INPEX CORPORATION (INPEX) announces that its affiliate INPEX Masela, Ltd. (INPEX Masela) has awarded the contract for the Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) of its major subsea production facilities for the development of the Abadi LNG Project in Indonesia. The Abadi LNG Project is a liquefied
Dockwise Ltd. confirms it has received an unsolicited intended offer from Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. for the acquisition of all outstanding shares of Dockwise at an offer price of EUR 17.20 per share cum dividend. The intended offer by Boskalis is subject to certain specified and unspecified co
Japan’s INPEX has awarded the contract for the Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) of its major subsea production facilities for the development of the Abadi LNG Project in Indonesia. The Abadi LNG Project is a liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, which envisions the adoption of the Floating LNG
For the third time in a row Jan de Nul Dredging chooses No Limit Ships Shipyards. After first having bought two survey vessels, they now opted for a No Limit 1640 Crewtender with thirteen passenger seats. For the next five years the vessel is expected to be deployed for various projects in European
Western Australia’s growing importance and expertise in the oil and gas sector has been further evidenced by the development of new subsea pipeline repair technology by Perth-based company Velocious. The subsea engineering and remote technology business has recently completed proof of concept testin
Zhejiang Ouhua Shipbuilding Co., Ltd, a leading shipbuilding enterprise in Zhejiang province, announced that on November 14, the company successfully held a keel laying ceremony for the MPV31-NB638 constructed for China Navigation. The keel laying was held in No.1 dock and was witnessed by Volodymyl
Five personnel were safely brought back to Wells on the personnel transfer vessel Island Panther on Wednesday night after the vessel was involved in a collision in the field with a transition piece. Immediately after the incident the Coastguard was alerted and lifeboats from Wells and Cromer were di
Subsea UK is urging companies and individuals to nominate their outstanding achievements for the prestigious 2013 Subsea Business Awards. The highly coveted subsea industry awards which are now in their seventh year celebrate innovation and excellence across the subsea sector and recognise exception
Velocious, an oil and gas industry specialist in subsea intervention engineering and tooling, has been successfully contracted by Subsea 7, a global seabed-to-surface engineering, construction and services contractor, to provide ROV Tooling and services for the Gorgon Project in Australia. The contr
The groundbreaking ceremony for the start of the crucial Soai Rap Dredging Project Phase 2 took place yesterday in Ho Chi Minh City. The project, executed for the account of the Management Board for Soai Rap Navigation Channel Dredging Investment Project of the Ministry of Transport in Vietnam, is i
The Delft Software Days got underway on Monday 19 November. This event, held at Deltares, offers twelve days of presentations, workshops and courses on software packages in the areas of water, soils/subsurface and infrastructure. Software users and modellers from all over the world – more than 30 co
BP today announced the appointment of Lamar McKay as Chief Executive, Upstream. He will take up the position with effect from January 1, 2013. In his new role, McKay will lead BP’s combined Upstream business, comprising the Exploration, Developments and Production divisions together with the Upstrea
International marine engineering company SeaRoc have announced the location of the company’s global headquarters as Chichester, South East England, and with it, revealed plans to increase the organisations work force to 75 staff in 2013. Chichester, some 30 miles from former Brighton base for SeaRoc
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced today that thirteen foreign flagged ships were under detention in UK ports during October 2012 after failing Port State Control (PSC) inspection. Latest monthly figures show that there were six new detentions of foreign flagged vessels in UK ports d
