viewed from across the Tay at Newport on Tay these rigs in for repair dominate the Dundee skyline
Off shore oil rig drilling in Santa Catalina Channel with Catalina Island just visible above the fog bank in the distance
Statoil’s second quarter 2010 net operating income was NOK 26.6 billion, compared to NOK 24.3 billion in the second quarter of 2009. The quarterly result was affected by a 32% increase in liquids prices measured in NOK, a 6% increase in equity production and a 12% decrease in gas prices measured in
ABAN Offshore said on Wednesday that reinsurers have settled a claim worth $235 million for its semi-submersible rig, which sank in the… [mappress] Source: Economic Times, July 29, 2010:
The creators of a new underwater remotely operated vehicle (ROV) claim almost any problem with the device can be repaired in less than 20… By Stephen Harris (theengineer) [mappress] Source: theengineer, July 29, 2010;
International workboat operator Acta Marine has successfully obtained certifications of its activities in accordance with the ISO-9001 quality standard and the SCC** safety standard. Acta Marine is the new trade name of the former sister companies Waterweg and Van Stee that recently merged into one
The Valhalla’s huge “clamshell” scoops into the channel bottom, hauls up a dripping load of sediment, swings it over the water’s surface to a receiving scow and drops it in. Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, the Manson Co. vessel is hard at work dredging the Port of Long Beach’s main chann
Tidewater announced the election of Morris E. Foster to its Board of Directors for a term expiring in July 2011. Morris E. Foster retired in 2008 as Vice President of ExxonMobil Corporation and President of ExxonMobil Production Company following more than 40 years of service with the ExxonMobil gro
Royal Dutch Shell reported second-quarter income attributable to Royal Dutch Shell shareholders of $4.39 billion, higher than $3.82 billion… (rttnews) [mappress] Source: rttnews, July 29, 2010;
Calder Engineering Ltd, which has been supplying cabins to the offshore oil and gas industry for 12 months, has recently won a contract to… (johnogroat) [mappress] Source: johnogroat, July 29, 2010;
Delaware’s Congressional delegation announced today that it had secured $8.2 million in federal funding to repair the Bethany Beach and … (delmarvanow) [mappress] Source: delmarvanow, July 29, 2010;
SHELL is likely to join Chevron’s giant Wheatstone liquefied natural gas project in competition with Woodside Petroleum’s Pluto project… (perthnow) [mappress] Source: perthnow, July 29, 2010;
A stage has now been completed within the scope of the implementation of the port reform with the signature of all sale contracts of the equipment concerning the container terminals. The Grand Port Maritime du Havre (GPMH : Port of Le Havre Authority) has just signed the last two sale contracts for
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announces a Firm Fixed-price contract for the maintenance dredging of the Rehandling Basin at Craney Island Dredged Material Management Area (CIDMMA) to a depth of 30 feet with 2 feet of allowable overdepth. In addition, the work consists of maintenance dredging portions
