Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. has recently delivered the Cape Sasanqua bulk carrier, with a capacity of 205,000 DTW (Kawasaki hull no. 1655, NACKS hull no. 97), for KAW 1655 Shipping S.A. at Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering Co., Ltd. (NACKS) in Nantong, China. Features of the Cape Sasanqua – The
A major piece of new equipment, designed to be a key element of the UK offshore oil and gas industry’s oil spill response capability, has been constructed, tested and is available for deployment. The capping device is to be revealed today (6 September) by Energy Minister, Charles Hendry MP, at the S
The NYK-TDG Maritime Academy (NTMA) is one of the first three maritime academies to have been recognized by Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) under a new certification program for graduates of overseas maritime academies. The NTMA is jointly run by NYK and busine
In a detailed assessment of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, researchers led by a team from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) have determined that the blown-out Macondo well spewed oil at a rate of about 57,000 barrels a day, totaling nearly 5 million barrels of oil released from the w
The board of Bahamas Petroleum announces that the Company is in the process of finalising the appointment of Simon Potter as Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Mr Potter’s appointment is subject to final approval from the Company’s nominated adviser. Simon brings over 30 years of international
Aubin, a leading independent supplier of specialist chemicals to the energy industry, has successfully completed offshore sea trials for the recently launched Gel Lift System (GLS). GLS, a potentially game-changing new product that could save millions of pounds when installing offshore renewables in
The board of Bahamas Petroleum noted press speculation over the weekend and announced that the Company is in the process of finalising the appointment of Simon Potter as Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Mr Potter’s appointment is subject to final approval from the Company’s nominated adviser.
Norwegian Energy Company ASA (Noreco) in August 2011 produced 3,995 barrels of oil equivalents (boe) per day. Net realized oil price was USD 110 per boe after adjustments for oil put options, inventory, NGL and gas prices. Production per field (boe): Nini East – 2.287 Nini – 950 Cecilie – 354 Lulita
On Friday 26 August 2011 Vroon took delivery of MV Scotian Express, a 92,500-dwt post-panamax bulk carrier, built at Cosco Dalian Shipyard, China. Scotian Express left the Shipyard yesterday, 5 September. The vessel is the second in a series of four bulk carriers being built for Vroon in Dalian, wit
M-I SWACO announced at the Offshore Europe 2011 Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition the release of the WELL SCAVENGER* vacuum debris removal tool, which is designed specifically to capture and remove debris from the wellbore during intervention activities. Wellbore conditions can create inefficien
Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) will officially inform that having no authorization to carry out ships’ surveys and to issue the RS documents, RS HELLAS LTD, the former RS agent in the Republic of Greece, has issued false classification certificates using forms of documents similar to the
Plexus Holdings PLC, the AIM quoted oil and gas engineering services business and owner of the proprietary POS-GRIP® friction-grip method of wellhead engineering, has won a contract to supply Centrica Energy (‘Centrica’), a leading UK oil and gas company, to supply wellhead equipment, mudline casing
TGS has commenced a new 1,000 km multi-client 2D survey in Northeast Greenland in partnership with Fugro. This survey will enable customers to prepare for the announced Greenland Licensing Round in 2012/2013 and will significantly add to a data set that TGS has been growing since 2008 in this promis
Yesterday at Gazprom’s headquarters, Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller met with Eni CEO Paolo Scaroni. The main topic of discussion was the completion of the pipeline project South Stream. The parties have agreed that the project continues according to the schedule. In addition, the participants discussed i
