Ecorys has been contracted by the European Commission to identify growth opportunities for the European shipbuilding industry and its marine… (ecorys) [mappress] Source: ecorys, April 04, 2011
Today, AE-Rotor Holding B.V. informed REpower Systems AG that it is holding shares amounting to more than 95% of the registered share capital of REpower Systems AG. At the same time, AE-Rotor Holding B.V. requested that the general meeting of REpower Systems AG shall pass a resolution on the transfe
The announced transfer of shares from NPM Capital N.V. to MerweOord B.V., the investment company of the Van Oord family, took place on 30 March 2011. The MerweOord interest in Van Oord is now 78.5%. The interest of BAM remains 21.5%. This new ownership of shares continues to guarantee the stability
Fairstar Heavy Transport N.V. (FAIR) has signed two marine heavy transportation contracts with GAC in Aberdeen Scotland. Fairstar’s semi-submersible vessels FJORD and FJELL will transport a flotilla of 42 tug boats from Singapore to Maracaibo, Venezuela in April and May of 2011. Both vessels are now
A leading marine biologist says he’s concerned about last week’s oil industry spill off Newfoundland. Winnipeg Free Press [mappress] Source: Winnipeg Free Press, April 4, 2011;
Valiant Petroleum plc (“Valiant”)announces that its wholly owned subsidiary, Valiant Exploration Limited, has reached an agreement to acquire a 30% stake in Block 29/1c containing the Orchid prospect from Summit Petroleum Limited (“Summit”) in return for carrying a share of the cost of the initial e
With effect from 30th of June 2011, the Japanese shipping company Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” Line Group) will acquire another 50 per cent of the SAL Group and with that will become the sole shareholder of the company. Over the past five years, the two companies have developed a successful part
For the second consecutive year, premier regional port operator DP World, UAE Region has honoured a number of employees for their exceptional contributions to business excellence during 2010 under its unique “Taqdeer” initiative. During a ceremony attended by the company‟s senior executives and staf
With effect from 30th of June 2011, the Japanese shipping company Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” Line Group) will acquire another 50 per cent of the SAL Group and with that will become the sole shareholder of the company. Over the past five years, the two companies have developed a successful part
AMEC, the international engineering and project management company, has been selected by BP Exploration and Production to programe manage their existing portfolio of onshore and offshore projects in the North Sea, estimated to be worth £60 million over the four year contract. As part of the BP-AMEC
Maersk Oil has acquired shares in three production licences in Norway from Marathon Petroleum Norge A/S, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Marathon Oil Corporation , in exchange for Maersk Oil’s financial contribution to the Earb South exploration well. Marathon Petroleum Norge A/S is currently drilling
Ithaca Energy Inc. announces that the Company has entered into an agreement to acquire a 28.46% non-operated interest in the Cook oil field (“Cook”) and a 7.41% non-operated interest in the Maclure oil field (“Maclure”) from Hess Limited (“Hess”) for a consideration of US$74.5 million and the transf
MEO Australia Limited announces an expansion of its technical, commercial and executive management teams with the appointment of Jarrod Dunne, Andrew Leeds and Peter Stickland. Jarrod Dunne, PhD, joins MEO as a Senior Geophysicist, replacing John Moore who has elected to retire from his technical ro
ConocoPhillips has recently awarded Aibel several contracts for modification work at the Ekofisk field. The value of the contracts is approximately NOK 280 million. Aibel is carrying out modifications on several of the platforms at the Ekofisk field in order to hook up a new wellhead platform (2/4-Z
