On December 15, a new drillship owned by Etesco Drilling Services LLC., was delivered at Samsung Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.’s Geoje Shipyard in Korea. At the naming ceremony held on the day before the delivery, the drillship was named Etesco Takatsugu J. NYK director and managing corporate officer Hi
Incat Crowther announces the launch of the 20m monohull crew boat Ahuva. Built by Veecraft Marine in South Africa, Ahuva will join 30m monohull crewboats Perez and Deborah in the C&I Leasing fleet in Nigeria. Ahuva is specifically designed for efficient safe crew transfer to offshore energy installa
Incat Crowther has announced the launch of the 20m monohull crew boat Ahuva. Built by Veecraft Marine in South Africa, Ahuva will join 30m monohull crewboats Perez and Deborah in the C&I Leasing fleet in Nigeria. Ahuva is specifically designed for efficient safe crew transfer to offshore energy inst
Statoil Petroleum AS has been granted consent to carry out exploration drilling of well 7220/5-1 in the Barents Sea with the Aker Barents mobile facility. The well is an appraisal well that is part of the assessment of the Skrugard field that has been discovered in the adjacent block 7220/8, product
NYK LNG carrier Broog and NYK LNG Shipmanagement Ltd., the carrier’s ship-management company, have been accredited by the Green Award Foundation, which recognized the carrier and ship-management company for their attention to quality, safety, and the environment. The decision to bring LNG carriers i
On December 15, a new drillship owned by Etesco Drilling Services LLC. was delivered at Samsung Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.’s Geoje Shipyard in Korea. At the naming ceremony held on the day before the delivery, the drillship was named Etesco Takatsugu J. NYK director and managing corporate officer Hit
Technip was awarded a lump sum contract by Anadarko Petroleum Corporation for the engineering, construction and transport of a 23,000 ton truss Spar hull for their Lucius project in approximately 7,100 feet (2,165 meters) of water depth in the US Gulf of Mexico, with first oil being scheduled in 20
Technip was awarded a lump sum contract by Anadarko Petroleum Corporation for the engineering, construction and transport of a 23,000 ton truss Spar hull for their Lucius project in approximately 7,100 feet (2,165 meters) of water depth in the US Gulf of Mexico, with first oil being scheduled in 201
Velocious Australia continues to strengthen its subsea and pipeline engineering capabilities through three new executive appointments. The Perth-based subsea engineering and remote technology business has appointed Jamie Robinson as General Manager Operations, Steve Kindness as Engineering Manager a
Iran has discovered a new gas field with reserves of 50 trillion cubic feet in waters of the Caspian Sea, Iranian minister of petroleum, Rostam Qasemi announced . Gas reserves of the field, which is, located 700 meters depth of Caspian Sea are estimated to be several times more than former estimatio
Chinese state media said on Wednesday that a group of Chinese fisherman is suing US oil company, ConocoPhillips, for 490 million yuan… (maritime-executive) [mappress] Source: maritime-executive , December 18, 2011; Image: ConocoPhillips
DP World, UAE Region has achieved a new vessel productivity benchmark when its state-of-the-art cranes hit a record of 259 berth moves per hour while servicing the container liner MSC Madeleine at its flagship Jebel Ali Port in Dubai recently. Concerted team effort and the port’s signature operation
Aegion Corporation’s subsidiary, The Bayou Companies, LLC, has been awarded a contract to coat approximately 80 miles of 16-inch and 18-inch diameter oil and gas pipelines for the Shell Mars B deep water development. In January 2012, Bayou will begin inner-diameter coating, outer-diameter coating, c
The shipping company Ernst Russ strives continuously for the highest quality, safety and environmental standards in shipping; in recognition of this it has now been awarded the “GL Excellence – 5 Stars” certificate by classification society Germanischer Lloyd (GL). Ernst Russ Managing Director Mr St
