Chevron Corporation announced it has sanctioned development of its $4 billion Big Foot project in the deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico. “Sanctioning Big Foot underscores our commitment to the Gulf of Mexico and will contribute to future U.S. energy supply,” said George Kirkland, vice chairman, Chevron
World Shipholding Limited, a company indirectly controlled by trusts established by Golar LNG Energy Limited Director John Fredriksen, for the benefit of his immediate family, has on December 15th, 2010 exercised a total of 3,848,820 Golar LNG Energy Limited warrants to acquire shares at a price of
FMC has bagged an award for its IOR technology. Norwegian magazine Teknisk Ukeblad awarded FMC the award “The engineer feat of 2010” (Årets ingeniørbragd 2010).
Rocksource and co have set a time for drilling in PL559. Semi-submersible Borgland Dolphin will drill an exploration well in the fourth quarter of 2011, Rocksource states.
Rederiforeningen af 2010 will be a reality as from January 1, 2011, after two extra ordinary general assemblies yesterday unanimous decided to merge the two shipowners’ associations Rederiforeningen af 1895 og Rederiforeningen for Mindre Skibe. “It is a great day for the small and medium size shippi
The Russian owner Sovcomflot orders two multifunctional icebreaking supply vessels from Arctech Helsinki Shipyard Oy. The shipbuilding company was formed last week as a joint-venture between STX Finland and United Shipbuilding Corporation.
Cabinet has approved the new arrangements for the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Project for which Prime Minister Bruce Golding has assumed responsibility. At Wednesday morning’s post cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House it was confirmed that a Ministerial Committee has been established chaired by t
British-based SeaEnergy has inked an interim development agreement with the UK’s Crown Estate to take its Inch Cape offshore wind farm a further step forward. The new IDA formalises a heads of terms agreement signed in September this year with the Crown Estate for the Inch Cape project which involve
This Coastal and Hydraulics Engineering Technical Note describes a collaborative strategy with a Federal navigation project sponsor for conducting operation and maintenance (O&M) dredging and disposal activities. A collaborative strategy increases opportunities for securing funding to conduct mainte
Even with $6 billion in renewable-energy investments, GE Energy Financial Services plans new bets on offshore wind and solar power plants, an executive said Wednesday. Kevin Walsh, managing director at the General Electric Co. unit /quotes/comstock/13*!ge/quotes/nls/ge (GE 17.50, +0.01, +0.06%) , di
Eni has successfully drilled the Jangkrik 3 well, located in the Muara Bakau permit area in the offshore Borneo of Indonesia. The three wells drilled to date confirm the Jangkrik field as an important gas discovery hosting a volume of gas in place of more than 1.4 Trilion cubic feet (about 250 milli
The Crown Estate today have announced the dates of a second series of seven UK supply chain events for the offshore wind industry being organised with partner agencies around the UK. This follows on from events organised at the beginning of 2010 but this time is targeting companies further down the
The Crown Estate today have announced the dates of a second series of seven UK supply chain events for the offshore wind industry being organised with partner agencies around the UK. This follows on from events organised at the beginning of 2010 but this time is targeting companies further down the
Indian Shores Town Councilor Bill Smith told members of the Barrier Islands Governmental Council Dec. 8 that the future of the state’s beach… By BOB McCLURE (tbnweekly) [mappress] Source: tbnweekly, December 16, 2010;