BP Trinidad and Tobago (bpTT) today announced the start of natural gas production from the Serrette field, offshore Trinidad. Serrette is located in 280 feet (90 metres) of water off Trinidad’s south east coast. BPTT holds a 100 per cent interest in the field. Serrette is a normally unmanned install
KBR today announced that it has received a letter of award from Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Limited to perform engineering design and procurement support services for the BP Quad 204 Floating Production Storage and Offload (FPSO) Project to be located west of Shetland Isles in UK waters. The Quad 2
ESL Shipping Ltd has taken delivery of a new, approximately 20,000 dwt vessel from ABG Shipyard Ltd in India. The vessel is owned by SEB Leasing Oy, which has chartered her to us under a long-term agreement. Designed to meet the needs of ESL Shipping’s customers, the new vessel is a self-unloading d
Yukon River in-stream hydrokinetic turbine was thought to be the first of its kind placed into commercial operation – a pretty cool designa… (earthtechling) [mappress] Source: earthtechling, August 26, 2011;
Last weekend the platform supply vessel Durga Devi (ex VOS Prevail) was taken over by the Singapore-based ship owner Chellsea Pte Ltd in the port of Esbjerg. Niels Winther acted as owner’s agent and handled the local formalities. In addition to this, a ceremony in connection with the handover of the
KBR today announced that it has received a letter of award from Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Limited to perform engineering design and procurement support services for the BP Quad 204 Floating Production Storage and Offload (FPSO) Project to be located west of Shetland Isles in UK waters. The Quad 2
NYK has continued its support of the recovery of the Tohoku area’s fisheries, which were devastated by the Great East Japan Earthquake and the tsunami that followed. The Signal Fire of Hope Fund was founded in July at the suggestion of Yukio Okamoto, an outside director at NYK. The goal of the proje
The Iraq Navy has acquired two patrol boats from the United States. The Iraq Navy accepted two Swift-class patrol boats from the U.S. Navy on Aug. 13. The surface vessels would be based at Navy headquarters in Umm Qasr and patrol the northern Gulf. “The delivery of the U.S. built Swift patrol boats
MAN Diesel & Turbo SE is to equip four new ocean-going specialist vessels with complete propulsion systems. The Augsburg-based leading manufacturer of large-bore diesel engines and turbomachinery has secured a contract to deliver 16 four-stroke engines with gears and controllable pitch propellers to
MAN Diesel & Turbo SE is to equip four new ocean-going specialist vessels with complete propulsion systems. The Augsburg-based leading manufacturer of large-bore diesel engines and turbomachinery has secured a contract to deliver 16 four-stroke engines with gears and controllable pitch propellers to
The mother ship of China’s manned deep-diving submarine, Jiaolong, has completed its mission of a 5,000-meter dive in the Pacific Ocean betw… (chinadaily) [mappress] Source: chinadaily, August 26, 2011;
Colombo Dockyard penned contracts for the construction of four units of 78 m Multipurpose Platform Supply Vessels (MPSV) each with a 3,600 deadweight capacity for a Singapore based Ship Owner at an undisclosed price on 25th August 2011. Details of the Owner are not divulged due to an agreement of co
The sidetrack of the recent gas discovery at the Broder Tuck prospect in Licence 12/06 offshore Denmark has confirmed additional hydrocarbon column whilst sample analyses from the initial exploration well have indicated a higher than expected condensate content. Bo Askvik, President and CEO at PA Re
Colombo Dockyard penned contracts for the construction of four units of 78 m Multipurpose Platform Supply Vessels (MPSV) each with a 3,600 deadweight capacity for a Singapore based Ship Owner at an undisclosed price on 25th August 2011. Details of the Owner are not divulged due to an agreement of co
