GE Oil & Gas confirms that it has entered into contracts to supply equipment and long-term service to PNG LNG. GE will provide PGT25+G4 gas turbines and centrifugal compressors for two LNG trains at the Hides gas conditioning plant. The service contract covers maintenance of 13 turbo compressor trai
Terrebonne’s fast-eroding Isle Dernieres and Timbalier barrier islands are unlikely to undergo any substantial restoration in the near … By Nikki Buskey (dailycomet) [mappress] Source: dailycomet, August 24, 2010;
Grant Thornton LLP’s Corporate Advisory & Restructuring Services (CARS) today announced the release of The implications of the oil spill on deepwater exploration and production That is a study outlining the ramifications stemming from BP’s Macondo well disaster for energy exploration and production
The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has asked Gassco to include the use of vessels when carrying out analyses of gas transport from the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). This is intended to highlight opportunities offered by alternatives to pipelines, which rank today as the principal export solut
Oil, gas and renewables engineering specialist Lamprell has doubled interim orders to $836 million (£535 million), despite falling turnover. [mappress] Source: Growthbusiness, August 23, 2010:
State-owned liquefied natural gas, or LNG, producer RasGas has delivered its first shipment of the fuel to Portugal, the company said in a… (Zawya) [mappress] Source: Zawya, August 23, 2010;
As the Government increases its efforts to curb carbon emissions from the power generation sector, Costain is aiming to win a stake in the renewable energy market. Offshore windfarms offer the prospect of more predictable and consistent weather conditions than their onshore counterparts, together wi
Grenland Group has received a letter of intent from FMC Technologies to fabricate and deliver one manifold and foundation, as well as two protection structures. The equipment is part of FMC’s recent agreement with Gazprom Dobycha Shelf LLC to manufacture and supply subsea production equipment for th
Construction of the world’s largest deep-sea drilling ship is underway at the Dalian base of the China Ocean Shipping Company on Aug. 23. This is also China’s first drilling ship construction project to be completed under one main contractor.
The country’s two major ports — Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) and Mumbai Port Trust (MPT) — are likely to resume normal operations from Monday, a little over a fortnight since the collision between container vessel MSC Chitra and cargo ship Khailijia 3, off the Mumbai coast. The waters will be
A major one-off dredging program for the Tamar River was announced today by the state government. The $1million program will take place over the next 18 months to reduce the build-up of silt, Premier David Bartlett announced at Launceston’s homepoint wharf today.
Dong Yongquan has been under intense pressure ever since the Beijing Olympic Games ended in 2008. As the president of Qingdao International Yacht Club, he is running the 15.5-hectare harbor built for Olympic yachting events – and is supposed to turn a profit. ‘The harbor is eating up 50,000 yuan (ab
Australian ship designer Incat Crowther has announced a contract to design a third 37-metre catamaran passenger ferry for Coastal Fast Ferries in Tanzania, Africa. To be built by Richardson Devine Marine (RDM), ‘Kilimanjaro III’ will build on the its sisterships ‘Kilimanjaro I’ and ‘Kilimanjaro II’,
The ongoing efforts by the Federal Government to professionalise the operations of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) will not only help boost the image of the agency, but will also rid it of its poor public perception, minister of finance, Segun Aganga, said at the weekend in Abuja. Mr Aganga also s
