Providence Resources an Irish based offshore oil and gas exploration and production company, has been awarded a Foreshore Licence (“Licence”) over an area in the Kish Bank Basin, offshore Dublin. The Licence was awarded by the Foreshore Unit of the Irish Department of Environment, Community and Loca
With over 80 orders already taken for its sophisticated K-Master aft- and forward-bridge workstation, Kongsberg Maritime has completed development and the pilot course for a specialised training course designed to enable offshore support vessel crew to enhance operational safety and efficiency using
Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co., L.L.C., Oak Brook, Ill., was awarded a $7,483,325 firm-fixed-price contract on Sept. 29, for repairs to the Shore Protection System at Naval Air Station Oceana, Dam Neck Annex. The work to be performed provides for the repair of the shoreline protection system by dre
Oil & Gas UK’s economics director, Mike Tholen, yesterday (3 October) told a London audience of over 150 that recent changes to the UK oil and gas tax regime will promote investment to the benefit of British jobs, oil and gas production and tax revenues. He was speaking at an Oil & Gas UK breakfast
Coastal Energy Company announces the signing of a contract with a subsidiary of Atwood Oceanics, Inc. for the Manta jackup drilling rig for its operations in the Gulf of Thailand and offshore Malaysia. In accordance with the contract, Coastal will pay a $145,000 day rate throughout the 12 month firm
Orion Marine Group, Inc., a leading heavy civil marine contractor serving the infrastructure sector, announced a contract award of approximately $14 million. Orion Marine Group was recently awarded a design build contract for the construction of offshore mooring facilities for a liquids terminal in
Deepwater Gulf of Mexico (GoM) is experiencing a strong resurgence of Exploration and Production (E&P) activity and is well on its way towards reaching a “new equilibrium” in 2013 according to Wood Mackenzie’s latest upstream outlook. Huge exploration success in the deepwater GoM over the 10 years p
The introduction of new and larger vessels, Q-Flex and Q-Max, and new, often more exposed terminals becoming operational have changed mooring dynamics. Maintaining workers’ safety at all times, at maximum operational efficiency remains unchanged. DSM Dyneema, a close partner to the LNG industry, has
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has agreed to invest $10 million in PT Wintermar Offshore Marine Tbk, to help expand the company’s fleet of support vessels serving the exploration and development of Indonesia’s offshore oil and gas fields and thereby helping the country meet its energy needs.
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has agreed to invest $10 million in PT Wintermar Offshore Marine Tbk, to help expand the company’s fleet of support vessels serving the exploration and development of Indonesia’s offshore oil and gas fields and thereby helping the country meet its energy needs.
The Piraeus-based Neda Maritime Agency Co. Ltd has joined an elite group of ship operators who have certified their systems and processes against the ISO 50001 standard, demonstrating the employment of best practice for efficient energy use and conservation throughout their fleet. Neda had previousl
Swiber Holdings Limited (“Swiber” or together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”), a world class integrated construction and support services provider to the offshore industry, has emerged a winner in Securities Investors Association (Singapore) (“SIAS”)’s Singapore Corporate Governance Award (“SCGA
Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy Limited yesterday welcomed His Excellency Mr. Noel White, Ireland’s Ambassador to Australia, to its Fremantle Wave Energy Research Facility. Carnegie’s Chairman, Grant Mooney, and Project Development Officer, Tim Sawyer, gave His Excellency a tour of the Fr
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finalized a plan to clean up contaminated soil and ground water at the Diaz Chemical Corporation Superfund site in Holley, New York. The soil and ground water are contaminated with volatile and semi-volatile organic compounds, which can cause serious damage t
