Beaches in Port Phillip Bay will be affected by the $1 billion plan to deepen Melbourne’s shipping channels until at least the summer of 2010, under a revised completion date for the controversial project.
Australian Oil & Gas Exploration and Production Company Baraka Petroleum Limited (‘Baraka’) in conjunction with its Joint Venture partners is pleased to announce that acquisition of the 3D seismic survey over the La Punta Block in Colombia has been completed. The survey was undertaken by Compañia Ge
The US military has released video and audio recordings of Iranian boats that it says threatened to blow up US Navy vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. The jerky footage, shot from one of the three US ships, shows several small boats approaching at high speed.
Transocean Inc. today announced that its report of drilling rig status and contract information covering the company’s 140-unit offshore drilling fleet has been updated as of January 8, 2008.
The Dutch design studio Vripack® is responsible for this 45m Displacement Motor Yacht’s interior styling, the second of the series being built by Timmerman Yachts in Moscow. The design brief for the interior was clear and straightforward, the Russian Owner asked for an elegant, simple, yet sophistic
Five Iranian speedboats harassed three US navy ships at the weekend, approaching them and radioing a threat to blow them up, US officials say. The incident happened as the US vessels passed through the Strait of Hormuz, which separates the Arabian peninsula and Iran, Pentagon officials said.
A low pressure passing the Central North Sea and the Chestnut field in the last few days exposed the FPSO Sevan Hummingbird to a storm with a severity close to a one-year storm. Significant wave heights of up to 8-8.5 meter were reported, with typical maximum wave heights of up to 15-16 meter. The a
ABG Shipyard has posted a net profit at Rs 47 crore in Q3 FY08 as against Rs 29.3 crore in the same period last year. The company has posted net sales at Rs 274 crore in the period under review as compared to Rs 177.58 crore in the corresponding period last year.
South Korea’s Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co Ltd said on Monday it had won ship orders totalling 283.7 billion won ($301.3 million) for product carriers.
A dead whale shark was found caught in the rear part of an international cargo vessel that arrived at the Cebu International Port (CIP) here early morning Monday. Quarantine officials of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) found the dead whale shark caught in the “icebreaker” of the
Lundin Petroleum AB announces that the well 12/17b-1 on the Ridgewood prospect reached Total Depth at 1,731 meters (5,678 ft). The well is located in block 12/17b, production licence P1301, in the Moray Firth area of the United Kingdom Continental Shelf (UKCS). The well was drilled using the Transoc
Mr Atte Palomäki (42) M.Sc. (pol.) has been appointed Group Vice President, Corporate Communications, as of March 1, 2008. In this new position Mr. Palomäki becomes a member of the Wärtsilä Board of Management and reports to Mr Ole Johansson, President and CEO. With this appointment Wärtsilä aims to
A Dutch cargo ship, which began listing in high winds 90 miles north east of Aberdeen, has stabilised. The crew of the 3,000-tonne Nordgard, which was heading for Grangemouth, raised the alarm after some of its cargo of timber came loose.
Six people have been reported missing after a French fishing vessel sank about 50 miles (80km) off Cornwall. Falmouth Coastguards are helping to coordinate a rescue operation with French emergency services. A helicopter from RNAS Culdrose is assisting.
