Business & Finance
Crawford Gillies Re-Appointed as Chair of Scottish Enterprise
The Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Employment and Sustainable Growth, John Swinney, today announced the re-appointment of Crawford Gillies as Chair of Scottish Enterprise. Scottish Enterprise is the Scottish Government’s main agency for economic development in North East, Central and Lowland Scotlan
Italy: Launching of New Delfino 93’ Yacht of Benetti Class
On April 18th gathered audience and media members saw the technical launch at Viareggio of the 4th unit of the new Benetti Delfino 93’ – entry yacht of the Benetti Class range – an event held on the grounds of the Azimut-Benetti Group’s Lusben company, located adjacent to the Benetti shipyard’s head
UK: Tata Communications Drops Interest in Bidding for CWW
The Board of Cable&Wireless Worldwide plc (CWW) notes the announcement by Tata Communications Ltd. (TCL) stating that it does not intend to make an offer for CWW. Further to the announcement on 29 March 2012, CWW confirms that discussions with Vodafone Group plc (Vodafone) are ongoing. Vodafone must
Stork Wins ‘Ideas in Safety Prize’ at UK Oil and Gas Industry Safety Awards
Stork Technical Services, the leading global provider of knowledge-based asset integrity management services for the oil and gas, chemical and power sectors, won the first ever ‘Ideas in Safety’ prize at this year’s UK Oil and Gas Industry Safety Awards. Stork’s on-site machining & bolting team rece
UK: Stork Technical Services Wins ‘Ideas in Safety’ Prize
Stork Technical Services, a global provider of knowledge-based asset integrity management services for the oil and gas, chemical and power sectors, won the first ever ‘Ideas in Safety’ prize at this year’s UK Oil and Gas Industry Safety Awards. Stork’s on-site machining & bolting team received the a
UK: First Project Cargo for Liverpool-Manchester Ship Canal Barge Service
The first project cargo has been transported on Peel Ports’ barge service on the Manchester Ship Canal. Until now the Liverpool to Manchester service has carried only an increasing level of containers, but this week’s transporting of a giant chemicals tank to the Ineos facility at Runcorn saw the st
Enova and METCentre to Boost Marine Energy Production in Norway
Enova and METCentre have signed a collaborative agreement whose purpose is to facilitate an increase in technological development within marine energy production in Norway. – We wish to facilitate the implementation of full scale testing of new technology in Norway, both for Norwegian and foreign te
PSA Norway Finds Room for Improvements on Scarabeo 8 Rig
During the period 28-29 February 2012, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) , a Norwegian governmental supervisory authority, carried out an inspection targeting maritime systems and load-bearing structures on board Scarabeo 8. Scarabeo 8 is a semi submersible rig of “Moss CS 50 MkII” design
Norway: METCentre and Enova Pen Collaborative Agreement
Enova and METCentre have signed a collaborative agreement whose purpose is to facilitate an increase in technological development within marine energy production in Norway. -‐ We wish to facilitate the implementation of full scale testing of new technology in Norway, both for Norwegian and foreign
OW Bunker Launches New Global Marine Lubricants Division (Greece)
OW Bunker, one of the world’s leading suppliers and traders of marine fuel, recently announced the launching of a new global Marine Lubricants Division. The company has started cooperation with leading brands in Marine Lubricants to provide a full range of lubricant grades to customers, and will loo
Swiss Colibrys and French iXBlue Introduce Subsea Navigation System QUADRANS
iXBlue and Colibrys announced the launch of the latest generation of marine and subsea fully strapdown gyrocompassing and AHRS based navigation system called QUADRANS. The small size and high precision was achieved to be the smallest such a system can achieve on the market today. The small size and
Ireland: Providence’s Slyne Basin Acreage Shows Exciting Gas Potential
Providence Resources P.l.c., the London (AIM) and Dublin (ESM) quoted oil and gas exploration and production company provides a technical update on Licensing Option 11/12 (“LO 11/12”) which is located in c. 300 metre water depth in the Slyne Basin, c. 70 km off the west coast of Ireland. LO 11/12 wa
The Netherlands: Heerema’s Projects at Discovery Channel’s ‘Mega Rigs’
Groundbreaking projects built by Heerema Fabrication Group to be showcased throughout the UK and Netherlands in the two part series ‘Mega Rigs’ on Discovery Channel. The series, produced by Discovery Channel, will follow the story of Centrica Energy’s F3-FA and Ensign projects from the design stages
Ireland: Providence Studies Reveal Further Gas Potential in Slyne Basin
Providence Resources P.l.c., the London and Dublin quoted oil and gas exploration and production company provides a technical update on Licensing Option 11/12 (“LO 11/12”) which is located in c. 300 metre water depth in the Slyne Basin, c. 70 km off the west coast of Ireland. LO 11/12 was awarded as