Hallin’s CEO John Giddens: ‘The SOV Windermere will allow Hallin to remain competitive in the most challenging market conditions that have existed for many years.’ Hallin has named its new subsea operations vessel Windermere at a glittering ceremony in Singapore attended by clients, staff and suppli
Austal has unveiled its new range of high speed transfer vessels specifically designed for the burgeoning offshore wind farm industry. The company’s Wind Express series of vessels combine fuel efficiency with advanced sea keeping characteristics to deliver a premier transportation solution for offsh
Austal has unveiled its new range of high speed transfer vessels specifically designed for the burgeoning offshore wind farm industry. The company’s Wind Express series of vessels combine fuel efficiency with advanced sea keeping characteristics to deliver a premier transportation solution for offsh
The semi-submersible platform by Aker Solutions for the Gjøa oil and gas field offshore Norway, today started on its journey from the yard at Stord to the North Sea, where installation will take place. Production start-up is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2010. Gjøa features innovative solution
Ukraine is working to engage Exxon Mobil Corp., Texaco and Chevron Corp. (all based in the U.S.) to development of the Black Sea shelf… [mappress] Source: kyivpost, June 15, 2010;
Total is bidding for a stake in the Yamal LNG project in the Arctic, while urging Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to keep Gazprom’s Sh… [mappress] Source: The St. Petersburg Times , June 15, 2010;
A dispute over a sand-dredging operation on the Mekong River in Kandal province’s Khsach Kandal district was resolved Sunday after the… [mappress] Source: phnompenhpost, June 15, 2010;
Northern Offshore, Ltd.today announced that the company has repaid in full the US$100 million Bond Loan, which matured today. The company drew down US$80 million of its US$120 million Secured Revolving Credit Facility (“the Facility”), which together with cash on hand, was used to retire the debt, a
AWE Limited advises that wireline logging has been completed at the Tui SW-2 exploration well. Wireline evaluation of the previously reported oil shows in the top of the F Sand has established that an economic accumulation of oil is not present at the Tui SW-2 location. Wireline logging operations h
Mourjan Marinas IGY in the UAE has signed a deal with Sochi Grand Marina, part of Russian shipping company Sovcomflot, for the development… [mappress] Source: ibinews, June 15, 2010;
Sevan Driller has left Macae, heading for the drilling location. The advanced deepwater drilling unit is the world’s first cylindrical rig and will be operating in the pre-salt area under a six year drilling contract with Petrobras. Sevan Driller is contracted to Petrobras S.A on a six year contract
The University of Maine’s Advanced Engineered Wood Composites Center has designed and launched a website to provide up-to-date information regarding the DeepCwind Consortium. The U.S. Department of Energy awarded the University of Maine $7.1 million to fund the DeepCwind Consortium National Research
Countries bordering the Danube want to increase shipping on the second longest river on the European continent without abusing an ecosystem… [mappress] Source: pressdisplay, June 15, 2010;
ATWOOD OCEANICS, INC.,a Houston-based International Drilling Contractor, announced that the ATWOOD BEACON (owned and operated by our wholly-owned subsidiary, Atwood Oceanics Pacific Limited) has been awarded a contract by Edison International S.p.A. (Ivory Coast Branch) (“EDISON”) to drill one well
