Flexlife engineer Kevin McDonald has reached the finals of the Oil & Gas UK Awards in the category of Young Technician of the Year. The OPTIO sponsored category recognises the vital contribution made by the industry’s young technicians. Kevin said: “It’s a real honour to be shortlisted as a finalist
The world’s biggest container shipping company, Maersk Line, is confident its order for 20 giant new vessels will not spoil the market and… By John Acher (Reuters) [mappress] Source: Reuters, September 30, 2011
TGS announces receipt of a seismic permit from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulations and Enforcement (BOEMRE) to acquire 3D Wide Azimuth (WAZ) data in the Gulf of Mexico. This project is expected to be part of the 2012 investment plan. TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company (TGS) provides multi-
Otto Energy Ltd announces that it has now completed the transaction with Vitol previously announced on 12 August 2011. Otto has increased its stake in the Galoc Oil Field to a 33% direct working interest by acquiring 100% of the equity in the Operator, Galoc Production Company WLL. “Otto would like
Converting a giant warehouse at the former Navy base into a test center for massive wind turbines out in the ocean will keep about 600… By Dave Munday (postandcourier) [mappress] Source: postandcourier, September 30, 2011
The New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office officially added “Lil’ Larry” to its dive team Thursday… By Shannan Bowen (starnewsonline) [mappress] Source: starnewsonline, September 30, 2011;
Autopilot will never be the same again, thanks to the launch of the Simrad Pro AP70 and AP80 Autopilot Systems. The IMO compliant, adaptive heading control systems provide complete heading and course control for a wide range of vessels. “The Simrad Pro AP70 and AP80 raise the bar yet again for autop
Norwegian Energy Company ASA (Noreco) is a 20 percent partner in the Huntington oil field in the U.K. North Sea, which is currently under development. The field will be produced with the Sevan Voyageur FPSO. “The Huntington partnership (the JV) has been monitoring the situation at Sevan closely, and
On Sep.20th, 2011, the 69.9m AHTS Vessel ARCHON TIDE built by Yuexin Shipbuilding Company for Tidewater finished a successful sea trial. The speed reaches 14.13 Knots and the bollard pull reaches 107.76t. Applying the design of FOCAL MARINE & OFFSHORE CORP LTD, YX3135 measures 69.9m in length with a
General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, is being awarded a $22,534,505 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-11-C-2306) for DDG 1000-class services. This contract modification provides additional class services associated with the detail design and construction of DDG 1000-class
On Sep.20th, 2011, the 69.9m AHTS Vessel ARCHON TIDE (Hull No. YX3135) built by Yuexin Shipbuilding Company for Tidewater finished a successful sea trial. The speed reaches 14.13 Knots and the bollard pull reaches 107.76t. Applying the design of FOCAL MARINE & OFFSHORE CORP LTD, YX3135 measures 69.9
Malaysia-based international company, Bumi Armada Berhad, signed today a contract to supply and operate an FPSO for Apache Energy Ltd (Apache), to be located in block. WA-49-L of the Balnaves Field, north-west Australia The contract is for an initial 4 years fixed term time charter with an option of
Orion Marine Group, Inc.a leading heavy civil marine contractor serving the infrastructure sector is providing its investors an update on the Company’s outlook and end markets. As part of its ongoing communications with investors, the Company is establishing a mid-period update on its outlook and en
Brussels-based VRcontext International announces the release of Walkinside® Version 6.0 virtual reality software, already deployed at client operational sites. Walkinside Version 6.0 is a significant milestone for Oil & Gas asset operators in four key areas: the Immersive Training Simulator (ITS) to
