Delegates to a business breakfast hosted by Oil and Gas UK will be given an insight to the future for the European gas market next week. Gas industry analyst Patrick Heren will examine prospects for future supplies for the UK and the rest of Europe as North Sea sources are depleted and look at facto
Sweden’s PA Resources hit a new record with its daily output in August, pumping 22,200 bbl on a single day. Production was boosted in particular by the performance of the Volve field in Norway which delivered record production above the planned field plateau level from two oil producers during the m
Aker Solutions has been awarded a contract from StatoilHydro for a feed study for a subsea gas compression project for Asgard and Mikkel fields. AkerSolutions communications manager subsea Endre Johansen said he could not discuss the financial value of the contract. “The financial value is not great
Solicitation Number: W912DS-08-B-0011 Agency: Department of the Army Office: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Location: U.S. Army Engineer District, New York Notice Type: Solicitation Original Posted Date: June 23, 2008 Posted Date: September 2, 2008 Response Date: Sep 05, 2008 2:00pm Original Response
News – September 5, 2008 A contract for the design, construction and operation of a silt treatment and storage system at the Port of Antwerp – the AMORAS project – has been awarded to Dredging International and Jan De Nul, supported by their respective environmental subsidiaries DEC (DEME Environmen
News – September 5, 2008 The Oman Daily Observer reports that a joint venture of Consolidated Contractors Company, Sezai Turkes – Feyzi Akkaya Ltd (STFA) of Turkey, and Jan De Nul has been awarded a contract to undertake the recently announced expansion of Duqm port. The report said that, acccording
Finnish refiner Neste Oil has appointed Matti Lievonen as its new Chief Executive. Lievonen, who is 49 years old, will take over on 1 December 2008. Neste Oil’s current CEO Risto Rinne, 58, will leave his position for health reasons and retire, Neste said in a statement. Matti Lievonen comes to Nest
Delegates to a business breakfast hosted by Oil and Gas UK will be given an insight to the future for the European gas market next week. Gas industry analyst Patrick Heren will examine prospects for future supplies for the UK and the rest of Europe as North Sea sources are depleted and look at facto
BP confirmed on Thursday that it has signed an agreement aimed at keeping its half stake in TNK-BP – Russia’s third-biggest oil company. The development apparently resolves a long-ranging battle for control with its local partners. BP said in a statement that an overhaul of the governance structure
Project Updates – September 3, 2008 The Otago Daily Times in New Zealand reports that work on deepening the entrance to Oamaru Harbour will start shortly. The Times said Waitaki District Council has let a contract for the work to Rooney Earthmoving Ltd. The council has been setting aside NZ$100,000
News – September 4, 2008 Exim News Service reports that maintenance dredging at Paradip Port in India has resumed after several days following the breakdown of a dredger deployed by Dredging Corporation of India (DCI). DCI has reportedly deployed another dredger, Aquarius, to undertake the remainder
News – September 4, 2008 Chichester Harbour Conservancy in the UK has issued a notice to mariners advising them that sea defence work will shortly be under way at Hayling Island. 1. Mariners are advised that work to nourish the Hayling Island seafront will start week commencing Monday 8 September 20
News – September 4, 2008 The Port of New Orleans says its facilities “were spared serious damage” in the wake of Hurricane Gustav and Coast Guard and Port officials are working to expedite the re-opening of the Mississippi River to deep-draft vessel traffic. “Our Mississippi River facilities, which
The most extensive turnaround ever implemented at StatoilHydro’s Mongstad refinery and oil terminal north of Bergen starts today, 2 September.
