Technip was awarded by Valiant Causeway Limited a lump sum contract, worth approximately €33 million, for the Causeway field development. This field is located about 450 kilometers North-east of Aberdeen, Scotland at a water depth of 150 metres. This contract covers engineering, procurement, install
Dave MacKay has been appointed Chief Executive Officer PD&MS Businesses, taking on global responsibility for the group, while Simon Rio, who was General Manager at PD&MS, steps up to MacKay’s previous role as Managing Director of Aberdeen-based PD&MS Energy. PD&MS Energy, part of the Teesside-based
A peer-reviewed study commissioned by NOAA shows the American people assign an estimated total economic value of $33.57 billion for… NOAA [mappress] Source: NOAA, October 23 , 2011
Singapore based, BMT Asia Pacific Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of the BMT Group, announced the appointment of Per Røed as its Managing Director. With a background in ship design, technical ship management and international shipping, Per’s focus for the business will be to continue its steady growth in the
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) on Friday approved a supplemental Exploration Plan (EP) submitted by BP for deepwater oil and gas activities. BOEM conducted a site-specific Environmental Assessment (EA) of the activities described in the plan. This is the 44th plan that has been approve
Rickmers-Linie, the Hamburg based operator of heavy lift and project liner services, has been selected by Spirit AeroSystems as its partner for the transportation of fuselage sections for Airbus from Morehead City, North Carolina (NC), to Montoir (Port of Nantes St. Nazaire) in Northern France. The
Leading German multipurpose & heavy lift operator BBC Chartering announces to cooperate with the Hamburg-based company SkySails. The background is the recently acquired multipurpose vessel ‘BBC SkySails’ that can offer charter clients the possibility for ‘greener’ sea transports. The 9,821 dwt vesse
FMC Technologies, Inc. announced that it has signed a three-year contract with Pemex Exploration and Production for the manufacture and supply of surface wellheads to support its drilling and well maintenance programs in the Gulf of Mexico . The award is expected to result in approximately $36 milli
The Board of Directors of COSCO Corporation (Singapore) Limited announces that COSCO (Dalian) Shipyard Co., Ltd. (being a subsidiary of the Company’s 51% owned subsidiary, COSCO Shipyard Group Co., Ltd), has delivered its converted FPSO, “Radiant Jewel”, to a Japanese ship-owner. The delivery docume
The Board of Directors of COSCO Corporation (Singapore) Limited (the “Company”) wishes to announce that COSCO (Dalian) Shipyard Co., Ltd. (“COSCO Dalian”) (being a subsidiary of the Company’s 51% owned subsidiary, COSCO Shipyard Group Co., Ltd), has delivered its converted FPSO, “Radiant Jewel”, to
NOAA scientists have found that pressure from increasing coastal populations, ship and boat groundings, marine debris, poaching,… NOAA [mappress] Source: NOAA, October 21 , 2011
TNK-BP announces that Deputy Chairman of TNK-BP Management Board Maxim Barskiy has decided to leave TNK-BP as of 1 November in order to carry on his professional career outside of the Company. Maxim Barskiy was appointed Deputy Chairman of the Management Board on June 1, 2010 and performed managemen
Less than two years after construction began, the Gowind offshore patrol vessel L’Adroit, an innovative maritime safety & security platform, has been made available to the French Navy. Built by DCNS under a self-funded programme, the ship incorporates a number of major technological innovations and
During 2012 the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) is planning to acquire 2D seismic data from the Norwegian Continental Shelf North of 64 degrees North. The scope of the mapping is planned to be 10,000-19,000 line kilometres. Due to a tight timescale preference will be given to tenderers who can
