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Petronas produces first LNG after relocation

PETRONAS announced that PETRONAS Floating LNG Satu (PFLNG Satu) at the Kebabangan cluster field, conducted its first LNG drop by its floating LNG facility. The facility is located 910 kilometres offshore Sabah.

Operated by Kebabangan Petroleum Operating Company (KPOC), Kebabangan field is the second location for PFLNG Satu after its operation in Kanowit field, Sarawak.

The introduction of the PFLNG Satu was achieved on May 4, 2019, through a 5-km flexible pipeline.

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https://safety4sea.com/petronas-produces-first-lng-after-relocation/

FERC greenlights Freeport LNG expansion

The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) gave the green light for the expansion of Freeport LNG project. The latter will build and operate its fourth natural gas liquefaction train, located at its LNG export facility on Quintana Island near Freeport, Texas.

Specifically, the Train 4 project will involve construction of a liquefaction unit similar to Freeport’s other three units at the site, as well as associated pipelines, storage vessels and related facilities.

The project will allow...

https://safety4sea.com/ferc-greenlights-freeport-lng-expansion/

EnscoRowan awarded $180 million in arbitration case

EnscoRowan, an offshore drilling company, announced it won $180 million in damages in arbitration proceedings against Samsung Heavy Industry stemming from a 2016 drillship case. Concerning the incident, in April 2016, the company, then known as Ensco, began arbitration proceeding against SHI for the losses incurred in connection with a drilling services agreement for ENSCO DS-5 that was voided Brazil’s Petrobras.

EnscoRowan commented on the case that

EnscoRowan today announced that an arbitration...

https://safety4sea.com/enscorowan-awarded-180-million-in-arbitration-case/

Technical notice on OSVs transferring up to 36 offshore workers

The Marine Safety Centre launched a Technical note 1-19 on ‘Guidance on the Carriage of Greater Than 36 Offshore Workers on Offshore Supply Vessels of Less Than 6,000 GT ITC’ to provide owners and operators of the OSVs with guidance when requesting to carry more than 36 offshore workers.

Firstly, these guidelines apply to all requests for the carriage of more than 36 offshore workers aboard OSVs measuring less than 6000 GT ITC.

According to the technical note, vessel owners or managing operators...

https://safety4sea.com/technical-notice-on-osvs-transferring-up-to-36-offshore-workers/

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