On August 20, with the support of its 3,000T sea crane, COSCO Dalian Shipyard successfully lifted and erected the power module of the Dalian Developer drillship 13 days ahead of schedule. The power module is 20 meters in length, 50 meters in max width, 24 meters in height, and about 3,530 tonnes. In
If there is one sector in clean energy that can be fairly confident of achieving tenfold, or more, growth over the next decade, it must be… (climatespectator) [mappress] Source: climatespectator, September 22, 2011
If there is one sector in clean energy that can be fairly confident of achieving tenfold, or more, growth over the next decade, it must be… (climatespectator) [mappress] Source: climatespectator, September 22, 2011
On 17:30 of Sep. 20th, 2011, the second semi-submersible platform COSLINNOVATOR built by Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore Limited (hereafter refers to CIMC Raffles) for China Oilfield Services Limited (hereafter refers to COSL) returned from sea trial, it successfully completed all the trial missions du
Thousands of local volunteers at more than 120 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) sites will participate in this year’s 18th annual National Public Lands Day, Sept. 24, the largest annual volunteer hands-on restoration activity of its kind. Activities include clean up, repair, construction, refurb
Chevron Corporation today welcomed Australian Commonwealth Government approval by the Federal Environment Minister, the Hon. Tony Burke, MP, for its Wheatstone Project in Western Australia. George Kirkland, vice chairman, Chevron Corporation, said, “We welcome the Australian federal government’s sup
The Lloyd’s List Global Award for the shipping industry’s best innovation project 2011 was won by DNV. At a ceremony, Chief Operating Officer Ioannis Kourmatzis accepted the award on behalf of DNV. When nominating, DNV chose Triality as its candidate among several innovation projects. Triality is a
MEO Australia Limited advises that Petrobras International Braspetro BV (Petrobras) has provided notice to the WA-360-P Joint Venture participants today that it intends to withdraw from the Permit effective from the end of the current Permit year. While MEO has identified a significant lead in WA-36
On 17:30 of Sep. 20th, 2011, the second semi-submersible platform COSLINNOVATOR built by Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore Limited (hereafter refers to CIMC Raffles) for China Oilfield Services Limited (hereafter refers to COSL) returned from sea trial, it successfully completed all the trial missions du
The Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS) training course offered by NYK Shipmanagement Pte. Ltd. (NYKSM), an NYK Group company based in Singapore, has been accredited by Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (Class NK), making NYKSM the first company to obtain ClassNK’s certification in the field o
Northern Offshore, Ltd. today announced that its subsidiary, Jet Drilling (S) Pte. Ltd. received a Letter of Award from Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (“ONGC”) for its semisubmersible Energy Driller for work offshore India. The term of the contract is for three years with initial operations
Coral reef managers in the Northern Mariana Islands will now receive early warning of dangerous environmental conditions that can weaken and kill high value coral reefs, thanks to a new coral observing station added in Lao Lao Bay, Saipan. The new station is a first-of-its-kind for the Pacific regio
On July 24, the second wind turbine installation vessel was successfully undocked in COSCO Nantong Shipyard. Whilst the vessel was in dock, the yard completed the installation of six pile legs and the lifting cylinder, the installation and commissioning of hydraulic piping systems andthe load testin
Petrobras has confirmed the presence of oil and gas accumulations in the ultra deep waters of the Sergipe-Alagoas basin, after completing a lined well formation test in the BM-SEAL-11 concession in Block SEAL-M-426. This is the first exploratory project in ultradeep waters on the Sergipe state side
