Fugro-Geoteam AS has signed a contract with TGS-Nopec Geophysical Company ASA to acquire 3D survey(s) in West Africa. The projects will take approximately 7 months to acquire and Fugro will deploy its C-Class vessel Geo Caribbean to ensure efficient production on the large seismic spread programs. T
After nearly two years of engineering, procurement, and project preparations, Dockwise has completed the first of two float-overs for the Vyborg Project in Korea. The Vyborg Project with total revenues of approximately USD 100 million is big in scope. And size: It involves moving two 15,000 metric t
The Clair Ridge Joint Venture has awarded Aker Solutions an EPC-contract for delivery of two steel jackets, which will be located west of Shetland. “Jacket structures is the core business for our yard in Verdal and I am pleased to see that we have won such a huge and important contract in an interna
The R.I. Public Utilities Commission could rule next week to continue a hearing on a proposed offshore wind farm or pause the case and… [mappress] Source: pbn, July 12, 2010;
Campaigners have called for an end to the dumping of dredged waste at Whitsand Bay in Cornwall. Millions of tonnes of silt from the nearby… [mappress] Source: news.bbc, July 12, 2010;
ADX Energy Ltd announces that on the 11th of July 2010 at 11.40 am GMT the Atwood Southern Cross semisubmersible drilling rig spudded the Lambouka-1 well in the ADX operated Kerkouane license in the Sicily Channel area offshore Tunisia. Current operations are drilling a 36 inch surface hole to casin
Strong sea breezes offer one of the best options for generating electricity from the wind. And here’s the bonus: since humans like to… [mappress] Source: scientificamerican, July 12, 2010;
Strong sea breezes offer one of the best options for generating electricity from the wind. And here’s the bonus: since humans like to… [mappress] Source: scientificamerican, July 12, 2010;
Faroe Petroleum, the independent oil and gas company focusing on exploration, production, appraisal and undeveloped field opportunities in the Atlantic Margin, North Sea and Norway, announced that Hanne Harlem (age 45) has been appointed to the Board as an Independent Non-Executive Director, effecti
USACE announces tender for Tampa Harbor maintenance dredging. The project work consists of dredging shoal material from Cuts A, F, & G of Tampa Harbor. The Base consists of dredging 23,000 CY of material from Cut A and placement onto Egmont Key below Mean Low Water (MLW) between monuments 7 and 10.
Russia and Japan have reached a preliminary agreement at the governmental level on the construction of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant n… [mappress] Source: The Voice of Russia, July 11, 2010;
Shell Gabon is to launch a project to produce liquefied natural gas, the Chief Executive Officer of the company, Adrian Drewett, announced… [mappress] Source: afriquejet, July 12, 2010;
GALVESTON — Brown pelicans glide above the waters of the appropriately named Pelican Island just before sunset. At the island’s Seawolf Park… By JENALIA MORENO [mappress] Source: chron, July 12, 2010;
With Jakarta underwater once again, the city administration is busy making plans and more plans to curb flooding, but at least one expert… [mappress] Source: thejakartaglobe, July 12, 2010;
