On Juli 14th, in her home-port Delfzijl, Shipyard Barkmeijer, Stroobos, delivered m.v. Marietje Deborah to the Danser- van Gent family, Delfzijl. This 1A ice classed multi-purpose vessel is the third of four vessels Shipyard Barkmeijer is building for the Danser-Van Gent/Wagenborg combination. The m
Pacific Fibre and TE SubCom, a TE Connectivity Ltd. company and an industry pioneer in undersea communications technology, today announced the signing of a supply contract for the Pacific Fibre undersea cable system. The exceptionally long system will stretch 12,750km and boast a significantly highe
At a glance, Dave Foster appeared to be playing a video game while sporting red 3-D glasses and a hand-held control to navigate the floor… (capecodtimes) [mappress] Source: capecodtimes, July 18, 2011;
Rockhopper Exploration plc, the North Falkland Basin oil and gas exploration company, announces that the 14/10-6 appraisal well (“the Well”) was spudded at 21:25 hrs BST on 15 July 2011. The Well is situated on Licence PL032, which is 100% owned and operated by Rockhopper, and is the third appraisal
EXMAR and BW Gas have reached an agreement to swap 2 of EXMAR’s “VLGC’s” ( Very Large Gas Carrier) against the “Midsize” Fleet of BW Gas. The Vessels involved are: EXMAR: Flanders Liberty – 84,597 CBM – built 2007 Flanders Loyalty – 84,631CBM – built 2008 BW Gas: BW Hugin – 35,000 CBM – […]
ADX Energy Ltd announced today that the award process for the offshore exploration permit d 364 C.R-.AX in Italian waters has been completed . The adjacent permit d 363 C.R-.AX is under application by ADX. The awarded permit is contiguous to ADX’s offshore Tunisian Kerkouane permit which contains th
Pirate attacks on the world’s seas totalled 266 in the first six months of 2011, up from 196 incidents in the same period last year, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Maritime Bureau’s (IMB) Piracy Reporting Centre (PRC) revealed today. More than 60% of the attacks were by So
Ulstein Power & Control has signed a comprehensive contract for supply of equipment packages to yard number 295 at Ulstein Verft. The vessel is an offshore IMR / construction vessel of Ulstein´s SX148 design for the shipping company Eidesvik Seven AS and their client Statoil. Ulstein Verft entered i
Pacific Fibre and TE SubCom, a TE Connectivity Ltd. company and an industry pioneer in undersea communications technology, today announced the signing of a supply contract for the Pacific Fibre undersea cable system. The exceptionally long system will stretch 12,750km and boast a significantly highe
Thousands of hi-tech manufacturing jobs could be created along the banks of the River Humber as negotiations to bring further wind turbine… (yorkshirepost) [mappress] Source: yorkshirepost, July 18, 2011;
Subsea 7 S.A. announced today the award of a contract valued at approximately $80 million from Chevron Australia Pty Ltd for the Chevron-operated Gorgon Project, offshore Western Australia. The work involves the transportation and installation of subsea umbilicals and structures from Barrow Island –
nkt cables has signed a contract with DONG Energy and ScottishPower Renewables (part of Iberdrola Renovables) for supply of on- and offshore high voltage cables, including delivery and installation of accessories for the West of Duddon Sands offshore wind farm. The West of Duddon Sands project will
AGR Field Operations (AGR FO) have announced key Senior Management appointments, confirming their goals to expand their full range of services across the globe. Eric Doyle is appointed as Business Development Manager for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMA) and, Azhar Aziz will take the position of
Lundin Norway AS (Lundin Norway) a wholly owned subsidiary of Lundin Petroleum AB (Lundin Petroleum) has completed the sidetrack well 16/3-4A of the first appraisal well 16/3-4 on the Avaldsnes discovery in PL501 on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). A comprehensive data acquisition and sampling
