Archive for the ‘Tankers’ Category

ExxonMobil Corp. has increased its estimate of the discovered recoverable resources for the Stabroek block offshore Guyana to more than 4 billion boe.

Plans are progressing for the next stage of methane hydrate scientific drilling by the University of Texas at Austin (UT) and its partners on the US Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). Researchers hit a momentary snag regarding research vessels.

Enterprise Products Partners LP plans to develop a crude oil export terminal off the Texas Gulf Coast. The terminal would be capable of fully loading very large crude carriers with capacities of about 2 million bbl. Enterprise has started front-end eng…

Floating LNG (FLNG) plants converted from existing vessels can come online at a price comparable to low-cost onshore plants. At current LNG prices, however, there is little room for larger newbuild FLNG’s and even conversions face uncertain prospects.

US Gulf Coast onshore ports’ limited tanker loading capacities could increase crude oil export costs because the ports are not able to accommodate very large crude carriers, the US Energy Information Administration warned.

US Gulf Coast onshore ports’ limited tanker loading capacities could increase crude oil export costs because the ports are not able to accommodate very large crude carriers, the US Energy Information Administration warned. Exports have grown using smal…

Stopping crude oil and product thefts may not seem to be a high priority in fighting global maritime crime, but they need to be addressed more aggressively because they can finance narcotic smuggling, human trafficking, and other destructive criminal e…

Stopping crude oil and product thefts may not seem to be a high priority in fighting global maritime crime, but they need to be addressed more aggressively because they can finance narcotic smuggling, human trafficking, and other destructive criminal e…

PAO Novatek has begun production at its Yamal LNG plant, bringing its 5.5 million-tonne/year first train online. The first cargo is scheduled to load Dec. 8 at Sabetta port onboard the first Arc7 ice-class LNG tanker, Christopher de Margerie, operated …

Applying tandem pressures between discharging and receiving ships in an
LNG transfer boosts vapor return, cutting cargo losses and reducing
cost. Part 1 of this article described tank pressure and vapor and LNG
temperatures’ influence on ship-to-shi…