HELMERICH & PAYNE TO IDLE 37 RIG AND LAY OFF 2,800 PEOPLE – MORE TO COME
Tulsa-based drilling contractor Helmerich & Payne said it has decommissioned 37 rigs and laid off up to 2,800 people during the first quarter of...
Read More+
GASUM COPMPLETES FIRST LNG BUNKERING TO HEEREMA’S SLEIPNIR
Nordic energy company Gasum reached another milestone by completing a liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering for Heerema’s Sleipnir, the largest semi-submersible crane vessel in the world. The bunkering took place in May in Åmøyfjorden, Norway. Gasum’s extensive fleet of supply vessels offers flexibility to customers by providing bunkering operations for vessels of all sizes.
Heerema is the latest maritime company to reduce their climate impact by using low-emission LNG provided by Gasum. Gasum performed an LNG bunkering at the beginning of May for Heerema’s unique crane vessel Sleipnir, which has a lifting capacity of 20,000 tonnes. Sleipnir will operate on the Norwegian Continental Shelf during the following months.
“The bunkering operation was swift and efficient, saving valuable time and allowing Sleipnir to start her work quickly. We are extremely proud of our well-equipped bunker fleet. It is now possible to offer a large degree of flexibility to our customers. The bunkering of Heerema’s Sleipnir is a good example. Our bunker vessel Kairos was the only vessel able to bunker Sleipnir in her current state. To reach the fuel tank we needed to lift the bunker hose more than 28 meters above sea level,” explains Gasum’s Jacob Granqvist, Sales Director for Maritime.
Gasum’s fleet includes five LNG supply vessels: Coralius, Kairos, Coral Energy, Coral EnergICE and Seagas. All the vessels can be used for bunkering operations, and they play an important part in Gasum’s strategy to build a low-carbon future on land and at sea.
“Maritime traffic generates 3 percent of the world’s total greenhouse gas emissions. To lower these emissions, we need to reduce the use of conventional fuels, such as heavy fuel oil, in maritime transport. LNG provides an excellent alternative, and we are happy to see that vessels such as Sleipnir use it as fuel,” Granqvist adds. Heerema’s Sleipnir performed decommissioning work at the Ekofisk platform during the same month. Naturally she ran on LNG next to the platform while performing the environmentally friendly process of removing a retired platform.
As a marine fuel, liquefied natural gas (LNG) meets all current and forthcoming IMO and EU regulations. In addition, the use of LNG removes all Sox emissions and particles and reduces Nox emissions by 85 per cent compared to heavy fuel oil. LNG also lowers CO2 emissions by at least 20 percent.
(Source and image: Gasum)
CHEVRON BOOKS PROFITS BUT TRIMS SAILS FOR DIFFICULT DAYS AHEAD
Chevron Corporation reported earnings of $3.6 billion for first quarter 2020, compared with earnings of $2.6 billion in the first quarter 2019. Included...
Read More+5,000 TON LIEBHERR CRANE CRASHES DURING LOAD TEST ON ORION 1 INSTALLATION VESSEL
On May 2 a serious accident occurred on board of offshore installation vessel Orion 1 at the occasion of and during crane load tests. The vessel is...
Read More+ENERGOATOM PREPARES ZAPORIZHYA POWER UNIT 5 FOR LIFETIME EXTENSION
On 27 May 2020 the design lifetime of power unit No.5 of Zaporizhya NPP is going to come to the end, so, the power unit will have to go through the...
Read More+BORR DRILLING SELLS TWO AGING JACKUPS
A wholly owned subsidiary of Borr Drilling Limited has on April 30, 2020, sold two standard jack-up drilling rigs, the “Dhabi II” and the “Paragon...
Read More+EXXONMOBIL POSTS $610 MILLION LOSS AND SLASHES CAPITAL SPENDING BY 30%
Exxon Mobil announced an estimated first quarter 2020 loss of $610 million compared with earnings of $2.4 billion a year earlier. First quarter loss...
Read More+MARCH 1956 – LETOURNEAU DELIVERS THE SCORPION FIRST THREE-LEGGED JACKUP
In order to find new oil resources in continuation of the onshore discoveries, drillers had very early the desire to venture out to sea, in the shallow...
Read More+DEEPWATER HORIZON OIL SPILL 10 YEARS LATER
On April 20, the United States commemorated ten years since the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The 2010 oil rig explosion killed...
Read More+AIRBUS AND ROLLS-ROYCE BRING E-FAN X ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT PROJECT TO AN END
The E-Fan adventure started on July 10, 2015 when a single-seat light aircraft crossed the English Channel. The twin engine Airbus E-Fan was solely...
Read More+INDIAN POINT ENERGY CENTER REACTOR SHUT DOWN AFTER 45 YEARS OF OPERATION
Control room operators at Entergy’s Indian Point Unit 2 shut down the reactor as scheduled for the final time, after more than 45 years of producing...
Read More+FRAMATOME TO MODERNIZE SYSTEMS AT HEINZ MAIER-LEIBNIZ RESEARCH REACTOR
Framatome was awarded a multimillion-euro contract to modernize the crane instrumentation and control (I&C) systems at the research neutron source...
Read More+TRANSOCEAN LIMITS LOSSES AND STAYS THE COURSE IN CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENT
Swiss offshore drilling contractor Transocean reported net loss attributable to controlling interest of $392 million for the three months ended March...
Read More+Important News
- QATAR PETROLEUM SIGNS THE LARGEST SHIPBUILDING AGREEMENT IN HISTORY 02nd June 2020
- MAKO GAS FIELD BECOMES THE LARGEST GAS FIELD IN WEST NATUNA BASIN 26th May 2020
- NEPTUNE ENERGY CONDUCTS WORLD’S FIRST IN DUAL DRILLING SUBSEA AT FENJA FIELD 13th May 2020
- TOTAL REINFORCES ITS ACTION PLAN TO FACE THE CURRENT CRISIS 06th May 2020
- REPSOL AND PARTNERS MAKE TWO OIL DISCOVERIES OFFSHORE MEXICO 06th May 2020
- CHEVRON BOOKS PROFITS BUT TRIMS SAILS FOR DIFFICULT DAYS AHEAD 04th May 2020
Popular Videos
exhibitions And conferences
© Copyright 2020 Energy Global News. All Rights Reserved. | Developed By: Skylark Infotech