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At the Talisman Energy Inc.-operated Beatrice oil platform last week, work started on the installation of a 35 million GBP (USD$ 64 million) deepwater wind farm demonstrator project 25 kilometers off the east coast of Scotland. Attending were Andris Piebalgs, Energy Commissioner for the European Uni
Total (operator, 53.5%) announces an oil find in the Moho-Bilondo exploration permit, located around 80 kilometres offshore the Republic of the Congo, in water depths ranging from 600 to 900 metres. Drilled to a total vertical depth of 2,269 metres, the Mobi Marine 2 well identified two new oil-bear
It has been a slow old day. The breeze that powered the fleet away from Jersey was soon to die and all the boats had a very frustrating night drifting slowly across the channel. The tide helped initially as it pushed them towards the west, but when it turned they slowed down even more. Today [&helli
Adverse weather and swell conditions since Monday have resulted in a temporary suspension of the
Hanjin Shipping will offer a new Asia-South America service called NSX (New South America Asia Express) by exchanging slots with Evergreen. The NSX is a regular service and replaces FAS (Far East Asia-Asia-South America) that used to provide service for the Asia-Latin America trade by taking slots f
Dubai Ports World (DP World), the world’s third largest terminal operator, will invest in expanding the Centerm Container Terminal in Vancouver harbour, the company said in a statement. Sultan Ahmad Bin Sulayem, chairman of Dubai World, yesterday held talks with senior Canadian government officials
The world’s biggest independent oil tanker group Frontline has ordered two new Suezmax tankers from China’s Jiangsu Rongsheng Heavy Industries Group Co. Ltd. for an undisclosed sum, Frontline said on Monday. “The vessels will be delivered in November 2008 and February 2009,” Frontline Ltd. said in a
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A decision on the fate of the stricken Safmarine Agulhas in East London will be taken later this week, the salvage company has said. The cargo removal operations on the Agulhas also came to a 48-hour standstill when bad weather endangered salvors on Monday and Tuesday. “A decision will be made at th
The dredging of PCBs in the Hudson River won’t start until the spring of 2008 because unresolved legal and environmental issues can’t be decided in time to build a cleanup facility before spring 2007, Environmental Protection Agency officials said yesterday. “We’re no longer looking at 2007,” EPA re
The drilling of exploration well 6403/6-1 in the Edvarda structure in the Norwegian Sea is completed. No gas or oil was found.
The talk of Congress channeling billions of dollars to Louisiana to thwart coastal erosion is welcome news to officials who
Quantum Stabilizers, Inc. of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida is pleased to announce the formation of its sister company in the Netherlands. Quantum Stabilizers B.V. commenced official operations in June 2006. The company’s activities will focus on service and support for Quantum’s customers in Europe as wel
