Cameroon says its oil production is falling, in part, because of piracy. Our correspondent looks at the economic impact of piracy in the Gulf of Guinea and how it differs from piracy off the coast of Somalia. Cameroon’s National Hydrocarbons Corporation says crude oil production is averaging just ov
GENOA-based classification society RINA has published a new set of rules covering offshore units including FPSOs, FSRUs and MODUs. The new rules are based on experience in helping develop the world’s first offshore LNG terminals, both fixed and floating. The Rules for the Classification of Floating
The Coast Guard conducted a medevac of a man from an oil rig supply vessel 27 miles offshore of Corpus Christi, Friday afternoon. A watch stander at Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi received a call at 3:05 p.m. from the Sandra Sino, requesting assistance for a man who was working alongside of the o
ONE of Plymouth’s largest redevelopment projects has taken a major step forward with multi-million-pound works getting under way… [mappress] Source:thisisplymouth,April 14,2010;
KINGSTON – The offices of two firms connected to a dredge site in Hazleton were searched Tuesday by agents with several federal offices, including the U.S. Department of Defense… [mappress] Source:timesleader,April 14,2010;
Reference is made to the joint press release of Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) and Smit Internationale N.V. (Smit) of 24 February 2010 whereby Boskalis Holding B.V., a wholly owned subsidiary of Boskalis (the Offeror) announced to make a cash offer for all issued and outstanding shares i
When low tide arrives, Jardar Nygaard, co-owner of Cos Cob-based Fjord Fisheries, knows there’s a good chance his clam boat will scrape the river bottom as it sails the Mianus River… [mappress] Source:greenwichtime,April 14,2010;
The Army Corps of Engineers will begin limited dredging at the Lake Worth Inlet at the northernmost point of Palm Beach this evening, the Town Council learned today… [mappress] Source:palmbeachdailynews,April 14,2010;
Construcciones Navales del Norte (La Naval de Sestao) of Spain’s Basque country delivered the “Simon Stevin” to Jan de Nul in February. Driven by a diesel-electric propulsion system comprising a series of MAN Diesel 32/40 engines, the new addition to the Belgian group’s fleet is the world’s largest
A group led by Eni’s Angolan unit has reported two deepwater oil discoveries in Block 15/06 about 350 km northwest of Luanda, Angola. Nzanza-1 and Cinguvu-1 found Lower Miocene oil pay with good reservoir characteristics in 1,400 m of water. Total depths are 3,008 m and 3,023 m, respectively. Nzanza
PORT STANLEY — Desire Petroleum has delayed terminating Liz 14/19-1, its first exploration well in the North Falklands basin, where wireline operations are continuing. Interpretation of logs received to date suggests that the deepest play type remains un-drilled. Desire intends therefore to deepen t
PHASE two of the most ambitious conservation project in 20 years is now underway at Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal, near Ripon… [mappress] Source:ripongazette,April 13,2010;
North Myrtle Beach — CENTURY 21 Thomas, North Myrtle Beach’s oldest full service Real Estate and Vacation Rental Company, is pleased to announce that progress is ongoing to overcome the dredging challenges for the Cherry Grove channels. CENTURY 21 Thomas is a proud and active supporter of much neede
Sydney Ports advises that the port extension will include 1,850 metres of additional quay line for five new shipping berths, dedicated road access and rail sidings to the new terminal area and additional tug berths. It’s expected that the terminal will be operational from 2012… [mappress] Source:max
