The new marina and fishing harbour under construction at Garachico is making steady progress. [mappress] Source: tenerifenews, May 12, 2010;
Azerbaijan, Baku: The water level in the lower reaches of the Kur river has decreased by 20 centimeters as a result of work carried out by… [mappress] Source: en.trend, May 12, 2010;
Serica Energy announces that on Monday 10th May it commenced drilling the Conan exploration well in Block 113/26b in the East Irish Sea. The well will be drilled by the Ensco 80 jack-up drilling rig to a depth of approximately 5,000 feet and is anticipated to take approximately 24 days to drill. Con
Valiant Petroleum announced that its operated Tybalt exploration well 211/8c-4 (License P1632) has discovered hydrocarbons in the targeted Upper Magnus Sand Formation within the eastern ‘T2’ pinch-out prospect East Tybalt having intersected a gross oil column of 278 feet (85 meters). Initial log whi
Subsea 7’s new diving support vessel (DSV), the ‘Seven Atlantic’, one of the largest and most capable DSVs in the world, has completed her first diving project for Shell in the Southern sector of the UK North Sea. The Seven Atlantic has been working in the Southern sector for Shell as well as comple
The largest stones to become part of the future hard seawall will be 40-ton concrete blocks. [mappress] Source: Maasvlakte 2, May 9, 2010
Divers have raised concerns about the effect of thousands of tonnes of dredged waste on the environment off the Cornish coast. [mappress] Source: bbc, May 9, 2010;
Transocean Ltd. reported net income attributable to controlling interest of $677 million, or $2.09 per diluted share, on revenues of $2.602 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2010. The results compare to net income attributable to controlling interest of $942 million, or $2.93 per diluted
Russian leaders are hoping that the launch of the country’s first major Caspian Sea offshore energy development project will re-invigorate.. [mappress] Source: eurasianet, May 9, 2010;
THE SAND SITUATION [mappress] Source: Maasvlakte 2, May 7, 2010
Normand Ranger for Solstad Offshore is delivered from Ulstein Verft. Completion of the anchor handling vessel has been a challenging task but the shipyard delivers the project to the agreed terms within time. Ulstein Verft won the contract with GIEK and Sparebank 1 SR-Bank for completion of the anch
Bourbon Offshore Maritima, formerly Delba Maritima Navegacao, the BOURBON subsidiary inBrazil, has strengthened its position on the Brazilian market by signing contracts with Petrobras for 13 new vessels. The contracts cover: – 1 Bourbon Liberty 200, an 80-tonne traction AHTS (Anchor Handling Tug Su
African Minerals Limited has awarded a contract for a site investigation related to the development of Freetown Port in Sierra Leone to… [mappress] Source: fugro, May 6, 2010;
Vienna-based construction company Strabag has said that construction of a port in Croatia will be completed in 2013. [mappress] Source: worldnews, May 6, 2010;
