Conservation groups today urged the U.S. House Appropriations Committee to pass President Obama’s budget proposal to begin funding Coastal Louisiana restoration projects when it marks up the spending bill for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and other public agencies for Fiscal Year 2011. Last week,
Aibel won the contract amid strong international competition. It embraces engineering, procurement, and construction of the platform deck and processing facility and mating with the steel jacket. The contract is worth about NOK 2.7 billion (Approximately USD $$431 Million). “This award followed stro
Denmark-based offshore wind turbine installation specialist A2Sea has contracted Chinese company COSCO Shipyard Group for the construction… [mappress] Source: khl, July 20, 2010;
The Port of Hamburg has examined the possibility of deepening the Elbe River, following the first call of the largest containership handled… (bairdmaritime) [mappress] Source: bairdmaritime, July 20, 2010;
State port operator PT. Pelabuhan Indonesia (Pelindo) I plans to call another tender for the dredging of waterway at Belawan port in North… (antaranews) [mappress] Source: antaranews, July 20, 2010;
Noble Corporation reported second quarter 2010 earnings of $218 million, or $0.85 per diluted share, versus $392 million, or $1.49 per diluted share, for the second quarter of last year. Results for the quarter include approximately $0.06 per share due to a higher than anticipated effective tax rate
Energy giant DONG Energy has announced that the first turbine has been installed at its Walney 1 offshore wind farm, located off the coast… [mappress] Source: newenergyfocus, July 20, 2010;
Full-scale, multimillion dollar dredging of Lake Koshkonong is many months if not years away, but a small, experimental project could be … By Frank Schultz (gazettextra) [mappress] Source: gazettextra, July 20, 2010;
Talisman Energy Norge AS, operator of production licence 038D, has completed the drilling of appraisal wells 15/12-23 and 15/12-23 A at the 15/12-21 (Grevling) oil discovery. The discovery, which was proved in 2009 in reservoir rocks of the middle Jurassic (the Hugin and Sleipner formations) and the
A parliamentary committee has been told that disputes over the site of the Kimberley gas hub need to be resolved by April 2011. Woodside and… [mappress] Source: yahoo news, July 20, 2010;
APM Terminals CEO, Kim Fejfer, met with Minister of Shipping G. K. Vasan and other government officials to discuss existing and new terminal and port development projects in one of the world’s fastest-growing economies. He was in India to review progress at APM Terminals facilities at Gateway Termin
In theory, Louisiana’s plan to hold back the BP oil spill sounds awe-inspiring, like an ancient myth made possible with oil-company money… By David A. Fahrenthold (cbsnews) [mappress] Source: cbsnews, July 20, 2010;
Technip has been awarded by Talisman Energy (UK) Limited two engineering, procurement and installation contracts, worth in excess of €40 million on a lump sum basis, for the development of the Auk North and Burghley fields, the company reported in a news release. The fields will be tied back to Tali
U.S. Congressman Dale E. Kildee, D-Flint, announced today hat he helped secure more than $4 million in federal funding to dredge the … (mlive) [mappress] Source: mlive, July 20, 2010;
