Business & Finance
UK: English Heritage Invites Tenders for Underwater Consultancy Services
English Heritage is inviting tenders for a project that will provide a basis for an audit of their current state of knowledge of submerged palaeolandscapes and sites, deriving information principally from the results of Marine Aggregates Sustainability (MALSF) projects but also from related projects
Gazprom, Petrovietnam Discuss Development of New Offshore Vietnam Blocks
A working meeting was held yesterd between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Company’s Management Committee and Do Van Hau, President and CEO of Petrovietnam State Oil and Gas Corporation. The participants tackled the main aspects of the Russian-Vietnamese cooperation within the oil and gas segment and
Germany: Caterpillar Introduces C175-16 Marine Propulsion Engine
Caterpillar yesterday introduced the Cat® C175-16 marine propulsion engine at a size, power and rpm that will drive new, more profitable vessel designs for all segments of the marine industry. The latest in a line of high performance engines designed to meet EPA Marine Tier 3 and IMO Tier II emissio
UK: Defra Publishes Guidelines for Marine Oil and Chemical-Spill Response
A set of new guidelines to strengthen the response to oil and chemical spills at sea has been published recently. The post-incident monitoring guidelines are a key output from the PREMIAM project (Pollution Response in Emergencies: Marine Impact Assessment and Monitoring) which was initiated in 2009
UK: NFFO Hosts Constructive Meeting on Marine Spatial Planning
A constructive meeting with the representatives from the Marine Management Organisation was held in the NFFO offices recently to discuss the arrival of marine spatial planning and in particular, the first two draft marine plans. These will be for the East Coast Inshore and the East Coast Offshore. M
USA: Los Angeles Port Set to Start Downtown Harbour Project
The Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners yesterday approved a $13.5 million construction contract to ready a prominent, downtown-adjacent section of the San Pedro waterfront for a new public open space and harbor area. The approved Downtown Harbor “water cut” will create the necessary land and
Sterling and Romania Officially Resolve Dispute
Sterling Resources Ltd. confirmed that the company received formal approval from the Romanian National Agency for Mineral Resources (NAMR) for the assignment of equity to partners and confirming the term of the offshore license. The execution of this documentation follows the announcement made by th
USA: EPL Buys GoM Assets from Stone Energy
Energy Partners, Ltd. today announced the closing of the transaction to acquire oil and natural gas assets in the shallow-water central Gulf of Mexico (GOM) from a subsidiary of Stone Energy Corporation (Stone) for $38.4 million. The Main Pass (MP) Acquisition EPL has closed on its previously announ
UK: South Boats Launches New Wind Farm Vessel
South Boats Special Projects Ltd. announces the launch and commissioning of its 47th offshore wind farm crew transfer vessel, ‘Porth Wen’. The vessel is a South Catamaran 16m and is the third of a five boat order from Turbine Transfers Ltd. for the 16m to be delivered. This vessel compliments the ei
US Navy Holds Keel Laying Ceremony for First Zumwalt Class Destroyer
The U.S. Navy laid the keel for its first Zumwalt class destroyer (DDG 1000), Nov. 17, at General Dynamics-Bath Iron Works shipyard in Bath, Maine. While keel laying was once traditionally the formal recognition of the start of the ship’s construction, today’s advanced modular shipbuilding allows fa
Norway: Statoil Gets Barents Sea Drilling Approval
Norwegian safety regulator has given its consent to Statoil for exploration drilling operations in the Barents Sea. Statoil intends to use the Aker Barents drilling rig. The approval relates to the drilling of exploration well 7220/7-1 which is part of production licence 532. The well is located som
Australia: Inpex Schedules Final Investment Decision for Ichthys Project
INPEX CORPORATION announces that Ichthys Project, which is undertaken by INPEX group of companies and Total group of companies, has been steadily progressing towards the Final Investment Decision (FID) to be made by the end of this year. While this remains their target, taking into account administr
Mermaid Wins IRM, Saturation Diving Contract, Offshore Congo
Mermaid Maritime Public Company Limited’s subsidiary Subtech Ltd. (Seychelles), has secured a contract award to provide subsea Inspection, Repair, and Maintenance services (“IRM”) along with Saturation Diving Operations for an end client who is a major oil and gas company with a presence in West Afr
Mermaid Maritime Secures Contract for IRM / Saturation Diving Operations Offshore Congo
Mermaid Maritime Public Company Limited announces that its subsidiary Subtech Ltd. (Seychelles), a leading provider of quality turnkey sub‐sea engineering services, has secured a contract award to provide subsea Inspection, Repair, and Maintenance services (“IRM”) along with Saturation Diving Operat