From 7 to 10 November 2011, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway carried out an audit of maintenance management on Statfjord C (SFC). The objective of the audit activity was to verify Statoil’s system for preventive and corrective maintenance on the SFC facility, including the associated onsh
OLYMPIC COMMANDER of the MT6015 design was delivered to its owners today. Olympic Commander is a Multipurpose Offshore Vessel with diesel electric propulsion, low fuel consumption and high flexibility. The vessel represent a new generation of environmentally friendly and operational state of the art
A Norwegian shipbuilding company, Kleven Maritime on Tuesday, January 24, successfully delivered Olympic Commander Multipurpose Offshore Vessel owners Olympic Shipping. The MPSV, with diesel electric propulsion, low fuel consumption and high flexibility represents a new generation of environmentally
SMIT Salvage together with its partner Fratelli Neri have made good progress yesterday in the further preparations for the oil removal from the Costa Concordia. The Divers have inspected the forward section of the submerged underwatership of the ship and have marked the drilling locations of the hea
Noble Corporation today reported fourth quarter 2011 earnings of $127 million, or $0.50 per diluted share, compared to $135 million, or $0.53 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2011. Earnings for the fourth quarter 2010 totaled $99 million, or $0.39 per diluted share. Contract drilling serv
Technip Oceania (TPO), a Technip Group ) operating centre in Perth, Australia, has been awarded a contract, worth approximately AUD110 million (€90 million), by South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) for the detailed design of Chevron’s Wheatstone offshore gas processing pla
Blake International Rigs, a privately-held offshore drilling contractor, announces that Beau Blake has been promoted from VP of Business Development and Administration to President & Chief Executive Officer – USA and Mexico, effective immediately. “Beau brings the right skill set to lead Blake Inter
President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address included some language that made wind power advocates happy. by Aaron Nathans (delawareonline) [mappress] Source: delawareonline, January 26, 2012
DOF Rederi AS, a daughter company of DOF ASA, announced that it has entered into 2 new contracts and one extension of an existing contract with Shell. For the Skandi Foula and the Skandi Rona the firm contract periods are 5 years with 5 x 1 year optional periods. Both these contracts will commence i
Williams Partners L.P. and DCP Midstream Partners, LP announced a planned expansion of the Discovery natural gas gathering pipeline system in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. Discovery intends to construct the Keathley Canyon Connector, a 20-inch diameter, 215-mile subsea natural gas gathering pipeline
BMT Consultants India, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, the leading international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy, announced yesterday that it has been appointed as Lender’s Engineer by Axis Bank for the PPP (Public Private Partnership) project at Kandla Port, located in t
Williams Partners L.P. and DCP Midstream Partners, LP have recently announced a planned expansion of the Discovery natural gas gathering pipeline system in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. “There is also opportunity for future growth, as it will run in close proximity to several known discoveries and n
Bolt Technology Corporation announced financial results for the second quarter and the first six months of fiscal year 2012. Sales for the second quarter of fiscal year 2012, the three months ended December 31, 2011, amounted to $14,588,000 compared to $10,124,000 for the second quarter of fiscal ye
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has received the plan for development and operation (PDO) for the oil and gas discovery 30/7-6 Hild in the North Sea. Total is the operator for the development. Total recoverable reserves in the discovery are estimated at 29 million cubic metres of recoverable oil
