Valiant Petroleum plc (“Valiant” or the “Company”) provided further detail on its exploration programme for the remainder of 2011 as announced with the Company’s Interim results on 31 August. The programme will target over 30 million barrels of oil equivalent (“mmboe”) of prospective resources net t
The naming and launch ceremony for the 12,000m³ trailing suction hopper dredger, CHANG JIANG KOU 01, took place on 10 September 2011 at the IHC Merwede shipyard in Kinderdijk, The Netherlands. IHC Merwede is building the impressive vessel for Yangtze Estuary Waterway Administration Bureau MOT, which
The Savannah Ocean Exchange announces that Liquid Robotics of Sunnyvale, CA is the recipient of the 2011 Gulfstream Navigator Award. The Gulfstream Navigator Award 2011 recognizes the best solution to positively Shape the Future of Our Coasts. Liquid Robotics’ “Wave Glider-Autonomous Ocean Vehicle”
The Shipping Corporation of India Ltd. (SCI) accepted delivery of a Supramax Bulk carrier, m.v. Vishva Nidhi on 9th September, 2011. The vessel is first vessel of SCI’s six nos. Supramax bulk carriers ordered at STX (Dalian) Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., China, which is part of the world renowned STX Offsh
The naming and launch ceremony for the 12,000m³ trailing suction hopper dredger, CHANG JIANG KOU 01, took place on 10 September 2011 at the IHC Merwede shipyard in Kinderdijk, The Netherlands. IHC Merwede is building the impressive vessel for Yangtze Estuary Waterway Administration Bureau MOT, which
Northern Offshore, Ltd. today announced that CNOOC Palung Aru Ltd. (“CNOOC”) has awarded a contract for the drillship Energy Searcher. The contract is for one well offshore Indonesia and has an expected duration of from 60-90 days, including travel time from and back to Singapore. Commencement is ex
Fathom Commercial Diving expands its portfolio with four new exciting products : Digital Diver Communications System – Using the latest high fidelity digital signal processing techniques, precision analogue interfaces, fibre-optic network and both wireless and touchscreen user interfaces, these modu
Global Industries, Ltd. announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement with Technip under which Technip will acquire Global in an all cash merger. Under the terms of the agreement, which was unanimously approved by Global’s Board of Directors, Global stockholders will receive $8.00
Technip announced today an agreement to acquire the entire share capital of Global Industries and reinforce its leadership in the fast-growing subsea segment of oil services. The two companies have entered into a definitive merger agreement whereby Technip will pay US$8.00 per Global Industries shar
Keppel AmFELS LLC, a wholly owned US subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M), has completed the delivery of its fourth EXL jack-up rig to a subsidiary of Rowan Companies, Inc. (Rowan) with a perfect safety record, four months ahead of schedule and within budget. The jack-up rig was c
China says it has begun safety inspections on all offshore oil exploration and production facilities, to eliminate concerns spawned by … (voanews) [mappress] Source: voanews, September 12, 2011;
Blue Offshore, a specialist subsea construction contractor, have commenced with the building of their second cable installation system for delivery by Quarter 1 2012. Blue Offshore assist their customers with innovative standalone and module-based solutions to suit their particular project needs. Th
TGS has commenced a new 22,000 km multi-client 2D survey offshore Newfoundland in the Labrador Sea in partnership with PGS. The new seismic data is being acquired by the M/V Sanco Spirit and utilizes the PGS GeoStreamer® technology. Data acquisition will continue through Q3 2011 and the vessel will
Keppel AmFELS LLC, a wholly owned US subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M), has completed the delivery of its fourth EXL jack-up rig to a subsidiary of Rowan Companies, Inc. (Rowan) with a perfect safety record, four months ahead of schedule and within budget. The jack-up rig was c
