Het groene energiebedrijf Electrawinds en de investerings- en ontwikkelingsmaatschappij Power@Sea willen samen een nieuw windturbinepark bouwen in de Noordzee. Daarvoor is een concessieaanvraag ingediend bij de CREG, de Commissie voor de Regularisatie van Elektriciteit en Gas. De CREG heeft de aanvr
Royal Boskalis Westminster nv has been given a notice of award for a contract with Rio Tinto for the expansion of its iron ore port facility at Cape Lambert in Western Australia. The contract will be worth approximately € 145 million and is due to be completed in the second half of 2010. The assignm
The official DVD series of the Clipper 07-08 Round the World Yacht Race is now available for pre-ordering from Nauticalia.com for delivery at the end of August 2008. The ten-part series of 30-minute programmes, which is currently being aired by broadcasters around the world, has been produced by lea
Project Updates – August 6, 2008 News media in the country say the Ggovernment of Sri Lanka plans to call for fresh bids for the construction of the first terminal at the new Colombo South Harbour next month. Quoting the Sri Lanka Ports Authority Chairman Saliya Wickramasuriya, sources said that, in
Lloyd’s Register has significantly enhanced its human factors technical services business by acquiring Human Engineering Limited, a leading supplier of ergonomics and human factors technical services worldwide. The signing took place on July 23, 2008 in London, between Lloyd’s Register Transportatio
StatoilHydro has been given the green light to drill exploration well 6507/6-3 in the Norwegian Sea with the Transocean Winner rig. The well will be drilled in Production License 212 C and operations are expected to last for 42 days, after which the well will be permanently plugged. The well, which
StatoilHydro and partner Sonatrach have made a fifth discovery in the Hassi Mouina license in the Sahara desert in Algeria. StatoilHydro has a 75% interest in Hassi Mouina with Sonatrach holding the remaining 25% stake in the license which was awarded in June 2004. “This is an interesting discovery
Drilling has commenced on the first of two wells offshore southern Ireland in the Celtic Sea which aim to prove up new oil fields. Providence Resources and its partners have kicked off the first well in a two-well programme with the Transocean Arctic II semi-submersible on the Hook Head oil accumula
We are pleased to announce that Birgitte Henrichsen will join the A.P. Moller – Maersk Group on 1 September 2008 as Head of Media Relations. Birgitte Henrichsen will have overall responsibility for global media contact. Birgitte Henrichsen (53) is a journalist, and has since 2000 been Senior Vice Pr
Barack Obama reversed his position over petrol prices yesterday in the face of polls showing it has emerged as the dominant issue of the presidential election. The Democratic candidate said he would dip into the US strategic oil reserves to try to drive down prices, a policy he had previously oppose
With 15-20 knots WSW wind predicted, there were some 25 knot gusts to greet the iShares Cup fleet took to the water for the final afternoon’s series of races. Having been onboard with Team Holmatro this morning, it was easy to appreciate how it doesn’t take much to make these fearsome machines turn
Alinghi showed the fruits of their multihull training schedule again today by snatching a second overall victory in a row on the iShares Cup circuit. But with their second place finish over the four days at Cowes, Team Origin still remain overall leaders, with the Greenhalgh brothers retaining enoug
Offshore industry body The International Marine Contractors Association has just passed the 500-member mark with representation in 50 countries worldwide. The figure shows a doubling of membership numbers since 2002, IMCA president and chief executive Hugh Williams noted, and he said the rise was in
Noreco (Norwegian Energy Company) has seen record output in July of 15,700 boe/d, the company said. Noreco said good underlying performance in its fields and the recent acquisition of Talisman Oil Denmark both contributed to the record production. Oil, gas and NGL production came from Noreco`s portf
