Seadrill has taken delivery of the new deepwater drillship West Gemini from the Samsung Shipyard in South Korea. The unit was delivered on budget and one day ahead of original delivery schedule. The vessel will carry out a simulated drilling operation in Korean waters before relocation to Angola in
Brazil’s National Petroleum Agency, or ANP, was notified of the discovery over the weekend. The well also tested positive for oil earlier… [mappress] Source: Mercopress, June 30, 2010;
DP World the global ports business that vowed to go ahead with London Gateway just a few months ago has suspended plans to seek a dual listing on the London Stock Exchange which effectively means it will not attempt to raise money again via this route until its 2010 figures are published next March.
Scottish fishing industry leaders have called for calm heads in the wake of scientific advice recommending a 20% cut to North Sea cod quotas. The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation said the International Council for the Exploration of the Seas suggestion would “kill off businesses”.
Golar LNG Energy Limited advises that in connection with its share buyback programme announced on June 10, 2010 the Company has acquired a further 50,000 shares through market purchases at an average price of NOK 6.70 per share. After this transaction Golar Energy holds a total of 136,397 of its own
Coal shipments from Australia’s Newcastle, the world’s biggest export port for the power station fuel, rose 3.6 percent last week while the number of vessels waiting to load reached the longest in almost three years. The volume exported in the week ended 7 a.m. local time June 23 climbed to 2.11 mil
Woodside advises that Fair Work Australia has ordered a suspension of protected industrial action at the Pluto LNG Project by 12 Mammoet crane drivers and telescopic forklift operators for a period of three months. The Order is effective immediately. During the suspension of the protected industrial
Dutch ship owners want all-Filipino crew, from officer to ratings (non-officer), in their vessels, the Netherlands Ambassador to the country Robert Brinks said. “Dutch employers want Filipino seafarers to occupy all positions in the ships because they are good and they can communicate well,” Brinks
Tonga’s Prime Minister has announced a USA$32 million reconstruction project at Vuna wharf in the hope of attracting cruise ships to Nuku’alofa each year. Matangi Tonga reports that Dr Feleti Sevele envisages transforming the area into a tourist centre that would include a yachting marina, shopping
Rolls-Royce signed a contract to supply 12 azimuth thrusters to power six new tugboats for Qingdao Port, a leading coastal port in China. Deliveries will start in the third quarter of 2010. Two types of thrusters have been selected for six new tugs, including four US205 Fixed Pitch P20s, which will
LNG Limited has received dredging approval for their liquefied natural gas (LNG) project at Fisherman’s Landing. The Department of Environment and Resource Management has provided approval for the Stage 1 shipping channel dredging associated with the company’s Gladstone LNG Project.
With the departure of the MSC Luisa on July 10th from Xiamen, Maersk Line will reinstate the Trans Pacific 2 (TP2) service from Asia with a direct call to Long Beach. The weekly service will call five major ports in Asia. Maersk Line will participate in the vessel sharing agreement (VSA) with MSC an
Germany’s Siemens has taken a share with Dong Energy in a company specialising in offshore wind farm installation work. Siemens has become a 49% shareholder in A2SEA A/S, a specialist wind farm installation contractor while Dong will continue to be the main shareholder.
The Causeway Lake is under threat and on the verge of becoming an environmental disaster, says Yeppoon’s REA Environment and Engineering… [mappress] Source: themorningbulletin, June 30, 2010;
