Friday, July 25, 2008 Seadrill’s latest newbuild rig has commenced its six-year contract with Devon Energy in the US Gulf of Mexico after completing final acceptance tests. Norway’s Seadrill said the new semi-submersible which was delivered from the Jurong Shipyard in Singapore at the end of March u
Project Updates – July 25, 2008 MLive.com reports that a project to dredge the navigation channel in the Saginaw River from Bay City south to Saginaw is on track to begin in late August, acording to the Saginaw County public works commissioner. The US Army Corps of Engineers plans to bid out the wor
News – July 22, 2008 Van Oord has been awarded a contract to build a 5.5km quay wall on the Deira Islands in Dubai. Van Oord has already received an award for a 3.5km quay wall for the same project. The new order brings to 9km the length of quay wall that Van Oord will […]
ISA – International Shipyard Ancona, known all over the world for its production of luxury yachts from 36 to 90 meters in fibreglass and in steel, announces a new division dedicated to maintenance and refitting of any kind of yachts, including sailing yachts. The new “After Sales & Refit” division w
Brunswick Corp today reported sales of net sales of US$1.5 billion for the quarter ended June 28, 2008, a 2 per cent decline compared to the same period a year ago. The company also reported a net loss of US$6.0 million for the quarter, compared with net earnings of US$56.9 million a year ago. The [
HOUSTON—The national debate over opening more offshore areas to oil and gas exploration has begged the question: Just what are the companies doing with the tens of millions of acres they’re already leasing from the federal government? In particular, congressional Democrats who oppose President Bush’
Project Updates – July 21, 2008 Local press rpeorts says additional dredging work will take place at the end of the July to keep the entrance to the Manning River open at Farquhar Inlet on the New South Wales mid-north coast. The New South Wales Department of Lands, Greater Taree Council and a local
News – July 21, 2008 The Mayor of Evesham in the UK Alan Booth this week led calls for the River Avon to be dredged through the town to prevent a repetition of the disastrous floods which caused devastation to homes and businesses last year. Local press reports said that more than 120 people living
Of the 26 divisions competing at ACCBank Cork Week, almost all are un-decided going into Friday’s grand finale of the series. The popularly acclaimed Slalom Course with its intense reaching legs is certain to test the finely balanced Super Zero class as Niklas Zennstrom’s “Ran” and Dan Meyers’ “Numb
When Katie Miller entered the bluQube Solo 1000, the aim had been simple: to qualify for the OSTAR single handed race. The last thing she expected was to win her class. But that is exactly what she did do, as well as taking overall honours, awarded the “Saltire Quaiche” for best rookie and the bluQu
Marine navigation and positioning specialist Ixsea has appointed a new UK sales manager. David Cunningham, previously with TSS for 10 years where he worked as eastern hemisphere business development manager, becomes marine sales director of Ixsea Ltd based in Portsmouth, UK and brings a total of 20
Farstad Shipping has arranged two new charter deals which will see its anchor handling, tug support (AHTS) vessels operating off Indonesia and Australia. The deals are together worth around NOK 330 – 420 million depending on options. Under the terms of an agreement with Eni, the Italian explorer has
Talisman Energy has been given the green light to use the Maersk Giant to drill a new sidetrack in a well in the Varg Sor area. The 15/12-17A well will be completed as a gas/condensate producer and it will be tied in to existing subsea facilities on the Rev field. Production will be routed to [&hell
HOUSTON, July 18, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) — The U.S. Panama Business Council USA president Juan B. Sosa presented the Port of Houston Authority with a Friendship Award, accepted by PHA Chairman Jim Edmonds at the council’s July 14 Panama Day inauguration dinner.
