Shipping lines said the congested ports in the country and the current low-level productivity of the major ports in the country are still the main concerns of the industry. In a draft of its position paper that will be sent to Transportation Secretary Jose de Jesus, the shipping lines and the tanker
A federal judge on Wednesday stopped companies from developing oil and gas wells on billions of dollars in leases off Alaska’s northwest… [mappress] Source: TheWashingtonTimesDaily,July 22, 2010;
To stay competitive, the Port is planning more than $3 billion in upgrades, including a new container terminal, improvements for an existing terminal, redevelopment and consolidation of two older terminals, the replacement of an obsolete bridge and upgraded rail infrastructure.
BP has begun the widely-anticipated asset sales to pay for its liabilities for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill by signing deals with Apache. Apache Corporation is to acquire BP assets onshore in the US, Canada and Egypt worth a total of US $7 Bn the Anglo-American oil giant declared today.
Keppel Offshore and Marine has secured two contracts totalling S$170 million (US$124 million) for the conversion of a Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel and repair of a semi-submersible drilling rig. The first contract is for the conversion of the Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC
Since 2007, Wagenborg has ordered a number of new built Living Quarter Barges (LQB) in The Netherlands at 2 different shipyards: Shipyard De Hoop and Holland Shipyards. Reason: The fast developments in oil and gas industry in the Caspian Sea, Kazakhstan. The barges are specially designed for the har
Spring Energy announces further exploration success in the recently completed exploration well (6406/3-8T2) on the Maria prospect in PL 475BS, 15 km East of the Åsgard Field and 5 km Northeast of the Trestakk discovery. The objective of the well was to prove hydrocarbons in the early to middle Juras
The Lithuanian government approved Wednesday a liquefied natural gas terminal on the Baltic Sea as part of efforts to cut its dependence on… (cmemarkets) [mappress] Source: cmemarkets, July 22, 2010;
There was finally some good news Wednesday on the long-awaited Hernando Beach Channel dredge project. Officials got word that state … By Barbara Behrendt (tampabay) [mappress] Source: tampabay, July 22, 2010;
The first grains of sand have started spilling on to Mooloolaba Spit from a new pipeline that will deliver about 10,000 cubic metres of … By Gordon Clark (sunshinecoastdaily) [mappress] Source: sunshinecoastdaily, July 22, 2010;
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency yesterday said it will re-evaluate its plan to dump sand over the mercury in the Sudbury River … By Danielle Ameden (metrowestdailynews) [mappress] Source: metrowestdailynews, July 22, 2010;
Williams Partners L.P. and Florida Gas Transmission (FGT) announced today that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has approved a proposal to connect the existing Transco and FGT natural gas pipeline systems with the new Gulf LNG Clean Energy import terminal being developed near Pascagou
Petronas Gas Bhd will complete a study on the construction of Malaysia’s first liquefied natural gas import terminal before the end of the… (Business Times Malaysia) [mappress] Source: Business Times Malaysia, July 22, 2010;
The approval this afternoon of President Obama’s budget request to begin funding coastal Louisiana restoration construction projects by the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development is “a down payment in what must be a long-term commitment to restoring and protecting coastal
