APM Terminals will expand its presence in the Asia-Pacific market, which now accounts for nearly one out of three TEUs (by equity share) handled in the APM Terminals Global Port, Terminal and Inland Services Network, by opening a new regional headquarters office in Singapore, allowing the Shanghai o
As part of the Obama Administration’s continuing commitment to safe and responsible offshore energy exploration and development, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) Alaska Region Director Mark Fesmire oversaw comprehensive testing of Shell’s proposed Arctic-ready capping stack syst
The 4th China Deepwater Summit 2012 (CDS) will be held in November 29-30th, Beijing,China. It will reflect the exciting growth that China is undergoing in the World Deepwater oil and gas industry. China’s first deep-water drilling rig started operations in the South China Sea, marking “a substantial
As part of the Obama Administration’s continuing commitment to safe and responsible offshore energy exploration and development, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) Alaska Region Director Mark Fesmire oversaw comprehensive testing of Shell’s proposed Arctic-ready capping stack syst
The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri) and Saudi Aramco signed yesterday (June 27th , 2012) a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) to pursue the merger of the fleets and operations of Bahri and Vela International Marine Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Saudi Aramco. The pro
The role of natural gas in the UK’s energy mix is the focus of Oil & Gas UK’s forthcoming breakfast briefing. The event, which is sponsored by Herbert Smith and The Royal Bank of Scotland, is being held on 12 July in London. Mike Tholen, Oil & Gas UK’s economics and commercial director, said: “The [
SMD has been formally presented with a Queen’s Award for Enterprise by the Lord-Lieutenant of Tyne and Wear. The Lord-Lieutenant, Mr Nigel Sherlock, presented the Award in the International Trade Category as part of a visit to SMD’s head office and manufacturing facilities in Wallsend, North East En
Norway’s oil and gas exploration and production company Statoil has received consent to use the Deepsea Bergen Semisubmersible rig on the Norwegian sea fields. The company recently informed Odfjell Drilling that it was exercising the option for maximum duration of the new drilling contract, which me
Statoil has been granted consent to use the Scarabeo 5 mobile drilling rig for drilling and completion of a production well on Visund Sør. Visund Sør is an oil and gas field located between the Gullfaks C and Visund facilities, approx. 125 km west-northwest of Bulandet in Sogn og Fjordane County. Th
Fairstar Heavy Transport N.V. (FAIR) announces that Fairstar’s Supervisory Board and Management Board have unanimously decided to appoint Ingmar den Blanken (32) as Chief Financial Officer of Fairstar as from 26 June 2012. Mr. den Blanken succeeds Mark de Haas in the role of CFO. The Supervisory Boa
Statoil Petroleum AS has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway to remove the SPM-C loading buoy on the Statfjord field. The loading buoy on Statfjord C is located in the North Sea in block 33/9. Water depth at the site is 145.7 metres. The activity is scheduled to start in July
Fairstar Heavy Transport N.V. announces that Fairstar’s Supervisory Board and Management Board have unanimously decided to appoint Ingmar den Blanken (32) as Chief Financial Officer of Fairstar as from 26 June 2012. Mr den Blanken succeeds Mark de Haas in the role of CFO. The Supervisory Board will
The General Organisation of Sea Ports (GOP) announced yesterday that the Liberian vessel (MV “Stolt Valor”) has been granted permission to take refuge in Bahrain’s waters. The operation to move the tanker to the Arab Shipbuilding and Repair Yard (ASRY) began early Tuesday morning, where the ASRY tea
A contract for the supply of underwater tracking systems to be used by the US Navy in mine clearance operations has been awarded to Applied Acoustic Engineering Ltd, Great Yarmouth UK, by ATLAS North America (ATLAS NA), a wholly owned subsidiary of Atlas Elektronik GmbH of Bremen, Germany. The Appli
