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Adriatic LNG calls for public however, from 71 cargoes in 2019 to the second quarter of 2021.
50 unloadings in 2020. Reloadings of
Deepsea Atlantic is a sixth generation
input on planned Open conventional LNG carriers remained flat at deepwater and harsh environment semi-
a single operation.
submersible capable of operating at water
Seaso well from 20 operations in 2019 to 10 depths of up to 3,000 meters..
Small-scale reloadings declined as

Adriatic LNG, the operator of the LNG operations in 2020.
regasification terminal on the Italian Veneto However, transshipment operations Valaris drillship goes adrift
coast, launched an open season for the soared from 38 operations in 2019 to 111
allocation of long-term regasification capacity. transshipments in 2020. off Scotland
Adriatic LNG is offering regasification Fluxys Belgium further noted that truck
capacity with terms of up to 25 years through loading operations also broke a record A Valaris drillship went adrift on the evening
the open season procedure. The offered during the year. A total of 3195 trucks were of February 2, breaking free from moorings
capacity could hit 153bn cubic metres per loaded in 2020 which is a new annual high. near the port at Hunterston, North Ayrshire,
year. The company also added that during the Scotland.
The Adriatic LNG terminal, operating first month of 2021, 418 operations were According to BBC, which was the first
since 2009, is able to receive almost all types carried out at the truck loading facility, a to report on the incident on Wednesday, “a
of LNG carriers, like LNG carriers shipping new monthly record. major rescue operation has been ongoing
from 65,000 cubic metres LNG to 217,000 overnight,” when the 228 meters drillship,
cubic metres of LNG. Valaris DS4, broke free and started drifting
All national and international gas and Equinor gets permit for new without power.
LNG companies have access to Adriatic LNG According to the news agency,
proposals on the link and can send their North Sea wildcat coastguard rescue teams, vessels, and a
observations by 22 March 2021. helicopter were dispatched to the scene,
The open season procedure is to start in The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) and no injuries have been reported.
summer 2021. has granted Equinor a drilling permit for a Offshore Engineer has reached out to
Sebastien Bumbolo, Adriatic LNG law wildcat well located in the North Sea offshore Valaris and Maritime and Coastguard
& market manager said that the latest Norway. Agency, seeking more info. Valaris did not
regulatory framework changes in Italy have The well 31/11-1 S will be drilled from immediately respond.
enabled the increase in volumes offered the Deepsea Atlantic drilling rig after A Maritime and Coastguard Agency
through long-term allocations of LNG a stay at the shipyard, the Norwegian spokesperson said the following: “HM
regasification capacity. regulator said on January 29. Coastguard received a mayday call just
“This is one of the largest regasification The drilling programme for well 31/11- after 19:20 yesterday evening (02 February)
volumes ever auctioned, equivalent to 1 S relates to the drilling of a wildcat well after a drillship, with 8 crew onboard,
over two years of natural gas consumption in production licence 785 S. broke from its mooring at Hunterston
in Italy if we consider the average annual Equinor is the operator of the licence Terminal and started to drift without
consumption of recent years. Our offer with an ownership interest of 50 per cent power.”
represents an extraordinary opportunity for and its partner is Total E&P Norge with the “The vessel is now at anchor off
national and international gas market players other 50% interest. Hunterston. A moored vessel at the
for diversifying their portfolios, by leveraging The area in this licence consists of parts terminal has also required assistance in the
on the great potential offered by the global of blocks 26/2 and 31/11. The well will be worsening weather and is currently being
LNG market”, highlighted Bumbolo. drilled 62 km south of the Troll field. helped to hold its position by four tugs.”
Production licence 785 S was awarded “An RNLI lifeboat, senior coastal
on 6 February 2015 (APA 2014) and this operations officers, and three coastguard
Transshipments boost is the first exploration well to be drilled in rescue teams remain on scene. This is an
the licence.
ongoing incident, and we have no further
Zeebrugge LNG activity exercised two new wells for the Deepsea information at this time.”
Back in December 2020, Equinor
In a subsequent statement sent to
figures Atlantic rig. Offshore Engineer on Wednesday a few
The work under this extension will start
hours after the initial response, MCA
Fluxys Belgium, the operator of the Zeebrugge after the completion of the current scope said: “The engines [on the Valaris DS4
LNG terminal, reported record activity at the estimated to be in Q1 2021. drillships] have now been restored, and the
facility in 2020. The wells have been exercised under the ship’s technical managers are working with
In a brief statement through its social continued optionality mechanism in the the Port Authority to return the ship to a
media channels, Fluxys Belgium noted that contract entered into between the parties place of safety.”.
in 2020 there was a total of 172 operations in May 2018, as part of the overall Master
at the Zeebrugge LNG terminal. Frame Agreement.
This compares to 130 operations Later, in January 2021, Equinor
reported the year prior. exercised one additional well for the
Unloading operations declined, Deepsea Atlantic rig. The work will start in

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