Keppel AmFELS Inc., the US wholly-owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine Limited (Keppel O&M), has delivered the first of four EXL rigs to Rowan Drilling Company, Inc. (Rowan) safely, on time and within budget. The rig, christened Rowan EXL I at the yard last Saturday, is expected to be deploy
THE SAND SITUATION [mappress] Source: Maasvlakte 2, May 7, 2010
Normand Ranger for Solstad Offshore is delivered from Ulstein Verft. Completion of the anchor handling vessel has been a challenging task but the shipyard delivers the project to the agreed terms within time. Ulstein Verft won the contract with GIEK and Sparebank 1 SR-Bank for completion of the anch
Bourbon Offshore Maritima, formerly Delba Maritima Navegacao, the BOURBON subsidiary inBrazil, has strengthened its position on the Brazilian market by signing contracts with Petrobras for 13 new vessels. The contracts cover: – 1 Bourbon Liberty 200, an 80-tonne traction AHTS (Anchor Handling Tug Su
Enterprise Products Partners L.P. and Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:APC) today announced that they are recipients of the Distinguished Achievement Award presented by the Offshore Technology Conference for their groundbreaking Independence project in the ultra-deepwaters of the Gulf of Mexico.
The oil and gas producer Santos says it may delay a final investment decision on its $8 billion liquefied natural gas plant in Queensland until it understands the full impacts of the government’s resource rent tax. As more companies joined the chorus of concern over the 40 per cent ”super profits” t
Stamford-based GE Energy Financial Services, a key player in funding alternative energy projects, has not abandoned core energy sources, investing $150 million in a liquefied natural gas terminal under construction on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. GE EFS has acquired Houston-based investor Crest Group
The government is believed to have suggested to Reliance Industries to cut gas output from its eastern offshore KG-D6 fields so that importe… [mappress] Source: business-standard, May 5 , 2010;
Woodside has declined the Wilderness Society’s call for the company to utilize floating LNG technology to process gas from the Browse Basin… [mappress] Source: topnews , May 2 , 2010;
Ending a six-year effort that consumed as much as $100 million, countless hours of regulatory work, and engendered a firestorm of public opp… [mappress] Source: oregonlive, May 5 , 2010;
The Maputo Corridor runs through one of the most highly industrialized and productive regions of southern Africa. [mappress] Source: africanbusinessreview, May 7, 2010;
Northern Offshore, Ltd. (Oslo Bors: NOF.OL) reported on May 5 that upon completion of the third well of a five-well drilling program for VietGazprom offshore Vietnam, the drillship Energy Searcher underwent an inspection that identified repairs needed to the ship’s hull prior to the rig returning to
China’s ban on fishing in the East Sea, including Vietnam’s territorial waters, is totally worthless, said Vietnam’s foreign ministry (FM) spokesperson, Nguyen Phuong Nga. Ms Nga made the comment in reply to reporters’ query about Vietnam’s reaction to China’s fishing ban during the ministry’s regul
The fate of at least four port projects in north Orissa hangs in balance because of their proximity to defence establishment in Balasore district. The projects are Kirtania Port, Chudamani Port, Inchuri Port and Bahabalpur Port.
