His Excellency Dr. Mohammed bin Saleh Al-Sada, Minister of Energy and Industry of the State of Qatar, Chairman and Managing Director of Qatar Petroleum, and Yves-Louis Darricarrère, Total’s President, Upstream, signed a Heads of Agreement on Al Khalij field, offshore Qatar, for a further 25 years. L
STX OSV Holdings Limited, a major global designer and shipbuilder of offshore and specialized vessels headquartered in Norway, announced its results for the third quarter (“3Q 2012”) and nine months ended 30 September 2012 (“9M 2012”). Financial and Operating Review STX OSV generated revenue of NOK
Sea Fibre Networks Ltd (SFN) has taken legal actions on the Commercial Court against the Minister for the Environment regarding his approval of Emerald Bridge Fibres (EBF) Ltd’s subsea fibre optic telecommunications cable project. According to SFN, the cable that would stretch between Portmarnock, C
The South Stream Transport Board of Directors which includes representatives from Gazprom, Eni, EDF and BASF yesterday in Milan, Italy discussed the key issues of the South Stream project and adopted the final investment decision for the offshore gas pipeline section. The financial details of the FI
CPNL Engineering GmbH, a provider of cable protection equipment, announced that the firm will supply a complete cable protection system for use on the NSO offshore wind project of RWE, a leading utilities company in Germany. RWE is the first company to adopt the cable protection system in a complete
ELIS SEIS Public meeting scheduled for today in New York has been postponed due to the recovery efforts in Long Island. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) jointly regulate dredged material disposal under federal authorities provided by section
STX OSV Holdings Limited, a major global designer and shipbuilder of offshore and specialized vessels headquartered in Norway, announced its results for the third quarter and nine months ended 30 September 2012. STX OSV generated revenue of NOK 2,457 million for 3Q 2012, representing a 27% decrease
For the second year in a row, Marine Well Containment Company (MWCC) will take part in North America’s leading oil spill prevention and response conference and exhibition, Clean Gulf. Held in New Orleans November 14-15, three MWCC executives will present as part of the “Deepwater Prevention and Prep
Khalifa University announced that it will be holding a talk on ocean exploration and its implications to science and technology, as part of its Distinguished Speakers Series, at the InterContinental Hotel, Abu Dhabi on November 18th. The talk, which is open to the public, will be presented by distin
The world’s largest container vessel, CMA CGM Marco Polo, made its maiden call at Hongkong International Terminals (HIT) yesterday. Capable of carrying up to 16,020 TEU, it is the largest container vessel to ever call in Hong Kong. Its decision to berth at HIT is testament to the terminal’s world-cl
Due to the uncertainties in the regulations and amendment process of the Energy Act underway , EnBW, one of the largest energy companies in Germany has decided to postpone the decision on EUR 1.5 billion investment in the North Sea Offshore Wind. “We need legal clarity and reliable framework conditi
Due to continuous delays in the construction and delivery of two long term charter vessels originally to be built at Zhoushan Jinhaiwan Shipyard Co. Ltd., China, Ultrabulk has mutually agreed with head owners to cancel the charter contracts for two Kamsarmax (large Panamax) bulkers without further c
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has announced details about the Mississippi River and Southwest Pass, hopper dredger rental contract. The work consists of furnishing one fully crewed and equipped self-propelled trailing suction type hopper dredge on a rental basis. Work will be performed at the Mississ
Van der Vlist are currently handling and storing a variety of equipment for Smit Salvage, part of the Boskalis Group. Van der Vlist have most recently transported and placed into storage the sawing system that was used to dismantle the Russian nuclear submarine “Kursk” during the 2001 salvage operat
