EMEA News

Iran And Saudis: No Freeze Deal In Algeria, Here's Hoping For Better Luck in Vienna
Algeria is now viewed as a `prep' for the formal OPEC summit in November.
28 Sep 2016
Goldman Sachs Slashes Q4 Oil Price Forecast From $50 To $43/bbl
The bank expects a global surplus of 400,000 bpd in Q4 instead of its previous forecast of 300,000 bpd.
28 Sep 2016
Russia To Boost Crude Output In 2017, Says Freeze Deal "Impossible to Agree"
Russia's output from hard-to-recover areas will also increase substantially next year.
27 Sep 2016
Corvus to Power New Bunker-Saving Hybrid Ferry
Corvus says its Orca ESS has been selected by Wärtsilä to power a new hybrid ferry being built for UK-based Wightlink Ferries.
26 Sep 2016
Real Opportunities Exist in Evolving Africa Bunker Market: IBIA
The comment comes following IBIA Africa's second regional forum in Cape Town, which ran from September 14 to 16.
26 Sep 2016
Russian Economy Hinges on $40 Oil, Finance Minister Warns That Freeze Talks Won't Have Desired Outcome
The minister adds that increases rather than a freeze are imminent for his country.
26 Sep 2016
Oil Slumps as Saudi Offer to Iran Prior to Freeze Deal Proves Empty
Zero Hedge warns that over-enthusiastic reporting will cause further market mayhem prior to Algeria.
23 Sep 2016
Two Injured In Bunker Tanker Explosion in Italy
The resulting fire was extinguished shortly after the explosion, and no spills have been reported.
23 Sep 2016
Monjasa CEO and Co-Founder Jan Jacobsen Steps Down
The move is said to due to personal reasons.
23 Sep 2016
No Bunker Holding Companies Involved in Danish Bunker Fraud Case: Østergaard-Nielsen
The name of the Danish bunker company found guilty yesterday of a DKK24 million ($3.6 million) fraud is protected by court-ordered anonymity.
23 Sep 2016
Danish Bunker Supplier Found Guilty of $3.6 million Fraud
The court found that the accused deliberately delivered less fuel than the customer had paid for.
22 Sep 2016
Saudi Arabia And Iran Meet Prior to Algiers as UAE Warns Against Any "Quick Solutions"
Despite overwhelming evidence, some pundits think the meeting heralds a freeze accord.
22 Sep 2016
GASNAM to Offer Course on LNG as a Marine Fuel in Madrid
The course is part of a pilot series of two courses on LNG bunkers, including one basic and one advanced, that GASNAM plans to offer in 2017 and 2018.
22 Sep 2016
Total and Ecoslops Partner on Development of Second Slops Refinery Near Marseille
Ecoslops has signed a MoU with Total, which will see the two companies partner to develop the new processing unit in La Mède.
21 Sep 2016
Rotterdam Launches Emissions Monitoring Initiative for Vessel Fuel Efficiency
The trials will be delivered as part of COBALD, which is said to be a "major step" toward improving the inland shipping sector's environmental impact.
21 Sep 2016
Titan LNG Claims Development of Northern Europe's First LNG Bunkering Pontoon
The Titan LNG Flex-Fueler is intended to supply inland waterway vessels from a fixed location, but can also be move to supply larger sea-going vessels.
21 Sep 2016
Shell Completes First Loading at Gate Terminal's New LNG Berth
The 7,500m³ Coral Methane was loaded with LNG at the Port of Rotterdam's LNG Gate terminal on September 19.
21 Sep 2016
Port of Amsterdam Aims to Reduce Fleet's Carbon Footprint with Biofuels
GoodFuels Marine is working with the port on a marine biofuel pilot project, expected to reduce the carbon footprint of the port's fleet by 14 percent.
20 Sep 2016
Statoil to Supply LNG Bunkers in Baltic Sea
The news comes as the result of a deal signed between Statoil and Lithuanian state-owned energy group Lietuvos Energija.
20 Sep 2016
New BAE System Looks to Better Understand True Cost Savings from Slow Steaming
"Reducing speed may save fuel, but could increase the wear to the engine if it sails below its optimum speed," says BAE.
19 Sep 2016