Qatar
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P&O Maritime awarded AHTS contract by Dolphin Energy
DP World’s P&O Maritime Logistics has secured a long-term contract with Dolphin Energy in Qatar for the 2008-built anchor handling…
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PTSC and Rosetti Marino secure contracts in Qatar
PetroVietnam Technical Services Corporation (PTSC) and Italy’s Rosetti Marino have both won contracts from North Oil Company (NOC), a joint…
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DSME awarded $635m platform contract in Qatar
South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has landed a KRW725.3bn ($635m) contract with North Oil Company, a joint…
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Qatar Petroleum seals 15-year LNG supply deal in Taiwan
Qatar Petroleum has entered into a 15-year sale and purchase agreement with CPC Corporation, Taiwan for the supply of 1.25…
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TotalEnergies extends Vantage Drilling jackup deal in Qatar
Houston-based offshore driller Vantage Drilling has revealed that TotalEnergies has exercised its option for the jackup rig in Qatar and…
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Valaris wins jackup contract offshore Qatar
Offshore drilling contractor Valaris has won a three-year deal with North Oil Company for the 2015-built jackup rig . The…
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Abandoned seafarers to return home after two-year ordeal
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has reported that the 19 remaining crewmembers of the abandoned Aswan bulker will be…
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Japan Drilling secures new jackup contract in Qatar
Tokyo-based offshore driller Japan Drilling Company (JDC) has been awarded a three-year firm contract by North Oil Company for its…
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X-Press Pearl was not allowed to offload leaking box in India and Qatar prior to Sri Lanka call
The burning ship at the centre of an environmental catastrophe off Sri Lanka was not allowed to offload boxes with…
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Aswan bulker banned from Australian ports
Australian maritime authorities have banned the Aswan Shipping-owned bulk carrier from entering Australian ports for 18 months following outstanding mechanical…
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Saipem adds $350m to Qatargas project backlog
Italian offshore engineering specialist Saipem has secured additional scope of work on Qatargas’ North Field Production Sustainability Offshore Project. Saipem…
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Qatar Petroleum and Shell collaborate on ultra-deepwater plays off Namibia
Qatar Petroleum has partnered up with Shell on two ultra-deepwater exploration blocks offshore Namibia. The deal will see Qatar Petroleum…
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Half of blacklisted Aswan fleet in hot water as Australia detains two ships
Australian maritime authorities have detained two vessels owned by a controversial Qatari shipping company for serious labour rights breaches just…
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Qatar invites owners to tender for the world’s largest LNG chartering deal
Shipowners in the LNG space are busy assessing the largest chartering tender in the history of the sector. Over the…
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Qatar working with China on new LNG containment systems
Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT), the preeminent name in LNG containment systems, is seeing plenty of rivals snapping at its heels.…
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Middle East shipping patterns change as Qatari standoff ends
Middle Eastern shipping patterns are set for change once again with news yesterday that the three-year diplomatic standoff between Qatar…
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S’hail Shipping adds another bulker to MaruKlav pool
S’hail Shipping has placed a sixth vessel into MaruKlav’s Baumarine Pool, adding the 2007-built panamax bulker which it recently acquired…
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Qatar Airways unveils industry-first Mariner Lounge at Hamad International Airport
The airline that has ferried more seafarers around the world than any other during the pandemic has gone an extra…
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Euronav and International Seaways FSO pair awarded ten-year extensions
A joint venture between Belgian owner Euronav and US owner International Seaways has been awarded a ten-year extension by North…
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S’hail Shipping acquires panamax bulker
Qatar’s S’hail Shipping and Maritime Services has announced the acquisition of a Japanese-built 86,000 dwt panamax bulk carrier, which will join…
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