Lloyd’s Register Verification Ltd. has certified Envoy, a member of the Inexus Group, against the BSI Publicly Available Specification 55 (PAS 55-1), a stringent process of assessment which benchmarks best practice in asset management. Peter Glaholm from Lloyd’s Register EMEA presented the certifica
Project Updates – September 8, 2008 The Port of Felixstowe held a groundbreaking ceremony on September 1st to mark the formal commencement of the Felixstowe South Reconfiguration project. Performed by John Meredith, Group Managing Director of Hutchison Port Holdings, the ceremony was attended by a r
Contracts & Tenders – September 8, 2008 Privately-owned dredging company Jaisu Shipping is expected to be awarded a contract to deepen the channel at Cochin Port Trust in Kerala, India. The company is understood to have secured a contract to deepen the channel at the port to 16.5m from 13.8m, and ma
News – September 8, 2008 In order to ensure that contingencies are in place to protect drinking water supplies during Hudson River dredging, the US EPA has issued orders to the town of Halfmoon, New York and the Water Commissioners of the town of Waterford to gain access needed to construct a water
HOUSTON, Sept 03, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ — Parker Drilling Company (NYSE: PKD) reported today that all barge rigs operating in the Gulf of Mexico are accounted for in the aftermath of Hurricane Gustav. No structural damage has been observed during the initial surveys. Pr
An overhaul of the governance structure of Russia’s third largest oil company, TNK-BP, has been agreed in principle by the two main owners, BP and Alfa Access-Renova (AAR). The aim is to better align their respective interests and improve the transparency of TNK-BP’s equity. A memorandum of understa
Delegates to a business breakfast hosted by Oil and Gas UK will be given an insight to the future for the European gas market next week. Gas industry analyst Patrick Heren will examine prospects for future supplies for the UK and the rest of Europe as North Sea sources are depleted and look at facto
Sweden’s PA Resources hit a new record with its daily output in August, pumping 22,200 bbl on a single day. Production was boosted in particular by the performance of the Volve field in Norway which delivered record production above the planned field plateau level from two oil producers during the m
Aker Solutions has been awarded a contract from StatoilHydro for a feed study for a subsea gas compression project for Asgard and Mikkel fields. AkerSolutions communications manager subsea Endre Johansen said he could not discuss the financial value of the contract. “The financial value is not great
Solicitation Number: W912DS-08-B-0011 Agency: Department of the Army Office: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Location: U.S. Army Engineer District, New York Notice Type: Solicitation Original Posted Date: June 23, 2008 Posted Date: September 2, 2008 Response Date: Sep 05, 2008 2:00pm Original Response
News – September 5, 2008 A contract for the design, construction and operation of a silt treatment and storage system at the Port of Antwerp – the AMORAS project – has been awarded to Dredging International and Jan De Nul, supported by their respective environmental subsidiaries DEC (DEME Environmen
News – September 5, 2008 The Oman Daily Observer reports that a joint venture of Consolidated Contractors Company, Sezai Turkes – Feyzi Akkaya Ltd (STFA) of Turkey, and Jan De Nul has been awarded a contract to undertake the recently announced expansion of Duqm port. The report said that, acccording
Finnish refiner Neste Oil has appointed Matti Lievonen as its new Chief Executive. Lievonen, who is 49 years old, will take over on 1 December 2008. Neste Oil’s current CEO Risto Rinne, 58, will leave his position for health reasons and retire, Neste said in a statement. Matti Lievonen comes to Nest
Delegates to a business breakfast hosted by Oil and Gas UK will be given an insight to the future for the European gas market next week. Gas industry analyst Patrick Heren will examine prospects for future supplies for the UK and the rest of Europe as North Sea sources are depleted and look at facto
