Intensifying competition in the shipbuilding industry leads to enormous cost pressure. As the main part of costs is fixed at the start of production, cost management in the early shipbuilding phases is especially effective. In light of this, the Workshop “Cost Management in Shipbuilding” will offer
The world’s best known shipwreck turned 100 yesterday. Maritime historians generally consider the date of a ship’s launch to be its “official birth date” and the Belfast, Northern Ireland, shipyard of Harland & Wolff launched RMS Titanic on May 31, 1911. Once afloat, RMS Titanic was then completed b
Spring Energy announces a farm-in transaction of a 20% working interest in PL 490 from Norwegian Energy Company ASA. The PL 490 license is located immediately to the West/North West of the producing Snøhvit Field in the Barents Sea, and a firm well on the combined Juksa / Snurrevad prospects is sche
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, awarded two task order contracts for hydrographic surveying of Texas waterways to Terr… (dvidshub) [mappress] Source: dvidshub,June 01, 2011;
InterMoor, an Acteon company, has been awarded a contract for the installation of the drilling and production conductors for the Papa Terra project, that has Petrobras as Operator and Chevron as Non-Operator, announced InterMoor President Tom Fulton. InterMoor is going to be responsible for the desi
The Government has outlined its plans for a green investment bank which will start lending money to areas like offshore wind in 2012. Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said the institution would be the world’s first public bank dedicated to the green economy. The announcement at Climate Change Capita
The Government has outlined its plans for a green investment bank which will start lending money to areas like offshore wind in 2012. Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said the institution would be the world’s first public bank dedicated to the green economy. The announcement at Climate Change Capita
Petrobras’ CFO and Investor Relations officer, Almir Guilherme Barbassa, took part in the “Oil, Gas & Petrochemicals” panel in an event organized for investors in Rio de Janeiro this Monday, May 30. During Rio Investors Day, Mr. Barbassa talked about issues of public interest, such as the approval o
Volvo Penta takes one of its test boats around the Baltic to show dealers, customers, the press and other interested parties the benefits of the IPS high-performance pod system. One of the stopovers is at IMDS (the International Marine Defense Show) in St Petersburg. The PTA80 chosen for this trip i
Tap Oil Limited (“Tap”) provides the following update on the Finucane South-1A exploration well, offshore Carnarvon Basin, Western Australia. Logs have confirmed the well is a new field oil discovery encountering some 18.5m of excellent quality net oil pay in the Late Jurassic Angel Formation. The i
Optech Incorporated, the leading manufacturer of advanced lidar, aerial digital camera and survey instruments, announces the release of the world’s first compact shallow-water mapping solution for its innovative line of ALTM Airborne Laser Terrain Mappers. The new ALTM Aquarius provides simultaneous
NORDEN has ordered 4 MR product tankers from the Korean yard STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. The vessels which have a cargo capacity of 49,600 dwt. are scheduled for delivery in the first and second quarters of 2013. NORDEN has options on 2 additional vessels from the yard. The vessels will be
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, awarded two task order contracts for hydrographic surveying of Texas waterways… (dvidshub) [mappress] Source: dvidshub, June 1, 2011;
Rockhopper Exploration, the North Falkland Basin oil and gas exploration company,provides the following update on the 14/10-5 appraisal well: • Significant reservoir package and hydrocarbon column encountered • Wireline log analysis indicates 93.5m (306 feet) net pay in good quality reservoir • Aver
