Faroe Petroleum, the independent oil and gas company focusing principally on exploration, appraisal and production opportunities in the Atlantic margin, the North Sea and Norway, announces provisional exploration licence awards in the Dreki area on the Icelandic Continental Shelf in the Icelandic 2n
Grandweld Shipyards participated at Seatrade Middle East Maritime (SMEM) 2012 exhibition and conference, which was held at Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre from the 27th until the 29th of November 2012. SMEM 2012 was region’s leading shipping and maritime event, which allowed Gra
Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. announced yesterday, December 3, that it has acquired Dynacon, Inc. (“Dynacon”). Details of the transaction were not disclosed. Dynacon is the leading provider of launch and recovery systems (“LARS”) used for deployment of remotely operated vehicles (“ROVs”) and also
The UAE-based shipowner Polarcus has received the world’s first-ever DNV Level 1 Triple-E™ rating, a voluntary environmental rating scheme for ships, where 1 is the highest. All eight vessels in the Polarcus fleet are designed by ULSTEIN. The rating is based on a verification of a ship’s actual ener
Swire Oilfield Services, a global supplier of cargo carrying solutions, modular systems, offshore aviation services and fluid management, has invested millions of dollars in the Asia Pacific region during the past two years. The company’s success and commitment in the region has been demonstrated in
Rating agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) has reaffirmed Nakilat Inc.’s AA- rating with a stable outlook. The rating was reaffirmed on November 30th, 2012. Strong experience in managing liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipping, a reliable operating track record since delivery of its first LNG vessel in Augu
Shipowner Polarcus has received the world’s first-ever DNV Level 1 Triple-E™ rating, a voluntary environmental rating scheme for ships, where 1 is the highest. All eight vessels in the Polarcus fleet are designed by ULSTEIN. The rating is based on a verification of a ship’s actual energy efficiency
Leighton Offshore in consortium with Boskalis Offshore has been awarded a Transportation, Installation and Dredging contract by Shell Eastern Petroleum (Pte) Ltd to replace part of the Single Point Mooring (SPM) 48” Subsea pipeline. The project is located near Bukom Island, Singapore and is part of
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking eligible businesses to provide for the emergent support requirements and the yearly maintenance and overhaul/dry-docking of the USACE Trailing Suction Hopper Dredge YAQUINA with a dry-docking overhaul. YAQUINA has Overall Length of 200 ft, a Beam of 58 ft,
From 1 December 2012, large container ships will be able to pass each other when entering and leaving the port of Rotterdam. The Directorate-General for Public Works and Water Management widened the Maasgeul for this purpose by a good 250 metres. Sea-going ships with a draught of more than 14.4 metr
The Norwegian power grid operator Statnett, KfW IPEX-Bank on behalf of KfW and TenneT TSO GmbH, transmission system operator for the German North Sea region, have concluded a cooperation agreement to develop and construct a subsea cable between Germany and Norway. The high voltage direct current int
The Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) is seeking public comment on Eatonville’s recently updated shoreline master program. The proposed updated shoreline master program will guide construction and development along the town’s five miles of stream shorelines. It combines local plans for futu
A special collection of articles about the Deepwater Horizon oil spill provides the first comprehensive analysis and synthesis of the science used in the unprecedented response effort by the government, academia, and industry. Papers present a behind-the-scenes look at the extensive scientific and e
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency this week will begin excavating areas of perchlorate-contaminated soil on and around a residential property on Poplar Street in Barstow, CA. The residence had been occupied by the former owner of Mojave Pyrotechnics, Inc., a defunct pyrotechnics manufacturing
