The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced the next step in evaluating a proposed lease for testing marine hydrokinetic technology offshore Florida. The bureau is making available for public review and input an environmental assessment that considers the effects of issuing a lease for te
First quarter Subsea Technologies orders of $1.4 billion Record Subsea Technologies backlog of $4.7 billion FMC Technologies, Inc., global provider of technology solutions for the energy industry, yesterday reported first quarter 2012 revenue of $1.4 billion, up 29 percent from the prior-year quarte
National Drilling Company (“NDC”), Abu Dhabi exercises the options for Lamprell to build a further two jackup rigs in addition to the four rigs currently under construction by Lamprell for NDC. The new agreement with NDC is for the construction and delivery of two jackup rigs valued at US$ 166.65 mi
Recently PetroVietNam Technical Services Corporation (PTSC) organized Annual Shareholders’ Conference 2012 in Caravell Hotel, HoChi Minh City. PTSC had the honour of attendance of representatives from PetroVietNam’s leadership, esteemed partners and clients, especially the attendance of 312 represen
Costa Crociere and the Costa Concordia Emergency Commissioner’s Office announced that the tender for the removal of the ship from Giglio Island has been awarded to Titan Salvage in partnership with the Italian firm Micoperi. The work will begin in early May subject to final approval from the Italian
On Earth Day on Maui area students and teachers from Baldwin High School and Kihei Charter School deployed a… [mappress] Source: NOAA , April 25, 2012; Image: NOAA
Cyprus-based SeaBird Exploration PLC has been awarded a contract in excess of USD 5.5 million in East Africa for the Northern Explorer vessel by a Multi-Client company. The contract will commence in direct continuation of her current contract with Spectrum ASA, and has an estimated duration of 60 da
Construction will begin in December on a second 144-car ferry. The Ferries Division of the Washington State Department of Transportation and shipbuilder Vigor Industrial signed papers yesterday morning to make the second new vessel a reality for customers of the state ferry system. “This has been a
ABB reported higher orders and revenues in the first quarter of 2012, led by growth in North America. Operational EBITDA declined 7 percent compared to the same quarter a year earlier while net income was up 5 percent. Orders were 2 percent above the very high levels in the first quarter of 2011, dr
Fairstar Heavy Transport N.V. (FAIR) has met with representatives of Dockwise, yesterday, in Fairstar’s Rotterdam Headquarters. At this meeting, Fairstar provided Dockwise with factual materials, including details about its future order book, which demonstrate that the true value of Fairstar is sign
National Drilling Company, Abu Dhabi, has decided to exercise the options for Lamprell to build a further two jackup rigs in addition to the four rigs currently under construction by Lamprell for NDC. The new agreement with NDC is for the construction and delivery of two jack-up rigs valued at US$ 1
SeaBird Exploration PLC has been awarded a contract in excess of USD 5.5 million in East Africa for the Northern Explorer by a Multi-Client company. The contract will commence in direct continuation of her current contract with Spectrum ASA, and has an estimated duration of 60 days with an optional
China Oilfield Services Limited announces that COSL Drilling Europe AS, its wholly-owned subsidiary, hosted a ceremony in the deep-water wharf at Yantai CIMC Raffles Shipyard Co. Ltd. for delivery of the deep-water semi-submersible platform COSLPromoter. The ceremony saw attendance of Mr. Cao Shujie
FMC Technologies, Inc. reported first quarter 2012 revenue of $1.4 billion, up 29 percent from the prior-year quarter. Diluted earnings per share were $0.41 compared to $0.35 in the prior-year quarter. Total inbound orders of $2.0 billion were up 50 percent from the prior-year quarter and included $
