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Aquila Explorer Hired for Survey in Asia Pacific
SeaBird Exploration Plc has announced that it has received a letter of award from a National oil company in the Asia Pacific region for its seismic vessel, Aquila Explorer. The work program value is approximately USD 5 million and will start in late August following completion of the current contrac
Blue Water Opens Office in Hamburg, Germany
During recent years, Blue Water Shipping has increased its activities within transport and logistics to the wind industry. With a view to continue the growth and follow the development in this industry, Blue Water has decided to establish a sales and representative office in Hamburg, Germany. “Hambu
UK: Kongsberg Cameras Chosen for SMD Deep Water Trenching Vehicles
Global marine technology developer Kongsberg Maritime’s Aberdeen based underwater camera group has received contracts to supply comprehensive underwater camera packages to a total of four new state-of-the-art SMD trencher and mining vehicles being delivered to major subsea service clients. The first
France: Officials Invite Bids for La Roche-sur-Yon Dredging
Conseil général de la Vendée has invited bidders to submit their offers for the dredging works at the La Roche-sur-Yon area. These works include dredging on the access channel in the Lay estuary. Conseil général de la Vendée’s plan also includes dredging of the material deposited at the mouth of Lay
Waterways Ireland Prepares Grand Canal Dredging
Waterways Ireland has announced a tender for the Dublin area dredging project. The work involves removing approximately 14,500m3 of existing deposited material from the bed of the Grand Canal over a distance of approximately 3,000m. The deadline for this tender is August 29, 2012. This dredging proj
European LNG Supplies to Drop, Barclays Says
European LNG supplies will likely drop by nearly 70% by 2015 as the Asian market draws more cargo demand, Reuters reported, citing a Barclays research paper. “We estimate that the LNG available for Europe will fall from 2012 levels of 46 mtpa (million tonnes per annum) to around 15 mtpa by 2015, bef
Germany: WSV Welcomes New Dredger
Sabine Tholen from the Water and Shipping Authority Emden has welcomed the new dredger Midlumer Sand. This dredger will replace the nearly 35 year old dredger “Leerort” and will continue the work for the Waterways and Shipping Administration. Klaus Frerichs, the president of the Water and Shipping D
UK: SNP MSP Responds to Offshore Wind Sector Attack
Scottish MEP Struan Stevenson’s recent attack on offshore wind energy sector has been categorised as an attack on jobs and investment by the SNP MSP John Wilson, who is the deputy convener of the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee. Namely, yesterday at a meeting organised by Communities Against T
Polskie LNG Completes Roof Air Raising Operation (VIDEO)
Polskie LNG , a PGNiG unit, has provided a video on raising the roof of the first liquefied natural gas storage tank in the LNG terminal being built in Świnoujście. The roof of the LNG storage tank having the capacity of 160 thousand m3 was raised on the airbag, consisting in a controlled change in
Germany: SAL to Attend WindEnergy Fair
Though SAL will not be an exhibitor at the HUSUM WindEnergy 2012, as a specialist for offshore operations it will attend the fair. Therefore, an appointment with the company’s representatives in Husum can be made. SAL is one of the leading carriers specialized in the world wide transport of heavy li
Bermuda: Golar LNG Partners Appoints New BoD Member
Golar LNG Partners announced today that Mr. Carl Erik Steen has been appointed to its board of directors by its General Partner Golar GP to fill a casual vacancy. Mr. Steen initially graduated in 1975 from ETH Zurich Switzerland with an M.Sc. in Industrial and Management Engineering. After working f
Germany: Rösler Discusses Challenges in Offshore Wind Development
The Federal Minister of Economics and Technology, Dr. Philipp Rösler yesterday met with representatives of the North German coastal states and the transmission system operators to discuss solutions to the challenges in the development of offshore wind energy. The main questions were about the issue
UK: DeepOcean to Deliver Oil, Gas & Offshore Renewables Networking Event with NOF Energy
NOF Energy has teamed up with DeepOcean to host a special Oil, Gas & Offshore Renewables networking event. Taking place on 4 October, 10.30am – 2.00pm at Hardwick Hall Hotel in Sedgefield, County Durham, the networking lunch will feature as a special guest, DeepOcean, an integrated provider of safe,
Portugal: Sines to Get LNG Cargo
Portugal’s Port of Sines is scheduled to receive a shipment of LNG from Nigeria on August 15, according to shipping data. The cargo is being hauled by the Melanje LNG tanker, with a capacity of 160,276 cbm, and it is sailing from Nigeria’s Bonny terminal. The Sines terminal is held by REN Atlântico