Leading Australasian engineering consultancy, Synertec, is proud to announce its landmark proposal success on the Queensland Curtis LNG (QCLNG) Project for Bechtel Oil, Gas & Chemical, Inc. One of the largest orders to an entirely Australian systems integrator, QCLNG will see Synertec engineer a tot
Longboat Key Mayor George Spoll has become a spokesperson for the town’s $16 million beach project, along with Town Manager Bruce St. Denis… By Kurt Schultheis (yourobserver) [mappress] Source: yourobserver, February 3, 2011;
A multipurpose bulk storage terminal is to be developed in the Caribbean, holding two million m3 of liquid… (tankstoragemag) [mappress] Source: tankstoragemag, February 3, 2011;
As part of its program to meet growing European natural gas demand, Storengy, the GDF SUEZ Group company dedicated to the underground storage of natural gas, has again selected GE Oil & Gas’ advanced Integrated Compressor Line (ICL) technology to underpin the efficient expansion of key projects in F
Durham-based Hall Construction has begun work on the development of PD Ports’ Teesport container handling facility on the North East coast… (logisticsmanager) [mappress] Source: logisticsmanager, February 3, 2011;
Gazprom’s group of experts started its business trip to the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug (YaNAO). It is planned to visit the facilities being constructed as part of the Yamal megaproject. Gazprom’s experts visited the Bovanenkovo field which will serve as the basis for establishing a new large gas
Spectra Energy Corp today reported 2010 net income from controlling interests of $1.05 billion, or $1.61 diluted EPS, compared with $849 million, or $1.32 diluted EPS in 2009. Ongoing 2010 net income was $1.02 billion, or $1.57 diluted EPS, compared with $759 million, $1.18 diluted EPS, in the prior
The demonstrations in Egypt have started to concern the shipping industry. Egypt is a vital shipping route between Europe and Asia, with around 8% of the world’s trade passing through it. The Suez canal remains open but ships wishing to dock and refuel before leaving Egypt are finding ports such Ale
Argentine workers will comply with a government order to call off a wage strike in key grains ports that has disrupted exports and crushing for a week, a union leader said on Wednesday. The strike in the world’s top exporter of soyoil and meal and the No. 3 supplier of soybeans, has lifted U.S. corn
Somali pirates have released a Taiwan fishing boat along-with its 28-member crew nearly eight months after it was hijacked off the coast of the Maldives. Sri Lanka’s Foreign Ministry, which helped the Council of Agriculture and three international anti-piracy groups to rescue the vessel Taiyuan 227
A huge festival of international yachting and watersports has just been celebrated in Düsseldorf. The 250,500 visitors from over 60 countries, 10,300 more than in the previous year, were an assurance of satisfied exhibitors and an upbeat mood in the exhibition halls at boot Düsseldorf 2011, which en
United Solar, a manufacturer of light-weight, flexible thin-film solar modules, announced that their Uni-solar® brand photovoltaics have been installed on Royal Caribbean’s Allure of the Seas cruise ship. Royal Caribbean International launched the Allure of the Seas out of Port Everglades in Fort La
The ES Group is one of the latest Singapore firms to ride on the surging ship-building industry in Asia. Run by brothers Ken and Christopher Low, ES Group is a medium-sized company and employs 1,200 people. The firm builds and repairs vessels such as tugs, barges, offshore support vessels, parts of
Belfast Harbour and the Danish renewable energy company, Dong Energy, have signed a letter of intent to transform a 50-acre area of the harbour into a offshore wind turbine manufacturing complex. The Harbour is looking to fund the construction of a 450m quay at a cost of GBP40m, creating 150 constru
