The Prime Minister’s Office and the Menachem Begin Heritage Center are expected to carry out an underwater search for the remnants of the… (Haaretz) [mappress] Source: Haaretz, June 23 , 2011;
Otto Marine Limited, a leading offshore marine company which specialises in building complex offshore support vessels, ship chartering and offers specialised services, to announces that its vessel with hull number 7047 named “Deep Sea 1”, has obtained the much coveted maritime class certification fr
TGS has signed an agreement with Dolphin Geophysical Ltd. to jointly acquire, process and market multi-client 2D seismic data along Northwest Africa. The survey will total 25,000 km of long offset seismic data in the offshore areas of multiple countries. This program was designed based on the partne
Teekay Offshore GP L.L.C., the general partner of Teekay Offshore Partners L.P. (Teekay Offshore or the Partnership) , announced today that it has entered into a new long-term contract with a subsidiary of BG Group plc (BG) to provide shuttle tanker services in Brazil. The contract with BG will be s
World Hydrography Day is celebrated each year on June 21st, which is the anniversary of the founding of the International Hydrographic Office in 1921. The day recognises the achievements of the hydrographic community and raises awareness of the importance of hydrography. This year, CARIS, the world’
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, recently won a $24 million order to supply electrical power and propulsion systems for two next generation ‘Ramform’ vessels, capable of three-dimensional (3D) seismic data acquisition for sea bottom resource exploration. The ships will be cons
STX France SA, a 66.66% owned subsidiary of STX Europe AS, has rescinded the contract with GNMTC (General National Maritime Transport Company) – the state owned Libyan shipping company – for the construction of a 140,000 GT cruise vessel for delivery end-2012. The reason for the rescission is the de
OSX Brasil S.A., a Brazilian corporation engaged in the equipment and services sector for the offshore oil and gas industry, by means of integrated operations in shipbuilding, chartering of exploration and production (E&P) units, and operation and maintenance (O&M) services, announces that: The Boar
Teekay Offshore GP L.L.C., the general partner of Teekay Offshore Partners L.P. (Teekay Offshore or the Partnership) , announced today that it has entered into a new long-term contract with a subsidiary of BG Group plc (BG) to provide shuttle tanker services in Brazil. The contract with BG will be s
TGS has signed an agreement with Dolphin Geophysical Ltd. to jointly acquire, process and market multi-client 2D seismic data along Northwest Africa. The survey will total 25,000 km of long offset seismic data in the offshore areas of multiple countries. This program was designed based on the partne
Noble Corporation announced that Jeffrey L. Chastain has been named Vice President, Investor Relations effective July 5, 2011. In this capacity, Chastain will be responsible for managing and fostering relationships with the global investment community. “With his substantial experience and extensive
SeaEnergy announce that at the General Meeting held earlier today (June 22, 2011) shareholders voted in favour of the resolution to dispose of the Company’s entire interest in SeaEnergy Renewables Limited to Repsol Nuevas Energías S.A. The transaction is expected to complete before the end of the mo
E. ON Ruhrgas Norge AS has received consent to carry out exploration drilling of well 31/8-1 in the northern part of the North Sea with the Borgland Dolphin mobile facility. The well will be drilled in production licence 416, approx. 75 kilometres west of Bergen and 16 kilometres southwest of the Tr
Last week FAIRMOUNT SHERPA towed jack-up rig ROWAN STAVANGER to her new drilling location offshore Norway. FAIRMOUNT SHERPA was assigned to tow the rig from Hinna Base in Stavanger to the YME Oil-field, approximately 120nm offshore Norway. Upon arrival in the field Fairmount Sherpa had to carry out
