Members of Angus Council’s infrastructure services committee have pledged a further £365,000 to boost flood protection in Carnoustie… (guideandgazette) [mappress] Source: guideandgazette, January 21, 2011;
A leakage has been detected at ONGC’s Mumbai Uran Trunk (MUT) oil pipeline at 0845 hours this morning. The leakage was observed 2 Kms from BPB platform (Bassein oil and gas field) in western offshore, 80 kms from Mumbai coast. The Regional Contingency Plan (which is the existing emergency response m
Woodside today announced fourth quarter report for period ended December 31, 2010. 2010 production of 72.7 MMboe, within 70–75 MMboe target range. Sales revenue up 20% • Production volumes were down 10% compared to the full year 2009, primarily due to the sale of Woodside’s interest in the Otway Gas
The Tybee City Council voted Thursday to reject the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer’s plans for placing dredge materials near the beach as part… By Mary Landers (savannahnow) [mappress] Source: savannahnow, January 21, 2011;
Further to yesterday’s announcement of the contemplated initial public offering (IPO) of Aker Drilling, the company wishes to inform that Arctic Securities, DnB NOR Markets, Pareto Securities and RS Platou Markets have been retained as financial advisors and facilitators of the IPO on Oslo Stock Exc
In an era where new power plants cost billions and the huge components of offshore wind farms require an industrial base to manufacture,… By Steve Szkotak (yahoo) [mappress] Source: yahoo, January 21, 2011
Schilling Robotics, LLC, experts in subsea systems, announced today that it has formally opened a new support center in Singapore, and has commenced construction of another support center in Brazil which will open in April 2011. This international expansion of Schilling’s product support services in
A total of 150,000 cubic yards of dredged sediment from Lower Newport Bay will start moving north this year, as the California Coastal … By Taylor Hill (thelog) [mappress] Source: thelog, January 21, 2011;
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Det norske oljeselskap ASA a drilling permit for well 6508/1-2, cf. Section 8 of the Resource Management Regulations. Well 6508/1-2 is scheduled to be drilled from the drilling facility Aker Barents in position 65o 55’50.28″ north and 08o 01’52.78″ eas
Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering Holdings Berhad (MHB) has appointed Mr Dominique de Soras as a Non-Independent Executive Director and also the new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer with effect from 1 February 2011. He will replace En. Wan Yusoff bin Wan Hamat who will be resigning
Large wind farms are being built around the world as a cleaner way to generate electricity, but operators are still searching for the most… (physorg) [mappress] Source: physorg, January 21, 2011
Despite recent localised rain in the Cooper Basin, Beach Energy Ltd is expecting to spud its second shale gas well, Holdfast-1, later today. Holdfast-1 is approximately 24 kilometres to the northeast of the first shale gas well, Encounter-1. The well is targeting the same Roseneath-Epsilon-Murteree
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. announced today that it has executed agreements for its Helix Fast Response System (“HFRS”) to be named as a spill response resource for the U.S. Gulf of Mexico (“GOM”) in response plans submitted by oil and gas producers with state and federal authorities. The HFR
Department of Public Works officials may find out today if the state will get a revised dredge permit that allows them to possibly rebid the… By MICHAEL D. BATES (hernandotoday) [mappress] Source: hernandotoday, January 21, 2011;
