At an official ceremony yesterday, Qatar celebrated achieving 77 million tonnes per annum of liquefied natural gas (LNG) production capacity, reconfirming the country’s position as the world’s leading producer of the chilled fuel. The event was held at Ras Laffan Industrial City under the patronage
Murphy Oil Corporation announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Canam Brunei Oil Ltd., has entered into a Production Sharing Agreement with Brunei National Petroleum Company Sendirian Berhad (PetroleumBRUNEI) for interests in offshore Block CA-2. Murphy will hold a 30% working interest in Block C
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega on Monday called on his Costa Rican counterpart, Laura Chinchilla, to hold talks in the presence of … By Rafael Contreras (prensa-latina) [mappress] Source: prensa-latina, December 14, 2010;
Federal regulators met Friday with state officials from Rhode Island and Massachusetts to discuss the two states’ efforts to develop… By Alex Kuffner (projo) [mappress] Source: projo, December 14, 2010
Federal regulators met Friday with state officials from Rhode Island and Massachusetts to discuss the two states’ efforts to develop… By Alex Kuffner (projo) [mappress] Source: projo, December 14, 2010
A higher than expected cost has delayed a sand replenishing project for Imperial Beach’s famous surf break that was approved by the I.B. … By Anthony Dacong (southwesterncollegesun) [mappress] Source: southwesterncollegesun, December 14, 2010;
BHP Billiton Chairman Jac Nasser today announced the appointment of a new Non-executive Director, Baroness Shriti Vadera, to the BHP Billiton Board, effective 1 January 2011. Shriti Vadera brings wide-ranging expertise in finance, economics, and public policy to the BHP Billiton Board as well as ext
Australia: Webster Group this week announced it has entered into a deal to sell its 19.8 percent shareholding in Tasmanian salmon company, Tassal, to Singaporean seafood group Pacific Andes Resources Development (PARD) for AU$51.7 million (US$50.9 million), or AU$1.79 (US$1.76) per share.
Wärtsilä Corporation, Trade & Technical press release, 13 December 2010 Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading solutions provider, has been awarded the contract to supply the propulsion equipment for a new, state-of-the-art, research vessel. The vessel will be operated by the UK’s Natural Environme
In a pre-close statement in advance of its next results John Wood says its Production Facilities division in the North Sea continues to be busy. “We remain active in the North Sea for a wide range of clients and have continued to focus on developing our presence in a number of international markets
Maersk Line is mulling accepting financial penalties in its Asia-Europe contracts if it is unable to deliver the service it has promised.
Qatar could expand production of liquefied natural gas, or LNG, by around 10 million tons a year through debottlenecking its biggest facilit… (zawya) [mappress] Source: zawya, December 13, 2010;
Somali pirates have seized a Liberian cargo vessel and are believed to be holding its crew of 24 hostage. The European Union’s anti-piracy force, EU NAVFOR, said the pirates used small arms and rocket-propelled grenades to attack the MV Renuar about 2,000km off the Somali shores on Saturday.
With its Austal built high speed ferry “Hormuz” having already increased the record for the world’s fastest diesel powered vehicle passenger ferry, setting a target of 56.3 knots on 19 November 2010, the National Ferry Company of Oman has now confirmed that her sister vessel “Shinas” has broken that
