The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating an allision between a towing vessel and a wellhead in the Barataria Waterway at approximately 1 a.m., July 27. The tug vessel Pere Ana C, pushing the dredge barge Captain Buford Berry, allided with the wellhead while it transited the Barataria Waterway.
Energy group Centrica said it seven out of ten well drilled so far this year have been successful. Reviewing operations in the first half of this year Centrica said: “Of the ten operated and non-operated wells drilled this year seven have shown positive results, including three exploration discoveri
Stabilisation work is to start next month on the north and south piers of St Aubin Harbour and the breakwater at St Aubin’s Fort. Jersey States said the structures were at risk of collapse as a result of centuries of damage destabilising them.
The operation of the new deep-sea terminal, which is expected to start in 2012, will significantly change the shape of the ethylene market in Europe. INEOS Oxide has today confirmed its plans to build and operate a new one million tonne per annum Ethylene Terminal, to be constructed at its Zwijndrec
Agility Logistics will commence operating an Australian domestic shipping service between Melbourne, Victoria and Bell Bay, Tasmania in early August. The service will be operated by Agility Shipping, a joint venture between Agility Logistics and Transworld Marine Express. The joint venture agreement
Canadian archaeologists have located a British ship abandoned in the Arctic while on a 19th Century rescue mission. Parks Canada researchers found HMS Investigator in Mercy Bay this week.
driving around in the harbour area , my attention was triggered by a highly illuminated ship , apperently just arriving from sea because tugboats where still manoeuvring her to some mooring buoys the aoka mizu is a FPSO , floating production storage and offloading vessel , used in the offshore oil i
Noble Corporation announced that it has closed its acquisition of FDR Holdings Limited (“Frontier”). The acquisition of Frontier, formerly an independent drilling company, and previously announced agreements with Shell increase Noble’s drilling fleet size to 69 from 62 units, with the addition of th
MO: 7515365–Flag: Netherlands Anchor Handling Vessel, moored at the quai: Parkkade, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Seen:28st May 2009
This type of tug usualy handle the anchors for the offshore drilling rigs.
Global Marine Systems is launching ‘Predator’ – a new Inspection class ROV, at HydroVision International (27th-30th July 2010), in Charlotte, North Carolina. The US conference is the world’s largest gathering of hydro professionals, highlighting perspectives on the role of hydropower and the issues
AGL Resources Inc. and El Paso Corporation today announced the signing of a joint-venture agreement to distribute liquefied natural gas (LNG) across the southeastern United States to the heavy-duty transportation market, which includes heavy-duty trucks, buses, and waste haulers, and to peak-shaving
Aban Offshore Ltd has informed BSE that a letter of intent has been received for the deployment of the jack-up rig Aban VII offshore India for a three firm wells plus one optional well programme. The estimated revenue from the firm period of deployment (with an estimated duration of 120 days) is $10
Anchor handling tug supply vessel Normand Master.
