M’A blessing ritual by chieftains marked this Tuesday, in Soyo city, the northern Zaire province, the start dredging of a navigation channel and the hydraulic levelling of 100 hectares, to be connected to the space for installing the factory specialised on the exploring of the natural liquefied gas,
BP Norge AS has awarded Aker Kvaerner a service contract for provision of personnel and equipment for well intervention services for the Ula, Valhall, Hod, Tambar and Skarv fields on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The contract is for a firm period of five years plus a two year optional period. The
Total announces that development of the Jura gas and condensate field has been launched, just four months after it was discovered. The Jura discovery represents more than 170 million barrels of oil equivalent of proved and probable reserves and is located in the Alwyn Area (100% owned and operated b
A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S has published Annual Report for 2006. Please see ”Shareholder Information” for the annual report and summary of annual report.
The first of a series of eight 22,500-tonne ships to be built under a contract between the Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (Vinashin) and the Vietnam National Shipping Lines Corporation (Vinalines) was delivered on March 27.
Lloyd’s Register has published the third issue of its Tanker Focus magazine. The latest issue of this twice-yearly publication covers a range of topics.
Atlas Copco’s Peter Wallenberg Marketing and Sales Award will this year be presented to the team behind the Oil-free Air division’s campaign for compressors certified to have the highest air quality, Class Zero. The award recognizes an initiative that led to a tangible increase in sales.
Subsea 7’s i-Tech division today announced the award of two new contracts. The first award, valued in excess of US $12m, is for the BC10 project, operated by Shell Brasil Ltda, located in the Campos basin, offshore Brazil and is for the provision of two Centurion QX ROVs (Remotely Operated Vehicles)
The Kongsberg Maritime has been awarded multiple contracts from BAE Systems, Earl Industries and General Dynamics, NASSCO to supply a Low Light Surveillance System as part of the US Navy’s Maintenance/Upgrade Program for LHA/LHD and LSD Class ships. NAVAIR Lakehurst will be the In-Service Engineerin
Tokyo, March 28, 2007 – Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation today launched the KT Venture bulk carrier for Liberia-based Pine Maritime Corporation at its Kobe Shipyard. The carrier, identified as Kawasaki hull No. 1577 and the 14th 55,500 DWT bulk carrier developed by Kawasaki Shipbuilding, will be de
Parker Drilling Company (NYSE: PKD) announced today the award of new contracts for six of the Company’s international land rigs to certain subsidiaries operating in Libya, Mexico and Kazakhstan. Of the six rigs fulfilling these contracts, five are mobilizing from inactive status.
Fitch Ratings said Monday it affirmed cruise operator Carnival Corp.’s issuer default rating, bank credit facility and senior unsecured debt at an investment grade of ‘A-,’ due to its strong liquidity position.
Salmon have been introduced to the River Thames after experts declared the water clean enough for the fish to breed – after almost 200 years. The young salmon, were released into the Thames tributary, Lambourne river, at Welford, near Newbury, Berks.
Operator Statoil in partnership with Sonatrach have completed and tested its first onshore exploration and appraisal well in the Hassi Mouina licence in the Sahara Desert, Algeria. The companies are now underway with the drilling of licence well number two.
