ATP Oil & Gas Corporation yesterday announced first oil production at its Mississippi Canyon (“MC”) Block 941 A-2 (#4) well in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. The MC Block 941 A-2 well is located on the Mirage Field and is the third well brought on production at the Telemark Hub location utilizing the
NOAA, Shell Exploration & Production, ConocoPhillips, and Statoil USA E&P Inc. signed an agreement to enhance collaboration on ocean, coastal and climate science for the Arctic. The agreement calls for sharing a number of scientific data sets for this largely frontier region, including weather and o
Royal BAM , the largest construction group in the Netherlands, reported a higher-than-expected rise in first-half profit on Thursday as it s…More info: Royal BAM [mappress] Source: bam, August 25, 2011;
NOAA, Shell Exploration & Production, ConocoPhillips, and Statoil USA E&P Inc. signed an agreement to enhance collaboration on ocean, coastal and climate science for the Arctic. The agreement calls for sharing a number of scientific data sets for this largely frontier region, including weather and o
Karoon, as operator of five wholly owned blocks in the Santos Basin, Brazil, today executed final drilling agreements with Dolphin Drilling Ltd, for the “Blackford Dolphin” semi-submersible drilling rig. The drilling contract covers the use of the Blackford Dolphin rig for the drilling of three well
Grandweld Shipyards has announced the successful delivery of “Fujairah Pilot I” to Ports of Fujairah. The vessel was part of contract to design, build and deliver two sister pilot boats. The 21M “Discovery Class” design has already built a solid reputation for providing highly efficient pilot servic
Hallin Marine Australia, a Superior Energy Services company, has mobilised a Construction Class remotely operated vehicle system, C-ROV, onboard the support ship Go Altair. The system will be used to carry out a programme of pipeline and platform inspection on behalf of AGR Asia Pacific in Bass Stra
ROC today released its Half Year Financial Report and Appendix 4D for the period ended 30 June 2011 (1H 2011). Commenting on the 1H 2011 financial results, ROC’s Chief Executive Officer, Alan Linn, stated: “ROC remains on target to meet its 2011 production guidance of between 7,000-8,000 BOEPD, with
DP World today announced financial results from its global portfolio of marine terminals for the first six months of 2011, reporting profit after tax before separately disclosed items of S281 million, 36% ahead of the same period last year. After separately disclosed items, which include a significa
An artificial reef project to stem erosion, improve wave riding and create a safer swimming area is back on the agenda… (stuff) [mappress] Source: stuff, August 25, 2011;
Two operational managers from Maersk Oil UK will explain how industry can benefit from lessons learned by others during a seminar in Aberdee… (maritime-executive) [mappress] Source: maritime-executive, August 25, 2011;
Roc Oil (Bohai) Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of ROC, advises that production has commenced from the first appraisal well drilled in the new Zhanghai block – one of two adjoining blocks added to ROC’s existing Zhao Dong Block Contract in March 2011 with the aim of commercialising previous near
Threats against Earth’s largest ecosystem are accelerating and several new studies underscore the urgency of protecting this largely unexplored environment. Lisa Levin, a Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego distinguished professor of biological oceanography, contributed her expertise
APL today introduced a new service to expand its presence in Latin America. The West Coast Express (WCX) service replaces the Panama Andean Express 2 service. The new service is a vessel sharing agreement with Hamburg Süd. APL will operate two vessels and Hamburg Süd will operate one vessel, each w
