MEO Australia Limited announces that Oliver Gross has commenced employment with MEO as Geoscience Adviser. Oliver brings a wealth of experience to MEO with over 31 years experience with ExxonMobil in Production, Exploration and New Ventures. Oliver’s primary role will be to work closely with the Exp
Claire Gibson, Wave Hub’s General Manager commented, “Earlier this year MPs said that funding support for the first arrays would be critical to the UK capturing the huge potential of wave and tidal energy, so it’s good news that this long-awaited competition has been launched. Wave Hub is specifical
The Shipping Key Performance Indicator Project, initiated by InterManager but now administered by the independent KPI Association Ltd, has passed an important milestone. Performance statistics from more than 1,000 vessels are now being inputted into the project’s website – enabling the KPI system to
Petrobras announces that it will only provide additional information on the seep discovered last Sunday, April 8, in the Roncador Field, in the Campos Basin – 120 kilometers off the coast of Rio de Janeiro – after the analyses that are currently underway are completed, which also includes identifyin
Providence Resources P.l.c., an oil and gas exploration and production company, announces that Mr. Philip O’Quigley has accepted an offer to become Chief Executive of Falcon Oil and Gas Ltd, a Canadian listed oil and gas exploration business. Accordingly, Mr. O’Quigley is stepping down from his exec
Tritech announces the appointments of Scott McLay as Sales Director and David Bradley as Supply Chain Director. Scott has over 20 years’ experience in the subsea industry having held several senior management and executive level positions with privately held Oil and Gas sector companies. His most re
Goldenport Holdings Inc., the international shipping company that owns and operates a fleet of container and dry bulk vessels announces that its Board of Directors has appointed Mr. John Dragnis as Chief Executive Officer, a post that he will assume immediately. Captain Paris Dragnis, Founder and cu
Japanese giant Mitsubishi Power Systems Europe Ltd (MPSE) confirmed its announcement on investment of up to £100 million in an engineering facility in Edinburgh and thus strengthening Scottish economy, by bringing over 100 new jobs, BBC informs. The facility will carry our research and development i
Solstad Offshore ASA (SOFF), a Norway-based shipping company focused primarily on offshore oil & gas industry, has been awarded contracts for Normand Aurora, Normand Draupne and Normand Corona vessels. Total E&P UK Limited and Elf Exploration UK Limited have hired the platform supply vessel (PSV) “N
Caspian Flotilla (CF) combat divers started phased underwater training at their basing sites. During the drills, servicemen will practice underwater anti-terror and countersabotage activities. To protect approaches to base and perform visual surveillance, servicemen use different small-size vessels.
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won a long-term service contract from Carnival Corporation to maintain and upgrade ABB’s Azipod equipment over the next 15 years for 20 ships in their fleet, cutting costs by as much as $1 million a year per ship. Carnival is the world’s la
MEO Australia Limited advises that its wholly owned subsidiary, Seruway Offshore Exploration Limited (SOEL) has a farmout process for up to a 50% participating interest in the Seruway PSC, offshore North Sumatra, Indonesia. A farmout brochure inviting key industry representatives to consider farming
International classification society RINA has been recognised by Sweden’s Clean Shipping Project as able to verify ships and shipping companies in accordance with verification guidelines developed for ranking in the Clean Shipping Index. The Clean Shipping Index is backed by a number of Swedish bodi
InterMoor, an Acteon company, has named Jim Macklin vice president of projects and engineering, announced InterMoor president Tom Fulton. Key functions of his new role include providing leadership and experience to the projects and engineering departments. He will have overall responsibility for pro
