German utility RWE is in talks to supply liquefied natural gas to more Middle East countries, David Fuller, global head of LNG trading for R… (yahoo news) [mappress] Source: yahoo news, December 1, 2010;
Total announces the launch of Phase 2 of the development of the West Franklin field, after receiving approval from the UK Government’s Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC). The West Franklin field is located in Blocks 29/5b and 29/4d in the UK sector of the North Sea, approximately 240 kil
Seadrill has acquired the jack-up drilling rig Petrojack IV from Petrojack IV Pte. Ltd., Singapore. Petrojack IV was delivered from Jurong Shipyard, Singapore in January 2009 and is currently operating for PTTEP offshore Thailand under a long-term contract. Remaining contract period is 3.5 years, la
A cruise ship passenger was enjoying his Caribbean vacation so much he tried to delay the vessel’s arrival back in port. But Ryan Ehlert’s efforts to slam the brakes on his homeward bound journey went completely overboard – after he released the anchor of the 1,260-passenger liner in the middle of t
Deep-water capital investments of $140 billion are expected over the next five years as operators expand their upstream ventures into such regions, according to UK consultant Douglas-Westwood.
If last year’s third quarter reports from the container shipping lines were much of a disappointment with red figures and shrinking volumes the Q3-reports for 2010 are quite the opposite. Due to an improved global trade the combined operating incomes of the container shipping lines hit record figure
Over the last couple of days three vessels have reportedly managed to ward off pirates in the Indian Ocean by using anti-boarding methods such as evasive manoeuvres. On November 27 the product tanker D&K 1 find itself under attack from a group of pirates.
Unexploded wartime bombs litter the seabed off the Dorset coast, which could host an offshore windfarm. This was a surprise finding of a… By Diana Henderson (bournemouthecho) [mappress] Source: bournemouthecho, November 30, 2010;
Unexploded wartime bombs litter the seabed off the Dorset coast, which could host an offshore windfarm. This was a surprise finding of a… By Diana Henderson (bournemouthecho) [mappress] Source: bournemouthecho, November 30, 2010;
Skarv FPSO has started the voyage from South Korea to Norway. last mooring line was released early Monday morning in line with the schedule. “This is yet another key milestone successfully achieved in the development of the Skarv field. We look forward to welcome the Skarv FPSO to Norway and wish th
ATWOOD OCEANICS, INC., a Houston-based international drilling contractor (the “Company”), announced today that Mr. Alan Quintero, Senior Vice President – Operations, resigned from the Company on November 24, 2010 with effect as of close of business November 30, 2010 to pursue other career interests.
Total has kicked off a second phase development of the high pressure and high temperature West Franklin field in the UK sector of the North Sea which will target another 85 million barrels of reserves.
November 29, 2010 – DryShips Inc. (the “Company” or “DryShips”), a global provider of marine transportation services for drybulk cargoes and off-shore contract drilling oil services, announced today that its fully-owned subsidiary Ocean Rig UDW Inc has signed definitive documentation following the p
Geologist estimates Givot Olam’s Meged oil reserve worth $830 million The US-Israeli partners in the offshore Leviathan field announced Monday that initial drilling results found indications of natural gas at the site.
