July 2008 – Flensburg, Germany. Transas Europe is pleased to announce the contract for another major ship handling simulator project in Germany. Further to a successful European tender process, Transas was awarded the contract for a Full Mission Bridge Simulator at the German University Of Applied S
BP’s big-spending plans for block 31 offshore Angola have meant a huge bonanza for the offshore contracting industry with Holland’s Heerema Marine Contractors and Subsea 7 announcing new deals as a result of the US $10 Bn West African investment. Heerema said today it has landed its largest ever con
ConocoPhillips in the UK has started pumping production from its BritSats development which taps the Brodgar and Callanish fields. Four wells are being used to tap oil from Callanish and two on Brodgar which is producing gas condensate. Both fields have been brought online via a subsea manifold whic
A government delegation led by the Minister of Mineral Resources and including the Ministers of Presidential Affairs, Health, the Resident Minister South, the Director of Mines, the Commissioner of Labour and Senior Inspector of Factories visited the site of incident involving Sierra Rutile’s capsiz
A weekend fishing trip for two Caroline County friends turned fatal yesterday when their bodies were discovered by police divers in an isolated Westmoreland County pond. Date published: 7/29/2008 BY FRANK DELANO A weekend fishing trip for two Caroline County friends turned fatal yesterday when their
Marine survey and positioning expert IXEA has appointed a new Stavanger-based sales manager for its products and services. Bent Hansen was previously with Seatronics in Aberdeen, and will be sales manager for Ixea’s new offshore division based in Stavanger. He holds masters degree in computer scienc
Houston-based Northern Offshore Limited has provided further details on its plan to buy two semi-submersible rigs after an announcement earlier today. NOF says it will buy the GSF Arctic II and GSF Arctic IV which are both currently operating in the UK sector of the North Sea in a deal with owner Tr
Consent has been given for a new Barents Sea exploration well on a prospect called Caurus which is to be drilled by StatoilHydro. Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority has given a green light for the 7222/11-1 well which is due to be drilled by the Polar Pioneer semi-submersible in PL228, northwest of
There’s just two weeks to go until Round 3 of the iShares Cup Sailing Series, and the UK leg of the Extreme 40 circuit is shaping up to be truly spectacular. Racing takes place from 2-4 August as part of Skandia Cowes Week, which runs from August 2-9. An awesome line up of 11 top-class […]
“Skandia has been a fantastic partner to Cowes Week for 14 years and has worked hard with us to develop the regatta, and Cowes, in so many positive ways. A heart-felt thank you goes out to Skandia, and we will enjoy celebrating all that has been achieved during our 14-year relationship with them at
A joint statement from the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the Pacific Maritime Association SAN FRANCISCO, July 28 /PRNewswire/ — After a marathon weekend bargaining session, leaders from the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA
The construction of two new aircraft carriers in Britain brings an economic boost to the southern English city of Portsmouth and other shipbuilding areas. The Ministry of Defence signed contracts worth 3.2 billion pounds with BVT Surface Fleet, the shipbuilding joint venture between BAE Systems and
PLANO, Texas, Jul 28, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Xtreme Oil & Gas, Inc., (Pink Sheets: XTOG) is pleased to announce that it has reworked three wells out of 62 wells on its West Thrifty Unit in the second quarter of 2008. The average production from these wells for the first three months has averaged app
Jul 28, 2008 (Hugin via COMTEX) —-ATHENS, Greece, July 28, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) — Paragon Shipping Inc. (Nasdaq:PRGN), a global shipping transportation company specializing in dry bulk cargoes, today announced that its financial results for the second quarter and first half ended June 30, 2008 are
