The new Secretary of State for Transport, Chris Grayling, visited the Port of Liverpool on Friday, August 5, to view the latest developments at the container terminal Liverpool2. The visit provided an opportunity for the Minister to view progress on the project, which started handling its first cont
U.S.-based LNG engineer Fluor informed it has elected James Hackett to its board of directors. Hackett’s election to Fluor’s board raises the total number of directors to 12, of whom 11 are independent, the company said in its statement. He previously served as a member of Fluor’s board for 14 years
Italian oil company Eni has taken over operatorship of the Frontier Exploration Licence (FEL) 3/04, offshore Ireland, following a withdrawal by ExxonMobil. The FEL 3/04 lies in c. 1,500 m water depth in the southern Porcupine Basin and is c. 170 km off the southwest coast of Ireland. The license con
Mexico received a cargo of liquefied natural gas from Peru’s sole liquefaction and export facility at Pampa Melchorita. The cargo was dispatched on July 27 aboard the 135,072 cbm LNG carrier Gallina, data from the state-owned Perupetro shows. The Gallina delivered the shipment to the Manzanillo LNG
Harris Pye Engineering Group has completed the repair of the Pacific International Drilling West Africa’s (PIDWAL) drillship Pacific Bora which suffered damage to the starboard aft hull off the coast of Nigeria. The Harris Pye team evaluated the repair, mobilized all necessary specialists and labour
Nauta Yard in Gdańsk has held a launching ceremony for partly outfitted fishing vessel Pathway on Friday. Pathway is the sixth vessel which was built by Nauta for the Dannish client – Karstensens Skibsvaerft AS. Pathway is a sister ship of Kings Cross, which was launched at the end of April. The ves
Saipem has appointed Gaetano Colucci as senior vice president of the public affairs and communication function. Colucci, law graduate and journalist, has previously held similar positions in Snam S.p.A., Eni S.p.A., Sintonia S.A. (Benetton Group) and Gestore dei Servizi Energetici S.p.A. He will def
Dutch shipbuilder Royal IHC informed on Monday that Bram Roelse is stepping down as chief executive of the company. Roelse has been at the helm of IHC from April 2014. Dave Vander Heyde, currently IHC’s chief financial officer, will take over from Roelse as the company’s new CEO as of September 1, I
The Missouri River Recovery Implementation Committee (MRRIC) will hold its 34th meeting on August 9-11, 2016 in La Vista, NE. Members of the public will have an opportunity during each daily session to address the committee and the lead federal agencies (the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S.
Add Energy, an upstream consultancy company, has won a new global maintenance build data centralization contract with oil giant BP. Add Energy said that the £15 million ($19.57 million) worth contract covers global maintenance build data centralization of all BP’s upstream operating regions. The com
A Texas-based engineering and construction company, Fluor, has named James Hackett as a member of the company’s board of directors. Fluor said last week that Hackett’s appointment was effective as of August 3 and that the current tally of directors is raised to 12, of whom 11 are independent. Hacket
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Proserv, a UK-based oilfield technology services company, has teamed up with KLAW Products to offer an enhanced field safety service preventing offshore spills in the Middle East. KLAW Products, an oilfield equipment provider, supplies breakaway couplings and emergency release systems for the safe t
Based on the current level of Gatun Lake and the weather forecast for the following weeks, the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has updated the maximum draft for Neopanamax vessels on August 5, effective immediately. According to ACP’s advisory to shipping, the maximum allowable draft for vessels drafti
