Huntington Ingalls Industries announced yesterday the completion of another successful sea trial as the amphibious transport dock Anchorage (LPD 23) returned from a three-day testing voyage in the Gulf of Mexico. The company’s seventh ship in the LPD 17 class returned Friday following rigorous testi
Nautronix have been awarded orders to supply upgrades to NASDrill USBL Transponder digital acoustic positioning systems for two of Songa Drilling’s Semi-Submersible Drilling Rigs, the Songa Venus and Songa Mercur, both currently operating in Malaysia. The systems are due for delivery in June and Aug
KBR has been selected as Höegh’s preferred engineer to execute pre-FEED studies for two of its projects off the coast of Israel and offshore Australia. “We are excited about providing the initial engineering work for an innovative LNG FPSO solution to support Höegh LNG’s already-developed concept” K
Plexus Holdings PLC, the AIM quoted oil and gas engineering services business and owner of the proprietary POS-GRIP® friction-grip method of wellhead engineering, has secured a three year agreement with a leading global oil and gas producer for relief well standby wellhead equipment. Plexus will pro
A 41 metre high speed aluminium passenger catamaran, “Vale Grand Sud” has recently entered into operation for mining company Vale Nouvelle-Calédonie, marking the fourth Austal-built vessel to operate in New Caledonia. “Vale Grand Sud” was designed to provide new levels of speed and comfort to member
EXMAR Offshore Company, Houston, Texas has entered into an agreement with LLOG Exploration Company L.L.C., Covington, Louisiana to design a new production semisubmersible hull for installation in the Gulf of Mexico in 2014. The design is based on EXMAR’s proprietary OPTI® series of hulls. This desig
BOURBON is fully committed to the International Maritime Organisation’s second International Day of the Seafarer. The day is to recognise how much the sea means to us and how much seafarers’ activities contribute directly or indirectly to our everyday lives. For the occasion, the IMO is asking every
Contango Oil & Gas Company announced today that the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Contango Operators, Inc., was the apparent high bidder on six lease blocks at the Central Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 216/222 held on June 20, 2012. The Company bid a total of approximately $11 million on the follow
Swedish exploration and production company Lundin Petroleum has entered into a fully committed 7-year senior secured revolving credit facility of USD 2.5 billion. This senior secured facility is revolving in order to adjust to Lundin Petroleum group financing needs. This facility will provide the ne
In Chongqing, China, a Damen Environmental Cutter Suction Dredger, type ECSD450 was commissioned. The dredger was built for Changjiang Chongqing Waterway Engineering Bureau for maintenance dredging on the Changjiang River. The standard dredger was customized to adapt to local circumstances. The dred
Apply Sørco has been awarded the contract by Statoil for the conversion of one of the main generating gas turbines on Troll C to a low NOx turbine. The upgrade is an environmental measure to reduce NOx emissions from the platform. The contract is valued at approximately 270 million NOK and includes
In many ways marine and hydrokinetic power systems offer one of the most promising areas for renewable energy development. Marine and hydrokinetic resources – including ocean waves, tidal streams, river flows, ocean currents, and ocean thermal differences – are abundant, the technology is improving
Singapore-based Shipowner and operator Masterbulk has renewed its fleet Safety Service Agreement for a period in excess of two years with Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS). Josephine Tay, Account Manager WSS Singapore said, “The WSS safety service agreement significantly reduces administration costs fo
As part of its continued focus on efficiency and commitment to customers, DP World Aden this month received and operated an additional two gantry cranes, bringing up to seven the number of cranes at the Aden Container Terminal (ACT). The two new Liebherrs Super Post Panamax quay cranes with a capaci
