Ascent Resources plc, the AIM-traded oil and gas exploration and production company, through its subsidiary Ascent Resources (Netherlands) BV (‘ARN’), has increased its interest in the M10/11 block in the southern North Sea off the Netherlands’ coast. Following the transfer of McLaren Resources Inc’
Bowleven, the West Africa focused oil and gas exploration group listed on AIM, announces that the IE-3 appraisal well has reached a final depth of 3,048 metres. The Company has run a suite of wireline logs and has taken samples and pressure data. The information collected indicates that the well has
On Sunday 11 July Statoil switched on the power, making Gjøa Norway’s first floating platform to get electricity from the mainland. “This is a good example of how Statoil can play a part in solving some of the climate challenges in collaboration with the supplies industry,” says Bjørn Midttun, head
A section of the important St. Lawrence Seaway shipping route will remain closed until at least Thursday morning as crews clean up spilled fuel oil after a cargo vessel ran aground on Monday. A fuel tank on the Canada Steamship Lines vessel M/V Richelieu was punctured after the ship experienced prop
A strike at POAGS, an Australian port operator, ended today as waterfront union workers returned to work following a 24-hour shutdown sparked by safety concerns. Work resumed at 15 of the company’s ports nationwide from the 3 p.m. shift today with no plans to extend the disruption while the union is
In a bid to recoup over sh120b losses worth of exports incurred last year, the government is set to roll out a new fishing regime with a new statutory instrument. Among the measures aimed at restoring the glory of Lake Victoria and sustain fish exports, the Government is addressing the issue of open
TBS International plc (NASDAQ: TBSI) announced its joint venture, Log.Star Navegacao S.A., obtained an operational license in Brazil to provide domestic shipping services. Lof.Star is a Brazilian flag shipping company that will concentrate on the movement of breakbulk, bulk parcels, heavy lift, gene
At the Offshore Wind Conference 2010 in Liverpool, Scottish based SeaEnergy PLC signed a Letter of Intent with Ulstein Group to co-develop new service vessels for the offshore wind industry. As the offshore wind industry moves further from the coastline, new strategies are required to make these far
Following reports of the Clio-3 natural gas discovery, Chevron has discovered even more natural gas with the Sappho-1 exploration well in the highly prolific Carnarvon Basin offshore Western Australia. Drilled to a total depth of 4,696 metres, the Sappho-1 discovery well transacted 75 meters of net
Timber from Norway has been transported to Cardiff Bay to refurbish the city’s Norwegian Church Arts Centre. The cargo was brought from Cardiff’s partner region of Hordaland County by Tres Hombres, a topsail schooner. The ship is a specialist eco-freight carrier and part of a Dutch-based shipbroker
Massachusetts House lawmakers are weighing a bill designed to streamline the permitting process for wind energy facilities over the… [mappress] Source: businessweek, July 15, 2010;
The decision to use Ecospeed was quickly made by the new owners of the cruise vessel m/v Astoria after they saw the excellent condition of Ecospeed on the underwater hull of another cruise vessel. The ship came into drydock after sailing with the coating for three years and needed only a few small t
Knight & Carver YachtCenter in the US recently took delivery of its newly acquired dry dock ‘Diligence’, which arrived at the company’s refit and repair operations in San Diego, California last week. The 4,000-tonne capacity dry dock made its way along San Diego Bay on the last day of June, guided b
Blasting will take place at a busy north-east harbour next week as work on a multimillion-pound port expansion enters its final phase. The massive Smith Embankment project at Peterhead is just weeks away from completion. Work to build a 650ft quay and 330ft breakwater at the busy Buchan port began i
