Golar FSRU Golar Freeze Lined Up for Jamaican Project
Norwegian shipping company Golar LNG Partners is deploying a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) to Jamaica for up to 15 years from the fourth quarter of 2018."FSRU Golar Freeze will shortly arrive offshore Jamaica where she will service a 15-year charter for an energy and logistics company,"…
Kuwait Tackles Another Offshore Oil Spill
Major oil exporter Kuwait is dealing with another crude oil spill off its southern coast, state news agency KUNA said on Monday, the latest in a series of unexplained leaks in the Gulf Arab state in recent months. KUNA said the latest spill has been detected in the Ras al-Zour area, where Kuwait National…
Union Leader Says Kuwait O&G Workers Strike on Course for Sunday
A Kuwaiti labour union leader said on Wednesday plans for a strike by thousands of workers at state-owned oil, gas and petrochemical companies starting next week were in place, denying reports that negotiations were under way. Acting oil minister Anas al-Saleh said on Wednesday that talks were proceeding between the government and unions to avert the strike…
Kuwait Says Security Raised to Highest in Oil Sector
OPEC member state Kuwait has stepped up security to the highest level at state-run oil conglomerate Kuwait Petroleum Corp (KPC) and its affiliates, state-run KUNA reported on Saturday, a day after a suicide bomber killed 27 people in a Shi'ite mosque. KUNA quoted Sheikh Talal al-Khaled al-Sabah, spokesman for the country's oil sector.
Kuwait Beefs up Security at Oil Installations
Kuwait has reinforced security around oil installations following a suicide bombing that had killed 27 people at a Shi'ite Muslim mosque, a spokesman for the state-run Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) said on Friday. Khaled al-Asousi said that precautionary measures had long been in place around oil installations in Kuwait.
Huge Kuwait Refinery Project Contract for HHI
South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), says it has won a total US$ 3.4 billion Mina Abdullah (MAB-2) package for the Clean Fuel Project (CFP) for the Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) in a joint venture with Fluor Corporation and Daewoo Engineering & Construction. HHI explain that the joint…
Daewoo E&C Wins $1.1 Billion Refinery Project In Kuwait
order from Kuwait National Petroleum Company for 1.18 trillion Korean won ($1.14 billion).
