Origin Energy Ltd. is in talks to sell stakes in its Queensland liquefied natural gas project with China’s Sinopec, Thailand’s PTT and other… (advfn) [mappress] Source: advfn, December 20, 2010;
The managing director of Iran’s LNG Company, a subsidiary of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC), says Tehran is in talks with seven for… (presstv) [mappress] Source: presstv, December 20, 2010;
SIS is pleased to announce that the company has recently signed an agreement with Van Oord, a leading Dutch dredging and marine contractor. The contract, which covers Van Oord’s fleet of more than 90 vessels, represents one of the largest contracts ever awarded in the marine software industry. Under
The Environmental Protection Agency announced tighter requirements Friday for the second phase of General Electric’s cleanup of chemical … By MIREYA NAVARRO (timesargus) [mappress] Source: timesargus, December 20, 2010;
A wind farm is a group of wind turbines in the same location used for production of electric power. Individual turbines are interconnected… By Andy Soos (oilprice) [mappress] Source: oilprice, December 20, 2010
A recent critical habitat rule about juvenile smalltooth sawfish has led to scrutiny over dredging plans in the waters around Bonita Springs… By ANDREA STETSON (news-press) [mappress] Source: news-press, December 19, 2010;
In July, the Army Corps of Engineers began a massive dredging of the Clearwater’s Stevenson Creek. This had been in the works for more than… By Mike Brassfield (tampabay) [mappress] Source: tampabay, December 19, 2010;
Energy XXI announced it has completed the previously announced purchase of certain shallow-water Gulf of Mexico shelf oil and natural gas interests from ExxonMobil and its affiliates. The acquisition nearly doubles the company’s reserves and production profile, adding approximately 20,000 net barrel
Oil accidents prompt Danish industries and research to cooperate on new groundbreaking sonar technology. For the first time ever it will be possible to get a detailed picture of oil in the water column and on the seafloor. The technology will be able to prevent fatal environmental disasters caused b
Officials from the Savannah District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, today extended the deadline for submitting comments on the proposed deepening of the Savannah Harbor to Jan. 25, 2011. The Corps of Engineers released a draft General Re-Evaluation Report (GRR) and draft Environmental Impact Stateme
On January 31, 2011 the Finnish shipping company Bore starts a new liner service between Helsinki and Oxelösund under the name HelOx Line. Initially Bore’s 1,400 lane meter ro-ro vessel Borden will operate on the route with three weekly sailings in each direction. Lindholm Shipping will be the agent
Marine contractor Van Oord has commissioned the construction of a second self-propelled cutter suction dredger to IHC Merwede. This new vessel will be the sister to the Athena, the self-propelled cutter suction dredger that is currently under construction. Like the Athena, the new cutter suction dre
Royal Caribbean now says 105 passengers were injured when its Brilliance of the Seas rolled in rough seas near Alexandria, Egypt earlier this week. That’s substantially more than the 30 injuries previously reported by the cruise line
The public on Saturday will get its first up-close look at the new $28 million cruise ship terminal at Broadway Pier, which is being transformed into an old-fashioned amusement park to commemorate the Port Pavilion.
