Fairmount Marine’s tug Fairmount Summit had towed pipelay and heavy lift barge Acergy Polaris from Brazil to Gabon. The Acergy Polaris, owned by Subsea 7, is a multipurpose barge for pipely and heavy lift activities in deepwater fields. The barge, equipped with pipelay tower, heavy lift crane and ac
CNOOC Limited announced its annual results for the 12 months ended December 31, 2011. In 2011, the Company’s average realized oil price amounted to US$109.75 per barrel and its average realized natural gas price reached US$5.15 per thousand cubic feet, representing an increase of 40.8% and 14.7% yea
Dolphin Geophysical have signed a further Agreement with the Government of Mauritania to acquire additional 2D Multi-Client survey over certain offshore areas including designated Deep-Water blocks. These additional data of about 9,000km will increase the total for the NWAAM project to around 26,000
Last Saturday, on March 24th, a naming ceremony for Olympic Shipping’s new Platform Supply Vessel took place in Ålesund. The naming of the vessel, now called Olympic Energy, was performed by Godmother Marianne Synnes. After the ceremony, the ship was open to the public and about 1500 people used the
In Uljanik, on Saturday 24th March, Hull no. 490 – “Punta”, constructed by ULJANIK Shipyard for the company United Shipping Service, that is Uljanik Plovidba, was launched from slipway no. 1. This ship has been constructed for the transport of bulk cargo and has a deadweight of 52,000 tons, length 1
ITF, the oil and gas industry technology facilitator today announced new membership agreements with two major global service companies. Through their membership, Petrofac and Siemens will join other high profile energy players in supporting new technologies through the ITF model to tackle global ind
Ilios Shipping Company S.A. was sentenced yesterday in federal court in New Orleans for violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS) and obstruction of justice, announced Assistant Attorney General Ignacia S. Moreno and Jim Letten, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Ili
Kongsberg Maritime Germany opens the renewed and extended CS department on 13. April 2012. After three months of office rebuilding and adding new premises, Kongsberg Maritime Hamburg is proud to announce the opening of its Regional Support Office by new office space, warehouse and workshops. “Contin
The Chamber of Shipping has today launched guidelines to assist shipping companies in the development of anti-corruption policies, with particular emphasis on the problem of facilitation payments. The document has been produced by the Chamber’s Legal, Insurance and Documentary Issues Committee as ge
Tap Oil Limited provides the following update on the Tallaganda-1 exploration well in permit WA-351-P offshore Carnarvon Basin, Western Australia. The Tallaganda-1 well is located within permit WA-351-P of the Carnarvon Basin, Western Australia. The well is being drilled in 1,141 metres of water and
Aker Solutions has received a Letter of Award from Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), to supply a further two drilling equipment packages to the ‘Category D’ drilling rigs the yard is building for the rig operator Songa Offshore. Contract value is undisclosed. The development of the Ca
Mermaid announces that its wholly owned subsidiary Subtech Ltd. has opened a branch office in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Subtech already has offices in Qatar and Saudi Arabia. The purpose of the Branch Office is to continue the expansion of Mermaid’s footprint in the Middle East region by givi
On the 15th of March Brodotrogir d.d. carried out the delivery ceremony for the chemical tanker Amorina. The tanker, which was launched in July last year, is being built for Siteam Navigator Shipping Co.Pte.Ltd., of the Laurin Maritime AB group. The delivery documents were signed by Bo Walter on beh
Helen Deeble (Chief Executive of P&O Ferries) and Kenneth MacLeod (Chairman of Stena Line (UK)) yesterday elected President and Vice President of the Chamber of Shipping at its Annual General Meeting. In her inaugural address, the President described the stability of the industry’s operating environ
