Salamander Energy plc announces the spud of the Bualuang Far East-1 (“FE-1”) exploration well in Block B8/38, Gulf of Thailand. The Bualuang Far East prospect is located approximately 7km to the northeast and up-dip of the Bualuang oil field. The FE-1 well will be drilled to a total vertical depth o
Kongsberg Oil & Gas Technologies (KOGT), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kongsberg Gruppen ASA, has established a new office in Perth, Australia. The new office, which was officially opened on 14th June 2012, will provide sales and technical support to customers across Australasia. “The growing number
Kongsberg Oil & Gas Technologies (KOGT), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kongsberg Gruppen ASA, has established a new office in Perth, Australia. The new office, which was officially opened on 14th June 2012, will provide sales and technical support to customers across Australasia. “The growing number
Otto Marine Limited, a leading offshore marine company which specializes in building complex offshore support vessels, ship chartering and offers specialized offshore services, announced that it has secured a ship chartering contract for a firm 180 days, with an option to extend for 3×1 month + 3×1
Kongsberg Oil & Gas Technologies (KOGT), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kongsberg Gruppen ASA, has established a new office in Perth, Australia. The new office, which was officially opened on 14th June 2012, will provide sales and technical support to customers across Australasia. “The growing number
Noble Chartering Inc (NCI), the dry bulk chartering arm of commodity trader Noble Group, and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd (“K” Line) announce the signing of an agreement to commercially operate several Cape Size Bulk Carriers. A new company (K Noble Hong Kong Ltd.) will run the joint venture which wil
Beach Energy Limited has commenced 2D seismic acquisition over its Lake Tanganyika South concession in Tanzania. The 2D seismic is being undertaken by Fugro Oceansismica and is expected to take approximately two months to acquire and seven months to process and interpret. To undertake the seismic, a
Singapore’s Otto Marine Limited has secured a ship chartering contract for a firm 180 days, with option to extend for 3 x 1 month + 3 x 1 yearfor its newly built 75 meters Work Maintenance Vessel. The contract is expected to generate approximately US$7.6 million for the minimum scheduled period of t
On Saturday 16 June, in Rio de Janeiro, at a high level ‘Oceans Day’ event during the United Nations ‘Rio+20′ Summit on Sustainable Development, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) presented the views of the world’s merchant shipowners on delivering green growth. On behalf of ICS, the princi
Kleven Maritime, a technology-focused shipbuilding company whose primary activities include the fitting out and delivery of specialised vessels, announced on Saturday that the new dock arrived at Myklebust Verft. With the new, larger dock, the yard can now offer docking facilities also for large off
From removing trash to counting whales and educating school children, volunteers across the country performing a variety of critical… [mappress] Source: NOAA , June 17, 2012; Image: NOAA
Principle Power, Energias de Portugal, Repsol, A. Silva Matos (ASM), Vestas Wind Systems A/S and InovCapital announced the inauguration of Portugal’s first offshore wind turbine on June 16th, 2012. The turbine is installed on an innovative floating foundation called the WindFloat. In addition to bei
Recently Cheoy Lee Shipyards delivered supply vessel Almojil 60, the first delivery in a pair of sisterships ordered by the Mohammad Al Mojil Group in Saudi Arabia. The design of the 54m Supply Vessels is from Wartsila Ship Design Singapore Pte. Ltd. Construction is to ABS class, with the notation +
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) signed a Technical Cooperation Agreement with the National Environmental Authority (ANAM) and the German Agency for International Cooperation to apply mechanisms that will reduce emissions in the Canal Watershed. The agreement aims to establish the terms and conditio
