Business & Finance
Norway: Wintershall Gets OK for Drilling with Borgland Dolphin
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway has given its approval to Wintershall to carry out exploration drilling of well 33/6-4 with the Borgland Dolphin rig. Well 33/6-4 belongs to production licence 370 in the northern part of the North Sea, adjacent to the median line with the UK.. Water depth at th
Russia: FSUE Rosmorport’s New Vessel Launched
Moscow Shipbuilding and Shiprepairing Plant P.C. on April 20th successfully launched the first boat in a series of six Multi Purpose Boats of project MPB14 ordered by Rosmorport for its Azov-Black Sea branch. The pilot boats were designed by MT-Shipbuilding. “In accordance with the contract, the fir
PSA Carries Out Audit of Lundin Norway AS’ Management of Brynhild Field
On 27 March 2012, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of Lundin Norway AS’ management of the Brynhild field development project, connected to subsea facilities and pipelines. The Brynhild field is being developed with a subsea facility with four wells that will be connec
Siport21 Presents Simulation Methods at XXI Latin American Ports Congress (Guatemala)
Siport21, a specialized consultancy in ship manoeuvring and ship behaviour studies, was one of the four Spanish companies in the XXI Latin American Ports Congress, celebrated in La Antigua (Guatemala) last week. In this meeting, organized by American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) and the Na
Russia: Alexey Miller Hosts BP’s Bob Dudley at Gazprom HQ
The Gazprom headquarters yesterday hosted a working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Company’s Management Committee and Robert Dudley, Group Chief Executive of British Petroleum (BP). The meeting was focused on a development outlook for the global energy market and cooperation between
USA: BOEM Seeks Public Comments on Marine Energy Testing Offshore Florida
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced the next step in evaluating a proposed lease for testing marine hydrokinetic technology offshore Florida. The bureau is making available for public review and input an environmental assessment that considers the effects of issuing a lease for te
USA: FMC Technologies 1Q Revenue Hits 1.4 bln
First quarter Subsea Technologies orders of $1.4 billion Record Subsea Technologies backlog of $4.7 billion FMC Technologies, Inc., global provider of technology solutions for the energy industry, yesterday reported first quarter 2012 revenue of $1.4 billion, up 29 percent from the prior-year quarte
UAE: Lamprell Gets Order for Two More Jack-Up Rigs from NDC
National Drilling Company (“NDC”), Abu Dhabi exercises the options for Lamprell to build a further two jackup rigs in addition to the four rigs currently under construction by Lamprell for NDC. The new agreement with NDC is for the construction and delivery of two jackup rigs valued at US$ 166.65 mi
Vietnam: PTSC Discuss Firm Development on Shareholders’ Conference
Recently PetroVietNam Technical Services Corporation (PTSC) organized Annual Shareholders’ Conference 2012 in Caravell Hotel, HoChi Minh City. PTSC had the honour of attendance of representatives from PetroVietNam’s leadership, esteemed partners and clients, especially the attendance of 312 represen
Italy: Titan Salvage, Micoperi Win Costa Concordia Wreck Removal Tender
Costa Crociere and the Costa Concordia Emergency Commissioner’s Office announced that the tender for the removal of the ship from Giglio Island has been awarded to Titan Salvage in partnership with the Italian firm Micoperi. The work will begin in early May subject to final approval from the Italian
USA: Students Deploy NOAA’s Global Ocean Drifter Off Maui
On Earth Day on Maui area students and teachers from Baldwin High School and Kihei Charter School deployed a… [mappress] Source: NOAA , April 25, 2012; Image: NOAA
SeaBird’s Northern Explorer Seismic Vessel En Route to East Africa
Cyprus-based SeaBird Exploration PLC has been awarded a contract in excess of USD 5.5 million in East Africa for the Northern Explorer vessel by a Multi-Client company. The contract will commence in direct continuation of her current contract with Spectrum ASA, and has an estimated duration of 60 da
USA: Vigor Industrial to Build Second 144-Car Ferry for WSDOT
Construction will begin in December on a second 144-car ferry. The Ferries Division of the Washington State Department of Transportation and shipbuilder Vigor Industrial signed papers yesterday morning to make the second new vessel a reality for customers of the state ferry system. “This has been a
Switzerland: ABB’s Q1 2012 Revenues Up
ABB reported higher orders and revenues in the first quarter of 2012, led by growth in North America. Operational EBITDA declined 7 percent compared to the same quarter a year earlier while net income was up 5 percent. Orders were 2 percent above the very high levels in the first quarter of 2011, dr