Life is quiet in this northern Illinois village that’s so small it has no stoplights or mail delivery. Nestled along an oxbow lake where … By Timothy B. Wheeler (baltimore) [mappress] Source: baltimore, January 17, 2011;
Today, Monday 17 January, Statoil kicks off a marketing campaign arguing for natural gas to be part of Europe’s energy mix for the long term. It also marks that Statoil has been a reliable gas supplier to Europe for over 30 years based on its production from the Norwegian Continental Shelf. “Natural
Golar LNG Energy Limited is pleased to announce that it has entered into agreements to time charter its 4 modern LNG carriers (Golar Grand, Golar Viking, Golar Arctic and Golar Maria) for periods of between 12 and 18 months to various charterers. Total charter coverage amounts to 57 months. The comm
ConocoPhillips has put its controlling stake in the big Barossa and Caldita gas fields in the Timor Sea up for sale, throwing into doubt … By Peter Klinger (The West Australian) [mappress] Source: Prosafe, January 17, 2011;
Rig utilisation in the fourth quarter of 2010 was 61 per cent. MSV Regalia(image) operated for BP at Valhall in Norway until 23 November. Safe Scandinavia operated for Statoil in Norway until the end of October. Before replacing MSV Regalia, Safe Scandinavia adjusted the gangway to correspond to the
The deepening of the shipping channel at India’s first international container trans-shipment terminal (ICTT) in Kochi, scheduled to be … (livemint) [mappress] Source: livemint, January 17, 2011;
BP today announced that it has been awarded four deepwater offshore blocks in the Ceduna Sub Basin within the Great Australian Bight, off the coast of South Australia. BP said that it will explore Exploration Permit for Petroleum (EPP) areas EPP 37, EPP 38, EPP 39 and EPP 40 covering an area of 24,0
UNX Energy Corp., an emerging oil and gas company with offshore interests in the Republic of Namibia, has signed a 3D seismic contract with Petroleum Geo-Services . UNX plans to acquire approximately 1,125 km2 of 3D seismic on the 90%-owned Exploration Licence 2815, consisting of Blocks 2815, 2816 a
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has been awarded a contract from Ocean Reef Island Inc to construct an artificial island off the coast near the residential area of Punta Pacifica in Panama City. The project, with a contract value of approximately € 55 million, is already underway and the project is
Sanilac County officials are part of an ad hoc group of municipal leaders from across Michigan’s Thumb that is urging the state to go slow… By Amy Biolchini, Times Herald (thetimesherald) [mappress] Source: thetimesherald, January 17, 2011
Leading independent satellite communications company NewSat Limited has announced $2.8 million worth of new contract wins. This positive result continues the strong end to 2010 with the previously announced $3 million worth of contracts closed in late 2010. These results were an extremely strong way
BP today announced that it has been awarded four deepwater offshore blocks in the Ceduna Sub Basin within the Great Australian Bight, off the coast of South Australia. BP said that it will explore Exploration Permit for Petroleum (EPP) areas EPP 37, EPP 38, EPP 39 and EPP 40 covering an area of 24,0
U.S. Sen. Scott Brown yesterday expressed reservations about a proposal for huge offshore wind farms south of Martha’s Vineyard and… By Jay Fitzgerald (bostonherald) [mappress] Source: bostonherald, January 17, 2011
China in 2010 became the country with the most installed wind-power capacity, supplanting the United States, industry officials said… (whatsonxiamen) [mappress] Source: whatsonxiamen, January 17, 2011
