Business & Finance
Sweden: Ocean Explorer Discovers Mysterious Object in Baltic Sea
A Swedish firm known as Ocean Explorer found a remarkable object, using their sonar technology, in the depths of the Baltic Sea. Their sonar images show that the object is an enormous cylinder with a 60-meter diameter and a 400 meter-long tail. While the Ocean Explorer team is clearly excited about
Trinidad and Tobago Expand Gas Pipeline Network with Emerson’s Dantorque Actuator
The National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited is using the largest Dantorque™ actuator ever produced by Emerson to help expand its gas distribution network on the Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago. The actuator, which is 2.4 meters tall and 1.64 meters in diameter, will be used to is
Norway: Det Norske Starts Drilling on Storebjorn
Drilling operation on Storebjørn, in production license 450, has commenced. Well 7/12-13 S is the first well in the license, which was awarded in the 2007 APA licensing round (Awards in Predefined Areas). The Storebjørn prospect is located in the southern North Sea, in close proximity to existing in
UK: Expro Secures Five Year Multi-Discipline Contract with Shell
Leading international oilfield services company Expro has been awarded an ‘extremely important’ multi-million pound multi-discipline five year contract with Shell UIE. Expro has won the primary Slickline/Multiline contract across Shell UIE, which includes the UK, Ireland, Norway and the Netherlands.
UK: Expro Wins 5-Year Deal from Shell
Leading international oilfield services company Expro has been awarded a multi-million pound multi-discipline five year contract with Shell UIE. Expro has won the primary Slickline/Multiline contract across Shell UIE, which includes the UK, Ireland, Norway and the Netherlands. Additionally, Expro ha
South Korea: DSME Orders Demitec Watermakers for New Drillships
Hatenboer-Water BV has recently secured contracts from Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) for the supply of Demitec® watermakers for four new drillships. In Okpo Bay in Korea, Guy Heijnen, Manager, Sales & Water Quality at Hatenboer-Water, signed contracts for the projects H3612, 13, 14
South Korea: DSME Orders Watermakers for 4 Drillships from Hatenboer-Water BV
Hatenboer-Water BV has recently secured contracts from Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) for the supply of Demitec® watermakers for four new drillships. In Okpo Bay in Korea, Guy Heijnen, Manager, Sales & Water Quality at Hatenboer-Water, signed contracts for the projects H3612, 13, 14
Russian Navy Hydrographic Service to Receive New Large-size Boat
In 2012, Russian Navy Hydrographic Service will receive a new Project 19920 large-size hydrographic boat. Two boats of that project are already in service at Caspian Flotilla and Pacific Fleet. The third vessel is planned to join Northern Fleet. Boat of that kind is designed for hydrographic and buo
Brazil: First Oil Flows from OGX’s Waimea
OGX announces the beginning of the opening procedure of well OGX-26HP, in Waimea. OGX, the oil and gas company responsible for the largest private sector exploratory campaign in Brazil, announces that at 19h46min40sec on Saturday 28th January, the opening procedure of FPSO OSX-1 first well, denomina
UAE: DP World’s Dubai Cruise Terminal Receives Four Mega Cruise Ships
For the first time in its history, DP World’s Dubai Cruise Terminal has welcomed four mega cruise ships at the same time, underlining its ability to cater to the rapid growth of cruise tourism in the city. The four vessels, which can carry more than 9,000 passengers, called at Port Rashid over a 24-
Officials Propose Arctic Fiber Cable to Link Asia and Europe
At this year’s Pacific Telecommunications Council conference in Honolulu, Hawaii, there was… Mia Bennett (alaskadispatch) [mappress] Source: alaskadispatch , January 30, 2012; Image: BritNed
Australia: Thiess’ Second Wheatstone Win
A joint venture between Thiess and Belgian company BESIX SA (BEST JV) has won a $260 million contract to develop the breakwater and materials offloading facility (MOF) of the Chevron-operated Wheatstone Project, a liquefied natural gas (LNG) and domestic gas project in Western Australia. Thiess’ loc
The Netherlands: Fairstar Issues Fleet Update for 2012 Q1
Fairstar Heavy Transport N.V. (FAIR) has contracted revenues totalling USD 190 million for its fleet of four vessels, FJORD/FJELL/FORTE/FINESSE. These contracts are for the Gorgon (3 vessels) CLOV (1 vessel) Northern Offshore (1 vessel) Hercules (1 vessel) and recently announced Golden Eagle (2 vess
Italy: SMIT Salvage Ready for Costa Concordia Oil Removal Operation
At a press conference held on Saturday, 28 January, on the island of Giglio, SMIT Salvage and its partner Fratelli Neri provided a technical briefing on the oil removal operation. A presentation and animation of the oil removal operation was provided to the press. A compilation of underwater video f