Following an engine failure on Pacific Dream, Pullmantur has moved to reactivate the Atlantic Star to replace the Pacific Dream starting on August 29th. The Atlantic Star has been laid up in Marseille since last summer. The Pacific Dream suffered a major engine failure on August 15th, and had two cr
Technip USA, supported by its contractor Jumbo Offshore have completed the installation of 5 Free Standing Hybrid Risers (FSHR’s) for the Petrobras America Inc. Cascade & Chinook ultra-deepwater project in the Gulf of Mexico. Transportation of the five buoyancy cans was handled by Jumbo’s Fairplayer
Helge Lund says Statoil has to consider whether it’s green commitment is generating sufficient profit, or whether the company has to return to being an oil and gas company. “In three to four years, we have to evaluate whether we can cope with the renewable energy industry’s demands,” said Helge Lund
Deltamarin will design a new generation of bulk carriers to be built by Chengxi Shipyard Co., Ltd for the US-based bulk operator CSL International Inc. The 71,900 DWT self unloading Panamax design is developed from Deltamarin’s B.delta standard design, which offers improved capacity and lower fuel c
The twelve offshore wind turbines that make up the ‘alpha ventus’ wind farm, 45 kilometres to the north of the North Sea island of Borkum,… By Jan Oliver Löfken (dlr) [mappress] Source: dlr, August 23, 2010;
The twelve offshore wind turbines that make up the ‘alpha ventus’ wind farm, 45 kilometres to the north of the North Sea island of Borkum,… By Jan Oliver Löfken (dlr) [mappress] Source: dlr, August 23, 2010;
BP’s Macondo well may have stopped leaking, but a federal investigative panel this week will continue searching for answers into the … By Brett Clanton (chron) [mappress] Source:chron , August 23 , 2010;
The dredging program on 10 rivers in Jakarta area is expected to start by early 2011. In addition to dredging rivers, the flood control … (beritajakarta) [mappress] Source: beritajakarta, August 23, 2010;
PetroChina Company Limited (“PetroChina”) announced today that PetroChina International Investment Australia Ltd., a subsidiary of PetroChina, and Shell Energy Holdings Australia Ltd. (“Shell”), through their 50/50 joint venture company, entered into the equity acquisition agreement with Arrow Energ
Sevan Marine ASA and E.ON Ruhrgas UK E&P Limited (“E.ON”) as operator of the Huntington project have made good progress in the commercial agreements for the lease of the FPSO Sevan Voyageur. Huntington is operated by E.ON with an equity share of (25%). The other joint venture partners are Premier Oi
There is no gainsaying that the gateway to the economic development of any nation is its seaport, where higher percentage of goods are moved… (hellenicshippingnews) [mappress] Source: hellenicshippingnews, August 23, 2010;
InterMoor, an Acteon company, has announced that Acteon’s recently acquired subsidiary, IOS Offshore AS, will now be known as IOS InterMoor AS in a move which closely aligns the business with InterMoor’s globally recognized mooring business. Established in 1986, IOS Offshore is a leading supplier of
The $4 billion Oakajee port and rail project is a step closer with initial agreements signed by the foundation customers of the … By Rebecca Lawson (perthnow) [mappress] Source: perthnow, August 23, 2010;
FMC Technologies, Inc. announced today that it has received a call-off order from Total Exploration & Production Angola for the manufacture and supply of additional subsea production equipment. The call-off is for one option included in an existing contract and has a value of approximately $36 milli
