A gas platform has sunk in the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Venezuela, but the energy minister says it poses no risk to the environment. President Hugo Chavez announced the incident via his account on the social networking site Twitter.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers just completed an $800,000 dredging, navigation and beach renourishment project on Holden Beach. The project removed sand from the last sand bar in the Lockwood Folly Inlet (close to the waterway) and transported the sand to the east end of the beach.
There was never any plan to relocate the Penang Port nor has it been discussed in any Penang Port Commission (PPC) planning committee or board meeting, said its chairman Tan Cheng Liang. Stressing that the suggestion to move the port had only been a proposal during a recent PPC dialogue, she reassur
Marcon International, USA, has announced the delivery of two new DP-1, 1,350DWT anchor handling tug supply vessels to Nigerian buyers. ‘Opu Tamuno 1’ and ‘Ibi Teme’ were constructed at the Zhanjiang Haibin Shipyard in China. Initially, the units were commissioned on speculation by the shipyard, and
Caterpillar said that it opened a new logistic centre in April north of Hamburg, Germany, to supply parts for marine, power generation and petroleum applications. The warehouse in Henstedt-Ulzbur is about 15,000sq m (161,450sq ft), and the fourth facility in Germany for Caterpillar Motoren GmbH & Co
The Aban Pearl semisubmersible rig sank off the Venezuelan coast near Trinidad and Tobago at approximately 2:20 a.m. local time Thursday, Dow Jones Newswires reported citing a “tweet” from President Hugo Chavez’ Twitter account. According to Rigzone sources, two people may have died in the incident.
Subsea cable specialist Offshore Marine Management (OMM) has strengthened its position in Germany through its registration as a GmbH company (Offshore Marine Services GmbH). OMM has steadily increased its German client base since opening a project office in Bremen in August 2009.
Following months of Rockaway Beach being hit hard by strong storms, elected officials and representatives from the U.S. Army Corps… [mappress] Source: yournabe, May 14, 2010;
Pennsylvania attorney general Tom Corbett brought his Republican gubernatorial campaign to the Tioga Marine Terminal in Port Richmond today… [mappress] Source: kyw1060, May 14, 2010;
Santos has appointed Fluor Australia as preferred contractor for upstream facilities at its Gladstone liquefied natural gas project in Queensland. The gas and oil producer said it expected to award the contract subject to a final decision to proceed with the project. ‘In the interim, Santos will ext
COUNCILLORS are being urged to back plans for a new £100m riverside terminal in Hull which would handle up to 5m tonnes of materials a year. [mappress] Source: yorkshirepost, May 14, 2010;
In the wake of the oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, many are questioning the safety of offshore drilling. One company is working hard… [mappress] Source: Anp, May 14, 2010;
Brazil’s National Petroleum Agency, or ANP, announced the discovery of about 4.5 billion barrels of recoverable oil in a massive offshore… [mappress] Source: Anp, May 14, 2010
Bergen-based specialist subsea service company DOF Subsea Norway AS has been awarded several significant contracts for company multipurpose vessel Geosund, ensuring solid utilisation through the summer. In late April, Geosund successfully completed annual subsea inspection work for Mærsk Olie og Gas
