Prospector Offshore Drilling S.A. announced today that it has entered into a turnkey contract for the construction of two additional high specification harsh environment F&G JU-2000E jack-up drilling rigs at the Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co. Ltd (SWS) Shipyard in Shanghai China. After these t
Kongsberg Maritime has been awarded a contract from BW Offshore to install a new Safety and Automation System (SAS) on board the newly upgraded BW Athena FPSO. The KONGSBERG system will be installed on the vessel, which will operate on the Athena field as a result of a contract between BW Offshore,
Cape company Electrowave Ltd has been awarded a R6.1 million contract to supply, fit and commission two diesel driven generator sets on-boar… (defenceweb) [mappress] Source: defenceweb, August 3, 2011;
Iron-ore miner Fortescue Metals said on Wednesday that the development of the Anketell Point port facility was “key” to its future… (miningweekly) [mappress] Source: miningweekly, August 3, 2011
The steel support structure for the Gudrun platform is now in place on the North Sea field, completing the first phase of the extensive installation work being carried out there. ”The entire operation has been carried out according to plan and in a secure manner,” reports Anders Opedal, senior vice
Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore announces begining of dredging works off Cyrene Reefs and Jong Fairway. Dredging works will be carried out by the dredger, “Pandora” and which will be held in position by 4-point anchor mooring system. There will be circular safety working zone of 70-metres r
The steel support structure for the Gudrun platform is now in place on the North Sea field, completing the first phase of the extensive installation work being carried out there. ”The entire operation has been carried out according to plan and in a secure manner,” reports Anders Opedal, senior vice
BLRT Rekato – subsidiary of Estonian industrial concern BLRT Grupp – concluded an agent agreement with Korean company Panasia Co. which is a production leader of ship systems among which are well-proven Ballast Water Treatment Systems (BWTS). According to development director of BLRT Rekato Andrei S
Vantage Drilling Company (“Vantage”) reports a net loss of $14.9 million or ($0.05) per share, excluding $25.2 million ($0.09 per share) of charges associated with refinancing of debt. Including the refinancing charges, the Company reported a net loss of $40.1 million or ($0.14) per diluted share fo
BlueView Technologies the world leader in compact acoustic imaging and measurement technology has added Tracy Simpson as Vice President of Operations. Simpson will lead BlueView’s manufacturing and production engineering groups through process improvements using LEAN manufacturing initiatives. Simps
Salamander Energy announces the spud of the Cat Ba–1X (“101-CB-1X”) exploration well in Block 101-100/04, offshore northern Vietnam. The 101-CB-1X well will be drilled to a depth of approximately 1,900 metres. The primary objective is a Palaeozoic carbonate, (buried hill) structure with secondary ob
Carnival Corporation & plc today announced it has reached agreements for the construction of three new cruise ships – one 132,500-ton vessel for its Costa Cruises brand and two 125,000-ton ships for its AIDA Cruises brand. The ships will be the largest ever constructed for these two cruise lines. A
Grup Servicii Petroliere SA (“GSP”) today announces its entry into an agreement with AMEC, the international engineering and project management company. Under the terms of this agreement, GSP and AMEC will develop oil and gas exploration / production projects in the Black Sea area. “We are very prou
A dozen new Innovative Clean Energy Fund projects throughout British Columbia, including a project in Prince Rupert, will be receiving… By Martina Perry (bclocalnews) [mappress] Source: bclocalnews, August 03, 2011
