil Corporation, one of TotalEnergies’ partners in the...
ADNOC inks LNG deal with Indian player
ADNOC Trading, an affiliate of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), has signed a liquefied natural gas (LNG) trading supply agreement with India’s Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL), a unit of the state-owned Oil...
Houthis are Detaining and Threatening Vessels in Ras Isa Port
Multiple reports are coming from Yemen that the Houthis have been denying permission for vessels to depart the Ras Isa port complex in the two weeks since U.S. forces attacked the oil terminal facilities....
LNG CHAPTERS ON THE RISE IN 2024 GLOBAL ENERGY TOME
While the situation across the offshore energy arena was vastly different a year ago from today’s state of play, liquefied natural gas (LNG) is forecast to continue to display its resilience in the face...
CHINESE FIRM LAUNCHES HIGH SPEED, SUBMERSIBLE, AUTONOMOUS RESEARCH BOAT
A Chinese autonomous tech company has launched what may be the world's fastest research vessel - the Blue Whale, a high speed unmanned craft with a unique set of features. Designed for typhoon research,...
CMA CGM BECOMES FIRST LARGE CARRIER TO REGISTER CONTAINERSHIP IN INDIA
Supporting the Indian government’s ambitions to build the country’s role in international shipping, CMA CGM Group today marked the transfer of one of its ships to the Indian register. India which is already home...
VITOL ROLLS OUT FUELEU MARITIME-COMPLIANT CO-PROCESSED VLSFO
Vitol Bunkers, a wholly-owned bunker arm of energy and commodities company Vitol, has launched new FuelEU Maritime-compliant co-processed bunkering fuel.
The company is producing the fuel at the refinery in Fujairah and will market the...
CHINESE EV MANUFACTURER BYD TAKES DELIVERY OF LARGEST CAPACITY CAR CARRIER
Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer BYD and shipbuilder China Merchants are highlighting the delivery of the world’s largest capacity car carrier. The naming ceremony took place for BYD Shenzhen on April 22 in Yizheng, China...
GREEN METHANOL-FUELED DISNEY ADVENTURE MAKES FIRST FORAY INTO THE WORLD
Disney Adventure, hailed as the first in the cruise industry to be powered by green methanol, has touched water for the first time as it left the Meyer Wismar construction hall in Germany.
According to...
THE HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE SAFE AND ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND RECYCLING OF SHIPS
Adoption: 15 May 2009; Entry into force: 26 June 2025.
The Hong Kong Convention is aimed at ensuring that ships, when being recycled after reaching the end of their operational lives, do not pose any...