Dragon Oil plc, an international oil and gas exploration, production and development company, today issues an operational update and financial highlights for the six months’ period ended 30 June 2013. Key operational highlights are: – 15% increase in average daily production rate at approximately 73
Occidental Petroleum Corporation announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Occidental Petroleum of Qatar Ltd. (Oxy Qatar) and Qatar Petroleum have agreed on the Phase 5 Field Development Plan (FDP) of the Idd El Shargi North Dome Field (ISND), offshore Qatar. The ISND Phase 5 FDP has been prepared
Occidental Petroleum Corporation announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary Occidental Petroleum of Qatar Ltd. (Oxy Qatar) and Qatar Petroleum have agreed on the Phase 5 Field Development Plan (FDP) of the Idd El Shargi North Dome Field (ISND), offshore Qatar. The ISND Phase 5 FDP has been pre
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), whose member national shipowners’ associations negotiated the text of the ILO Maritime Labour Convention (MLC), has issued advice to shipowners to help them pre-empt port state control problems when the Convention enters in force, next month, on 20 August
The ILO Maritime Labor Convention will enter into force on 20 August, 2013.The convention applies to all ships other than warships, naval auxiliaries, fishing vessels, vessels of traditional build such as dhows and junks and vessels operating solely in inland or sheltered waters. Ships of 500 gt or
CCCC Guangzhou Dredging Co., Ltd. has recently won the bid for the temporary channel dredging of Kuwait’s Subiyah Cross-Sea Bridge, marking its successful entry into Kuwait’s dredging market. With a construction period of 225 days and a total contract value of some 15 million US dollars, the channel
Under the leadership of ClassNK Executive Vice President Toshitomo Matsui, the ClassNK Casualty Investigation Team established in response to the 17 June 2013 casualty involving “MOL Comfort” in the Indian Ocean continues to work in close contact with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), Mitsubishi Heavy Indu
Dubai Maritime City Authority (DMCA), the government authority charged with regulating, coordinating and supervising all aspects of the maritime sector in Dubai, has recently concluded the Ship to Ship (STS) Provider Meeting at the DMCA Ahmed Bin Majid Meeting Room. Key stakeholders in the STS secto
Stone Harbor Beach Project Passes Halfway Mark (USA) Stone Harbor’s massive reconstruction of its entire beachfront is more than 50 percent complete and could finish at the end of July. Layer of Stones to Protect Connection Cables at Danish Offshore Wind Farm On Wednesday 19 June 2013 around noon,
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress July 9 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Saudi Arabia of 30 Mark V patrol boats and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support for an estimated cost of $1.2 billion. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has requested a possible
Steve Kelly, President and General Manager of Occidental Petroleum of Qatar Ltd (Oxy Qatar) and Ibrahim Jassim Al-Othman, CEO of Gulf Drilling International (GDI) Ltd, a subsidiary of Gulf International Services (GIS) have signed a contract to provide drilling services with the continued use of the
Occidental Petroleum Qatar has entered into a two year drilling contract with Gulf Drilling International for the use of the Al Rayyan rig. The value of the contract is estimated at approximately $750 Mln. Steve Kelly, President and General Manager of Occidental Petroleum of Qatar Ltd (Oxy Qatar) an
Grandweld Shipyards has completed the delivery of two 33.5m Aluminum crew boats for Fujairah National Group. FNSA 1 and FNSA 2, sister vessels of the 33.5m class boats, are an optimized version of the successful in-house design that is built to assist in fast transfer of offshore personnel, deck car
Grandweld Shipyards has completed the delivery of two 33.5m Aluminum crew boats for Fujairah National Group. FNSA 1 and FNSA 2, sister vessels of the 33.5m class boats, are an optimized version of the successful in-house design that is built to assist in fast transfer of offshore personnel, deck car
