Jan De Nul NV is the lowest bidder for one of the last large tenders for widening and deepening the Panama Canal. Jan De Nul is already very active in Panama and is a.o. working on the construction of the new locks on the Panama Canal, one of the most prestigious infrastructure works in the [&hellip
Barclays Capital said today it has entered a multi-year Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) supply, marketing and optimization arrangement with ENI USA Gas Marketing. The agreement marks the continued growth of Barclays Capital LNG Services, created to provide tailored solutions for clients in the expanding
GEMS has commissioned a high spec DP2 vessel, the MV Normand Tonjer, for geotechnical wind farm work in the North Sea. The MV Normand Tonjer is fully equipped by GEMS for geotechnical services for wind farm turbine site investigations with new geotechnical drilling spread. A specialist deep 20 ton s
The potential for offshore wind farms will be the subject of public meetings to be held at the Bayhead Bridge Centre, Stornoway on Friday,… (stornowaygazette) [mappress] Source: stornowaygazette, August 10, 2010;
Authorities in Nigeria say they have ended a nearly three-week search for a worker who fell from a Transocean drilling ship off the coast… [mappress] Source: Canadianbusiness, August 10, 2010: [mappress] Source: canadianbusiness, August 10, 2010:
AMA Research has published the 2nd Edition of its Commercial Wind Energy Market in the UK Report, which provides a comprehensive and easy to… (heatingandventilating) [mappress] Source: heatingandventilating, August 10, 2010;
The geophysical service company WesternGeco received their new Ulstein SX124 design vessel ‘WG Cook’ from Drydocks World – Dubai (DWD) on 2 August. The ultra modern high capacity 12-streamer 3-D seismic vessel is the second of this design built at DWD for WesternGeco. ‘WG Cook’ measures 90.5 metres
McDermott International, Inc. announced one of its subsidiaries was awarded a contract to upgrade and enhance a water injection system for Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company (ADMA-OPCO) in the Zakum field. The contract value is expected to be approximately $350 million and is included in McDermott’s
Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS) is on track to deliver ENSCO 8503, the fourth of seven ENSCO 8500 Series® semisubmersible drilling rigs being built exclusively for Ensco plc. ENSCO 8503 is scheduled to commence a two-year primary term with Cobalt International Energy, L.P. in the Gulf of Mexico in
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) is intensifying its efforts to expand its offshore wind power business to overseas. MHI recently reached… (shimbun) [mappress] Source: shimbun, August 10, 2010;
Bjørge Eureka AS, a subsidiary of Bjørge ASA, has entered into a long term offshore contract for delivering of pump systems. The order value is estimated to be 100 MNOK (Approximately USD $16,7 million) divided over five years. Bjørge Eureka AS is a comprehensive pump supplier with long experience i
CSBC Corp., Taiwan’s biggest shipbuilder, said profit may fall this year as it works through low-margin orders placed by government-owned companies during the global recession. “There’s no money to be made from these contracts,” President Paul Tang said in an interview in his Taipei office yesterday
Fishing boats too will now sport unique registration numbers. An initiative of the department of fisheries in Dakshina Kannada will be replicated across India with the Union government giving its nod for the implementation of the 12-digit numbering system. The National Informatics Centre will have a
Aggressive cost-cutting moves by the Pentagon could free up more money for the strapped Navy shipbuilding budget, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said today. Gates announced that the Pentagon will seek immediate steps to start eliminating redundancy and duplication in the Defense Department, with
