SCF Group acquires six Aframax shuttle-tankers from OAO Primorsk Shipping Company (PRISCO Corporation) and expands its participation in servicing the Sakhalin-1 and Sakhalin-2 projects. Of the six crude-oil shuttle-tankers, Captain Kostichev, Viktor Titov, Zaliv Aniva, Sakhalin Island and Governor F
HCM City aims to have drainage systems on 70-80 per cent of its streets connected with wastewater treatment plants by the end of this year… (vietnamnews) [mappress] Source: vietnamnews, February 10, 2011;
BMT Group Ltd, the leading international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy, has been recognised for its outstanding achievements in generating sustainable growth and jobs by Europe’s 500, a non-profit organisation which promotes entrepreneurship. Former German Chancellor,
Hogan Lovells is advising PT Medco Energi Internasional Tbk. and its related entities on all aspects of the landmark US$2.8 billion Donggi-Senoro LNG project in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, which has now been sanctioned by the sponsors. The Donggi-Senoro LNG Project is: * the first LNG project in In
UPC will deliver a complete power and control package for four platform supply vessels. Two ships (P801) are under construction at ETP yard in Brazil, while two (PX121) are to be built at Ulstein Verft. Managing director, Gunnar H. Hide, and product manager power, Egil Rødskar, says that UPC has ove
The Gazprom Management Committee found it expedient to build up underground gas storage (UGS) capacities beyond Russia to bring the aggregate working gas volume to at least 5 per cent of the annual export supplies before 2030 with a focus on establishing the Company’s own UGS capacities. Specialized
Leading marine equipment rental company Ashtead Technology announces its appointment as exclusive Global Rental Representative, within the Oil and Gas sector, for Vortex International Ltd for the rental of the Vortex Dredge Unit. The most powerful 4 inch ROV and diver dredge unit in the world (40 to
MMT has recently been contracted by ABB for the vessel management and survey services during mass flow excavation operations for the BritNed cable between the United Kingdom and The Netherlands. MMT has charterted the DP2 vessel Olympic Zeus for the operation. MMT has also contracted Rotech Subsea f
Fresh on the heels of Barack Obama’s call for clean energy development in his latest State of the Union address, Secretary of Energy Steven… By John Romano (examiner) [mappress] Source: examiner, February 10, 2011
Under slightly changed circumstances, a well control incident on the Statoil-operated Gullfaks C platform in the North Sea could have developed into a major accident. Problems had arisen with the same producer in December 2009 and March 2010 before the most serious incident occurred in the afternoon
Azerbaijani companies are interested in participating in a tender to build an LNG terminal in Lithuania, the Lithuanian Speaker Irena Dyagut… (oilandgaseurasia) [mappress] Source: oilandgaseurasia, February 10, 2011;
Ashtead Technology has been appointed as exclusive Global Rental Representative, within the Oil and Gas sector, for Vortex International Ltd for the rental of the Vortex Dredge Unit. The most powerful 4 inch ROV and diver dredge unit in the world (40 to 50 ton/hr), the Vortex, has removal rate perfo
Nord Stream has won the award for European mid-stream gas project of the year at this year’s Project Finance Awards ceremony. The awards recognise innovation, deal repeatability, best practice, problem solving, risk mitigation, value for money and speed of delivery in financing. Nord Stream was sing
The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors and others are pursuing efforts through the Army Corps of Engineers to have at least a portion of… By Larry S. Chowning (ssentinel) [mappress] Source: ssentinel, February 10, 2011;
