Shell is leading clean charterer for second consecutive year Industry analyst Poten & Partners reports that in 2009 Shell was again the industry’s leading charterer of clean tankers. Some 90 per cent of 2008’s top 10 charterers made the list in ...Read more: Riviera Martime Media

Japan launches ‘first portable level gauge for ballast tanks’ Japanese shipowner, Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL), and manufacturer, Musashino, have jointly developed what is believed to be the world’s first portable liquid-level gauge for ballast tanks. This measu...Read more: Riviera Martime Media

Turkey looks to divert oil to pipeline In a bid to protect the Bosphorus from growing tanker traffic, the Turkish government intends to invite companies to voluntarily use the soon-to-be-completed Samsun-Ceyhan oil pipeline as an alternati...Read more: Riviera Martime Media

Statoil Ups Ante in Ultra-Deepwater GOM Project Statoil has increased its working interest in the ultra-deepwater St. Malo development in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.Read more: Rigzone.com: Exploration News

MSI Wraps Up Major Buried Array Installation in Williston Basin MicroSeismic has completed installation of a Buried Array system in the Williston Basin's Sanish Field for Whiting Oil & Gas Corporation.Read more: Rigzone.com: Exploration News

TGS Continues 2D Seismic Offshore Indonesia TGS confirmed the continuation of its multi-client 2D seismic acquisition program in offshore Indonesia.Read more: Rigzone.com: Exploration News

Krescent Spuds McMillan Well on Aquarius Prospect in Texas the McMillan WMRU A-415 #1 well commenced drilling on the March 6, 2010 and is currently drilling ahead.Read more: Rigzone.com: Exploration News

China to increase LNG imports, facilities March 9,2010 --The head of China's National Energy Administration, reiterating earlier remarks, announced plans to construct more LNG terminals, pipelines, and storage facilities in southern Guangdong province as part of an effort to secure greater imports of.......Read more: RSS Oil & Gas Journal...

MOL tests Bijeel oil find in Iraq Kurdistan March 9,2010 --A unit of MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas PLC has gauged oil and gas at the Bijeel-1 exploratory well in Iraqi Kurdistan. ....Read more: RSS Oil & Gas Journal News

Paris MOU announces inspection overhaul The Paris MOU has announced the adoption of a new inspection regime that will replace the existing one on 1 January 2011. The Sirenac database will be replaced by a new system, to be called Thetis, wh...Read more: Riviera Martime Media

EU allows for transition, not delay, on in-port sulphur limits Contrary to industry rumours, the European Union has not postponed its requirement that, as of January, ships at berth in EU ports burn only 0.1 per cent sulphur fuel (Directive 2005/33/EC). This has ...Read more: Riviera Martime Media

Gulf Keystone Confirms Kurdistan Oil Discovery An oil test has successfully confirmed Bijeel-1 as a discovery well on the Akri Bijeel block in the Kurdistan region of Iraq.Read more: Rigzone.com: Exploration News

Talisman Gets Go-Ahead to Drill North Sea Well Talisman has received consent to conduct exploration drilling in the southern North Sea using the Transocean Winner semisub.Read more: Rigzone.com: Exploration News

KFG Petroleum to Spin Bit in Fayette Field This Week KFG Petroleum has staked location to drill a south offset to Spring Hill No. 1 well in the Fayette Field, Jefferson County, Mississippi.Read more: Rigzone.com: Exploration News

Argentina tenders for 12 LNG cargoes Bid is one of the largest seen in the spot market this yearRead more: LNG/LPG headlines from www.lloydslist.com