Business & Finance
Saudi Arabia Gives Boost to IMO Djibouti Code Trust Fund to Combat Piracy
Saudi Arabia has made a significant contribution to the IMO Djibouti Code Trust Fund, giving a welcome boost to the IMO-led project to implement the Code of Conduct concerning the Repression of Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in the Western Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden signed in Djibouti
IUWS Publishes Paper for Undersea Surveillance Barrier (UK)
International Underwater Storage Ltd publishes a Paper for an Undersea Surveillance Barrier, based on its CHECKMATE undersea platform, suitable for screening a port facility. The proposal provides for a triple barrier with detection modules at 5, 13 and 24 kms offshore from the focal point. The tabl
Coastal Successful at Bua Ban North A, Offshore Thailand
Coastal Energy Company announces the successful results of the Bua Ban North A-06 well and provides an operations update. The Bua Ban North A-06 well was drilled to a total depth of 5,950 feet TVD. The well encountered 63 feet of net pay in the Miocene with average porosity of 28 percent. The A-06 w
National Grid Starts Maintenance Outage of Power Cable Linking UK and France
The 2,000 Megawatt (MW) power cable linking the British and French power markets has shut for a maintenance outage on Wednesday and Thursday…
Catch Begins Third Phase of Training Facility Expansion (UK)
WORK has begun on the third phase of expansion at the South Bank’s unique process industry training facility. (thisisgrimsby) [mappress] Source: thisisgrimsby, September 21, 2011
UK: ABB Wins Electrical Services Order for Transocean Drillship
ABB in the UK has won an order from Transocean Nigeria to conduct a major service of the electrical generation sets on its 46,000 ton drillship GSF Jack Ryan. Stephen Colman, ABB’s Account Manager for Marine and Cranes, says: “We have a strong relationship with Transocean and conducted an electrical
The Netherlands: Damen Dredging to Present at Rotterdam Conference and Exhibition
Damen Dredging Equipment will be present both at the CEDA Dredging Days as well as at the Europort maritime exhibition. The event will take place in Rotterdam, the Netherlands from the 8th up to the 11th of November next. The CEDA Dredging Days are a technical forum held during the exhibition. This
Switzerland: UNCTAD Expert Meeting Scheduled for September 29
Ports are likely to be affected directly and indirectly by climate changes, such as rising sea levels, extreme weather events and rising temperatures. Climate change and its impact on ports will be the theme of the upcoming United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Expert Meeting t
UK: 250 Delegates to Attend OSPRAG Summit
The work of the ground-breaking Oil Spill Prevention and Response Advisory Group (OSPRAG) concludes with the launch of its final report at a one-day conference in Aberdeen today (21 September). A total of 250 delegates are expected to attend the OSPRAG Summit on oil spill prevention and response in
UK: Apache Buys USD 1.75 Billion Worth of Offshore Assets from ExxonMobil
Apache Corporation said today that its subsidiary Apache North Sea Limited has agreed to acquire Exxon Mobil Corporation’s Mobil North Sea LLC assets — including the Beryl field and related properties — for $1.75 billion . The fields have current net production of approximately 19,000 barrels of oil
Norway: WGP Commences LoFS Survey on Valhall Field in North Sea
WGP Exploration Ltd announces operations of the third Life of Field Seismic (LoFS) survey over the Valhall field in the North Sea. The survey was mobilised on August 23rd and is now nearing completion. In 2003 Life of Field Seismic was permanently installed with 120kms of Ocean Bottom Cable over the
UK: Aubin Invests in New Technologies to Boost its Growth
Aubin, a leading independent supplier of specialist chemicals to the energy industry, has invested in new equipment and international expansion following the launch of ground-breaking products. The company develops, manufactures and supplies novel chemical solutions to the conventional and renewable
Norway: WGP Exploration Starts LoFS Survey at Valhall Field
WGP Exploration Ltd announced that it had started the third Life of Field Seismic (LoFS) survey over the Valhall field in the North Sea. The survey was mobilised on August 23rd and is now nearing completion. In 2003 Life of Field Seismic was permanently installed with 120kms of Ocean Bottom Cable ov
World’s Leading Hydrographic Organizations Team-up to Survey Mulberry ‘B’ Harbour (France)
One of the artificial harbours that played a pivotal role in supplying the Allied forces who landed on D-day is to be surveyed using the latest hydrography software and survey techniques. In 1944, two artificial harbours, called Mulberries, were towed across the English Channel to help supply the Al