Business & Finance
‘Edith Maersk’ to Perform First Call to Gothenburg with Low Sulphur Fuel, Sweden
On 24 January Edith Maersk, one of the world’s largest container vessels, will perform her first call to Gothenburg with low sulphur fuel. This will reduce sulphur emissions close to Gothenburg by 90 percent within the port control area. The fuel switch program will be implemented on all Maersk Line
Pancontinental Completes 3D and 2D Seismic Acquisition Offshore Kenya
Pancontinental Oil & Gas NL (“Pancontinental”) announces that the 3D and 2D seismic survey acquisition has been completed in offshore Kenya licence areas L10A and L10B. The 3D seismic survey was carried out in the eastern portion of the areas commencing mid-November 2011 and this was followed by a 2
Russia: Pella Shipyard Delivers 3 New Harbor Tugs to Baltic Fleet
Auxiliary force of Baltic Fleet (BF) will receive 3 new Project 90600 harbor tugs in the nearest time. The ships are built by JSC Pella Shipyard (St. Petersburg). They successfully completed sea trials late 2011; state acceptance commission signed appropriate certificate. When all needed documents
UK: WFS Technologies Receives ISO 9001: 2008 Certification
WFS reports that following a successful independent audit by The British Assessment Bureau (BAB) – WFS has for the 3rd year running, been awarded ISO 9001: 2008 certification. This internationally recognized prestigious award for quality management is an international standard in use worldwide as a
Norway: Aldous/Avaldsnes Discovery Renamed to Johan Sverdrup
The Aldous/Avaldsnes discovery has been renamed Johan Sverdrup. The Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Ola Borten Moe, announced the new name during an industry conference in Sandefjord. The name is intended to reflect the importance of this project in specific, and the oil and gas industry in genera
Norway: Cargotec Appoints Pasi Lehtonen as Senior Vice President of Offshore Business Segment
Pasi Lehtonen has been appointed as Senior Vice President of Cargotec’s Offshore business segment, effective from the beginning of January. Mr Lehtonen has worked with Cargotec since 1995, his most recent position being Senior Vice President of Finance for Cargotec’s Marine business. He will continu
North Energy Receives Two Gems on Norwegian Shelf
North Energy has been awarded a partnership in two new licences on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. With this new award, the company has 25 licences and two operatorships. – We are very pleased to have succeeded so well with our APA application for 2011. We won two of the three licences we wanted. T
The Netherlands: UN Report – Efficient Ports Drive Global Trade
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) released its annual Review of Maritime Transport report for 2011 in December, observing that the share of developing countries’ GDP in overall global economic output has jumped from 17% in 1980 to over 28% by 2010, with the growth trend
Norway: Cargotec Names New Vice President of its Offshore Business Segment
Pasi Lehtonen has been appointed as Senior Vice President of Cargotec’s Offshore business segment, effective from the beginning of January. Mr Lehtonen has worked with Cargotec since 1995, his most recent position being Senior Vice President of Finance for Cargotec’s Marine business. He will continu
Norway: Aibel Developing Dagny Topsides Concept
Aibel, a leading supplier of services related to oil, gas and renewable energy. has won the contract to further develop the concept for the topsides on the Dagny platform. The contract with Statoil is worth approximately NOK 80 million (USD 13.4 million). “Dagny is one of the largest construction pr
Rolls-Royce to Design and Equip 7 Vessels for Brazilian Ship Owner
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has been awarded two contracts to design and equip seven vessels for Brazilian ship owner Navegação São Miguel Ltd. The contracts, for four oil spill recovery vessels and three bunker tankers, are worth £23 million to Rolls-Royce. Anders Almestad, Rolls
Norway: Eni Gets New Exploration License near Goliat Field in Barents Sea
Eni has been awarded a new exploration license (PL657) in the Barents Sea, located just east of the Goliat Field, also operated by Eni. The license has been awarded by the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy as part of the 2011 APA (“Awards in Predefined Area”) to the Joint Venture consisting
Italy: Kongsberg Geoacoustics Provides Bathymetric Survey of Venetian Lagoon
The world’s best known estuarine lagoon not only has historically importance for sheltering the City of Venice but is a fascinating ever changing environment with only 8% covered by land, 12% by open water and the remaining 80% by mud flats, tidal shallows and salt marshes. This geographical setting
Eni Secures New Licence near Goliat Field, Offshore Norway
Eni, an Italian multinational oil and gas company, has been awarded a new exploration license (PL657) in the Barents Sea, located just east of the Goliat Field, also operated by Eni. The license has been awarded by the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy as part of the 2011 APA to the Joint V