Legal problems are still hindering the effort to deal with Somali pirates. It’s emerged that the British government is blocking a move at the UN to take action against two suspected pirate organisers. This is despite tough British language condemning pirates and the paying of ransom, and its contrib
Technip has bagged a deal with Statoil for the development of the Snorre field in the Norwegian North Sea. The contract is worth approximately €23 million. The contract covers the welding and installation of a 9 kilometer-long rigid steel flowline to connect the Snorre A and B platforms. It also inc
Peru’s natural gas production between January and July 2010 totaled 101.27 million cubic feet, a 49.62 percent increase compared to the same… (Export Belarus) [mappress] Source: Export Belarus, August 10, 2010;
The government has designated two mega-ports as “International Freight Strategic Ports,” which are to receive high-priority in budget allocations in an attempt to transform them into powerful international shipping hubs Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister Seiji Maehara announced tha
The large-scale Cabinet reshuffle Sunday proved President Lee Myung-bak’s strong will once again to complete the controversial four rivers… By Lee Ji-yoon (koreaherald) [mappress] Source: koreaherald, August 10, 2010;
With the objective of becoming the “playground of the East”, Malaysia has stated that it wants to expand its cruise tourism business both through yachting and cruise ship visits. The South East Asia state equates becoming the playground with taking cruise tourism to new heights.
The port of Constantza, Romania, has reduced its passenger fees by 50 percent, from 5 euros to 2.5 euros in order to make itself more attractive to the cruise lines, according to Andrea Nistor, manager of commercial relations. In 2010, 60 calls are scheduled with a total of 16,000 foreign tourists,
Fredericia Shipyard has sold its Panama floating dock to a Turkish buyer, which took over the dock in Fredericia at the weekend. Shortly afterwards, it was towed away by the Italian anchor handler Carlo Martello, bound for Yalova in Turkey on a 30-day voyage with an average speed of 5 to 6 knots.
The cutter suction dredge Phoenix has been prepared for Phase 2 of Fremantle Ports’ Inner Harbour and channel deepening, and dredging will begin today, 9 August. Fremantle Ports Chief Executive Officer, Chris Leatt-Hayter says the deepening is essential to cater for the bigger, more efficient contai
Metgasco advises it is continuing to make good progress on the commercialisation of the Richmond Valley Power Station. As previously advised, Metgasco has gas reserves of 397 PJ in the Proved and Probable (“2P”) and gas reserves of 2,239 PJ in the 3P category in PEL 16. These reserves are more than
DuPont expects to remove up to 80,000 cubic yards of mercury-laced sediment and soil from Pompton Lake and its shoreline in a project that… BY JAMES M. O’NEILL (northjersey) [mappress] Source: northjersey, August 10, 2010;
For surfers, a beach break has an ephemeral quality. A sandbar might last for months, or might be removed entirely by the next storm. In a… By Grant Shilling (thetyee) [mappress] Source: thetyee, August 10, 2010;
BP announced today that it has established a trust and made a $3 billion initial deposit of the previously-announced $20 billion escrow account to pay legitimate claims arising from the Deepwater Horizon incident and the resulting oil and gas spill. “The purpose of the escrow account was to assure t
The Norwegian authorities’ has approved the development plan for the Norwegian gas field Marulk. As earlier announced DONG Energy agreed to the development plan in July 2010. The field is estimated to contain 71 million barrels of oil equivalents (boe) in total commercial reserves and to be in produ
