Todd Shipyards Corporation announced today that the U.S. Navy has awarded to its wholly owned subsidiary, Todd Pacific Shipyards Corporation (
ENSCO International Incorporated (NYSE:ESV) announced today that its Contract Status of Offshore Rig Fleet Report has been updated as of October 16, 2006. The Report is available on the Company’s new and enhanced website at https://www.enscous.com and can be accessed from the home page by clicking o
A $12 billion contract has already been awarded by Government to a United Kingdom firm for three offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) for the Coast Guard, Opposition Senator Wade Mark has said. This occurred even though Prime Minister Patrick Manning said in his national budget presentation that a preferr
Sociedade Nacional de Combustiveis de Angola (Sonangol) and Total E&P Angola, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Total, announce that the Orquidea-2 appraisal well has confirmed and expanded the potential of the Orquidea discovery in Block 17 offshore Angola. Located approximately 2 kilometres from the Or
Ocean Independence’s highly successful Palma based broker, Marc Haendle, has signed an exclusive worldwide central agency agreement for the sale of the remarkable, world travelling sailing yacht, Cinderella II. Built in 1992 and maintained in excellent condition with regular refits and careful maint
Ray Davies – The Optimist
After three days of mixed weather, the Super Yacht Cup 2006, held in Palma, Mallorca, finally came to a close on Saturday. But despite the fluky conditions, Brian Jones, co-founder of High Modulus, reported on the excellent organisation of the event, and the friendly (if somewhat competitive!) atmos
It’s not terribly easy to parallel park an automobile on a lake. Now, John Giljam knows this to be as true as the highway is long, and for good reason: He’s tried to park his car on a lake — and on rivers, ponds, even the Intracoastal Waterway. Giljam, in fact, has practiced not only […]
Normal two-way traffic resumed Tuesday on a portion of the Mississippi River where a cargo ship struck an anchored vessel, a U.S. Coast Guard spokesman said. Investigators have conducted interviews and inspected the ships, as they looked into the cause of Monday’s accident, a Coast Guard investigato
Salman oil and gas field development project is 90% complete and the hydro testing of the internal piping of the offshore field is expected to kick off next week, noted an official with the project contractor company, Iranian Offshore Engineering and Construction Company (IOEC) here on Tuesday. Foll
DP World said yesterday it will rebrand P&O Ports, which it bought earlier this year, to create an integrated marine terminal organisation. Jamal Majid Bin Thaniah, group chief executive officer of Ports and Freezone World, an umbrella company that oversees DP World and P&O businesses, said the deci
Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS) is on course to deliver another KFELS Super B Class jackup drilling rig to repeat customer, Sinvest ASA (Sinvest) on time and within budget. Mrs Evelynn Worum, Lady Sponsor and wife of Mr Geir Worum, Chairman of Sinvest, named the rig Deep Driller 3 at a ceremony on
TOKYO Japan on Monday promised to halve its quota for southern bluefin tuna and denied allegations it has overfished the endangered species by thousands of tons every year for the past two decades. Under an accord with an international conservation agency, Japan will reduce its annual catch to 3,000
Few companies are better positioned than Statoil for meeting the increasing UK demand for gas, said Rune Bj
