Safety is a major priority on the Walney Offshore Windfarms, and in order to train the safety procedures, a number of exercises have been held. During the latest exercise, the scenario was capsizing of a large vessel resulting in 31 ‘staff’ members overboard to be rescued and given first aid on the
Jiangsu Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Ltd. will launch the first Groot SUPER GREEN 8500 for Carisbrooke Shipping on 26 September 2011. It will be the first vessel ever with a Groot Cross-Bow to be launched in China. The Groot Cross-Bow uses the ‘wave-piercing’ principle, which the designer, Groot Ship De
Built by Ned Ship the 66m Emax E-Volution is a Culmination of the Very Best the Yachting World has to Offer. SOLAR HYBRID POWER SOURCES 2MWs of Renewable Energy supplied by Wind, Sun, Waves &Currents 2MWs of ZF Hybrid Power supplied by MTU 2000 series Tier 4i engines, the cleanest marine diesel engi
ION Geophysical Corporation announced that it has achieved a milestone 50th installation of its Orca® Command and Control system, on BGP’s 12-streamer Prospector. Since its introduction just six years ago, Orca has been used to manage towed streamer seismic data acquisition operations on nearly half
Apache Corporation today announced the appointment of William C. Montgomery , a managing director of Quantum Energy Partners , a private equity firm that focuses on investments in the energy and power industries, to its board of directors. Montgomery is a member of Quantum’s executive and investment
APM Terminals was named winner of the 2011 Lloyd’s List Global Safety Award evening at the prestigious annual industry Awards Gala held in London. The award was presented in recognition of APM Terminals’ “exceptional commitment to improving safety standards”, and was accepted by APM Terminals CEO K
BGP announced the launching of a brand new 3D, 12 streamer seismic vessel, R/V BGP Prospector, at SEKWANG HEAVY INDUSTRY in Korea on 2 September 2011. This vessel is built specifically for the high-end 3D marine seismic market with towing capacity of 12 streamers each at 8,000m long with 100m stream
Reference is made to PTTEP Australasia (Ashmore Cartier) Pty Ltd or PTTEP AAA, a 100% owned subsidiary of PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited (PTTEP), the operator of Cash-Maple field (Permit AC/RL7). The field is located in the Timor Sea of Australia. PTTEP reported today the succ
ION Geophysical Corporation announced that it has achieved a milestone 50th installation of its Orca® Command and Control system, on BGP’s 12-streamer Prospector. Since its introduction just six years ago, Orca has been used to manage towed streamer seismic data acquisition operations on nearly half
ION Geophysical Corporation announced that it has achieved a milestone 50th installation of its Orca® Command and Control system, on BGP’s 12-streamer Prospector. Since its introduction just six years ago, Orca has been used to manage towed streamer seismic data acquisition operations on nearly half
API Marine wins large contracts for supply of Cargo Control and Automations Systems for multiple series of new buildings in Russia. API Marine has signed new contracts with two Russian shipyards – JSC “Zavod Krasnoe Sormovo” and JSC “Okskaya Sudoverf” for supply of full Cargo Control, Alarm and Auto
On 15 September 2011, at HVS Dock No. 1, the launching of 56,000 DWT Bulk Carrier having Hull No. S042 was successfully hosted with attendance of representatives from Owner, DNV and the Yard. This is the first vessel in the series of two under the contract signed with ESL (Finland). Built in accorda
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with the University of Texas at Austin and a team of highly qualified and experienced Arctic researchers for a comprehensive study of the Hanna Shoal ecosystem in the Chukchi Se
Total today announces its acquisition, through its Total E&P Kenya B.V. subsidiary, of a 40% interest in five offshore exploration blocks in the Lamu Basin, blocks L5, L7, L11a, L11b and L12. Subject to the approval of the Kenyan authorities, Total will acquire: – a 20% stake from Anadarko Kenya Com
