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‘Pacific Khamsin’ Starts Drilling for Chevron in Nigeria
Pacific Drilling S.A. announced today that its ultra-deepwater drillship the Pacific Khamsin received started its drilling contract on December 17, 2013. The drillship will be working offshore Nigeria for the California-based oil giant Chevron on a two-year contract. Pacific Khamsin is capable of op
Presenting the Global LNG Fleet (Vol. 1)
As the global liquefied natural gas market expands rapidly, the fleet of LNG tankers continues to experience tremendous growth. According to the International Gas Union, at the end of 2012, the LNG fleet consisted of 362 vessels of all types. LNG World News will every week introduce five LNG tankers
Seacurus Says Seafarers Should Be Protected Now against Risk of Unpaid Wages
Specialist marine insurance intermediary Seacurus said that reported doubts about the insurance industry’s ability to insure the liability for unpaid wages of abandoned seafarers under the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 are inaccurate and ill-founded. It is already an agreed principle under MLC 200
DNV GL Appoints 10 New Regional Managers
DNV GL’s regional managers bring a wealth of experience from their respective legacy organisations. These appointments are intended to ensure a strong organisation that is built on the experience of its people and able to meet its customers’ needs from day one. Half of the managers will continue in
NOC Explores Submarine Canyon Off Morocco
A joint British-German team has returned from a five-week research expedition, mapping and sampling a giant submarine canyon off northwest Morocco. The expedition was on the German research vessel, Maria S Merian. Dr Russell Wynn of the National Oceanography Centre led the British contribution to th
APM Terminals Leads in Global Productivity Results
A study on global port and terminal productivity released by the US-based Journal of Commerce Group has named five facilities from the APM Terminals Global Terminal Network among the world’s ten most productive container terminals. The Top Ten Global Terminals, measured by berth moves per hour (MPH)
Two-Year Contract Extension for FPSO Armada Perkasa
Malaysia-based international offshore oilfield services provider, Bumi Armada Berhad announced that Afren Energy Resources Limited has extended its contracts with Armada Floating Solutions Limited and Bumi Armada (Singapore) Pte Ltd for the bareboat charter and the operations & maintenance respectiv
VB Arctic Tows Acergy Antares Pipelayer (Nigeria)
Boluda Towage and Salvage’s tug VB Arctic has towed a pipelay barge to Nigeria. The pipelay vessel Acergy Antares, owned by Subsea 7, was transported from Gibraltar to Port Harcourt. The gigantic floating structure has a length of 119m, breadth of 32m and a weight of 11,039 tonnes. The delivery has
‘Armada Perkasa’ FPSO to Stay with Afren for Two More Years
Malaysia-based international offshore oilfield services provider, Bumi Armada Berhad announced that Afren Energy Resources Limited has extended the contract for the bareboat charter and the operations & maintenance of the FPSO Armada Perkasa for another two years, with effect from 1 July 2014. The
EU Naval Force FS Siroco Assists Seafarers Adrift at Sea (Gulf Of Aden)
Last Monday, 9 December, EU Naval Force flagship FS Siroco came to the assistance of seafarers who had been adrift at sea for more than two days after their boat suffered engine failure. The seafarers, who were very tired and hungry attracted the attention of the French warship, which was conducting
Bowleven Names New FD
John Brown has today given notice of his resignation as Finance Director of Bowleven. It is currently envisaged that the effective date of the resignation will be early in the new year. Brown, aged 49, joined Bowleven as Finance Director in 2004 and following his resignation will assume the position
Top News of The Week 9 – 15 December, 2013
The most popular stories of the week.