Aban Offshore, India’s largest offshore drilling and oil-field services provider, has won a half-a-billion-dollar contract from Brazilian… [mappress] Source: economictimes.indiatimes, August 11, 2010:
STX Norway Offshore has through its subsidiary STX Brazil Offshore entered into two new contracts for Norskan Offshore for the building of two Anchor Handling Tug Supply (AHTS) of AH 11 design. The vessels are scheduled for delivery in 2012 and 2013. These vessels are the first of the new AH 11 desi
The traditional rulers and elders of the coastal communities of Twon Brass in Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa State have raised alarm… (thetidenewsonline) [mappress] Source: thetidenewsonline, August 11, 2010;
Aberdeen-headquartered energy consultancy Xodus Group has won a large contract with operator GDF SUEZ E&P UK Ltd to deliver a front end engineering and design (FEED) study for the Juliet field in the Southern North Sea. Xodus will provide an integrated FEED study including flow assurance and operati
Adjusted EBIT up 11 percent year on year. 2,800MW of new, climate-friendly generating capacity enters service. 2010 forecast unchanged – adjusted EBIT expected up 0 to 3 percent and adjusted net income at prior-year level. Following a strong first quarter, Düsseldorf-based energy company, E.ON recor
Approaching storms forced crews to suspend drilling the final stretch of a relief well aimed at shooting a permanent underground plug into… by Harry R. Weber and Jeffrey Collins (washingtonpost) [mappress] Source: washingtonpost, August 11, 2010:
Mercuria Energy trading announced today that Dan Masters and Andrew Helm have joined Mercuria to commence trading in Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG). The business will be led by Dan Masters. Dan and Andrew both held senior trading positions with BPs LNG business, Andrew in Houston and Dan in London. Mer
CGGVeritas has launched the Oceanic Vega seismic vessel at a naming ceremony held at the Ulstein Verft shipyard in Norway. The Oceanic Vega is the first of a new generation of Ulstein SX120 high-end, environmentally friendly vessels and the first of two X-BOW® vessels commissioned by CGGVeritas, the
Components for the wind power industry will be produced on a site of 37,300 m² in the future. Gräfenhainichen/Dessau: the growth of AMBAU GmbH continues. Following the opening of its fourth plant in Cuxhaven at the end of 2008, the management board has decided to incorporate a fifth plant into the A
Components for the wind power industry will be produced on a site of 37,300 m² in the future. Gräfenhainichen/Dessau: the growth of AMBAU GmbH continues. Following the opening of its fourth plant in Cuxhaven at the end of 2008, the management board has decided to incorporate a fifth plant into the A
Prosafe has been awarded a contract by BG International (CNS) Limited for the provision of the Safe Caledonia accommodation rig for the Gaupe and other projects in the North Sea. The firm period of the contract is 9 months with on site operations planned to commence March 2011. In addition Prosafe h
Tap Oil Ltd advises that it has relinquished an exploration block, SC-41, located in the Sulu Sea in the southern Philippines. The next phase of the service contract would have included a work program commitment to drill an exploratory well by May 2011. It was concluded that a well was not appropria
Wärtsilä’s Energopac is an integrated propeller and rudder design that effectively reduces flow separation behind the propeller hub, thereby reducing frictional drag while preserving course-keeping capabilities. In recent trials carried out in co-operation with the Spliethoff Group, a company that m
Incat Crowther announced that the firm has been contracted to design an innovative 28m Wave Piercing Catamaran Crew Boat to support offshore oil and gas operations. Developed in conjunction with Topaz Shipbuilding for a large petroleum firm, the vessel features a new and cleverly developed layout. A
