Foster Wheeler AG announced today that Umberto della Sala, 62, has been named Interim Chief Executive Officer, effective October 22. Mr. della Sala fills the CEO position vacated by Robert C. Flexon, who left the company on October 22 to pursue other interests. The company has begun an external sear
Google’s plan to build an undersea power line for offshore wind farms along the East Coast drew praise Friday from U.S. Energy Secretary… By David R. Baker (sfgate) [mappress] Source: sfgate, October 25, 2010;
Google’s plan to build an undersea power line for offshore wind farms along the East Coast drew praise Friday from U.S. Energy Secretary… By David R. Baker (sfgate) [mappress] Source: sfgate, October 25, 2010;
The liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal to be build in Swinoujscie – a city on the Baltic sea shore – by mid-2014 is already attracting the… (gowarsaw) [mappress] Source: gowarsaw, October 25, 2010;
Delta South MLA Vicki Huntington and a local group continued the push last week to get funding to deal with the silt issue in the secondary… By Jessica Kerr (delta-optimist) [mappress] Source: delta-optimist, October 24, 2010;
“Having tested our oil spill preparedness plans ahead of the imminent drilling operations in the Barents Sea, we can now confirm that they perform as planned,” says Knut Harald Nygård, Statoil’s new exploration manager for the Barents Sea. The three operators, Statoil, Eni and Lundin, together with
Hernando County can proceed with finding a contractor to take over the Hernando Beach Channel dredging project. That was just what County… By Barbara Behrendt (tampabay) [mappress] Source: tampabay, October 24, 2010;
The contractor group for BM-S-11 in ultra-deep water of Santos Basin, including Galp Energia, Petrobras and BG Group, informs that concluded the drilling of the ninth well located in Tupi’s area, confirming the estimated volumes of recoverable light oil and natural gas in the range between 5 and 8 b
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation today announced that it will release its financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 on Tuesday, November 2, 2010 at 7:00 a.m. CDT. A conference call with the Company will be held the same day at 9:00 a.m. CDT. The call in number is
The New Zealand Marine Industry (NZMI) is planning to grow the size of the New Zealand’s marine industry by an ambitious 55 percent over the next five years.
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) has cited the French company Technip for an innovative technology that allows pipeline operators to transfer liquified natural gas over long distances. ASME presented the 2010 Global Pipeline Award to Technip at the recent International Pipeline Co
A new total allowable catch (TAC) for southern bluefin tuna will be established next year for implementation in 2012. The new TAC will probably be lower than the current one to help the spawning stock bounce back to 20 percent of the original population, according to Taiwan’s Fisheries Agency.
Dutch maritime engineering group SBM Offshore has announced that it has agreed for South Korea’s DSME to buy a 30 percent stake in a joint venture to provide offshore oil services in Angola.
The Port Hedland Port Authority is seeking state and federal environmental approval for its huge new dredging program aimed at increasing annual iron ore shipping capacity in the harbour by 50m tonnes a year.
