Ensco plc announced that it has priced an underwritten offering of $1 billion principal amount of 3.25% senior unsecured notes due 2016 and $1.5 billion principal amount of 4.70% senior unsecured notes due 2021. The offering of notes was made pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement and
In 2011, all building phases will be executed simultaneously. Activities are mounting. By taking the necessary measures, the Port of Rotterdam Authority will prevent possible nuisance as a result of this work. Over the course of 2011, all building phases will be activated at the same time. Besides t
Further planning and concept selection work will have to be carried out by Statoil for its Norwegian Dagny and Ermintrude combined project after disappointing results from one of two delineation wells. After drilling a dry well on the related Dougal prospect in a Hugin formation which only found tra
A Maine tidal energy company says its prototype underwater power system has passed all of its tests, paving the way for a commercial unit to… (businessweek) [mappress] Source: businessweek, March 08, 2011
DONG Energy, E.ON and Masdar today (8th March) announced that the first of 177 foundations has been installed at the London Array Offshore Wind Farm, in the Thames Estuary. The monopile, weighing 268 tonnes – the equivalent of around 35 double decker buses – was supplied and installed by joint ventu
National Grid LNG Storage has announced it is to withdraw the remaining stocks of liquefied natural gas from its LNG storage facility at Partington near Manchester. The volume of gas remaining at Partington represents only about one per cent of current GB storage stocks. National Grid’s LNG storage
EOG Resources, Inc. announced that it has completed its previously announced public offering of 13,570,000 shares of common stock, including 1,770,000 shares issued upon full exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option, at a public offering price of $105.50 per share. EOG’s net proceeds from
By launching all the South Pars gas field phases, Iran’s yearly revenue from the field will rise to $110 billion, Iran’s Petroleum Minister, Dr. Mirkazemi announced here. It’s worth mentioning that, every phase of the South Pars will produce 25 million cubic meters of natural gas and some 40 thousan
The first pipes and sand-moving trucks arrived at the North End of Longboat Key and will soon start staging for the dredging operation. BY MELISSA REID (lbknews) [mappress] Source: lbknews, March 8, 2011
In the annual Maine Fisherman’s Forum the Bangor Daily News Reports that BOEMER is giving wind power development projects zoning rights over other uses of the ocean resources, such as commercial fishing, all in the name of marine spatial planning: “Paul Howard, executive director of New England Fish
Federal Germany’s Ministry of Economics and Technology State Secretary Bernd Pfaffenbach said that Germany was in the final stages of import… (thepeninsulaqatar) [mappress] Source: thepeninsulaqatar, March 8, 2011;
Austin Canade regularly swims in Shadow Lake, but since the lake is in desperate need of dredging, the experience has become more of a… By DUSTIN RACIOPPI (redbankgreen) [mappress] Source: redbankgreen, March 8, 2011
CBM Asia Development Corp. announced that its operating partner MedcoEnergi reported it is mobilizing a workover rig to the CBM-SE-02 well at the Sekayu coalbed methane exploration project in South Sumatra, Indonesia. Medco plans to install a downhole pump and zone isolation packer to dewater the Pa
IHC Merwede, a Dutch supplier of ships and equipment for dredging and mining activities, and DEME, a Belgian dredging and environmental services group, will enter into a joint venture for deep-sea mining activities. Under their cooperative agreement, IHC Merwede will be responsible for the developme
