Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) Director Michael R. Bromwich announced that the bureau has developed and implemented several new tools to help offshore oil and gas operators improve their exploration and development plan and permit applications. These tools wil
Northern announced today the appointment to the Board, with immediate effect, of Dr Rex William Gaisford CBE as a new Non Executive Director of the Company. Rex, aged 70, has worked in oil and gas businesses worldwide for over 35 years. During his career to date he has been CEO, MD, director, projec
Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (“OPT” or the “Company”), a leading wave energy technology company, announces that it will release its fiscal first quarter financial results before the market opens on Friday, September 9, 2011. A conference call to review these results will be held at 10:00 a.m. East
The maritime administration of Antigua and Barbuda has authorised Germanischer Lloyd (GL) to carry out inspection and certification services under the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC 2006). Antigua & Barbuda ratified the Convention on the 11th of August, giving complete effect to the Conventio
GulfMark Offshore, Inc. announce the initiation of a vessel construction program. The first three vessels in the program will be built by Remontowa Shipbuilding SA in Gdansk, Poland, and consists of two 1000 square meter deck area platform supply vessels of the MMC887CD design and one MMC879CD desig
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. announced yesterday that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division celebrated the “start of fabrication” of the U.S. Coast Guard’s fourth National Security Cutter, Hamilton (WMSL 753). The shipbuilding milestone signifies that 100 tons of steel have been cut and fabricate
IHC Merwede B.V. announces that it will hold naming and launch ceremony of the trailing suction hopper dredger, CHANG JIANG KOU 01, on Saturday 10 September 2011. The ship is being built for Yangtze Estuary Waterway Administration Bureau MOT at the IHC Dredgers yard, Smitweg 6, 2960 AA Kinderdijk, T
ABS Nautical Systems announce the redesign and release of its industry leading suite of asset management software, NS5. Substantial improvements made to this next generation version, NS5 Enterprise, make this user-friendly software a first of its kind application on the market today. Continually evo
Rosneft and ExxonMobil have executed a Strategic Cooperation Agreement under which the companies plan to undertake joint exploration and development of hydrocarbon resources in Russia, the United States and other countries throughout the world, and commence technology and expertise sharing activitie
As part of ongoing expansion in China, global marine technology company Kongsberg Maritime has officially opened its new factory in Zhenjiang, China. The opening ceremony of the 25,000 m² facility took place 18th August 2011, with numerous local dignitaries, partners, employees, management from Kong
Solstad Offshore ASA has signed a contract with Ocean Installer AS for hire of SOFF’s offshore construction vessel (CSV) “Normand Clipper”. The duration of the contract is firm for 5 years with further 5 x 1 year option. Commencement is expected to be during second quarter of 2012. The contract valu
IHC Merwede B.V. announces that it will hold naming and launch ceremony of the trailing suction hopper dredger, CHANG JIANG KOU 01, on Saturday 10 September 2011. The ship is being built for Yangtze Estuary Waterway Administration Bureau MOT at the IHC Dredgers yard, Smitweg 6, 2960 AA Kinderdijk, T
MEO Australia Limited advises that a contract has been executed with Fugro Multi Client Services Pty Ltd for the acquisition and processing of a 323 km2 3D multi-client seismic survey (‘Zeus 3D survey’) in WA-361-P, in the Carnarvon Basin, offshore Western Australia. WA-361-P is located in close pro
Typhoon Offshore, the green investment company, and HVC, the Alkmaar-based energy provider to municipalities and water districts, have acquired from BARD Holding GmbH the 600MW wind farm that will be constructed in the North Sea, 55 kilometers North East of Schiermonnikoog. With this acquisition, th
