Trelleborg Offshore’s innovative drill riser buoyancy technology has helped offshore drilling contractor, Transocean, achieve a new record in deepwater drilling. The ultra-deepwater drillship, the Dhirubhai Deepwater KG2, achieved the record depth, 10,194 ft, during a drilling job offshore India for
Harland & Wolff has had to reinvent itself radically over the last two decades. By Barry O’Halloran (irishtimes) [mappress] Source: irishtimes, June 03, 2011;
Another shipment of Qatari LNG has been despatched to Belgium’s Zeebrugge terminal, but the pace of deliveries appears to be slowing from Ma… (argusmedia) [mappress] Source: argusmedia, June 3, 2011;
A WIND turbine foundation plant, expected to create 400 jobs, will start production this month. (thenorthernecho) [mappress] Source: thenorthernecho, June 02, 2011;
Higher tax rates on profits for energy producers in the North Sea forced the closure of the South Morecambe field, British energy company Ce… (upi) [mappress] Source: upi, June 2, 2011;
Offshore wind energy could play a key role in renewable energy in the UK – that’s according to a panel of top energy sector experts. Currently only 3% of energy consumed comes from renewables, but the government has a target of 15% by 2020. Although the UK does not currently have an energy crisis, [
The drilling of two wells has started from platform No1887 of the Oil Rocks field in the Caspian Azeri sector. News.az [mappress] Source:News.az , June 2, 2011;
GRIMSBY has been earmarked as the base for a firm erecting wind turbines in the North Sea – potentially creating up to 600 new jobs… (thisisgrimsby) [mappress] Source: thisisgrimsby, June 02, 2011;
The Board of Directors approved the Gazprom Innovative Development Program until 2020. The Program represents a document designed for long-term planning and management of the innovative activities. It covers all of Gazprom’s gas, oil and power generation businesses. The meeting noted that the Progra
JSC Sevmash Shipyard executed decision of Stockholm court and paid over $43 mln to Norwegian shipping company Odfjell (world leader in shipping of chemicals and oil products), reported press service of the Russian company. “Sevmash has implemented resolution of Stockholm court in behalf of Norwegian
The current edition of S-44 ‘IHO Standards for Hydrographic Surveys’ was adopted in February 2008. A copy can be downloaded free-of-charge… (hydrographicsociety) [mappress] Source: hydrographicsociety ,June 01, 2011
Leading turbine manufacturers GE and Siemens have come out in full support of a family approach to offshore health and safety today in London. With an estimated 40GW of offshore wind set to be installed by the end of the decade in Europe alone, the potential for employ Wind Energy Update’s research
How could this watercraft not be in the top 10 greatest yacht gadgets of all time? It runs on the surface of, and beneath, the water. It can… (justluxe) [mappress] Source: justluxe ,June 02, 2011;
The Danish navy has reportedly confronted and arrested a crew of environmental activists “occupying” a 53,000-ton offshore oil rig about… Alaskadispatch.com [mappress] Source: Alaska Dispatch, June 2, 2011;
