Pemex Exploration and Production has awarded Dragados Offshore with the contract for the project “Compresión Alta Litoral A” (CA-LITORAL-A), to be installed in the Campeche region of the Gulf of Mexico. The scope of work of the contract includes Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Load-out, Seaf
Affected by the international and domestic economic environment and the financial positions of local governments of China, the industry generally faced challenges during the first half of the year. However, the prospect of the market is still promising and the medium-to-long term demand will be robu
Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading solutions and services provider, has launched a new, highly efficient Aframax tanker design that offers solutions for current and forthcoming emissions legislation. Wärtsilä Ship Design has developed a double hull, single screw crude oil tanker featuring a CFD
Salamander Energy plc announces the start of its exploration campaign in the Greater Bualuang area, offshore Gulf of Thailand. The B8/38-8 (NW-1) well is testing one of a number of fault terraces to the north west of the Bualuang oil field. Resource potential of 10 – 15 MMbo has been identified in a
Xiangyu Dredging Holdings Limited announced that the wholly owned subsidiary Jiangsu Xiangyu Port Construction Company Limited has enter into a contractual agreement with Longkou City Nanshan Western Coastline Artificial Island Construction and Development Limited for the provision of reclamation dr
The Kingdom of Bahrain has hosted the 2012 IMO World Maritime Day Parallel Event, on 17 and 18 October 2012, with a seminar and other activities, focusing on this year’s World Maritime Day theme: “IMO: One hundred years after the Titanic”. The parallel event, regarded by all who attended as a great
Western Baltija Shipbuilding has launched the trailing suction hopper dredger Macuti, a FKAB D13 design which is being built for the Mozambican Ports and Rail Company (CFM) and the National Dredging Company (EMODRAGA). The vessel is funded by the Mozambican government and the Danish International De
Seadrill has entered into a Heads of Agreement (“HoA”) with Songa Offshore SE for a potential purchase of the ultra deepwater semi-submersible rig “Songa Eclipse”. The HoA has certain subjects, hereunder board approval from Seadrill and Songa. A key element in the HoA is that Seadrill is granted exc
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division on Saturday christened the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship America (LHA 6). The ship, the first in a new class, is the fourth U.S. Navy vessel to be named America, extending a legacy dating back to 1861. Lynne Pace, wife of retired U
Statoil ASA has signed an agreement to exit the Brage licences, farm down in Gjøa and Vega and acquire a 15 % stake in the Edvard Grieg licence near the Johan Sverdrup field in the North Sea. This transaction with the German oil and gas company Wintershall gives Statoil net proceeds of USD 1.45 bill
Xiangyu Dredging Holdings Limited has announced that the wholly owned subsidiaries Xiangyu PRC and Jiangsu Xingyu have entered into a purchase agreement with Zhongchuan Transport. Pursuant to the Contract, Xiangyu Dredging agreed to purchase Zhongchuan No. 9, a 2713 tons cutter suction dredger, at t
The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia ‘Bahri’ announces that it has reached an agreement with, the Saudi Arabian Oil Company ‘Saudi Aramco’, and Vela International Marine Limited ‘Vela’, a wholly owned subsidiary of Saudi Aramco, on the terms and conditions of the merger of the fleets and op
Saipem has been awarded new E&C Offshore contracts worth $1.1 billion in Brazil, Angola and the Caspian Sea. In Brazil, Saipem has signed an EPIC contract with Petrobras for the projects Sapinhoá Norte and Cernambi Sul, within the development of the Pre-Salt Risers in the Santos Basin, approximately
A training seminar for RS surveyors specialising in gas carrier survey took place at the RS Personnel Training Centre. Thirty five specialists passed theoretical training and received relevant certificates. Thus, one more step was made towards the enhancement of the RS expertise in the field of mari
