Today, in Abidjan (Republic of Cote-d’Ivoire) LUKOIL Overseas, subsidiary of LUKOIL, has signed with the government of the country a production sharing agreement on offshore block CI-524 in the Gulf of Guinea. Block CI-524 covering the area of 450 square kilometers with water depth ranging from 800
Leading maritime security services provider, Solace Global Maritime Ltd, has been awarded the ISO 14001:2004 accreditation for its success in implementing an effective environmental policy throughout the company. The internationally accepted standard awarded by ISOQAR provides a set of strict criter
The MacArtney Underwater Technology Group announces the opening of yet another new sales office in the United States. As of October 2012 MacArtney West Coast is open for business. The new office is located in San Diego, and will serve the underwater technology requirements of major OEM, offshore, oc
DNV has developed a new class notation for seismic vessels in consultation with key industry players such as WesternGeco, PGS and Fugro-Geoteam. The need to have enhanced redundancy and proper deck arrangements to ensure continuous operation without loss of speed is the backbone of these new technic
Incat Crowther has secured a contract to design a pair of 25m Catamaran passenger ferries to operate in St Thomas in the US Virgin Islands. Under construction at Midship Marine in Louisiana, these vessels will follow on from the successful quartet of UltraJet boats built by the yard. The new vessels
Champion Technologies has been awarded a contract by Eni Norge for the provision of production chemicals and associated technical services for the Goliat development in the Barents Sea in Northern Norway. The contract, worth over £3million {$5.5million} per year, has been agreed up until the end of
According to the States renewable energy policy advisor, Matt Des Forges, the Guernsey electricity sources will not be replaced by wind, wave and tidal power. He added that the renewable energy sources will take at least another eight years to become fully operational. Until then, the cost of these
Champion Technologies has been awarded a contract by Eni Norge for the provision of production chemicals and associated technical services for the Goliat development in the Barents Sea in Northern Norway. The contract, worth over £3million {$5.5million} per year, has been agreed up until the end of
The Gazprom headquarters hosted yesterday a working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Company’s Management Committee and Sergey Frank, Director General of Sovcomflot. The parties addressed cooperation issues, including the arrangement of hydrocarbons transportation via the Northern Sea
The Department of Primary Industries (DPI) is warning residents of coastal communities that excavating the entrances of lakes, lagoons and intermittently opening creeks can have long lasting and severe consequences for fish and fish habitat. DPI Director of Fisheries Compliance, Glenn Tritton, said
Marine Current Turbines have completed move to the Bristol & Bath Science Park, located at Emersons Green, north Bristol. Their engineering, project and business development teams are now located under one roof. The completion of the move last week coincided with the first anniversary of the Science
MEO Australia Limited advises that at 06:00 Darwin time on Tuesday 2nd October, Eni Australia Ltd (Eni) as operator of the NT/P68 exploration permit had drilled the 311mm (12 ¼”) hole from 3,740m to 3,828mMDRT (metres Measured Depth below Rotary Table), run logs, installed and cemented 244mm (9 5/8”
Today sees the completion of unloading and safe departure at the South Hook LNG Terminal of the first commercial cargo purchased by South Hook Gas from RasGas Company Limited (RasGas). The Milaha Ras Laffan berthed yesterday and is discharging 2,950,000 MMBtu of liquefied natural gas (LNG) for suppl
Marcon reports the sale of the U.S. flag research vessel, “Cape Flattery” from Tanadgusix Corporation (TDX), an Alaska Native village corporation out of Anchorage, to U.S. Seafoods, a fishing and marketing company based in Seattle, Washington and operating off the coast of Alaska. The sale was on pr
