Reference is made to notice to Oslo Stock Exchange dated 15th April 2011 regarding an option for a second newbuild drillship. A wholly owned subsidiary of Fred. Olsen Energy ASA and Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. have agreed on an extension of the time limit for declaring this option till 20th De
Cargotec has won a contract to supply ten state-of-the-art Kalmar automatic stacking cranes and 17 customer specific automatic shuttle carriers to leading terminal services’ provider TraPac Inc, in Los Angeles, USA. The equipment will be delivered to TraPac Inc, a subsidiary of Mitsui OSK Lines, in
Vroon Offshore on Friday (October 14) announced the delivery and naming of VOS Valiant. The vessel was christened Friday in a ceremony held at the Astilleros Zamakona Shipyard in Pasaia, Spain. Godmother was Mrs. Eva Maria Móreno, wife of Mr. Jesús Villacañas, General Manager, Astilleros Zamakona Sh
Reference is made to notice to Oslo Stock Exchange dated 15th April 2011 regarding an option for a second newbuild drillship. A wholly owned subsidiary of Fred. Olsen Energy ASA and Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. have agreed on an extension of the time limit for declaring this option till 20th De
Europe’s leading Pipeline Technology Conference will be held for the 7th time in 2012. This year the EITEP conference with accompanying exhibition will be focusing on the technological safety of pipeline systems. EITEP stands for “Euro Institute for Information and Technology Transfer in Environment
DOF has, through its Brazilian subsidiary Norskan Offshore Ltda, signed a contract with Petrobras for Skandi Flamengo. The contract will commence in October 2011 and has a firm duration of 4 years. Skandi Flamengo is a PSV of UT 755 L design built in Brazil in 2003. Platform Supply Vessels transport
Saipem has been awarded new E&C Offshore contracts worth $1.5 billion. In Iraq, Saipem has been awarded by South Oil Company the EPIC contract for the Iraq Crude Oil Export Expansion Project – Phase 2, within the framework of the expansion of the Basra Oil Terminal, off the Al Faw Peninsula in the A
Rickmers-Linie has been awarded “Shipping Line of the Year – Breakbulk Operator” at the All India Maritime and Logistics Awards 2011 (MALA) in a ceremony held on 30 September in Mumbai. MALA was organized for the second time by EXIM India. Rickmers-Linie is the leading specialist in the global trans
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD), the Danish Energy Agency and ten oil companies will cooperate on research and development and share experience to improve recovery from chalk fields on the Norwegian and Danish shelves. The NPD and the Danish Energy Agency have taken the initiative for the
Gulf Bridge International (GBI), the Middle East’s first carrier neutral regional network, and Xtera Communications, a leading global provider of optical networking solutions, announced the signing of a multi-year, sole source contract. Under the terms of this contract, Xtera Communications will sup
Valiant Petroleum plc announces that drilling operations have commenced on the Zapffe exploration prospect (Valiant, 10%), located in PL518 in the Norwegian Barents Sea. The well is drilled by the Aker Barents semi-submersible rig and is targeting a Lower Cretaceous/Upper Jurassic pinch-out play loc
DOF has, through its Brazilian subsidiary Norskan Offshore Ltda, signed a contract with Petrobras for Skandi Flamengo. The contract will commence in October 2011 and has a firm duration of 4 years. Skandi Flamengo is a PSV of UT 755 L design built in Brazil in 2003. Platform Supply Vessels transport
Shares of Singapore rig builders Keppel Corp and Sembcorp Marine climbed on Monday after analysts said they could secure more orders and aft… Reporting by Eveline Danubrata (Reuters) [mappress] Source: Reuters, October 17, 2011;
Dakota Creek Industries, Inc., Anacortes, Wash., is being awarded a $74,141,319 fixed-price modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-10-C-2201) for the detail design and construction of the ocean class Auxiliary General Oceanographic Research ship. The effort will also include technical m
