Oil giant BP succeeded Sunday in connecting a mile-long pipe to help capture oil flowing into the Gulf of Mexico from its damaged well… [mappress] Source: fortmilltimes, May 17, 2010;
Tullow Oil plc (Tullow) announces that it has signed a Heads of Agreement with Staatsolie in relation to Block 47, a 2,369 sq km deepwater exploration licence offshore Suriname. The signing will enable the parties to finalise a Production Sharing Contract for the Block and enhance Tullow’s portfolio
Australian Firm NIDO Petroleum Ltd. said it was on track to meet its target of delivering the first oil from the Tindalo prospect… [mappress] Source: PhilippinesDailyInquirer, May 17, 2010;
Bee Mar LLC announced recently that its latest DP-2 U. S. Flag Platform Supply Vessel (PSV), the M/V Bumble Bee, completed sea trials and entered service in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The announcement was made by Bee Mar president and chief executive officer Van C. DeWitt, who added, “The M/V Bumble B
Universal Power Corp. announced today that it has been awarded a Petroleum Exploration Licence (“PEL”) for the offshore Namibian blocks… [mappress] Source: alphatrade, May 17, 2010;
Faroe Petroleum plc, the independent oil and gas company focusing principally on exploration, appraisal and undeveloped field opportunities in the Atlantic margin, the North Sea and Norway,announced that drilling has commenced on the Maria prospect (Faroe 30%), located in the Norwegian Sea. The Mari
Entek Energy Limited announced that well A-11 on NorthPadre Block 975, in which it is earning a 25% Working Interest, has successfully logged pay at multiple levels including the B7 primary target objective. The well has reached a Total Depth of 7,983’ MD and 7,573’ TVD and has encountered all objec
The pilots who steer big cargo ships carrying most of Alaska’s consumer goods through the port of Anchorage are getting antsy about what… [mappress] Source: adn, May 17, 2010;
The EBRD is supporting the development of regional transport infrastructure and tourism network in Croatia with a €12 million loan to… [mappress] Source: balkans, May 17, 2010;
Soon after SY Kokomo was launched from Alloy Yachts’ Bay 6, the space was back in use as the team started construction on a 47m flybridge motoryacht. The award-winning team of Alloy Yachts, Dubois Naval Architects and Donald Starkey Design is working together again to build the spacious motoryacht.
Port of Tokyo, with 13 percent of the annual container volume of Singapore, today competed with other Japanese cities for state funds as the government strives to create a harbor able to challenge the world’s busiest. Tokyo, Japan’s biggest container port, teamed up with Kawasaki and Yokohama for it
Greenpeace activists said Saturday that they will undertake “peaceful direct action” to stop tuna fishing in the Mediterranean. The Greenpeace vessel Rainbow Warrior left Malta last Sunday to wage a “war” against the bluefin tuna fishing season in the Mediterranean, which started two days ago.
Samsung expects offshore-equipment orders to jump almost seven-fold this year as a global economic recovery offsets concerns of project delays in the Gulf of Mexico following an oil spill. The world’s largest maker of drill ships may exceed its $4 billion order target for offshore platforms and prod
India’s leading engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractors, Essar Projects (India) Ltd has signed a contract with the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India to execute Port and Inland Water Transport components of the “Kaladan Multi Modal Transit Transport Project” to be
