Deepwater Corrosion’s retrofit boat is working in the Eastern gulf. The boat will migrate Westward over the summer and be available for South Texas by the end of the summer season. The boat will be totally self sufficient to perform retrofits on structures in less than 90 fsw. The retrofits will be
Hurricane Exploration plc announced that it has commenced drilling its Whirlwind basement prospect in Block 205/21 a West of Shetlands. The location is approximately 12 km north of its Lancaster oil discovery well. Whirlwind is geologically similar to Lancaster sharing the same source rock and reser
U.S. Sen. David Vitter said Tuesday he is working to reverse the Army Corps of Engineers’ effort to place the financial burden of levee … By Greg Hilburn (thenewsstar) [mappress] Source: thenewsstar, August 25, 2010;
FLEX LNG is pleased to announce that in accordance with the resolution by the shareholders at the annual shareholders meeting of FLEX LNG Ltd (“Flex LNG” or the “Company”) held on 25 May 2010, the Board of Directors of FLEX LNG has resolved to issue 132,331 new shares to the members of the Board of
The Nomination committee in Statoil is recommending to the company’s corporate assembly to elect Lady Barbara Judge and Bjørn Tore Godal as new members of Statoil’s board of directors. The Nomination committee is recommending the corporate assembly to re-elect Svein Rennemo (chair of the board), Mar
Statoil’s innovative offshore floating Hywind wind turbine demonstrates how Trelleborg’s syntactic foam buoyancy technology is contributing to the future of offshore power. “It is subsea technology that has already been extensively proven,” commented Gary Howland, Renewables Sales Manager for Trelle
Tidewater Inc. announced today that Dean E. Taylor, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Quinn P. Fanning, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will present at the Pareto Securities’ 17th Annual Oil and Offshore Conference in Oslo, Norway, on Thursday, September 2, 2
Port of Tauranga has welcomed the Shippers Council recommendation that it should become New Zealand’s North Island international hub port… (voxy) [mappress] Source: voxy, August 25, 2010;
Dredging of one section of the Grand Calumet River is complete and crews are expected to move off the site by the end of the month, Indiana… By Kathleen Quilligan (nwitimes) [mappress] Source: nwitimes, August 25, 2010;
The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) has confirmed that three companies have issued 12 offshore wind power project applications… By Troy Patterson (lucknowsentinel) [mappress] Source: lucknowsentinel, August 25 , 2010;
Sasol announces the assignment of participating interests in the Sofala and M-10 licenses offshore Mozambique to Empresa Nacional de Hidrocarbonetos (ENH). Yesterday Sasol, through Sasol Petroleum International Pty Limited (SPI), the wholly owned upstream oil and gas subsidiary of Sasol Limited, and
Iron Mountain is one of the most toxic places in the nation. The water that runs from Iron Mountain near Redding has the acidity of a car… By Ken Miguel (abclocal) [mappress] Source: abclocal, August 25, 2010;
Neptune Marine Services Ltd today announced a 14 month extension to its involvement with the Gorgon Project following the award of two new contracts. Collectively valued at approximately $12 million, the work scopes comprise: – Dive and vessel support services for the Marine and Civil/Murray and Rob
Leading global marine and fire safety equipment manufacturer VIKING Life-Saving Equipment has launched a new product line-up with broad appeal for the offshore and commercial shipping industries: design-your-own inflatable SOLAS lifejackets. Made possible by a new, modular design, VIKING customers c
