After an extensive feasibility study, WGP Exploration Limited has been awarded a contract by Surestream Petroleum to convert a vessel to carry out 2D acquisition on Lake Tanganyika in Burundi, Africa. WGP will be converting the Tanganyika Explorer, an ex-UN fisheries vessel originally designed for e
Windstar Cruises, which operates a fleet of three luxury sailing yachts that explore hidden harbors and secluded coves of the world’s most treasured destinations, is launching a multi-million dollar fleet refurbishment plan to be completed in multiple phases beginning this fall. Total investment for
When it comes to dredging and maritime infrastructure projects, everyone in the major international dredging companies is examining and re-examining how they do business. And that includes scrutinising all aspects of the business, like contracts and procurement; environment and sustainability; appro
Armed Dutch marines will be on board the specialist semi-submersible vessel Mighty Servant 3 when it makes a 14-day journey through piracy-prone waters from Singapore to the Middle East port of Sharjah. A spokesman for the Dutch shipping company confirmed that the marines will embark the low-freeboa
Unithai Shipyard has been awarded a contract from Grande Cote Operations SA – a subsidiary of Mineral Deposit Ltd, a company in Australia which operates mining fields in various countries – to build a cutter dredge that will be operated in zircon mining in Senegal, West Africa. The contract signing
Since 1999 NKT Flexibles has been operated as a joint venture between NKT Holding (51%) and Subsea 7 S.A. (49%). During this period the Company has developed a product offering including dynamic and static risers, static flow-lines, subsea jumpers, topside jumpers and expansion joints. The Company e
As the global container fleet continues to expand in both vessel size and overall capacity the need for specialized equipment and expertise grows as well, as port facilities move to update cranes and procedures to accommodate the bigger ships and greater productivity requirements. According to shipp
GE Oil & Gas has entered into an agreement with Technip to supply two steam turbine-driven compressors for the Shell Prelude Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) project. The facility, which is to be based offshore Australia, will be the largest floating offshore facility in the world. Technip and
International energy company Statoil and the University of Texas at Austin (UT) have signed an Energy Partnership agreement providing the university with an annual funding of USD 1 million for 5 years. The agreement is Statoil’s largest of its kind outside Norway, and UT has been chosen as the compa
Not every project needs the early involvement of contractors. But complicated mega projects demand imaginative and innovative approaches. These projects – new and expanded ports, major coastal protection and large reclamation areas in sensitive environments – require solutions which take advantage o
Bolt Technology Corporation announced that it has commenced joint efforts with WesternGeco, a product line of Schlumberger, to develop the E-Source* air gun, an environmentally sensitive energy source for marine seismic surveys. The E-Source air gun is a bandwidth-controlled source of acoustic waves
On Thursday 15 September 2011, local city champions, colleagues and customers joined to celebrate the ten-year anniversary of Regs4ships Limited, a digital maritime organisation based in the heart of Southampton. Guests, including His Right Worshipful The Mayor of Southampton Councillor Terry Matthe
Dong E&P Norge AS (Dong) has received consent to carry out exploration drilling in the Barents Sea with the Aker Barents mobile facility. The consent relates to drilling of exploration well 7121/9-1 which is part of production licence 518 with DONG E&P Norge AS as the operator (40%). The other licen
The Spanish Minister of Science and Innovation Cristina Garmendia, the Catalonian Regional Minister of Economy and Knowledge Andreu Mas-Colell, BSC executives, and Repsol Chairman and CEO Antonio Brufau yesterday jointly presided over the opening of the Repsol–BSC Research Center. The opening was pr
