The Council of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has unanimously endorsed the decision of a Panel of Judges that the 2011 IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea should go to Captain Seog Hae-gyun of the Republic of Korea, Master of the chemical tanker Samho Jewelry. Captain Seog was no
The WilPhoenix commenced its contract with AGR on the 27 June and the WilHunter commenced its contract with SPD and Nautical Petroleum on the 1 July. The contract commencements follow on from the rigs’ respective final system testing and commissioning activity, undertaken during mobilization and on
Providence Resources P.l.c. the Irish oil and gas exploration and production company, whose shares are listed in London and Dublin, announces that it has, on behalf of itself and its partners, successfully completed the 3D seismic acquisition project over the Barryroe oil discovery in the North Celt
Farstad Shipping ASA has, through its wholly owned subsidiary P/R International Offshore Services ANS, reached an agreement to sell the PSV vessel ‘Lady Christine’ (1985, ME 202, 2.368 DWT). Delivery of the vessel to the new owner is expected to take place in October 2011. Sale of the vessel will gi
Farstad Shipping ASA has, through its wholly owned subsidiary P/R International Offshore Services ANS, reached an agreement to sell the PSV vessel ‘Lady Christine’ (1985, ME 202, 2.368 DWT). Delivery of the vessel to the new owner is expected to take place in October 2011. Sale of the vessel will gi
SeaBird Exploration PLC provides a contract update regarding its business activities. After completing half of her multi client survey in the Gulf of Mexico mid April, Osprey Explorer, will from mid July continue her multi-client survey following dry dock and standby waiting on environmental and oth
Providence Resources P.l.c., (“Providence”) the Irish oil and gas exploration and production company, whose shares are listed in London (AIM) and Dublin (ESM), announces that it has, on behalf of itself and its partners, successfully completed the 3D seismic acquisition project over the Barryroe oil
SeaBird Exploration PLC (“SeaBird” or “SBX”) provides a contract update regarding its business activities as set out below; After completing half of her multi client survey in the Gulf of Mexico mid April, Osprey Explorer, will from mid July continue her multi-client survey following dry dock and st
A pioneer in the development and provision of eco-containers for its customers, the CMA CGM Group has just acquired another 18,000 new units, bringing its eco-container fleet to nearly 140,000 teus. Protecting the environment is one of the company’s core objectives, as evidenced by the many actions
The National Subsea Research Institute (NSRI) has launched a bid to help find “game-changing” oil and gas technologies… (pressandjournal) [mappress] Source: press and journal , July 04, 2011;
Centrica Energi has received consent to carry out exploration drilling of well 8/10-4S in the North Sea with the Mærsk Guardian mobile facility. The well will be drilled in production licence 405, with Centrica as the operator (40%). The other licensees are Petro-Canada (30%), Spring Energy (15%) an
EDF Energies Nouvelles announces the signature of an exclusive partnership agreement with Danish group DONG Energy, a global leader in offshore wind energy, in response to the invitation to tender that the French government is due to launch. With over 20 years’ experience in the Northern European of
In addition to the popular subsea Contracts and Projects Databases, Subsea UK announces two new databases, cataloguing subsea vessels globally, as well as FPSOs & FPUs. The FPSO & FPU Database contains information on 175+ Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessels and around 100 Floating Pro
Ithaca Energy Inc. announces that stable production from the Jacky field has been restored in the J01 well (“the well”) at approximately 3,120 barrels of oil per day (“bopd”)(1,482 bopd net to Ithaca). Production has been restored to this level through the replacement of a dual ESP system with sligh
