Teekay Corporation today announced that its current President of its Shuttle Tanker and FSO business unit, Kenneth Hvid, has been appointed to the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer effective April 1, 2011. In his new role, Mr. Hvid will be located in Vancouver, Canada a
The Clatsop County Board of Commissioners will withdraw last year’s approval of the land-use application from Oregon Pipeline LLC and reexamine the issue. The board voted Nov. 8, 2010 to accept a hearings officer’s ruling granting approval to the consolidated application. The decision was appealed t
China may have the technical capability to build a natural gas liquefaction plant within five years, potentially opening the door to vast re… [mappress] Source: tdwaterhouse, January 14, 2011;
Total announces that it has acquired interests in four exploration licenses in Argentina in partnership with YPF in order to appraise their shale gas potential. Located in the Neuquén Basin, the licenses were awarded by the provincial authorities for a six-year period. The four new blocks are the la
Wilhelmsen Ships Service has appointed Vidar Hole to the position of Business Director responsible for the Maritime Logistics Services portfolio. Vidar will drive the design, development and launch of new offers in line with the company’s strategy and identified market and customer needs, across its
The President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso and the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev have signed a Joint Declaration on gas delivery for Europe in Baku. Azerbaijan commits to supplying substantial volumes of gas over the long term to the European Union, while Europe provides acc
Wilhelmsen Ships Service has opened a new office in Sousse, south of Tunis and conveniently located between Tunisia’s main ports. The new facility will service a growing market in the region, including vessels calling on Tunisian ports and a number of offshore customers, with Wilhelmsen Ships Servic
Wilhelmsen Ships Service has appointed Vidar Hole to the position of Business Director responsible for the Maritime Logistics Services portfolio. Vidar will drive the design, development and launch of new offers in line with the company’s strategy and identified market and customer needs, across its
Monadelphous Group Limited advises there has been no significant impact to its Queensland operations caused by the floods at this stage. The company’s regional operations and the majority of the contract sites in Queensland are operating without significant restrictions. The support office in Brisba
ABPmer, a leading UK marine environmental consultancy, has reported that against a much increased competitive and challenging market background, it achieved its ambitious 2010 sales target. The energy sector continues to be its biggest market and the company continues to offer a suite of services to
There will be a public meeting Thursday to discuss Gulf-front easements Escambia County is pursuing on Perdido Key for eventual beach … (pnj) [mappress] Source: pnj, January 14, 2011;
The state-run Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) today signed memorandum of understandings (MoUs) worth over Rs one lakh crore with various … [mappress] Source: indiatimes, January 14, 2011;
Proponents for a major expansion of a Pine Portage Bay marina sought city council’s endorsement for the project in a deputation prior to … By By Reg Clayton (kenoradailyminerandnews) [mappress] Source: kenoradailyminerandnews, January 14, 2011;
Ukraine, a net importer of natural gas, increased gas imports from Russia to 36.47 billion cubic metres (bcm) in 2010 from 26.8 bcm in 2009… (kyivpost) [mappress] Source: kyivpost, January 14, 2011;
