The Port Authority of Zadar and the Austrian construction group Strabag signed a contract for phase II of the new Gaženica ferry terminal at Zadar, Croatia. The contract is worth € 93 million and covers maritime structures, access roads and basic infrastructure of the new terminal… [mappress] Source
Transocean, the world’s largest offshore drilling contractor, has announced that its shares will begin trading on SIX Swiss Exchange (SIX) under the symbol (RIGN). Transocean’s shares also trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol (RIG). “With our company headquarters located in Switzerl
Flight restrictions affecting Helicopter flights to offshore oil platforms in the UK and Norwegian sectors of the North Sea have been… [mappress] Source: Aberdeenjournal,April 21, 2010;
Coordination of feasibility study of the project of construction of new Baku International Sea Trade Port Complex to be located in Alat settlement in 40 km south of Baku has been finished. The Azerbaijani government says that readiness of technical documentation enables to begin works on port constr
Authority chief executive, John Wallace, confirmed last week that he was delighted with the work on the 200m long, all weather deepwater berth at the port, with many folk now noticing a marked difference in the area… [mappress] Source:buchanobserver,April 20,2010;
Det norske has made an oil discovery in exploration well 25/1-11 on Storklakken in PL 460. A nine meter oil column has been encountered, with good reservoir quality. Comprehensive data sampling is being performed in the well and the company will drill a sidetrack in order to assess the size of the d
Hydraulics engineering firm Norson Power has been acquired by mechanical services company EnerMech Ltd in an £11 million deal. Founded in 1974 in Aberdeen, Norson Power provides hydraulic pipework installation and designs and manufactures hydraulic equipment for the oil, gas and marine industries. E
Bibby Offshore Limited, the Aberdeen-based provider of subsea construction and offshore management services, today announced that it has acquired the dive support vessel (DSV), Bibby Sapphire, from the vessel’s present owner, Volstad Subsea AS. A £34million loan facility has been provided by Standar
Dana Petroleum has said that it has made a ‘significant gas discovery’ at the Platypus prospect in the UK Southern North Sea. The Dana operated 48/1a-5 well was drilled in a water depth of approximately 142ft to a total measured depth of 11,048ft, targeting a high quality Rotliegend age, Lower Leman
IHC Beavers® are well known for their flexibility in several areas. First, their modular construction means that they can be delivered fast, that they are easy to transport and that they can be commissioned quickly at dredging sites.Secondly, although they are highly standardised, IHC Beavers® can b
The Prime Minister of the Republic of Slovenia, Borut Pahor, and the Minister of Transport, Patrick Vlačič, today visited the Port of Koper, where they met with the company’s management. The talks mainly focused on further development of the port and in this context, on the adoption of a national… [
The naming and launch ceremony for the 4,200m³ trailing suction hopper dredger ISANDLWANA took place on 14 April 2010 at the IHC Merwede shipyard Verenigde Scheepswerf Heusden (VSH) in Heusden, The Netherlands… [mappress] Source:ihcmerwede,April 14,2010;Image:ihcmerwede
GENOA-based classification society RINA has published a new set of rules covering offshore units including FPSOs, FSRUs and MODUs. The new rules are based on experience in helping develop the world’s first offshore LNG terminals, both fixed and floating. The Rules for the Classification of Floating
ONE of Plymouth’s largest redevelopment projects has taken a major step forward with multi-million-pound works getting under way… [mappress] Source:thisisplymouth,April 14,2010;
