DP World’s flagship Jebel Ali Port has won the prestigious Golden Award for Best Seaport Overall from the Higher Committee for UAE Civil Seaports and Airports Security, under the patronage of His Excellency Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Public Works and Chairman of the Higher Comm
The Maersk Meridian LNG carrier, with a capacity of 165,500 cubic metres, is due to arrive in the UK’s Dragon terminal April 14, according to the Milford Haven Port Authority website. BG and Petronas between them have contracted for the full capacity at Dragon LNG’s Milford Haven site over the next
Months after the Freeport Container Port (FCP) projected multi-million-dollar investments based around it being the largest regional… By INDERIA SAUNDERS (thenassauguardian) [mappress] Source: thenassauguardian, April 7, 2011
Global coal bed methane (CBM) company Dart Energy Limited announced the independent assessment of a significant resource for its Australian portfolio of coal bed methane licences. Following the completion of the acquisition of Apollo Gas Limited in January 2011, Dart Energy engaged MBA Petroleum Con
On a wedge of land where criss-crossing canals have killed off native plants and sped erosion, the Army Corps of Engineers has a… More info: AP By CAIN BURDEAU [mappress] Source: AP, April 7, 2011
The NAT GAS Act of 2011, a bill introduced Wednesday in the U.S. House of Representatives, would provide increased support for the critical movement to deploy large numbers of natural gas vehicles (NGVs) in the United States, according to Clean Energy Fuels Corp. The bi-partisan-sponsored legislatio
North Sea operators have reached agreement on export and processing of crude oil from the 15.6 million barrel UK Causeway oil field which takes the project nearer to start up next year. Antrim Energy has confirmed that the Causeway field operator Valiant Petroleum has now received a green light from
Pacific Trail Pipelines, a partnership between Galveston LNG Inc. as well as Kitimat LNG partners Apache Canada Ltd. and EOG Resources Canad… (bclocalnews) [mappress] Source: bclocalnews, April 6, 2011;
Maersk Drilling has signed a contract with Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea for the construction of two ultra deepwater drillships. The drillships are scheduled for delivery in the third and fourth quarters of 2013, respectively. The total project cost for the two drillships is close to USD 1
Yesterday, Representatives Bob Goodlatte reintroduced the “Virginia Access to Energy Act”. This important legislation allows for the exploration of natural gas and crude oil in Virginia’s waters of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). The legislation requires the Department of Interior to proceed with
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President: Koichi Muto) today announced the joint development of an optimum trim system for vessels, along with Akishima Laboratories (Mitsui Zosen) Inc. A pilot test of the system, using a 6,400-unit car carrier, showed an increase of up to 4% in fuel efficiency comp
International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) and L&T Shipbuilding Ltd. (LTSB) have signed a container port operation agreement for the management and operations of the Kattupalli Container Terminal in Tamil Nadu, India. Contracting parties were L&T Shipbuilding Limited (LTSB), a joint ven
Singapore-based Otto Marine has announced its second sales order within a week, an MT6009 MKII DNV-class platform supply vessel, to Australia’s Mermaid Marine for US$31.5 million. The ship is due for completion in May from Otto’s shipyard in Indonesia. Last week, the company sold a pair of 6,000kW A
Today E.ON installed and successfully tested the first of 94 turbines of Settlers Trail wind farm. Located in Illinois, Settlers Trail will… (eon) [mappress] Source: eon, April 06, 2011
