BP’s bid to invoke coronavirus to back its force majeure claim has set alarm bells ringing over the sanctity of Golar LNG’s standing contracts

Swiber cautioned that there is no certainty the deal will go through

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said the suspension would not apply to economic sectors deemed ‘strategic’ or that ‘form part of a global supply chain’

Passenger shipping expected to be hit the most, with a 90% drop, as offshore faces even tougher year compared to 2015 crisis

There are four known cases. Employees working on the Liza Unity FPSO and the Coral South turret project are said to be among those diagnosed positive

There was plenty of scepticism among suppliers, clients and even staff initially about whether Wrist’s rapid and robust response to coronavirus was too extreme, but no one is grumbling any more as they recognise that seafarers are key workers who must receive the provisions they need in order to ensure that global supply chains remain intact