Business & Finance
Finland: Prysmian Inaugurates New Submarine Cable Plant
Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, inaugurates its new submarine cable plant in Finland, having invested approximately €40 million to increase its production capacity at the Pikkala facility, already one of the Group’s centres of excellence for high voltag
Ivory Coast: Rialto Drilling Ahead at Gazelle Sidetrack Well
Rialto Energy Limited provides a weekly update on drilling operations at the Gazelle-P3 ST2 Well, Offshore Côte D’Ivoire as at 06:00hrs, 5 June 2012 (GMT). The Gazelle-P3 well was spudded on 12 March 2012 using the Transocean GSF Monitor jack-up drilling rig. The well is the first of an overall thre
China: Rickmers-Linie Recognized as Best Shipping Line at AFSCA
Rickmers-Linie, the breakbulk, heavylift and project cargo specialist headquartered in Hamburg, has won the category Best Shipping Line – Project Cargo at the annual Asian Freight & Supply Chain Awards (AFSCA). At a gala dinner held on 05 June 2012 at Shanghai’s Four Seasons Hotel Rickmers-Linie in
ICA Fluor to Build Offshore Platform for Pemex (Mexico)
ICA Fluor, the industrial construction joint venture of Empresas ICA, S.A. B de C.V. and Fluor Corporation , announced the signing of a contract with Pemex Exploration and Production for the construction of an offshore production platform for the Ku-Maloob-Zaap field in the Gulf of Mexico with a tot
UK: Veripos Organizes New GNSS Course
In recognition of customers’ expressed need for a course to assist new and developing users of High accuracy GNSS positioning, Veripos have launched a new course introducing the fundamentals of global maritime positioning. Starting in July the INTRODUCTION TO HIGH ACCURACY POSITIONING USING GNSS (Co
UAE: Masdar CEO Receives United Nations’ Champions of the Earth Award
Dr Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, Chief Executive Officer of Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s multi-faceted renewable energy company, has received this year’s United Nations’ Champions of the Earth award. Organized by United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the award seeks to honour individuals whose actions and le
South Ireland’s Waters Hold High Value Crudes, Providence CEO Says
Providence Resources P.l.c., (“Providence”) the Irish oil and gas exploration and production company, whose shares are quoted in London (AIM) and Dublin (ESM),has provided a technical update on the Barryroe oil discovery in the North Celtic Sea Basin, offshore Ireland. Providence (80%) operates Barr
Norway: Wilhelmsen Ships Service Keeps List Prices for Majority of Products
Wilhelmsen Ships Service has announced that it will hold current list prices for the remainder of 2012 on the majority of its product portfolio. This comes as a direct response to the challenging market conditions and the company’s intention to share reduced operating costs and cost savings with its
Romania: Constanta Shipyard to Launch ROV-Survey Vessel ‘SHARK 1’ in August
The ROV/Survey vessel SHARK 1, which is fully equipped for safe and efficient offshore operations in the Black Sea, is nearing completion in Constanta Shipyard, Romania and will be launched in August 2012. In addition to the capabilities needed for surveys, the vessel can also offer ROV support for
ROV/Survey Support Vessel SHARK 1 to be Launched in Romania
The ROV/Survey vessel SHARK 1, which is fully equipped for safe and efficient offshore operations in the Black Sea, is nearing completion in Constanta Shipyard, Romania and will be launched in August 2012. In addition to the capabilities needed for surveys, the vessel can also offer ROV support for
Romania: SHARK 1 to Hit Water in August
The ROV/Survey vessel SHARK 1, which is fully equipped for safe and efficient offshore operations in the Black Sea, is nearing completion in Constanta Shipyard, Romania and will be launched in August 2012. In addition to the capabilities needed for surveys, the vessel can also offer ROV support for
USA: EGS Expands Its Team with New Technical Manager Appointment
EGS Americas Inc and EGS Metocean Sound Sciences announce that they have further enhanced the international subsea survey and metocean capabilities with the recent addition of Mr. Ninad Gupte. Mr. Gupte has joined the US based EGS companies as Technical Manager; he brings 20 years of combined Indian
Japan: Mitsubishi’s ‘Air-Carpet’ for AIDA Cruise Ships
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) will install its innovative “Mitsubishi Air Lubrication System” (MALS) on two large cruise ships to be built for the AIDA Cruises, a German brand of Carnival Corporation & plc. MALS is MHI’s proprietary technology that reduces fuel consumption and carbon dioxi
Dragon Oil Provides Update on Wells Offshore Turkmenistan
Dragon Oil plc, an international oil and gas exploration, development and production company, publishes the results of completion and initial testing for three development wells and an updated rate for the 28/169 well in the Dzheitune (Lam) field. The Dzheitune (Lam) C/170 well was completed as a du