EXMAR announces that the OPTI-EX® floating production system has been successfully delivered to LLOG Deepwater Development Company on July 5th, at Mississippi Canyon 547 in the Gulf of Mexico. Mooring and installation of the OPTI-EX® will follow. Processing capacity of the OPTIEX® is 60,000 BOPD and
VSD, LLC (VSD) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) June 29 with The Zamil Group (Zamil) of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to facilitate an international business relationship focused on establishing a National Maritime Training Center in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The MOU was signed by Dr. Abdulrahma
COSL720, a newly-built 12-streamer seismic vessel owned by China Oilfield Services Limited （“COSL”）, has successfully completed a 3D seismic data collection operation in Li Wan 43-11 region in South China Sea, marking completion of its first operation since commencing service. This operation was com
COSL720, a newly-built 12-streamer seismic vessel owned by China Oilfield Services Limited （“COSL”）, has successfully completed a 3D seismic data collection operation in Li Wan 43-11 region in South China Sea, marking completion of its first operation since commencing service. This operation was com
Aibel is installing two winches for pull-in of risers on the Gullfaks C platform for Statoil. The assignment is awarded as a contract amendment. The estimated value is NOK 100 million. The winches will be used in the work with replacing the existing pipeline between Gullfaks C and Tordis, which is a
Alewijnse Marine Systems is playing a significant role in the conversion of the jack-up drill rig Atlantic Labrador to offshore hotel accommodation. Built back in 1983, the rig arrived at Scheldepoort Repair & Conversion Yard in Vlissingen on June 26 and the refit will take a few months. This major
GE Oil & Gas’ Drilling & Production business has received a contract of approximately $45 million to supply and service the industry’s largest tension leg platform (TLP) marine riser Tensioner Systems to Chevron for deployment in its Big Foot oil and gas field in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. A TLP
Aibel is installing two winches for pull-in of risers on the Gullfaks C platform for Statoil. The assignment is awarded as a contract amendment. The estimated value is NOK 100 million. The winches will be used in the work with replacing the existing pipeline between Gullfaks C and Tordis, which is a
COSL720, a newly-built 12-streamer seismic vessel owned by China Oilfield Services Limited （“COSL”）, has successfully completed a 3D seismic data collection operation in Li Wan 43-11 region in South China Sea, marking completion of its first operation since commencing service. This operation was com
Insituform Technologies, Inc. announced that its subsidiary, CRTS, Inc., has been awarded a $48.4 million contract from Snamprogetti Saudi Arabia Ltd., a subsidiary of Eni S.p.A., to provide robotic coating of internal field joints for Saudi Aramco offshore pipelines that will transport natural gas
The Crown Estate earned a net profit (income surplus) of £230.9 million in the year ending 31 March 2011, up 9.6 per cent on the previous year. This marks a record return for the business, which pays its profit to the Treasury for the benefit of the nation’s finances. For the first time The [&hellip
Yestreday Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd, an owner and operator of dry bulk carriersand an international provider of worldwide seaborne transportation services for dry bulkcargoes, announced it has entered into period charter fixtures for yet another two vessels in its Kamsarmax/ Panamax fleet. Namely,
China-based private shipbuilder Jinhai Heavy Industries has won its first containership order from UK-based Graig Shipping to build 26 units… (SeatradeAsia) [mappress] Source: Seatrade-asia, July 7, 2011;
TOP Ships Inc. , an international maritime shipping company that provides transportation services for crude oil, petroleum products, and dry bulk commodities, announced today that it has entered into an agreement to sell the M/V ASTRALE, a 75,933 dwt Panamax drybulk vessel built in 2000. The vessel
