The Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Terje Riis-Johansen, officially opened the Gjøa oil and gas field in the Norwegian North Sea in presence of Gerard Mestrallet, Chairman and CEO of GDF SUEZ. Gjøa has been the largest recent industrial project in Norway. It has been developed by Statoil
Valero Energy Corporation announced that Randall J. Weisenburger and Rayford Wilkins Jr. have been elected to the company’s board of directors, bringing the number of directors to 11. Weisenburger, 52, has served as Omnicom Group Inc.’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since join
The Gazprom headquarters hosted a working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Company’s Management Committee and Dimitar Gogov, Executive Director of Bulgargaz EAD. The parties discussed the current status and the prospects for cooperation in the gas sector, and focused on the transition
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) has approved 10 development projects involving Tk 66.53 billion… (bdnews24) [mappress] Source: bdnews24, January 26, 2011;
Specialist oil and gas supply and service company L&N (Scotland) have appointed Craig Finnie to Operations Director while Mike McArtney takes on a new role as Business Development Director. Mr Finnie has been with L&N for nine years, most recently as operations manager, and will have responsibility
Sweden’s Lundin Petroleum has spudded a new exploration well offshore Norway in PL338 near the Luno field.
It will be a wonderful opportunity to reunite many old friends and recall the days when racing round the world was an adventure…
As part of its corporate reorganization following the relocation of Seabourn to Seattle, Beth Bodensteiner has been promoted to vice president, revenue management and product marketing for Holland America Line. She will report to Richard D. Meadows, CTC, executive vice president, marketing, sales an
Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer is said to have a “listening ear” to calls from the UK offshore industry to improve the current offshore tax burden which is a flat 50% rate.
Houston-based Cameron has landed a multi-million dollar deal to supply equipment for a deepwater development in the South China Sea which is setting a benchmark for development in the region.
A new streamlined route to membership and registration for Officers and Ratings within the Marine Engineering and Systems Engineering Branches of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary has been launched by the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST). This streamlined route recognises th
Shippers are asking why carriers are making the introduction of the new EU security rules such an onerous business, says Shippers’ Voice managing partner Andrew Traill. Some carriers are asking for the freight data five days in advance of loading (when the EU requires it only 24 hours in advance for
Effective from 10 January 2011, KR Wind is owned 100% by the Mammoet Group. The acquisition will increase Mammoet’s focus on offshore wind turbine construction internationally. KR Wind and Mammoet are already familiar with each other as Mammoet has played an important role to KR Wind from the very b
By many accounts, wind energy, a relative veteran among alternative energy sources, is well-positioned for a perfect storm around growth:… By Beth Stackpole (designnews) [mappress] Source: designnews, January 25, 2011
