United Shipbuilding Corporation ( USC ) and Russian Defense Ministry have 9 large contracts to sign under State Defense Order 2011, reported RIA Novosti on Sept 1 referring to the company’s official representative. Aug 31 was a deadline set by Prime Minister Putin to tie contracts between defense mi
European Union governments could agree by Thursday to lift sanctions against six Libyan ports as they move to help the country’s ruling… [mappress] Source: Reuters, September 5, 2011.
Leviathan 3 well operator Noble Energy Inc. has notified its Israeli partners that drilling of the well was halted at a depth of 2,600 meter… (globes) [mappress] Source: globes, September 5, 2011;
The newly elected government of Finland has recently decided to promote offshore wind power. The wpd Group management team is meeting today with several Finnish ministers and state secretaries to discuss the Suurhiekka offshore wind farm which is currently in the pipeline and set to be realised in t
Sea bed sediment due to dredged from Falmouth Marina will be used to restore old china clay quarries across Cornwall… (falmouthpacket) [mappress] Source: falmouthpacket, September 5, 2011;
EconGas – a European natural gas company with Austrian roots – is maximising its customers’ supply security by diversifying its procurement portfolio as part of its international expansion strategy. EconGas is widening its supply sources in order to keep pace with future demand growth. The company i
Launching ceremony of Project 12200 Sobol 2nd rank patrol boat (hull number 213) was held on Sept 1 at JSC Almaz Marine Plant. It is the third vessel of this project launched in 2011. The ceremony was conducted routinely because it was 14th Sobol-class boat built by Almaz shipyard. Despite the stand
Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov excludes gas war between Russia and Ukraine because of disagreements on the price of fuel… (rian) [mappress] Source: rian, September 5, 2011; Image:
The Dutch flatfish fleet currently comprises too many ships to be able to make a profit under current conditions. The 306 ships currently us… (FIS) [mappress] Source: FIS, September 5, 2011;
Cuxport is expanding its logistics services in the offshore sector by the addition of a service port component: The port operator and Offshore Marine Services (OMS) signed an agreement covering the use of the Steubenhöft Terminal as the operating base for maintaining and servicing the wind farms in
Cuxport is expanding its logistics services in the offshore sector by the addition of a service port component: The port operator and Offshore Marine Services (OMS) signed an agreement covering the use of the Steubenhöft Terminal as the operating base for maintaining and servicing the wind farms in
The Al Sheehaniya LNG carrier, with a capacity of 210,000 cubic metres, is due to arrive in the UK’s South Hook terminal September 11, according to the Milford Haven Port Authority website. The South Hook terminal can process 15.6 million tonnes of LNG a year and is capable of delivering 21 billion
Ukraine on Friday stepped up pressure on Russia to lower the price of its natural gas, saying a 2009 import contract contradicts an earlier… (yahoo) [mappress] Source: yahoo, September 2, 2011;
The Gazprom headquarters hosted today the second meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Company’s Management Committee and Vladimir Semashko, First Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus as part of the negotiations, which were resumed yesterday in conformity with the July accords.
