The Board of Royal Dutch Shell plc (Shell) has taken the final investment decision on the Prelude Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) Project in Australia (100% Shell), building the world’s first FLNG facility. Moored far out to sea, some 200 kilometres from the nearest land in Australia, the FLNG
For the first time in the propulsion industry, MJP Waterjets sets a new standard by introducing a five year warranty on its waterjet system. The company is able to take this bold action thanks to the fact that its designs are made for heavy duty with an excellent record. There are simply very few fa
The Board of Royal Dutch Shell plc (Shell) has taken the final investment decision on the Prelude Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) Project in Australia (100% Shell), building the world’s first FLNG facility. Moored far out to sea, some 200 kilometres from the nearest land in Australia, the FLNG
Stressing the importance of scientific integrity in decision-making regarding offshore energy development, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) Director Michael R. Bromwich today highlighted the role of the bureau’s Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Scientific Committee
Bollinger Marine Fabricators, L.L.C., Amelia, La., a Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. company, has signed a contract for the new construction of a 55,000 barrel OPA’90 compliant tank barge with Bouchard Transportation Co., Inc., Melville, NY. Terms of the contract were not disclosed. The announcement was m
Results for the 1st quarter 2011 Farstad Shipping achieved an operating income of NO K 801.0 million for the 1st quarter (NO K 730.5 million for the same period in 2010). The operating costs for the period were NO K 526.0 million (NO K 432.6 million). The operating profit (EBIT ) was NO K 142.8 [&he
Farstad Supply AS, a wholly owned company of Farstad Shipping ASA, has reached an agreement to sell the PSV Far Sleipner (1984, ME 202, 3.067 DWT). The vessel has recently finished its charter party with Petrobras in Brazil. Delivery of the vessel to the new owner is expected to take place by the tu
Aker Solutions in the U.K. has strengthened its position as a global centre of excellence for the subsea sector with the appointment of a… (subseauk) [mappress] Source: subseauk, May 19, 2011
ORBCOMM Inc., a global satellite data communications company focused on two-way Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communications, today announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Taiwan’s Council for Economic Planning and Development to assist in its plans to enter the Taiwan marke
Having presented itself to the European market in spring 2011 at the EWEA in Brussels, and to the German public at Hannover Messe, PCS did not want to pass by the USA, with its well-developed WINDPOWER conference and exhibition. WINDPOWER, this year in Anaheim, CA, 22 – 25/ 5/ 2011 is one of the [&h
Recently, H.E. U Than Htay, the Minister of Energy of the Union of Myanmar (Center) and Mr. Kanok Intharawijitr, General Manager PTTEP International Ltd. a subsidiary of PTT Exploration and Production Plc. or PTTEP jointly opened the testing valve on the drilling rig of the exploration well Aung Sin
The North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources announced Wednesday that a recovery effort to retrieve a 3,000 lb. anchor from Queen Ann… (wect) [mappress] Source: wect , May 19, 2011;
Mechanical engineering company EnerMech has been awarded a £300,000 contract for hose integrity management by CAN. The contract covers hose inspection and replacement on 12 UKCS onshore and offshore assets and was won in a competitive tender. EnerMech will provide CAN with complete visibility of the
The port of Rotterdam will grow in the coming 20 years and, at the same time, experience a number of structural changes. “The refining and chemical industry are on the threshold of a transition to more bio-based production, energy will be generated more cleanly in 2030 and from a wider variety of so
