Bribon made their best start to an Audi MedCup Circuit regatta since the start of the season, when they won the first race of the Region of Murcia Trophy Regatta and followed up with a third to take an early two point advantage over the ever consistent circuit leaders Quantum Racing. The waters off
Pascal Bidegorry’s new Banque Populaire V, the latest generation G-Class maxi-trimaran, emerged yesteray morning from her build shed at CDK Technologies following a 24-month build and is now in the water. Following on from Franck Cammas’ 105ft Groupama III, this latest ‘uber’ multihull is even bigge
Aker Solutions has signed deals worth US $240 million with round rig maker Sevan Marine to supply two drilling equipment packages, with an option for a third. The contracts will see Aker Solutions delivering complete drilling packages including engineering and equipment deliveries, for drilling rigs
One of the partners in the UK Fife field area operated by Amerada Hess which ceased production earlier this year has obtained the rights to redevelopment of the area. Production ended at the Fife fields in May, and field partner Premier Oil has retained the rights to take over the field, subject to
Norway’s Remora ASA has won a turnkey deal to develop a new mooring system for an advanced drillship under construction South Korea. Remora has landed an engineering procurement and construction contract covering phased development of new mooring equipment based on its patented Hiload system which a
Ormen Lange operator Shell in Norway has confirmed plans to proceed with the subsea compression technology qualification programme it is undertaking for the second phase of the field’s development. With three wells now on-stream at Ormen Lange from the A subsea template, and plans to bring two more
News – August 28, 2008 Sierra Gold Corporation has announced that it has begun initial gold operations on the Sewa River with the 8in dredge purchased last month from a South African company. This equipment has the capability to process up to 50 tons per hour. An experienced, highly qualified operat
Leading custom yacht builder Van Dam Nordia presents their new flagship, the 120’ Performance Cruiser. The new Performance Cruiser range of the Van Dam Nordia shipyard has proven to be a successful concept even far before the launch of the first yacht. With the first 70’ Performance Cruiser in the f
26 August 2008 – Aker Solutions has been awarded several contracts for supply of offloading systems. The total contract value for Aker Solutions is approximately NOK 85 million. The contract awards are from the Joint Venture Euronav/OSG and MODEC International LLC for the supply of offloading system
27 August 2008 – Aker Solutions has signed contracts for delivery of two drilling equipment packages, and an option for a third package, with Sevan Marine ASA. The total contract value for the two firm contracts for Aker Solutions is approximately USD 240 million. The contracts will cover delivery o
Solutia Inc. said Monday it named James Voss, senior vice president of Solutia and president of its technical specialties division, as the new manager of the company’s nylon business. While president of technical specialties, Voss led the integration of Flexsys into Solutia. Prior to that, he served
The fifth venue of the 2008 Audi MedCup – Carthagena, Spain – proved to be just as challenging as expected yesterday, with Platoon powered by Team Germany coming out on top to take the practice race win. With between 9 and 11 knots of wind the Carthagena race course was affected by two wind systems:
BMW Oracle Racing’s new 90-foot multihull yacht touched water for the first time yesterday (24 August). In a team gathering at the water’s edge, the carbon fiber boat was lowered into Fidalgo Bay in front of the boat yard where it was constructed on the Anacortes waterfront. Melinda Erkelens, Golden
The Stanford Antigua Sailing Week continues to attract top racing boats from around the world to compete for the Lord Nelson’s Trophy. Following on from a successful 2008 edition, a new Race Committee was appointed to review the event and chart the way forward – a new format for 2009. The 2009 editi
