E.ON Ruhrgas Norge AS (ERN) has received consent to carry out exploration drilling of well 6507/6-4 (S&A) in the Norwegian Sea with the Borgland Dolphin mobile facility. The well will be drilled in production licence 350, with ERN as the operator (40%). The other licensees are Statoil ASA (30%) and
Fairstar Heavy Transport N.V. has been awarded a new transportation contract by Hercules Offshore to transport the Hercules 185 jack-up rig from Port Gentil, Gabon to either Pascagoula, Mississippi or Bahrain using the Fairstar semi-submersible vessel FJELL. The contract revenue is just under USD 3
Bourbon Front, a BOURBON last-generation Platform Supply Vessel (PSV), has left Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group’s Zhejiang shipyard, in China. “ The Bourbon Front is the first vessel of a new BOURBON series of 4, with the Bourbon Clear, the Bourbon Calm and the Bourbon Rainbow” declares Christian Lef
Leighton Holdings is seeking environmental approval to lay fibre optic cable between Perth and Singapore for a $US160 million investment … (au.news.yahoo) [mappress] Source: au.news.yahoo, September 28, 2011;
A fund for promoting and supporting maritime education and training through scholarships to Bahraini students has been announced by the General Organisation of Sea Ports (GOP) as the second annual Bahrain Maritime Festival (BMF) kicked off. The proposal for establishing the Bahrain Maritime Educatio
Fairstar Heavy Transport N.V. has been awarded a new transportation contract by Hercules Offshore to transport the Hercules 185 jack-up rig from Port Gentil, Gabon to either Pascagoula, Mississippi or Bahrain using the Fairstar semi-submersible vessel FJELL. The contract revenue is just under USD 3
Tullow Oil plc (Tullow) announces that the Enyenra-3A appraisal well, in the Deepwater Tano licence offshore Ghana, has successfully encountered oil in high quality sandstone reservoirs. Pressure data indicates that the Enyenra-3A well has confirmed an up-dip extension of the Enyenra oil field. Loca
The 4th China (Xiamen) International Boat Show will kick off at Xiamen’s Wuyuan Bay from November 4 to 7. Themed with “Yacht: Navigation in the ocean of leisure“, the show will continue its routine of various activities. This year’s event, thought to be the best one in China in recent years, will sh
Subsea 7 S.A. announced today the award of a contract valued at approximately $465 million for the engineering, procurement, construction and installation of sealines for a major shallow water development offshore West Africa. Detailed engineering will commence immediately, with offshore installatio
Oceaneering International, Inc. announced that M. Kevin McEvoy, President and Chief Executive Officer, will deliver a presentation at the Johnson Rice Energy Conference in New Orleans, LA on Tuesday, October 4, 2011. The conference slides will be accessible after the close of the market on Friday, S
Noble Energy, Inc. announced today it has revised drilling plans for the three deepwater rigs it has under contract in the offshore Eastern Mediterranean. The Ensco 5006 rig (formerly the Pride North America), which has experienced multiple subsea equipment issues, will move off the Leviathan #3 wel
Subsea 7 S.A. announced today the award of a contract valued at approximately $465 million for the engineering, procurement,construction and installation of sealines for a major shallow water development offshore West Africa. Detailed engineering will commence immediately, with offshore installation
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics welcomes MV Parsifal, its second Mark V Ro Ro vessel. Representing a whole new generation of vessels, Parsifal is a sister vessel to MV Tonsberg, delivered to WWL in March this year. “Our 2011 newbuilding programme means better service, more options and more capacity
A six-member high-level delegation from JTC Corporation (JTC), Singapore visited Drydocks World’s Dubai shipyard recently. The team was led by Leow Thiam Seng – Director, Aerospace, Marine & Cleantech Cluster and Leong Hong Yew – Director, Market Division and was received at the shipyard by Khamis J
