Norwegian explorer North Energy has confirmed plans for up to five possible wells this year all in the Barents Sea. Drilling on the first of these wells is due to kick off this spring and with up to five wells North Energy is set to become one of the most active exploration partners in the […
Maersk Oil and its partner OGX have reported a new shallow water oil find offshore Brazil in the Campos Basin region. Today Maersk said the BM C 37 Carambola B exploration well encountered up to 17 metres (55 feet) of pay in an Albian carbonate reservoir. Extensive logging of the find was carried ou
Two Irish prospects are to be proved up for potential development after an agreement to drill an exploration well and acquire seismic data over the two areas in the Atlantic Margin. Providence Resources signalled today that partners have agreed to commit to one well over the Spanish Point prospect a
During a February 17 meeting between IMO Secretary-General Efthimios E. Mitropoulos and industry and seafarer representatives, all re-iterated the need for urgent and coordinated action from governments, the shipping industry and the maritime community to address the escalating crisis of kidnap and
Gamesa Technology and the shipbuilding operations of Northrop Grumman have launched an offshore wind technology centre to jointly develop a new generation of offshore wind systems. Plans call for the development of North America’s first offshore wind turbines by late next year. The opening of the ce
Lobster industry experts are warning that lobster will soon go extinct locally if South Africa continues to allow the species’ overfishing. A recent extension of rights to subsistence fishers has generated an “open season” on West Coast rock lobsters. This is being exploited by the Chinese and has c
17 February 2011 saw the naming of two more 13,100TEU container vessels for Rickmers Group in Ulsan, Korea. Leo Rickmers and Scorpio Rickmers will come into service for their charterer Maersk Line as Maersk Edmonton and Maersk Elba. Leo Rickmers was named by Manuela Steffens, wife of Jan Boje Steffe
Sempra Energy announced that Alan L. Boeckmann has been elected to the company’s board of directors. “Alan Boeckmann has a strong background in international business management, construction and engineering that will complement our board of directors well,” said Donald E. Felsinger, chairman and ch
The federal government’s 2011 plan for dredging the Toledo shipping channel and once again dumping most of the river sediment back into Lake… (toledoblade) [mappress] Source: toledoblade, February 22, 2011;
In Wilhelmsen Ships Service’s continued expansion of its liferaft service station network, the company is opening a new Liferaft Exchange (LRE) service station in Darwin, NT. The station will be fully operational from March 2011. “The Darwin LRE station will be the first for the company in Oceania a
There are many uncertainties surrounding the long-term future of offshore wind energy, energy comparison customers might be intrigued to… (energyhelpline) [mappress] Source: energyhelpline, February 22, 2011
Lotos Exploration and Production Norge, 100% subsidiary of upstream company Lotos Petrobaltic, has resigned from the 50% interest in the … Source: Polish Market [mappress] Source:Polish market, February 22, 2011;
More than 500 delegates are set to converge on Perth to discuss the latest commercial and technical developments impacting the fast-growing subsea industry for the 2011 Subsea Australasia Conference. A joint initiative between Subsea Energy Australia, Subsea UK, the Society for Underwater Technology
In Teesport, on the North East coast of England, they have started work on doubling the container capacity. This will ultimately be almost 450,000 TEU. During the first phase, the site will be increased by 5 hectares and new container cranes will be brought in. Later expansions depend on how the mar
