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Russia: Gazprom, Total Discuss Shtokman Project
Saint Petersburg hosted a meeting between Alexey Miller, Gazprom’s CEO and Christophe de Margerie, CEO of Total. The meeting discussed the main issues of Phase 1 implementation at the Shtokman field and, inter alia, the scope of work over a period until the Final Investment Decision is made. The Sht
Maersk Profit Down (Denmark)
Maersk of Denmark said that its revenue for 2011 increased by 7% to USD 60.2bn (USD 56.1bn), positively affected by higher oil prices and container volumes but offset by lower container freight rates. Profit was USD 3.4bn (USD 5.0bn) and thus in accordance with the latest announced outlook of USD 3.
Ireland: Providence Reports Successful Barryroe Appraisal
Providence Resources P.l.c. provides an operational update on its ongoing well operations in the North Celtic Sea Basin, offshore southern Ireland. The 48/24-10z Barryroe appraisal well is located in c. 100 metre water depth, c. 50 kilometres offshore Ireland in Standard Exploration Licence (SEL) 1/
Norwegian LNG Cargo Heads to Netherlands
The latest LNG cargo to be loaded at Norway’s Hammerfest liquefied natural gas terminal has been dispatched to the Rotterdam Port, Netherlands, according to shipping data. The 140,000 m3 Arctic Voyager departed Hammerfest yesterday, and is expected to arrive at the Dutch Gate terminal on March 2. Th
UK: London Somalia Conference Welcomed by IMO Chief
The outcome of a UK-hosted conference on Somalia has been welcomed by IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu. The conference, held at Lancaster House, London on Thursday 23 February, saw a wide-ranging examination of the many problems currently afflicting Somalia, including piracy. Convened by UK Prime
The Netherlands: FC Utrecht’s Offshore Lounge; Combining Business With Pleasure
40 top managers from the offshore industry enjoyed the kick-off of the Offshore Lounge in the Galgenwaard stadium on Sunday 19 February, when FC Utrecht played AZ. The FC Utrecht Offshore Lounge is a brand new concept, located in the centre of the Netherlands, offering unique networking possibilitie
Spain: PAV, Beluda Work Together to Improve Resolution of Emergency Situations
Boluda Towage and Salvage works with the Port Authority of Valencia in improving the resolution of emergency situations. The activity was carried out in a joint action with Valencia Bombers. The Port Authority of Valencia has organized a visit of all staff, assigned to the fire station, to various m
Finland: Helsinki Plans Land Reclamation at Hernesaari Area
As a part of Helsinki’s Western Harbour re-development, a new general plan has been proposed for the Hernesaari dockyard area, enabling construction of housing, jobs, recreation and tourism-related services in the area. Cruise ships would have one more quay in addition to the current two quays. The
UK: PD Ports Completes First Phase of Investment Programme
PD Ports has taken the next step in its programme to almost double its container handling capacity at Teesport, with the completion of the ground works in January. The works, which began in January 2011, involved the complete reconstruction of more than five hectares of the container terminal area w
Poland Receives Over 50 Offshore Wind Applications
The Ministry of Transport has already received 54 applications for the development of the wind power projects off Baltic coast. Initial procedures for the licenses have already been resolved. All are to be carried out by mid-year. “We received 54 license applications for the offshore wind farm locat
Italy: Another Eight Bodies Found on Shipwrecked Costa Concordia
Another eight bodies have been found on the shipwrecked Costa Concordia as search teams expanded their activities in the Italian cruise liner’s submerged decks. Among the four bodies recovered on Wednesday was the body of an Italian five-year-old girl who was the youngest passenger. Reportedly, the
Nexen Connects Blackbird Umbilical to Aoka Mizu FPSO (UK)
Nexen Petroleum UK Ltd. has completed the tie-back of an umbilical connector from the Blackbird field to the nearby Ettrick field’s FPSO Aoka Mizu located in the UK central North Sea First Subsea conducted a front-end engineering and design (FEED) study to assess the ease of retrofitting an Oceaneer
Norway: PSA Gives Nod for COSLPioneer
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway has granted consent to Statoil for the use of the mobile drilling facility COSLPioneer. The consent applies to permanent plugback, drilling and completion of well 15/5 A-7, which is part of production licence 048 B. The planned position of the rig in connection
Belgium: Beach of De Haan-Weinduine to Get New Sand
Agentschap voor Maritieme Dienstverlening en Kust has awarded the beach of De Haan-Weinduine replenishment contract to the THV Vlaamse Baaien. This contract is intended to carry out a beach (and bank) material supplementation of the beach of De Haan-Weinduine and the continuing sandy area to other b