Power conversion specialist Converteam has announced its readiness to commence manufacture of its variable frequency drilling drives and medium voltage switchboards at its production facility in Betim close to Belo Horizonte in Brazil. Preparations, which have been ongoing over a period of several m
Aker Solutions has appointed Bengt Larssen as head of its geo business. Mr Larssen has since February 2010 been with Aker Solutions’ geo business as vice president exploration. Prior to Aker Solutions he has spent 16 years in various management positions at Schlumberger/Western Geco, operating as ge
A Superior Offshore International Inc bankruptcy committee accused four former managers in a lawsuit of taking millions of dollars from IPO… (subseauk) [mappress] Source: subseauk, August 29, 2011;
Technip Malaysia has submitted a bid for a deepwater job worth RM1 billion. “We are bidding for the design and managing the fabrication… Bernama [mappress] Source: Bernama, August 29, 2011;
China Oilfield Services Limited today announced that its semi-submersible drilling platform COSLPioneer has commenced operation after fulfilling the technical requirements of Statoil ASA, a Norwegian energy company. Drilling platforms operating in the North Sea have to be equipped with technological
North Sea Tankers announces the latest addition to their fleet, M/T Bomar Mercury (Ex. Görkem Bey), recently purchased by North Sea Tankers tonnage partner Borealis Maritime Ltd. The delivery to NST is expected for the second week of September and M/T Bomar Mercury will be Borealis Maritime’s third
Launching ceremony of new tanker, named Gobustan, took place on August 27, 2011 at Besiktas Shipyard, Yalova (Turkey). PALMALI is committed to providing a professional ship management service in a competent cost effective manner, in order to meet the requirements of its customers as well as discharg
OOCL announces that two Super-PostPanamax gantry cranes will be installed at OOCL Kaohsiung Container Terminal (KAOCT) in Kaohsiung Port, Taiwan. The crane procurement is part of a service enhancement project to expand KAOCT’s capabilities. Currently, there are six PostPanamax gantry cranes in opera
Two 47 metre high speed catamaran ferries departed Austal’s Henderson shipyard this week bound for Guadeloupe, where they will shortly commence operations for long-standing Austal customer L’Express des Iles. Austal was selected by L’Express des Iles in June 2010 for the design and construction of t
On August 24, NYK president Yasumi Kudo held a meeting with six captains and chief engineers at the NYK headquarters in Tokyo. During the meeting, President Kudo and the ship officers exchanged opinions about the safe operation of the NYK fleet, and President Kudo then issued instructions to further
The Group’s strong cash flow and healthy balance sheet make it possible to invest in long term profitable growth of our core businesses in spite of short term market volatility and risks. In the first half-year of 2011 alone, the Group has executed and committed to new investments of more than USD 1
Statoil Petroleum AS, operator of production licence 569, is in the process of completing the drilling of wildcat well 16/7-10. The well proved gas/condensate. The well was drilled 16 kilometres northeast of the Sleipner Øst field in the North Sea. The purpose of the well was to prove petroleum in P
Yesterday the Prirazlomnaya offshore ice-resistant stationary platform has been delivered to the Prirazlomnoye field in the Pechora Sea. Experts are to fix the platform on the seafloor at a previously prepared site. Afterwards, they will start to surface the platform perimeter with crushed rock and
Technip Malaysia has submitted a bid for a deepwater job worth RM1 billion. “We are bidding for the design and managing the fabrication … Source: Bernama [mappress] Source: Bernama, August 29, 2011;
