Technip has been awarded by Shtokman Development Company the lumpsum front-end engineering design (FEED) contract for the onshore portion of the first phase of the Shtokman gas project in Russia. The Shtokman gas field is located in the Barents Sea and is one of the world’s largest gas condensate de
THE cruise ship that Dianne Brimble died on has become the Turkish equivalent of the Pasha Bulker after running aground and reportedly leaving Australians stranded. More than 1000 passengers onboard the Spanish-owned Sky Wonder – which used to be known as the Pacific Sky – were evacuated after the s
APM Terminals and the Port of Rotterdam Authority announce the signing of a five‐year agreement of cooperation on research and development for innovation in global container terminal operations.
Rolls-Royce today announced a new order from the Brazilian state oil company, Petrobras, for an additional four gas turbine power generation packages valued at $73 million for use on a new offshore platform. This brings the number of Rolls-Royce gas turbine generator sets for Petrobras offshore proj
The Rowan Gorilla VII Jack-up rig that was built by the Marathon LeTourneau Super Gorilla has been loaded yesterday in the harbor of Rotterdam, The Netherlands, on board Mighty Servant 1. The operation started at 7.00 A.M. and the Rowan Gorilla VII was in position and lifted out of the water by 2 P.
South West fishermen have said they are prepared to take drastic action to protect their livelihoods. The New Under Ten Fishermen’s Association believe skippers with boats under 10m (33ft) long are penalised and want their fish quotas increased.
Plans for a major expansion of the Port of Felixstowe which would increase capacity by 25% have been backed. The Felixstowe South Reconfiguration includes a rail connection and terminal, dredging to deepen berths, and the creation of about 600 jobs.
Divers have recovered two bodies from a ship that sank off the coast of Hong Kong after colliding with a Chinese cargo vessel. Eighteen Ukrainian sailors were trapped inside the Naftogaz 67 tug when it sank late on Saturday.
US officials have said an Egyptian was killed when a ship contracted to the US navy fired warning shots at approaching boats in the Suez Canal on Monday. US officials had previously maintained that there were no casualties.
ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Malaysia Inc., a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil Corporation, and the Malaysian national oil company, PETRONAS, will continue to work together to help ensure sustainable energy supplies for Malaysia under a planned new 25-year production sharing contract. At the signi
The FPSO Umuroa has already achieved 10 million barrels of oil produced since start up in July 2007. Roy Hallas, President of Prosafe Production Services in Singapore, says that he is proud of the results created in New Zealand so far and underlines the constructive co-operation between Prosafe and
STX Shipbuilding Co., the world’s fifth-largest shipyard, said Wednesday (Mar. 26) that it has won an order valued at 586 billion won ($594 million) to build four ships. The deal with a European shipping company calls on STX Shipbuilding to deliver the very large crude carriers by November 2011, the
Bangalore: Reinforcing India’s growing stature as a destination for building ships, the country’s biggest engineering firm Larsen and Toubro Ltd (L&T) has won a contract valued at about $240 million (Rs962.4 crore) to build four specialized ships for Dutch company RollDock BV.
Aker Kvaerner, S.A de C.V,has been awarded a contract to perform construction management of the Palmarejo Mining Project for Coeur d’Alene Mines Corporation. The approximate processing capacity target for the project is 2 million metric tons of ore per year.
