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Top News of the Week November 11 – 16, 2013
Allseas to Build Single-Lift Vessel Larger than Pieter Schelte Swiss-based Allseas has decided to build a second single-lift platform installation and decommissioning vessel. JO Tankers Orders Eight Vessels from China O Tankers has confirmed that the company placed its largest ever order for eight 3
Top News of The Week October 11-16, 2013
Allseas to Build Vessel Larger Than ‘Pieter Schelte’ Swiss-based Allseas has decided to build a second single-lift platform installation and decommissioning vessel. The new vessel, larger than Pieter Schelte, can remove all platform topsides in the North Sea which are beyond the capability of Pieter
Top News – November 11 to 17, 2013
Vietnam: Flemish Minister Hilde Crevits Visits Soai Rap Site In the context of Flemish Minister for Mobility and Public Works, Hilde Crevits’ port trade mission, a visit has today been made to the crucial Soai Rap project and DEME’s trailing suction hopper dredger ‘Uilenspiegel’ that has been engage
IEA Releases World Energy Outlook 2013
Technology and high prices are opening up new oil resources, but this does not mean the world is on the verge of an era of oil abundance, according to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) 2013 edition of the World Energy Outlook (WEO-2013). Although rising oil output from North America and Brazil
ClampOn to Supply CEM Systems for Saipem’s Offshore Project in Egypt
ClampOn has been awarded a contract from Saipem for the supply of ClampOn Subsea CEM®, Corrosion-Erosion Monitors, offshore Egypt. This is one of the largest contracts received by ClampOn to date.
Oraco Resources Provides Update on Boroma Project
Oraco Resources, Inc. announced that they have decided to undertake a thorough washing of the approximately 80 tons of gravel and silt that they had removed from the riverbed at their Boroma site. The Company stated that the results of the rough washing of approximately 2 tons of the dredging perfor
Sinopec Completes Egypt Acquisition from Apache
Apache Corporation announced the completion of its previously disclosed sale of a one-third minority participation in its Egypt oil and gas business to Sinopec International Petroleum Exploration and Production Corporation. After customary closing adjustments, Apache received $2.95 billion in cash.
Mexico: Altamira Terminal to Receive LNG Cargo
Mexico’s Altamira liquefied natural gas terminal will get a cargo of LNG on November 22, according to the Port of Altamira website. The 126,530 cbm LNG Edo is sailing from Nigeria’s Bonny LNG export terminal. In 2011, Vopak and Enagas have reached an agreement with Shell, Total and Mitsui to acquire
Siem Offshore Enters Charter Contract for PSV Siem Sasha
Siem Offshore and Marine Platforms Limited have entered into a contract for the PSV “Siem Sasha” for operations offshore Nigeria. The charter contract will commence in December 2013 and is for a firm period of 1 year. The charterer has an option to extend the charter contract by 1 year. The contract
‘Siem Sasha’ PSV Hired for Work in Nigeria
Siem Offshore and Marine Platforms Limited have entered into a contract for the PSV “Siem Sasha” for operations offshore Nigeria. The charter contract will start in December 2013 and is for a firm period of 1 year. Marine Platforms Limited has an option to extend the charter contract by 1 year.
Dredging and Port Expansion Africa Scheduled for January 2014
The 3rd Annual Dredging and Port Expansion Africa will again be the premier meeting place for port and dredging professionals in Africa. The event will dock in Durban, South Africa, from 28-29 January 2014. Case studies and updates from the latest port development projects in Africa including Angola
Sasol to Search for Oil Off South Africa’s East Coast
Sasol, through its upstream oil and gas subsidiary, Sasol Petroleum International, yesterday signed an Exploration Right permit to explore for hydrocarbons on the East Coast (Durban and Zululand basins), offshore Kwazulu-Natal province, with the Petroleum Agency South Africa (PASA). The Exploration