Statoil Hydro has chosen KBR’s MW Kellogg subsidiary to provide detailed design engineering and procurement for work at its Mongstad refinery complex near Bergen. Kellogg will be responsible for a coker revamp project involving automation of processes to improve the working environment and safety of
After agreeing the deal with Shell and ExxonMobil to buy UK Northern North Sea assets Abu Dhabi’s Taqa has pledged to invest in the fields and to prolong their production life. Taqa Bratani sighed the sale and purchase agreement yesterday with Shell and Exxon Mobil to acquire the Tern, Eider, Cormor
4 July 2008 – Aker Solutions has acquired the shares in Qserv Ltd., a leading provider of well, process and pipeline services in the North Sea and International markets. Qserv is a privately owned company established in 2001. The company has approximately 400 employees, of which 250 work offshore. T
Turin, Italy – ADI, the Industrial Design Association awards the Wally 80 Shaka (now Highland Fling X) with the Compasso d’Oro, the world’s most important recognition for quality and design, rewarding the product, the project, and the research. The international jury made of Architects, Designers, D
Company Brings Home the ‘Gold’ From U.S. Coast Guard SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The U.S. Coast Guard has awarded the Foss Maritime Company its most prestigious environmental honor: the 2008 William M. Benkert ‘gold’ award for marine environmental protection. It is Foss’ second major ‘green’ award in le
Global engineering group, Cavotec MSL, has won a major order to supply a system of 12 MoorMaster(R) automated mooring units for the APM Terminals container facility at the Port of Salalah in Oman. STOCKHOLM, Sweden–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Regulatory News: “MoorMaster® has a proven track record in creating s
HOUSTON, July 2, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) — Transocean Inc. (NYSE:RIG) today announced that its deepwater moored semisubmersible Transocean Marianas, capable of drilling in water depths up to 7,000 feet, has been awarded a two-year contract by a subsidiary of Eni. The contract is scheduled to commence
Terry Hutchinson (USA) steered Quantum Racing to victory in the Audi Region of Sardinia Trophy and top of the overall Audi MedCup Circuit 2008 standings after three of six regattas. One year ago Hutchinson was a key member of the Emirates Team New Zealand crew, yesterday he and his team won a Audi M
Princess Amalia wind farm (former Q7) already supplies 120 megawatt electricity a day for more than a month. Enough current for 125,000 households. This was the first offshore wind farm project for Van Oord as management contractor. Van Oord handled the design, the construction and the laying of the
HAMILTON, NORWAY–(MARKET WIRE)–Jul 4, 2008 — Hans Christian Børresen (Director), has on 4 July 2008 acquired 10,000 shares in Golden Ocean Group Limited at an average price of NOK 28,40 per share. He holds after this 220,000 shares in Golden Ocean Group Limited. Hamilton, Bermuda July 4th 2008
Monday July 7, 2:20 am ET OSLO, Norway, July 7, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) — Petroleum Geo-Services ASA (‘PGS’ or the ‘Company’) announced today that its subsidiary Arrow Seismic ASA (‘Arrow’) has received a writ of summons to Asker og Baerum Tingrett from Compagnie Generale de Geophysique — Veritas (‘CG
Odfjell Drilling has won a two year extension to its existing drilling and maintenance contract for work on Talisman Energy’s North Sea platforms. The contract extension also includes the provision for a further two year option, potentially extending until November 2012. Odfjell CEO Ketil Lenning sa
After a memorial ceremony held in Aberdeen yesterday to mark the 20th anniversary of the world’s worst offshore disaster, the loss of the Piper Alpha platform was cited by a trade union which said the industry still pays “Too little heed to safety.” Britain’s RMT – the national union of Rail, Mariti
Further development drilling on the UK Northern North Sea Causeway oil discovery has been concluded by operator Antrim Energy with the company indicating that it has found a significant oil column and a new oil accumulation in one the field formations. Antrim said that the 211/23d-18 well which was
