Day: April 23, 2025

Chevron hires Olympic vessel for work on Nigerian deepwater project

Energy News Beat AfricaEuropeOffshore MarineTraffic / Sondre M Pettersen MarineTraffic / Sondre M Pettersen Norwegian offshore vessel owner Olympic has won work for one of its anchor handling vessels from US supermajor Chevron. The US company hired the Olympic Zeus anchor handler and offshore construction vessel for work on the Agbami FPSO off Nigeria. According […]

Advantage Tankers tied to South Korean VLCC orders

Energy News Beat Hanwha Ocean Advantage Tankers has reportedly added to its newbuilding orderbook in a deal for a brace of VLCCs in South Korea. Greece’s Xclusiv Shipbrokers note the Geneva-based owner and operator of about 25 ships has booked the two 320,000 dwt units at Hanwha Ocean at $126.5m each. Established in 2014, the […]

Trump hints at China tariff row back

Energy News Beat The White House President Donald Trump has hinted at easing his aggressive trade stance with China, suggesting a significant reduction in the steep tariffs on Chinese imports amid ongoing market turbulence. Speaking at a White House press briefing on Tuesday, Trump indicated that the current tariffs, which have soared past 145%, will […]

Hutchison draws level with PSA on revenues

Energy News Beat There might be a 12m teu gap between them, but old rivals Hutchison Ports and PSA International are neck and neck when it comes to revenues these days, helping explain what a canny potential deal BlackRock and Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) have carved out for themselves. The latest data from Alphaliner covering […]

Bill looking to permanently ban oil and gas activities off California

Energy News Beat AmericasOffshore Democratic Party Representative Salud Carbajal has reintroduced the California Clean Coast Act into the US Congress. The California Clean Coast Act would permanently ban future offshore oil and gas leasing in areas of the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of California. The act was the first bill the congressman introduced […]

Bulk carrier becomes latest piracy victim in the Singapore Strait

Energy News Beat AsiaPiracy The pirate attacks keep coming thick and fast in Indonesian waters of the Singapore Strait.  Ambrey, a British maritime security specialist, reports that a Marshall Islands-flagged bulk carrier was boarded by four individuals while transiting eastbound through the Philip Channel, a patch of water that has become the global piracy hotspot […]

Chinese yards largely unscathed from US port fees

Energy News Beat Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Non-Chinese shipowners can breathe a sigh of relief that they can still order most ship types risk-free in China, according to HSBC, following last week’s decision by the US Trade Representative to water down penalties on Chinese-linked tonnage.  The competitiveness of Chinese yards remains intact, according to the global […]

Chemical tanker attacked off Nigeria

Energy News Beat AfricaPiracy A Marshall Islands-flagged chemical tanker was boarded by four individuals some 100 nautical miles southwest of Brass, Nigeria, according to UK maritime security specialists Ambrey. The individuals approached the vessel in a black-hulled skiff. No weapons were reported during the incident.  The individuals remained onboard for four hours and stole crew […]

Any old spares?

Energy News Beat Andrew Craig-Bennett warns about the risks of using prevalent knock-off spare parts. When a new ship leaves her builder for her maiden voyage, she will carry spare parts. We can probably – probably – assume that these spare parts, as well as the renewable and consumable components fitted in her mechanical and electrical […]

US targets Iranian LPG magnate

Energy News Beat The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has designated Iranian national and liquified petroleum gas (LPG) “magnate” Seyed Asadoollah Emamjomeh and his corporate network, for his role in shipping hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of Iranian LPG and crude oil to foreign markets.  Emamjomeh’s expansive network […]