The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has extended the public comment period until Dec. 31, 2012 for those who want to submit comments on the Deepwater Wind proposal to construct five wind turbine generators and do other work off the southeast coast of Block Island, Rhode Island. The original 45-day comm
PD Ports CEO, David Robinson and Business Development Director, Geoff Lippitt, have flown out to Asia to meet with customers and partners to highlight the changing face of UK logistics and the impact this will have on trade with Asia. The eight day tour which includes three days in Japan and five da
JES International Holdings Limited, further to the Company’s announcement on 8 October 2012 and 30 October 2012 relating to contracts won for four UT 755 LN PSVs in total, has entered into the option agreement to build another four UT 755 LN platform supply vessels (PSVs) for the same Norwegian cust
A senior delegation from the Governmentally-owned Ocean University of China arrived in Israel and signed MOU with Eco Wave Power. The MOU between EWP and OUC is meant to lead to the implementation of Eco Wave Power’s unique technology across a wide-range of wave-prone regions in China. According to
From 16-17 October 2012, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of the Knarr project. The activity was directed at the project management for the subsea facility, pipeline systems and gas export pipeline. The audit emphasised roles and responsibilities in the project organi
Shell has extended a contract with Gulf Drilling International for the Al-Khor jack-up drilling rig. Shell will use the rig for offshore drilling in Qatar’s North Field. The value and the length of the contract were not disclosed. The new contract covers drilling activities in the Pre-Khuff interval
Oceanografia S.A. de C.V., one of Mexico’s largest offshore vessel operators specializing in underwater survey, diving, pipe laying construction and maintenance operations, has signed a contract with ABS Nautical Systems to implement the NS5 Enterprise asset management software across its entire fle
On the 27th of October ’12, the harbour tug Sinyar arrived safely at the port of Maputo, Mozambique. The voyage started at the port of Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates one month ago. P&O Maritime is set to provide management, pilotage, mooring services, crewing and maintenance for tugs, pilot boats a
Norway’s oil giant Statoil today announced that the Gudrun platform deck arrived at Haugesund on Tuesday, after a month-long voyage from Thailand. The platform will now be assembled on land, with building blocks from three continents. Statoil is slated to deliver 2.5 million barrels of oil equivalen
Valiant Petroleum plc announces the appointment of Michael Bonte-Friedheim as Acting CEO in order to allow Peter Buchanan to focus on a buyout proposal, to be considered alongside other options as part of the Strategic Review and Formal Sale Process that was announced by the Company on 6th September
Norway’s Aker Solutions ASA has signed a new syndicated multi-currency credit facility of EUR 400 million. The facility is split into a 3-year tranche of EUR 270 million and a 1.5-year tranche of EUR 130 million and will be used for upcoming investments and general corporate purposes. In the new cre
Petrobras, alongside its partners BG Group and Repsol Sinopec Brasil, and by means of its affiliate Guará-BV, announced that the construction work for FPSO Cidade de São Paulo was completed on November 11. The vessel has left the Brasfels shipyard, in Angra dos Reis and is currently undergoing final
The Crown Estate has today confirmed that three organisations have secured rights to progress with the development of tidal energy projects at sites around the UK. The announcement of these three projects signals the continued growth in both interest in the development of marine renewables across th
SRM Projects Ltd. plans to discuss merits and liabilities of tidal power with Quadra residents. SRM has applied for investigative licenses for determination of the potential for tidal power in south Discovery Passage and Seymour Narrows. After the expression of the concerns by Strathcona Regional Di
