Transocean Inc. today announced the award of a 689-day contract by a consortium headed by Marathon International Petroleum Indonesia Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Marathon Oil Corporation, for the ultra-deepwater drillship GSF Explorer to drill a series of exploration wells in a deepwater provin
Stena Bulk and Sonangol have expanded their shipping collaboration and are now also operating a pool with Panamax tankers. These vessels transport crude oil and petroleum products in Atlantic trade as well as sailing in a round-the-world service. Initially, the pool consists of five Panamax tankers
Further to a previous announcement dated 8th of January 2008, SBM Offshore now advises that the formal contract has been signed with Petrobras for the turnkey supply of the P-57 FPSO to be installed on Jubarte field offshore Brazil.
With the release of the 4th generation of the computerized control system APC, for the core drill rig Diamec, Atlas Copco takes another step to increase productivity for core drillers around the world.
On Wednesday, February 13, 2008, the Damen ASD Tug 2411 ‘Tiaki’ arrived in Wellington after a long journey from Haiphong (Vietnam) at the pilot station in Wellington (New Zealand). As shown below, the vessel looked excellent upon arrival! The clients of CentrePort Wellington were most impressed afte
Search and rescue operations continued Friday for five crewmembers of a cargo ship which sank in the San Bernardino Strait off the coasts of Bulusan and Matnog, Sorsogon late Thursday afternoon. The missing persons were part of the 19-man crew of the LCT Don Wilfredo which capsized and then sank aft
A Congresswoman wants ship pilots to be required to carry their own electronic navigation charts to avoid collisions like the one that dumped 58,000 gallons of fuel into the San Francisco Bay.
Attempts will be made later to remove the stricken Portrush lifeboat from rocks on Rathlin Island. The Katie Hannan was forced onto the rocks by a heavy swell while attempting to rescue three people whose boat was in danger on 29 January.
A move to cut pollution from ships sailing into U.S. ports is pitting the West Coast against the Gulf Coast in what could become a bitter battle over who pays for cleaner air. At issue is California Democrat Sen. Barbara Boxer’s legislation, which would require ships calling on U.S. ports to use cle
Lundin Norway AS, operator of production licence 148, has concluded drilling of appraisal well 7/4-2 on the 7/7-2 discovery. In 1992, well 7/7-2 proved more than 3 million Sm3 of oil in the Ula formation in the Upper Jurassic. The oil discovery is located approx. 50 km north-west of the Ula field in
Camper & Nicholsons Marinas has announced a new partnership with Porto San Rocco in the northern Adriatic Sea, extending the company’s growing group of marinas offering berth rental and sales worldwide. Located in the Bay of Muggia within the Gulf of Trieste, Porto San Rocco is a unique ‘deep-water’
When Captain Paul Wright, skipper of the Cunard Line’s newest liner the Queen Victoria, was asked by his school guidance counsellor what he enjoyed doing, he responded ‘looking out the window’
Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. (KSE:009540) said Friday that it has won a deal valued at 617 billion won (US$652 million) to build a drill ship.
NASDAQ listed TOP Ships has clinched a settlement with lead plaintiffs in a class action filed against the company and some of its directors and officers in a New York court. Confirming the development the company said it is filing for the court’s approval and if the court grants preliminary consent
