Contracts & Tenders – June 24, 2008 MCJ Ref No: 641/X/16 Project Stage: Expressions of Interest Area: Co. Cork, Ireland Promoter: Cork County Council, Roads, Ardmanagh House, Schull, Co Cork. Tel: 028-28128; Fax: 028-28541; E-mail: billy.horgan@corkcoco.ie Contact: Billy Horgan Profile: Competent an
The starting gun for the 2008 BMW Round Ireland Yacht Race was sounded at 1200 hours yesterday to signal one of the most competitive contests in the 28 year history of Ireland’s premier offshore sailing challenge. With a westerly breeze gusting 40 knots, Alburn, Leopard and Galileo were the first ov
The 3rd Fife regatta of the modern era got underway over the weekend, in the Firth of Clyde with a 20 strong fleet of spectacular traditional wooden sailing yachts, averaging 90yrs old and all built a mile from the start line by Ayrshire’s famous boat builder William Fife. The yachts – resplendent i
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has given StatoilHydro the thumbs up to drill a wildcat well with the West Alpha rig. Well 6407/7-8 will be drilled about 16km north of the Njord field in production licence 107. The well will be the 11th to be drilled in production licence 107. StatoilHydro
Awilco Offshore has agreed a deal with ConocoPhillips Skandinavia to extend the contracts for the Port Rigmar and Port Reval flotels. The US $375 million deal will see the two rigs staying on with ConPhil for an accumulated period of approximately five years. Port Rigmar is currently on Ekofisk, and
MOG said the increase in reserves is attributable only to the section of the company’s 100% owned Ombrina Mare oil and gas field which was successfully appraised by the Ombrina Mare 2 well. The company said it is currently focussed on a development plan to produce the 20 million bbl of P1 & P2 oil [
HAMILTON, BERMUDA–(MARKET WIRE)–Jun 23, 2008 — TBS International Limited (NasdaqGS:TBSI – News) announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the M.V. Ken Blossom (to be renamed), a 38,852 dwt, 1992 built handymax bulk carrier. TBS has agreed to acquire this vessel for a purchase price
NEW YORK, June 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Genco Shipping & Trading Limited (NYSE: GNK – News) today announced that it has taken delivery of the Genco Raptor, a 2007-built Panamax vessel. The Genco Raptor is the first vessel to be delivered to the Company under Genco’s previously announced agreement
Choose from 29 CruiseTours from 10 to 20 days in length SEATTLE, June 23 /PRNewswire/ — Recognized as a leader in Alaska tourism for more than 60 years, Holland America Line’s diverse selection of CruiseTours showcase the grandeur of the 49th state from the tip of the Kenai Peninsula, to the fjords
ShawCor subsidiary, Bredero Shaw, has won a US $30 million contract from Subsea 7 to provide Thermotite coatings for StatoilHydro’s Vega offshore project in the North Sea. The contract has been awarded to Bredero Shaw Norway AS and the work will be carried out at its coating facility in Orkanger, wh
Reports indicated that Aberdeen-based and Canadian listed Ithaca Energy is mulling over the “unsolicited” and “non-binding” takeover offer from Endeavour International worth US $360 million including cash and shares. Ithaca is said to be considering the Endeavour offer, “…In the context of Ithaca’s
Survey & GPS – June 23, 2008 Emarine has awarded Reson Rotterdam a contract to deliver and install a full excavator monitoring system. The installation includes training and was executed by Reson on the excavator Magnus which was on a project in Malta Freeport Terminal. The delivery comprises a full
Company News – June 23, 2008 IHC Parts & Services, an IHC Merwede unit, has opened a new branch in Dordrecht in The Netherlands. “As a result of the rapid growth of IHC Parts & Services, the production halls in Kinderdijk were over-full and expansion was necessary,” said the company. The new locatio
New York’s decision to leave tacking from port onto starboard slightly longer than the other teams, as the low pressure system moved across the fleet overnight, has paid off and the US team has managed to extend their slender lead by a few miles. The decision to delay the tack could prove to be the
