BG Group today announced its third Tanzanian gas discovery with the Chaza-1 well, located in Block 1 approximately 18 kilometres offshore southern Tanzania in a water depth of around 950 metres. The discovery is some 200 kilometres south of BG Group’s Pweza and Chewa discoveries, previously announce
Iraq’s ambassador to the United States, Samir Sumaidaie, visited a New Richmond business on Friday, April 1. Ellicott Dredge… By Jeff Holmquist (newrichmond-news) [mappress] Source: newrichmond-news, April 4, 2011;
‘Be Water Wise – Every Drop of Water Counts’ is the message Qatargas, the world’s largest LNG producer, has been driving home as a part of its water conservation campaign at this year’s Qatar Petroleum (QP) Environment Fair, Doha International Exhibition Centre. The Fair has been held under the patr
To examine the mile-long interconnecting sea walls along Winthrop Beach, one has to traverse a handicapped-access ramp that was sheared in… By Steven A. Rosenberg (boston) [mappress] Source: boston, April 4, 2011
Endeavour International Corporation today announced that it is redeeming all of its outstanding $81.25 million of 6% Senior Notes due 2012 (the “Notes”) with a portion of the proceeds from its recently completed offering of common stock. The redemption will be made in accordance with the terms of th
The CEDA Dredging Days Papers Committee selected the following abstracts for the conference. The listing below also indicated the tentative setup of the technical sessions. The final programme will be designed after the completion of the peer review of the full manuscripts and the definitee acceptan
MEO Australia Limited announced 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
Hyundai Heavy Industries, the world’s biggest shipbuilder, today opened its global R&D Center in Shanghai, China to target the world’s largest market and attract talented engineers from around the world. The new R&D center will focus on developing construction equipment, electro electric system equi
Nemo Engineering, the subsea unit in Apply, has signed an EPC contract with FMC Kongsberg Subsea AS for delivery of subsea pipeline equipment which is an important part of FMC’s delivery for the Kirinskoye field in Russia. The contract value amounts to approximately 30 MNOK. The pipeline equipment s
Ophir Energy plc, the Africa-focused upstream oil and gas company, announced that a gas discovery has been made in the Chaza-1 exploration well offshore Tanzania. This is the first gas discovery in Block 1 but the third consecutive discovery made in this drilling campaign following on from the Chewa
About 70,000 families identified as shanty or slum dwellers in the city of Colombo would be relocated within the next two years in high… (sundaytimes) [mappress] Source: sundaytimes, April 4, 2011
The question: How to stop the stink the permeates parts of Hattiesburg throughout the year? By Terry L. Jones (lancastereaglegazette) [mappress] Source: lancastereaglegazette, April 4, 2011
The North End interim beach renourishment project has hit another delay. (lbknews) [mappress] Source: lbknews, April 4, 2011
Santos today announced that the Zola-1 exploration well in WA-290-P, located in the Carnarvon Basin offshore Western Australia, has intersected over 100 metres of net gas pay sands over a 400 metre gross interval in the primary target, the Mungaroo formation. Wireline logging and pressure testing co
