Business & Finance
Ensco Waves Goodbye to Executive VP and COO (UK)
William S. Chadwick, Jr., Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Ensco plc, will retire from the company effective 31 August 2012. Mark Burns, currently Senior Vice President – Western Hemisphere, will succeed Mr. Chadwick as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. “It
Transas TX-97 Non-Official Chart Collection Includes Ukrainian Chart Folios
Transas TX-97 non-official chart collection now includes Ukrainian chart folios. The agreement was signed between Transas Marine Ltd and the State Hydrographic Service of Ukraine in May 2012 allowing Transas to use official ENC’s and Inland ENC’s to create TX-97 folios. New charts will be available
India Express Joins OCL’s Independent Container Feeder Network (Oman)
Oman Container Lines Inc. (OCL) announced the most recent addition to their growing network of independent container feeder connections. The India Express (IEX) common feeder service will create a unique, direct link between Nhava Sheva, India and Salalah. Starting in July, the fixed-day weekly serv
Swire Pacific Secures Order for Six PSVs from Japan
Swire Pacific Offshore (SPO) today announced the order of 6 high-specification 3700 DWT PSVs (with options for a futher 4 vessels) from Universal Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) in Japan. The vessels will be built in USC’s Keihin Shipyard and deliver progressively from 3Q 2014. These orders follow on
APM Terminals Opens New Regional Headquarters in Singapore
APM Terminals will expand its presence in the Asia-Pacific market, which now accounts for nearly one out of three TEUs (by equity share) handled in the APM Terminals Global Port, Terminal and Inland Services Network, by opening a new regional headquarters office in Singapore, allowing the Shanghai o
USA: BSEE Oversees Testing of Shell’s Arctic Capping Stack System
As part of the Obama Administration’s continuing commitment to safe and responsible offshore energy exploration and development, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) Alaska Region Director Mark Fesmire oversaw comprehensive testing of Shell’s proposed Arctic-ready capping stack syst
CDS 2012 to Show China’s Oil and Gas Industry Development
The 4th China Deepwater Summit 2012 (CDS) will be held in November 29-30th, Beijing,China. It will reflect the exciting growth that China is undergoing in the World Deepwater oil and gas industry. China’s first deep-water drilling rig started operations in the South China Sea, marking “a substantial
Shell Tests Arctic-Ready Capping Stack. BSEE Oversees (USA)
As part of the Obama Administration’s continuing commitment to safe and responsible offshore energy exploration and development, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) Alaska Region Director Mark Fesmire oversaw comprehensive testing of Shell’s proposed Arctic-ready capping stack syst
Bahri, Vela Plan USD 1.3 Billion Merger for Their Fleets and Operations (UAE)
The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri) and Saudi Aramco signed yesterday (June 27th , 2012) a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) to pursue the merger of the fleets and operations of Bahri and Vela International Marine Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Saudi Aramco. The pro
Oil & Gas UK to Discuss the Role of Natural Gas
The role of natural gas in the UK’s energy mix is the focus of Oil & Gas UK’s forthcoming breakfast briefing. The event, which is sponsored by Herbert Smith and The Royal Bank of Scotland, is being held on 12 July in London. Mike Tholen, Oil & Gas UK’s economics and commercial director, said: “The [
UK: Lord-Lieutenant Presents Queen’s Award for Enterprise to SMD
SMD has been formally presented with a Queen’s Award for Enterprise by the Lord-Lieutenant of Tyne and Wear. The Lord-Lieutenant, Mr Nigel Sherlock, presented the Award in the International Trade Category as part of a visit to SMD’s head office and manufacturing facilities in Wallsend, North East En
Statoil Gets Approval to Use Deepsea Bergen Rig for Norwegian Sea Ops
Norway’s oil and gas exploration and production company Statoil has received consent to use the Deepsea Bergen Semisubmersible rig on the Norwegian sea fields. The company recently informed Odfjell Drilling that it was exercising the option for maximum duration of the new drilling contract, which me
Scarabeo 5 to Drill on Statoil’s Visund Sør Production Well (Norway)
Statoil has been granted consent to use the Scarabeo 5 mobile drilling rig for drilling and completion of a production well on Visund Sør. Visund Sør is an oil and gas field located between the Gullfaks C and Visund facilities, approx. 125 km west-northwest of Bulandet in Sogn og Fjordane County. Th
Fairstar Names New CFO (The Netherlands)
Fairstar Heavy Transport N.V. (FAIR) announces that Fairstar’s Supervisory Board and Management Board have unanimously decided to appoint Ingmar den Blanken (32) as Chief Financial Officer of Fairstar as from 26 June 2012. Mr. den Blanken succeeds Mark de Haas in the role of CFO. The Supervisory Boa