US defence shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) recently unveiled a new variant of an existing series of unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs). Each example of the craft will have a compact, two-person-portable design, the ability to easily integrate various payloads, a maximum operating...
Zhejiang Huadong Construction Engineering has completed construction of a new offshore exploration and testing platform ordered by Power Construction Corporation of China (PowerChina). Classed by China Classification Society (CCS), Huadong Yuan 308 is a self-elevating platform that will be used mainly for geological survey, exploration drilling, scientific research, and testing. All these activities will be […]
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Deliveries include a floating LNG liquefaction vessel and an exploration platform that will operate in support of the Chinese offshore wind market. A Chinese yard floats out a new cable-laying vessel with an innovative trenching system. Finally, a Taiwanese wind farm operator will add a second walk-to-work vessel to its fleet. Golar LNG acquires floating […]
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This Easter, after looking at three companies that experienced miracles last week, we move to an entire country that stands on the cusp of a miraculous transformation: Na ..
Last month, the Indonesian government approved natural gas exploration in the Tuna gas bloc, part of the largest untapped natural gas deposit in the world. The developmen ..
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After the shocking injustice perpetrated by the cruel and arbitrary governments of Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea on the 26 unfortunate seafarers aboard the crude oil tank ..
China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) has begun operating a new vessel to support offshore oil exploration activities. The Panamanian-flagged BGP Innovator was buil ..
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Curvy, body positive American singer Lizzo’s new single “About Damn Time” has stormed to number one on the Billboard Chart in the US, and into the top ten i ..
Ah, the Caribbean, a tropical paradise of idyllic isles fringed with palm trees, coral reefs and white sand beaches, famous for calypso music, cricket and…. oh, fla ..
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