The number of wind turbines in Ontario has increased from a handful to almost 800 in just eight years, with windmills now supplying… By Jon Hembrey (cbc) [mappress] Source: cbc, May 16, 2011;
Keppel FELS Limited’s (Keppel FELS) returning customer, Oslo-listed S.D. Standard Drilling Plc (Standard Drilling), has ordered four repeat KFELS B Class rigs worth US$772 million. Successive deliveries of these units are scheduled between 2H2013 and 1H2014. Standard Drilling ordered its first jacku
China’s Bohai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry delivered the country’s first 388,000DWT VLOC to a private Singaporean owner on April 13. It is the largest VLOC ever built by a domestic shipbuilder. The vessel is 360.60 metres long, 65 metres wide, 30.50 metres deep, and is capable of speeds in excess of
Van Oord Australia Pty Ltd and Dredging International (Australia) Pty Ltd have been awarded the second contract for the Western Basin Main Works Dredging at the Port of Gladstone, Queensland, Australia. This second contract signed on the 12th May 2011 with the Gladstone Ports Corporation involves th
Coastal Development Authority (CDA) Chairman Nagaraj Shetty said that the CDA is planning to organise an Investors and NRI meet in the month… (deccanherald) [mappress] Source: deccanherald, May 16, 2011;
“One boat which got stuck last year told the fish plant they are not coming back until… By Sharon Montgomery-Dupe (capebretonpost) [mappress] Source: capebretonpost, May 16, 2011;
Shell Eastern Trading (Pte.) Ltd, trading as Shell Eastern LNG, and CPC Corporation, Taiwan (CPC) have signed a Heads of Agreement (HOA) for the long-term supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Shell’s global LNG portfolio. With this HOA Shell will supply two million tonnes per annum for 20 year
A fatal accident involving two male workers at a ship-repair facility in Benoi Road yesterday may have been caused by flammable vapours … [mappress] Source: asiaone , May 16, 2011;
Outside help is being sought by harbor commissioners to expedite repairs to Crescent City Harbor from damage caused by the March 11 tsunami… By Anthony Skeens (triplicate) [mappress] Source: triplicate, May 16, 2011
Long-term energy security for Western Australia is best delivered through efficiently operating markets and by encouraging new entrants and competition, says the gas industry’s peak body. In its submission on the State Strategic Energy Initiative Directions Paper, the Australian Petroleum Production
A thousand people signed a petition that was handed into Downing Street calling for the dredging of a Cornish harbour to help boost the West… (thisisdevon) [mappress] Source: thisisdevon, May 16, 2011
The University of Maine’s AEWC Advanced Structures and Composites Center welcomed students from schools all across Maine to the first DeepCwind Consortium’s Windstorm Challenge on Friday, May 13. The events took place throughout the day in the University of Maine’s Memorial Gym, Wallace Pool, and Fi
A $2.5 million project to replenish the sand along a 1,700-foot shoreline of Waikiki Beach is finally set for completion by the first quarte… By Allison Schaefers (staradvertiser) [mappress] Source: staradvertiser, May 16, 2011;
Russian gas monopoly Gazprom could join a pipeline project meant to deliver natural gas from Turkmenistan to India, officials said during bi… (neurope) [mappress] Source: neurope, May 16, 2011;