On 20 April 2011, STX Finland Oy and Saipem S.p.A signed a contract on major overhaul and maintenance of the semisubmersible pipelay vessel Castoro Sei. The work on the ship, providing employment for as many as about 1,000 people, will be completed by STX’s Turku shipyard. The Castoro Sei is a 152 m
The Board of Directors of Sembcorp Marine announced the following changes with effect from 20 April 2011: Retirement of Mr Tan Pheng Hock as a Director, Chairman of Nominating Committee and a member of Executive Resource and Compensation Committee Mr Tan Pheng Hock, appointed Director of Sembcorp Ma
In order to inform the Norwegian offshore industry participants about the opportunities in the two most important markets for offshore wind… (intpow) [mappress] Source: intpow, April 20, 2011
A machine that could one day convert salt water into clean drinking water to help developing and island countries will be powered simply by… By Bruno Matarazzo Jr. (newburyportnews) [mappress] Source: newburyportnews, April 20, 2011;
Several residents continued the cleanup Tuesday two days after floodwaters spilled into about a dozen homes on Kern Street and Zeisner… By TODD MCHALE (phillyburbs) [mappress] Source: phillyburbs, April 20, 2011
Today is the first anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico that caused the largest accidental marine oil spill in the history of offshore oil&gas industry. The Deepwater Horizon was a 9-year-old semi-submersible mobile offshore drilling unit, a massive floating, dyna
Fatal accidents inevitably occur from time to time at construction sites. (koreatimes) [mappress] Source: koreatimes, April 20, 2011
Juha Heikinheimo has today resigned from the position as President of STX Finland Oy. He will be replaced by Su-Jou Kim, who currently holds the position as Chairman of STX Finland. Su-Jou Kim will be temporary acting President of STX Finland. Despite significant improvements during the last few mon
Encana Corporation delivered solid cash flow and grew natural gas production by 4 percent per share in the first quarter of 2011. Cash flow was US$955 million, or $1.29 per share – down 17 percent largely due to lower natural gas prices compared to the first quarter of 2010. As a result of commodity
Two years after receiving its first imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG), Dubai may seek to develop export capacity so it can become a tra… (thenational) [mappress] Source: thenational, April 20, 2011;
The Government of Jamaica hopes to start construction of the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) storage facility in early 2012. However, with the c… (jamaicaobserver) [mappress] Source: jamaicaobserver, April 20, 2011;
Yesterday the newbuild RheinFantasie for german shipowner KD has sucessfully completed her seatrials. This 85 x 13.5 meter ship, yardnumber 442, is designed for maximum 1000 persons, it is the smaller (monohull) sister of the (catamaran)RheinEnergie that Shipyard De Hoop has build in 2004. About Shi
Hundreds of people throughout New Zealand have turned out to protest against oil exploration off East Cape. ©Radio New Zealand [mappress] Source: Radio New Zealand, April 20, 2011;
IFS, the global enterprise applications company, launches its Center of Excellence for the Oil & Gas industry. The Center will be based in Norway. Founded on IFS’s successful track record delivering project-based industry solutions to mid-size and large companies within the oil & gas industry, the c
