Potential entrants to the oil and gas sector will be getting a chance to find out exactly how the industry operates with some hands-on displays in Aberdeen later this month provided through collaboration between UK oil companies and training organisations. Up to 450 senior school pupils are being in
Development of the UK Northern North Sea Causeway discovery could come down to a straight choice between two host platforms depending on which one offers the best commercial terms for the development. Causeway could be tapped either by a single well tieback to the ex-Shell Dunlin Alpha platform now
Talks have kicked about the commercial development of the deepwater Aje field off Nigeria after a four appraisal well confirmed oil and gas potential and hit pay in a deeper exploration target. Aje 4, drilled by the Transocean Pathfinder drillship operating in Nigeria’s OML 113 licence area in a wat
Broads dredging effort brought forward Project Updates – June 3, 2008 BBC News Online reports that dredging of a Suffolk broad has been brought forward by three years. Said the BBC: “The Broads Authority is carrying out the work early after the Environment Agency said it could use the 5,500 cubic me
Z – DREDGE BOAT BASIN AND ENTRANCE CHANNEL AT U.S. COAST GUARD STATION GRAND ISLE, LA Contracts & Tenders – June 3, 2008 Solicitation Number: HSCG82-08-B-3WCA17 Agency: Department of Homeland Security Office: United States Coast Guard (USCG) Location: Commanding Officer, USCG Civil Engineering Unit
As from next week, ‘Breydel’ will sail to Latin America, on a maiden trip which will bring her to Brazil for deepening the access channel and the basin in the port of Itaguai, in the Gulf of Sepetiba (south of Rio de Janeiro). The trip is one of a series of typical assignments DEME is […]
Further to the announcement dated 8 May 2008 concerning the payment of the dividend for the financial year 2007, Smit Internationale N.V. herewith announces that the stock dividend exchange ratio (the number of stock dividend rights of the ordinary shares of EUR 2.30 nominal value entitling to one n
FAIRFAX, Va. – General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), has been awarded a contract by Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) to provide the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport (NUWCDIVNPT) with support for submarine periscope, photonic, electro
The Sultanate of Oman‘s record-breaking 65 metre vehicle-passenger catamaran “Shinas” has arrived in Muscat, Oman following its 15-day journey from Austal’s shipyard in Henderson, Western Australia. The vessel’s arrival was a proud moment for the Austal team, who have successfully delivered to Oman
Dmitry Novikov, the adviser of the president of Russian Railways, is elected as chairman of Transcontainer’s board of directors. Such a decision was made during the meeting on May, 21. The report on proceedings at a meeting was signed on May, 26. According to the press-service of Transcontainer, Ale
Beginning from June, 1 export tariff on oil totals $398.1 per ton. The corresponding act was signed by RF prime-minister Vladimir Putin and published in “Rossiyskaya Gazeta”. Export tariff on light oil products totals $280.5 per ton, on dark oil products – $151.1 per ton.
Drilling on the UK Globe prospect in the North Sea has completed with a failure to find hydrocarbons in the primary target and in a secondary prospect. Operator Valiant Petroleum said the Globe well reached a total depth of 1,600 m (5,251 ft) – and was drilled ahead of schedule and below the drillin
A four-slot production manifold is to be supplied to Anzon Australia’s Basker Manta field development off Victoria, southeast Australia. A second deal covers pipeline anchor boxes and a driving module for Allseas, related to the Krishna Godavari G D6 field development off India’s East Coast by Relia
Lloyd’s Register’s Hellenic National Advisory Committee (HNAC) met in Piraeus yesterday. The Committee received updates on important current issues including new construction standards, the ILO Convention and Lloyd’s Register’s plans to establish a world class centre for shipping research and develo
