The third bulk carrier of 47.500 DWT named ‘Mingzhou 59′ which was built by China Shipping Industry (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd.(CICJS) for Ningbo Marine Company Limited (NBMC) was successfully named and delivered on August 10th 2012. Vice GM of China Shipping Industry Co., Ltd.（CIC）Li Zhengjian and Chairman
Det norske oljeselskap ASA has, as partner in PL 265 (20 percent) made an oil discovery on the Geitungen prospect, were Statoil ASA is the operator. Oil has been encountered and a core sample has been recovered. Drilling operations are ongoing and the final results from the well are thus not yet ava
Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI), a company that manufactures a vast array of products that demonstrate technological mastery of the land, sea, air and outer space, has announced that they will be joining the tidal energy sector as well. According to renewableenergyworld.com, an increase in support f
Rosneft has begun offshore exploration at the South Russky license block in the Pechora Sea. A 3D CDP seismic survey covering 1,200 square kilometres is being carried out by three field exploration parties from Yuzhmorgeologiya. Yuzhmorgeologiya, Iskatel 5, Vyborgsky and Petrogradsky research vessel
Hoegh LNG has received commitment letters from four banks for a USD 250 million corporate facility for the financing of the floating LNG storage and regasification unit (FSRU), being built at Hyundai Heavy Industries Ltd. shipyard in South Korea. The Facility is subject to credit guarantees by the N
Henrik Poulsen says that he is looking forward to meeting his new colleagues and get an introduction to the business units, customers, shareholders and DONG Energy’s different locations from power stations, wind turbines, the production platform in the North Sea to the offices in Denmark and Norther
Brazil’s oil and gas company Petrobras has revealed that the first oil from the Baleia Azul field, in the Espirito Santos Basin, will start flowing soon. The first oil at Baleia Azul is scheduled for this month, with FPSO Cidade de Anchieta, which has a capacity to produce 100,000 barrels of oil per
Karoon Gas Australia Ltd advises that at 06:00 hours (WST) today, Boreas-1 was drilling out cement in the 9-5/8” casing shoe. Since the last report, the BOP troubleshooting and function testing was completed satisfactorily and the 9-5/8” casing was successfully pressure tested. Drilling of the 8-1/2
Dolphin announced a new 3D Multi Client survey in cooperation with Spectrum to be acquired by the high capacity seismic vessel, M/V Polar Duke. The survey is located offshore Lebanon and will have a minimum size of 1,500 square kilometres. The acquisition is scheduled to finish within September, and
Noble Energy International LTD, a leading independent energy company with a diverse portfolio of high-quality assets, a track record of success and a sound strategy for the future, has announced a tender for ROV services. The work includes ROV services onboard the Ensco 5006 for one or two wells in
CASPAR Shipping in Baku, Azerbaijan has chosen PC Maritime as an ECDIS supplier for its fleet. The agreement is to supply 13 vessels initially, with the option of a second order at the end of 2012. PC Maritime’s Navmaster ECDIS 800 is one of the longest-established ECDIS systems on the market. The s
Karoon Gas Australia Ltd advises that at 06:00 hours (WST) today, Boreas-1 was drilling out cement in the 9-5/8” casing shoe. Since the last report, the BOP troubleshooting and function testing was completed satisfactorily and the 9-5/8” casing was successfully pressure tested. Drilling of the 8-1/2
Wasser- und Schifffahrtsamt Minden (WSA Minden) has contracted Kongsberg Maritime GmbH for the provision of hydrographic survey equipment. The contract is for the supply, installation, calibration and commissioning of the sounding measurement system for the hydrographic survey vessel ‘Visurgis’, as
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced today that nine foreign flagged ships were under detention in UK ports during July 2012 after failing Port State Control (PSC) inspection. Latest monthly figures show that there were three new detentions of foreign flagged ships in UK ports during J
