Pipeline integrity specialist STATS Group will be represented at the 24th International Pipeline Pigging & Integrity Management Conference in Houston from 7-9 February. The PPIM conference is the only forum devoted exclusively to pigging for maintenance and inspection, pipeline integrity evaluation
Aden Container Terminal (ACT), operated by global marine terminal operator DP World, has received and serviced the 8,441 TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit) MSC Tomoko, the largest container vessel ever to call at the facility, located in Yemen’s premier port city. DP World Aden management mobilised a
Expro, a leading international oilfield services company, today announced the opening of their new operations base located in Paradise, Newfoundland, Canada, that will support the provision of well testing, subsea and downhole video services for offshore Newfoundland. “We’ve been eagerly awaiting th
After the announcement was made on February 01 revealing the break-down of the submarine cable linking Estonia and Finland, the Elering Company has proclaimed that the EstLink is back in service. The cause of the break-down was of a technical nature originating in the Harku converter station that wa
Expro, a leading international oilfield services company, today announced the opening of their new operations base located in Paradise, Newfoundland, Canada, that will support the provision of well testing, subsea and downhole video services for offshore Newfoundland. “We’ve been eagerly awaiting th
Renaissance Services subsidiary Topaz Energy and Marine, a leading provider of offshore support vessels and engineering services, has been awarded a contract from GAC Group to provide completion services for two crew/cargo vessels. Topaz’s NicoCraft shipyard in Abu Dhabi has been awarded the contrac
Petrobras announced that no more traces of oil were found in the sea during overflights carried out Friday morning in the Carioca Nordeste area, in the Santos Basin. Therefore, in accordance with the procedures laid down in the Emergency Plan and with the knowledge of the Navy, Ibama and ANP, contin
Petrobras announces that no more traces of oil were found in the sea during overflights carried out this morning in the Carioca Nordeste area, in the Santos Basin. Therefore, in accordance with the procedures laid down in the Emergency Plan and with the knowledge of the Navy, Ibama and ANP, continge
Van Oord has been awarded the EPC contract for the installation of a Single Point Mooring (SPM) system in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates. The client is Fujairah Asia Power Company and the contract value amounts to approximately EUR 30 million. Work will start immediately and continue until the end o
Nordic Yards, manufacturer of innovative special ships and major maritime projects, including for the offshore wind industry, has received a further order from Siemens Energy to build a self-erecting offshore HVDC converter platform. Work will start from May 2, 2012 on the SylWin alpha platform, whi
LEEVAC Shipyards, LLC and LEEVAC Shipyards Jennings, LLC launched the AET “Partnership”. LEEVAC was recently contracted by AET Lightering Services, LLC., Houston, TX, to build two (2) 187 x 46 x 15 Lightering Support Vessels with a series of options for up to six (6) additional vessels. These vessel
Delek Group yesterday announced that Tanin #1 exploration well reached target and strong signs of natural gas were discovered, based on tests carried out during drilling by the Operator, Noble. The discovery well was drilled to a depth of 18,212 feet and encountered approximately 130 feet of gross n
The industry body which provides the focal point for the oil and gas sector’s skills and workforce development needs has appointed a new managing director to steer the UK arm of the global organisation. Larraine Boorman has taken over the reins at OPITO from David Binnie who stood down in October 20
Craig Group to invest £50million in new vessels with Talisman Energy contract North Star Shipping, a division of the family-owned global shipping and energy services firm The Craig Group, has been awarded a major new contract with Talisman Energy (UK) Ltd. Under the contract the company, which provi
