Business & Finance
Australia: Voyager Explorer Begins Ascalon Seismic Shoot
Octanex N.L. announced today that the last of three new 3D seismic surveys has commenced, with the survey vessel now on location and acquiring the Ascalon 3D survey in WA-407-P. Acquisition of the Ascalon survey is expected to take approximately 24 days. These new 3D seismic surveys are being acquir
France: Naming Ceremony for Ro-Pax Vessel PIANA
In the port of Bastia in Corsica, on 31st January 2012, naming ceremony was held for Hull 468 called ‘’PIANA’’. Ro-pax is the vessel for transportation of passenger, cars, trucks and vehicle with dangerous cargo on the route Marseille – Bastia. On the naming ceremony, attended by numerous distinguis
Australia: Octanex Starts Ascalon 3D Seismic Survey
Octanex N.L announces that the last of three new 3D seismic surveys has commenced, with the survey vessel now on location and acquiring the Ascalon 3D survey in WA-407-P. Acquisition of the Ascalon survey is expected to take approximately 24 days. These new 3D seismic surveys are being acquired with
Norway: Busy Summer ahead for SeaBird
Cyprus-based SeaBird Exploration PLC has received a Letter of Award for a major contract of 2D seismic work for the entire summer season from a major client. The contract represents a value in the range of US$ 11-13 million. The work will commence during mid-March 2012, and will be carried out using
Greece: Seanergy Maritime Sells Handymax Vessel ‘African Zebra’
Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Agreement with an unaffiliated third party for the sale of its Handymax dry bulk carrier, the African Zebra for a gross price of $4.1 million. The vessel is expected to be delivered to its new owners mid-February 2012. The
Brazil: Petrobras Waves Goodbye to Gabrielli
Brazil’s Petrobras has announced that its Board of Directors has elected Maria das Graças Silva Foster as CEO, taking over from José Sergio Gabrielli de Azevedo. Mr. Gabrielli will remain in office until next Monday, February 13th, when the new CEO will take office. José Sergio Gabrielli de Azevedo
Jensen to Design Custom Fireboat for City of San Francisco, USA
Jensen Maritime Consultants, Inc., a Crowley company, has been chosen to design a custom “super pumper” fireboat to enhance the City of San Francisco Fire Department’s (SFFD) marine fire fighting and response capabilities on water. This high-volume water and foam pumping NFPA Type II fireboat will f
Norway: Lundin to Use Bredford Dolphin at PL 519
Petroleum Safety Authority Norway has granted consent to Lundin Petroleum for exploration drilling in the Norwegian part of the North Sea with the Bredford Dolphin offshore drilling rig. The consent relates to the drilling of exploration well 6201/11-3 which is part of production licence 519 with Lu
Australia: KBR JV Bags USD 15 bln Ichthys EPC Contract
KBR announced yesterday that its joint venture with JGC Corporation and Chiyoda Corporation, the JKC JV, has signed the formal contract for engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) activities on the Ichthys LNG Project in Northern Australia. The JKC JV partners signed this EPC contract, value
Infield Systems Launches Subsea Market Forecast to 2016
As operators face the dual challenge of sustaining their production levels in mature regions and effectively exploiting the uncapped reserves in growth areas, such as, West Africa, US Gulf of Mexico and Brazil, the potential for subsea capital expenditure throughout the forecast period has increased
Canada: Scheduled FPSO Maintenance to Impact Husky’s Production
Husky Energy, one of Canada’s largest integrated energy companies, today said that preparations are progressing towards executing a scheduled offstation for the SeaRose FPSO in the second quarter of 2012. The offstation is expected to last approximately 125 days and is forecast to impact production
Italy: Orizzonte Sistemi Navali Presents MOSAIC
MOSAIC (Modular Open System Architecture Integrated Concept) is a family of modular ships, representing an excellent solution to the need of an effective and modern combat component, both littoral and off-shore. These vessels derive from the Comandanti Class Corvettes, but their most distinguishing
Norway: Workers Injured at Kvaerner’s Yard
A serious accident in conjunction with a lifting operation occurred at Kvaerner’s yard at Verdal Wednesday 8 February. The accident occurred Wednesday afternoon. Three persons fell from hight when they were working at the Kvaerner yard at Verdal. They were working in a basket from a crane when the b
USA: Foster Wheeler Receives Contract from Discovery Gas Transmission for Services in GoM
Foster Wheeler AG announced that Foster Wheeler Upstream, part of its Global Engineering and Construction Group, has been awarded a contract by Discovery Gas Transmission, LLC to provide design, engineering and technical services for a junction platform, facilities and associated pipelines within th