7th Philippine Ports and Shipping 2013 Exhibition and Conference will take place on Wednesday 30 and Thursday 31 January 2013 at the luxurious 5 star The Peninsula Manila Hotel, Manila, The Philippines. This event is the biggest biennial Ports, Shipping and Transport Logistics B2B Exhibition and Con
Spectrum, in partnership with Nordic Geo Services Ltd, has commenced the acquisition of a 5,000 km 2D Multi-Client seismic survey offshore Eastern Indonesia. The East Indonesia Regional (EIR-13) program involves the collection of long-offset marine seismic data over a number of unexplored/underexplo
Dolphin Drilling Ltd. and Dolphin Drilling Brazil, subsidiaries of Fred. Olsen Energy ASA, have finalised an approximate one year contract extension with Petrobras for continued use of the semi-submersible drilling rig Borgny Dolphin. The extension will follow in direct continuation with the current
The Army Corps of Engineers is asking Congress to exempt a controversial harbor-dredging project in Savannah, GA, from state permitting requirements under the Clean Water Act (CWA) — a move that would short-circuit contentious litigation over the permits, and bar EPA from vetoing them. It is the Cor
Spectrum has commenced the next phase of its 2D Multi-client campaign in South West Africa with a 9,000 km seismic survey over the South Africa Orange basin. The program ties in with the survey over the Namibia Orange Basin that was acquired in Q4 2012. The seismic data is being acquired by the vess
Maritime World, the leading entity promoting maritime excellence in the region, announced the reduction of tariff rates along all aspects of the business at Dubai Maritime City (DMC) and Jadaf from January 2013. This is in light of Drydocks World – Dubai’s 30th Anniversary celebrations in 2013. The
BP and partners announced the successful start of production from the Skarv field in the Norwegian Sea, one of a series of new major upstream projects that BP brought into production in 2012. Production started on 31 December, 2012. “The start-up of Skarv is a key operational milestone for BP, addin
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of West Hercules within maritime systems on board the West Hercules facility. The audit is part of the processing related to the application for an Acknowledgement of Compliance (AoC) from North Atlantic Drilling (NAD) for the West Her
EMS Seven Seas ASA today announced that the Company has been awarded a one year bridge contract from January 1st 2013 to provide supplies and services from a major NATO country. The customer is EMS’ largest customer and has been an important business partner to EMS Group since 1988. The contract is
BP and partners today announced the successful start of production from the Skarv field in the Norwegian Sea, one of a series of new major upstream projects that BP brought into production in 2012. Production started on 31 December, 2012. “The start-up of Skarv is a key operational milestone for BP,
Spectrum has commenced the next phase of its 2D Multi-client campaign in South West Africa with a 9,000 km seismic survey over the South Africa Orange basin. The program ties in with the survey over the Namibia Orange Basin that was acquired in Q4 2012. The seismic data is being acquired by the vess
ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Norway AS (ExxonMobil) has received consent to use West Alpha rig for drilling and completion on the Balder field. The consent relates to use of the West Alpha mobile drilling facility to drill the five wells which are part of production licence 001. Water depth
Offshore icebreaking platform supply vessel built by Arctech Helsinki Shipyard and Vyborg Shipyard JSC has been put into operation. Lead ship of the series of multipurpose platform supply vessels “Vitus Bering” ordered by Sovcomflot Group was accepted for operation on 21st December 2012. Constructio
Talisman Energy Norge AS has received consent to use the Petrojarl FPSO on the Varg field beyond its original lifetime. Varg is an oil field located south of Sleipner Øst in the central part of the North Sea, at a water depth of 84 metres. The original design lifetime was based on the reserve estima
