Rockhopper Exploration plc , the North Falkland Basin oil and gas exploration company, announces that the Ocean Guardian drilling rig is at the location of the Sea Lion 14/10-2 discovery well and that operations to carry out a flow test on the Sea Lion main and lower fans are underway. While testing
Houston-based Vantage Drilling’s first newbuild drillship, Platinum Explorer is due to set sail in November for India after undergoing commissioning at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering’s shipyard in Okpo, South Korea. Vantage owns 100% interest in Platinum Explorer after buying out Taiwan Ma
The Manager, Calabar Free Port, Mr Ahmed Dandare has advised the Federal Government to restructure the ports in the coutry along … (compassnewspaper) [mappress] Source: compassnewspaper, September 6, 2010;
Damen Shipyards Group is proud to announce the sale of its first-ever Twin Axe Catamaran, the Damen High Speed Support Vessel (HSSV) 2610, which is particularly suited for the offshore wind industry. Marineco UK, based in Edinburgh, Scotland, recently signed for the new HSSV 2610 with an option for
On 27 August 2010, MPI Offshore proudly held the launching ceremony of “MPI Adventure”, the first of two state-of-the art wind turbine installation vessels, currently under construction at the Cosco Nantong Shipyard in China. Following completion of the construction of the vessel’s hull, the vessel
Northern Offshore, Ltd. announced today that Mr. Paul Ravesies has joined the company as Senior Vice President, Marketing and Business Development. Gary W. Casswell, president and CEO, said, “Paul is a welcome addition to Northern Offshore. His broad experience in contracts, marketing, business deve
The Coast Guard reopened the Mississippi River, Friday, after dredging operations were completed. (deepwaterhorizonresponse) [mappress] Source: deepwaterhorizonresponse, September 6, 2010;
A major training exercise was staged off the coast yesterday to test responses to emergency incidents around off-shore wind farms.The… By Owen R Hughes (dailypost) [mappress] Source: dailypost, September 06, 2010;
Kongsberg Maritime will supply a sophisticated suite of acoustic systems, including multibeam and scientific echosounders for the Alaska Region Research Vessel (ARRV), ‘Sikuliaq’, which will be operated by the University of Alaska, Fairbanks. Kongsberg Maritime’s specialist US company, Kongsberg Und
Nido Petroleum Limited (Nido), as Operator of Service Contract 54A (SC 54A), advised that the Tindalo-1 well intervention and remediation programme has commenced. Since the previous update on 30 August 2010: The support vessel M/V Pacific Ariki arrived at the Tindalo location on 5 September with t
The Asian Development Bank wants to sell its stake in Petronet LNG Ltd. and has written letters to the company’s major shareholders about it… (automatedtrader) [mappress] Source: automatedtrader, September 6, 2010;
In October, the dredging of Chocolate Bayou will begin. John Harvey, Site Manager for INEOS, addressed attendees about the dredging at the recent Alvin-Manvel Chamber CEO Roundtable Luncheon. Harvey explained the dredging process. “The dredging is performed to assure there is adequate passageway thr
The Nova Scotia government is allocating $300,000 to help pay for a detailed design leading to the dredging of Sydney’s harbour, a gesture… (cbc) [mappress] Source: cbc, September 6, 2010;
The Nan River and two adjacent rivers will be dredged and have sluice gates installed as part of an integrated approach to tackle chronic… (bangkokpost) [mappress] Source: bangkokpost, September 6, 2010;
