Subsea 7, one of the world’s leading subsea engineering and construction companies is pleased to announce that, as part of its ongoing investment in assets and technology, and following a two year trial in conjunction with SeeByte, that the two companies will collaborate further to bring the first c
Sigma Offshore, which has developed a pioneering mooring and fluid transfer system for oil and gas production vessels, has secured funding totalling US$6.1m from global oil and gas services company National Oilwell Varco (NOV), Scottish Enterprise’s Scottish Venture Fund (SVF) and venture capital fi
SHELL Philippines Exploration B.V. (SPEX) has started to drill an additional exploratory well at the Malampaya gas field. Sources said the company commenced drilling in the Camago-2 well at the Malampaya field in offshore Northwest Palawan on April 25 using its contracted semi-submersible drilling r
Yesterday was the first tour of the Georgia Port Authority to discuss and explain to those interested in the river deepening project and… [mappress] Source: examiner, May 3, 2010;
The illustrious history of the century-old Nordseewerke shipyard in Germany was heading toward a final unhappy chapter when the global… [mappress] Source: pennenergy, May 03, 2010;
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has been awarded a LoI (Letter of Intent) to install rock on the 1,220-kilometer “Nord Stream” gas pipelines running through the Baltic Sea, connecting Russia to Northern Germany. The contract value will amount to approximately € 100 million, with the share of Boskali
Somali insurgents have taken control of one of the main pirate havens in the centre of the country. Residents said several hundred rebels of the group Hizbul Islam had taken over the coastal town of Haradhere and that the pirates had fled.
Engineering outfit SBM Offshore is to supply the design for two highly specialised wind turbine-installation jack-up vessels to Dubai-based [mappress] Source: upstreamonline, May 03, 2010;
Engineering outfit SBM Offshore is to supply the design for two highly specialised wind turbine-installation jack-up vessels to Dubai-based [mappress] Source: upstreamonline, May 03, 2010;
A senior UK oil industry executive has suggested that there are up to 40 platform jackets are out to bid in the North Sea. Alistair Birnie, chief executive of Subsea UK, made the comment after the close of a North Sea conference in London.
The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence, and Member of Parliament for Central Nova, on behalf of the Honourable Gail Shea,… [mappress] Source: benzinga, May 3, 2010;
The San Rafael Canal could be dredged this fall depending on the results of a preliminary study to see what lies within the silty waters. [mappress] Source: marinij, May 3, 2010;
Marinette Marine Corporation (MMC), Fincantieri’s US subsidiary, and Boeing have announced that Oceaneering International are to enter the team set up a year ago with a view to competing for the imminent tender for the “Ship-to-Shore Connector” (SSC) program which provides for the construction of 80
The past decade has seen an average 8.9 per cent annual growth in the cruise liner industry, a spokesperson for the Parliamentary Secretariat for Tourism said in comments to this newspaper. Cruise liner passengers increased from 187,838 in 1999 to 439,630 last year.
