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China's natural gas consumption will grow 20.6 percent this year to reach 129 billion cubic meters, while production will reach 101

China's refined oil product inventories at the end of November rose 3.6 percent from a month earlier, the first rise in six months, the official Xinhua news agency said in a newsletter on Wednesday.

UK-based Rolls-Royce has secured a €250m contract with Areva to supply safety instruments, control technologies and systems for its nuclear reactor modernisation programme in France

Wind turbine manufacturer Nordex's French subsidiary has sold four wind farms developed in-house in France.

GE has performed a major repowering upgrade of its LM2500-PE gas turbine at Cogen España's Tortosa Energía cogeneration plant in Tarragona, Spain.

Solar system provider ESA Renewables (ESA) has entered into four separate multi-year operation and maintenance (O&M) contracts for four solar farms in US state of North Carolina.

The largest vacuum infused fishing vessel in the world, named the S-70 Saga K, has been unveiled in Norway.

Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading solutions provider, is to supply the design and propulsors/positioning system for a series of two new flexible pipe laying vessels (PLVs) for advanced operations.

The Austal designed, built and supported high speed vessel “WestPac Express” has been re-chartered for use by the United States Marine Corps, continuing a success story that began over 10 years ago.

DeepOcean Group Holding AS, an integrated provider of subsea engineering and trenching services, today announced a new long-term charter agreement with REM Ship

Incat Crowther announces the launch of the 24m Catamaran Ferry Titiroa by Q-west Boatbuilders in Wanganui, New Zealand.

KBR announces that its subsidiary GVA has been awarded a contract for the design of a GVA 3000E Accommodation Unit by Jurong Shipyard.

In view of continuous poor trading conditions and replacing its current service set up, effective from mid January 2012 Hamburg Süd and MSC

Farstad Shipping announces that its AHTS Far Scout has been contracted by Petrobras in Brazil for a 4 year period.

Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd, through its subsidiary Fernvale Pte. Ltd., has secured a contract worth approximately US$809 million from Urca Drilling B.V.,

According to the media reports, Shenhuazhonghai Shipping Co., Ltd. is planning to order eight 76.000 DWT bulk carriers. It is also reported that the shipyards contacting with Shenhuazhonghai Shipping Co.

Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Research Organization (CSIRO) has selected Teekay Holdings Australia and Sembawang Shipyard Pte Ltd

Indian ports handled total cargo traffic of around 870 million tonnes in 2010-11. While the major ports handled 570 million tonnes

Tangiers Petroleum Limited announces that it has taken the opportunity to accelerate its Moroccan exploration program.

A project has been established to identify energy efficiency and fuel saving initiatives for the offshore shipping industry. The partnership involves a collaboration of seven Norwegian offshore shipping companies.