Quantum Racing enjoyed their best Coastal Race of the Audi MedCup Circuit 2008 season so far, winning both sections of yesterday’s 34.2 mile passage back and forth across the Bay of Palma. This gave them a lead at the top of the Circuit board of 23 points. Mean Machine, however, had a day they would
Four non-confirmities relating to offshore regulations have been found during an audit of StatoilHydro’s Gullfaks C platform. One of the defects related to the platform’s firewater system – which was also found to be defective in the Piper Alpha disaster in the UK sector of the North sea 20 years ag
Aberdeen-based Peak Well Services which specialises in wireline work has landed a £550,000 deal to provide ultra heavy-duty downhole fishing tools to oil and gas contractor Qserv. Peak is to provide a comprehensive package of fishing tools including non-standard recovery equipment, debris recovery a
No further action is to be taken against a woman who was responsible for one of the largest offshore emergency alerts in years when she reported a “possible suspicious device” on board the Safe Britannia support vessel while it was bridge-lined to the UK Britannia platform Dana Rosu triggered the bo
Work on a new reclamation project at the port of Dumaguete City in The Philippines is expected to commence later this year, say local press reports, with the contract already awarded to a local contractor. Philippine Ports Authority port manager Renato Tolinero said all construction requirements hav
She is more used to dealing with the crash of sails and the whistle of high winds, but yachting star Dee Caffari saw a different marine hazard at Meet Your Navy. Taking time out from her training for the Vendee Globe round the world race, she acted as a VIP under fire in the main […]
LOS ANGELES (AFP) — Californian environmental regulators have approved stringent guidelines aimed at forcing ocean-going vessels visiting the state’s ports to use cleaner fuel, a statement said Friday. The California Air Resources Board (CARB) said the new rules would force vessels such as cruiselin
TOKYO — Japan’s top two shipping companies Friday reported solid earnings for the April-June quarter, with robust bulk-shipping rates canceling out the negative effects of a rise in fuel costs and strength in the yen. Nippon Yusen K.K., Japan’s biggest shipping company in terms of revenue, posted a
StatoilHydro releases options for maintenance, modifications, service and support work on their Norwegian offshore installations in the Tampen area and on the Troll B, Troll C and Brage platforms to Aker Solutions ASA, and on the Halten/Nordland area to Aker Reinertsen AS. The contract values are es
Disruption Enters Third Week; Threatens Commerce and Labor Negotiations SAN FRANCISCO, July 25 /PRNewswire/ — Continuing disruptive labor actions by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are entering their third week and are now rolling to
Last week, Dutch Team Zwitserleven Booth/Nieuwenhuis revealed its revolutionary sail for the Olympic competition in China. Because of the expected light winds in Qingdao, the Tornado duo focused on developing a special gennaker. It is a lot flatter and smaller then the regular gennakers used on the
Peter de Ridder’s team were on top of their game when they chased Bribon across the finish line of the first race before going on to win the second by a comfortable margin. But once again it was their ability to rescue a solid single digit result from the depths of the fleet early in […]
Thursday, July 24, 2008 During the first half of this year Petro-Canada reported drilling two non-commercial discoveries in the North Sea. One of the non-commercial wells was drilled on the UK Maria prospect and one on the L5a-11 area in the Dutch sector of the North Sea. But the company also disclo
Friday, July 25, 2008 Britain’s major wind energy association has called on the government to back EU measures aimed at ensuring renewable projects have equal access to grid connection. The BWEA says the government should stand behind a “Connect and manage” policy which is aimed at ensuring wind ene
