Lundin Petroleum AB (Lundin Petroleum) has completed the Merawan Batu-1 exploration well in Block PM308B, offshore east coast Peninsula Malaysia. The exploration well targeted hydrocarbons in Oligocene aged sands in a faulted anticline in an undrilled area 50 km to the west of the Janglau oil discov
AMEC, the international engineering and project management company, has formed a joint venture with Samsung Heavy Industries and Samsung Engineering to carry out the design engineering for fixed and floating offshore platforms, FPSOs and subsea pipelines for Samsung’s future offshore oil and gas pro
Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading solutions and services provider, has been awarded the contract to supply integrated power and automation systems for two new icebreakers being built for a Russian state-owned enterprise by Vyborg Shipyard JSC, a long-time partner of Wärtsilä. The contract was
The Hernando County Port Authority Board will meet on Wednesday, November 7, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. at the Linda Pedersen Park at Jenkins Creek Recreation Building, 6340 Shoal Line Blvd., Hernando Beach. The Port Authority Board meets the first Wednesday of every month. Members are appointed by the Board
ABB reported steady orders and higher revenues in the third quarter of 2012 despite a challenging macroeconomic environment, as the company benefited from its well-balanced market exposure, especially the improved access to the North American automation market gained through recent acquisitions. Pow
The executive committee of Euronav NV announced that the company sold the VLCC Algarve (1999 – 298,969 dwt) for a selling price of USD 35,875,000 million and that the vessel was delivered to its new owner. A capital gain of USD 7.3 million will be recorded whilst the net cash proceeds available to t
On October 24, 2012 a seminar “Implementing Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI), Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP)” for ship owners, design bureaus and shipyards took place at the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping Head Office. The event was organised jointly by Russian Maritime Re
Senior Geologist David Latham, P.G., and Project Geologist Aaron Getchell, CPG, P.G., both Geosyntec practitioners based in Florida, will be among the panelists appearing at the 15th Annual Statewide Brownfields Conference, set for October 28-31, 2012. The event, sponsored by the Florida Brownfields
Thursday 18 October, the BaltShip started the transport of the world’s longest wind turbine blade from SSP Technology in Kirkeby, Denmark. With a length of 83.5 meters and a rotor diameter of 171.2 meters, the blade is by far the largest produced to date. Passing the blade by car at the speed of 50
The state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced yesterday the start of maintenance dredging of the sediment trap at Dog Leg Canal located within the Attakapas Island Wildlife Management Area in St. Mary Parish. Funding for the water management and dredging project is through DNR’s Atchafal
Shell announced the signing of an agreement with Hess Corporation to acquire its interests in the Beryl area fields and the Scottish Area Gas Evacuation System (“SAGE”), for US$ 525 million. The Beryl Area includes 12 fields located on the UK Continental Shelf. The fields are operated by Apache and
The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) and the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) are joining forces to build greater awareness of the need to significantly boost federal investment in the nation’s ports and waterways infrastructure. The two groups signed a memo
Today, Crowley Maritime Corporation will christen the first two of four tugboats in the ocean class series, Ocean Wave and Ocean Wind, tomorrow in New Orleans. The vessels were designed by Crowley subsidiary Jensen Maritime, which has a recently opened office located at 1515 Poydras Street, Suite 20
On October 23, 2012, Mrs. Alexandra Bech Gjørv was appointed member of the Board of Directors of Technip, replacing Daniel Lebègue. M. Pascal Colombani was appointed Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors. Mrs. Bech Gjørv is also a member of the Audit Committee of the Board of Dir
