2H Offshore, an Acteon company, recently announced that it has become a member of the VIVA JIP. The company will partner with existing JIP members Chevron, BP, Petrobras, ABS and Technip to support the innovative Vortex Induced Vibration Analysis software. Engineers at 2H Offshore already use the VI
China Rongsheng Heavy Industries Group Holdings Limited, a large heavy industries group in China, has delivered, today, one 380,000 DWT class Very Large Ore Carrier (“VLOC”) to each of Vale S.A. (“Vale”) and Oman Shipping Company S.A.O.C., with a combined tonnage of nearly 800,000 DWT, marking a new
Ophir Energy plc announces the resumption of the Tanzanian drilling campaign to be executed with BG Group, its partner in this Joint Venture. The multi-well programme commences with appraisal and satellite exploration around the Jodari Field in Block 1 offshore Tanzania. The first three wells in thi
Scorpio Tankers Inc. announced today that it has taken delivery of STI Onyx, the fifth MR vessel under its previously announced Newbuilding program. STI Onyx is the fifth of ten vessels scheduled for delivery under the Company’s Newbuilding program. Upon delivery, the vessel began a time charter for
London-based investment advisory firm Archipelago Investment Partners (AI Partners) has teamed up with Red7Marine, a UK based marine engineering services firm, to launch a unique shipping fund. The new fund will aim to capitalise on the sustained growth in the oil & gas, renewable energy, mining and
The deep-sea drilling vessel Chikyu, operated by the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), will embark on her next mission, IODP Expedition 338: The Nankai Trough Seismogenic Zone Experiment (NanTroSEIZE) Stage 3 – from 3 October to 13 January 2014, in the northwestern Paci
Petrobras broke its own natural gas delivery record last Friday, Sept. 21, when it placed 91.4 million m³ on the market. This figure was well above the previous record of 85.9 million m3, set on 11/12/2010. Of the total delivered, 36.1 million m³/day went to the thermoelectric market, while 41.5 mil
Global oilfield services provider Archer has secured a three year contract to provide platform drilling and maintenance services to six Apache platforms in the North Sea. As the incumbent contractor on the Forties Alpha, Forties Bravo, Forties Charlie and Forties Delta, this contract is an extension
Each year, BOURBON’s operational affiliates with a zero-incident rate are rewarded by the Group for their efficient preventive safety management. In 2009, BOURBON launched an incentive program to recognize the outstanding performance and best practices of its affiliates in terms of operational safet
Huntington Ingalls Industries has received a $296 million contract modification, under a previously awarded contract, for continuation of long-lead-time material procurement for and advance construction of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy (CVN 79). The company’s Newport News Ship
International oil service group Aker Solutions has been awarded a contract by Statoil to deliver three subsea trees, tubing hangers and a tool package to the Troll field on the Norwegian continental shelf. Estimated contract value is NOK 250 million. The extension is a call-off from a contract signe
The “bravery and professionalism” of the crew of the Costa Concordia cruise ship which struck a reef off the Italian coast earlier this year was cited by Lloyd’s Register’s David Barrow at the Lloyd’s List Global Awards in London last night. Presenting the crew with the Seafarer of the Year Award, s
Faroe Petroleum, the independent oil and gas company focusing principally on exploration, appraisal and production opportunities in the Atlantic margin, the North Sea and Norway, announces that it has contracted the West Navigator drillship to drill the Faroe operated Novus prospect in Norway in the
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finalized its plan to clean up contaminated ground water beneath the White Chemical Corporation Superfund site in Newark, New Jersey. The ground water was contaminated with volatile organic compounds by past industrial activities at the site. Volatile org
