Salman oil and gas field development project is 90% complete and the hydro testing of the internal piping of the offshore field is expected to kick off next week, noted an official with the project contractor company, Iranian Offshore Engineering and Construction Company (IOEC) here on Tuesday. Foll
DP World said yesterday it will rebrand P&O Ports, which it bought earlier this year, to create an integrated marine terminal organisation. Jamal Majid Bin Thaniah, group chief executive officer of Ports and Freezone World, an umbrella company that oversees DP World and P&O businesses, said the deci
Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS) is on course to deliver another KFELS Super B Class jackup drilling rig to repeat customer, Sinvest ASA (Sinvest) on time and within budget. Mrs Evelynn Worum, Lady Sponsor and wife of Mr Geir Worum, Chairman of Sinvest, named the rig Deep Driller 3 at a ceremony on
TOKYO Japan on Monday promised to halve its quota for southern bluefin tuna and denied allegations it has overfished the endangered species by thousands of tons every year for the past two decades. Under an accord with an international conservation agency, Japan will reduce its annual catch to 3,000
Few companies are better positioned than Statoil for meeting the increasing UK demand for gas, said Rune Bj
Mr. John C.S. Lau, President & Chief Executive Officer, Husky Energy Inc., announced that the Company has successfully implemented Alkaline-Surfactant-Polymer (ASP) flood technology in Canada to extend the production life of the Taber South Mannville B Pool, in the Warner field.
Australia is to ban North Korean ships from entering its ports in response to its claimed nuclear bomb test, the foreign minister has announced. Alexander Downer told Parliament the move would help Australia make a “quite clear contribution” to other sanctions agreed by the UN on Saturday. The move
Sky Petroleum, Inc. (OTCBB: SKPI), an oil and gas company with a development project in the United Arab Emirates, is pleased to announce that as of September 30, 2006, the Mubarek H2 well has produced 24,998 barrels of oil since it went into production on May 16, 2006. The company also announces tha
The 17 yachts in the 10th edition of The Superyacht Cup left the dock at Marina Port de Mallorca in bright sunshine for Day 2 of the event, the popular
After approval on October 13, 2006 by the European Commission, Banco Santander Central Hispano (Santander) sold 4.35% of Cepsa
Great satisfaction for Azimut Yachts shipyard at the Genoa Boat Show, where the brand new Azimut 47 was presented to the public and to the international press. The worldwide premiere of Azimut 47 was immediately celebrated by the award of the title Boat of the Year 2007 promoted by the prestigious n
The ship at the centre of a toxic waste scandal which has killed at least 10 people in Ivory Coast has been given permission to leave Estonia. The Probo Koala sailed for the Baltic after more than 500 tonnes of waste from its tanks was dumped at several sites in Abidjan in August. The Dutch [&hellip
Patrick Knowles is pleased to announce that Jane Plachter-Vogel has joined Patrick Knowles Designs, his custom yacht and aircraft interior design firm based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Vogel, a well-known designer in the megayacht industry whose accomplishments include more than fifty custom yacht
Bahrain Investment Wharf (BIW) signed a contract with the international consultant, Dar Al-Handasah Consultants – Shair and Partners on October 16, assigning the supervision for the dredging and land reclamation works. The contract was signed between Mr. Laith Al-Memar, the Vice Chairman and Managin
