Turkmenistan and Japan discuss progress on second Turkmen GTG plant

State-owned Turkmengaz and Japan’s Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd are advancing plans for a proposed expansion of Turkmengaz’s recently commissioned natural gas-to-gasoline (GTG) complex at Ovadan-Depe near Ashgabat, in Turkmenistan’s Akhal region.   In a virtual meeting on the 26th August heads of the companies reviewed…

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UK Oil Will Struggle for Semi-subs in 2021

UK oil companies will struggle to find semi-subs for work in 2021.   That is according to Teresa Wilkie – an offshore rig market analyst for offshore rig brokerage, advisory and project development company Bassoe Offshore – who made the statement in a report posted…

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Offshore Norway drilling rig audited remotely

Tymor Marine has completed a remotely-conducted deadweight audit of a semi-submersible drilling rig offshore Norway for an unnamed drilling contractor.   Performing the audit remotely enabled the rig to comply with its statutory obligations on schedule and return to service without delay, the company said,…

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Vestas Secures 86 MW Order to Extend Wind Project in Finland

Vestas has secured an 86 MW order with German developer CPC Germania for the Lakiakangas III project located in Isojoki in the South Ostrobothnia region of Finland.   The order includes the supply, installation and commissioning of 20 V150-4.2 MW wind turbines in 4.3 MW…

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Novatek ships first LNG cargo to United Arab Emirates

Novatek has announced that Novatek Gas & Power Asia, a wholly owned subsidiary, shipped the first cargo of liquefied natural gas  from the Yamal LNG project to the United Arab Emirates under a spot contract.   The LNG cargo was trans-shipped in Europe onto the…

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OPEC to Hold Digital Workshop

The OPEC Secretariat announced on the 27th August that it will host the second workshop on energy and information technology on the 21st September via videoconference.   According to OPEC, the aim of the workshop is to discuss and exchange information on a number of…

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Total spuds highly anticipated South African well

French oil major Total has started drilling the Luiperd-1X well, the second exploration well on Block 11B/12B offshore South Africa following the Brulpadda discovery in February 2019.   The well is being drilled using the Odfjell Drilling-owned Deepsea Stavanger semi-submersible drilling rig.   The rig…

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