Romanian oil services company GSP said Tuesday Iranian forces had attacked and occupied one of its drilling rigs in the Persian Gulf. The attack follows a contractual dispute surrounding the rig, and has prompted complaints from the top level of the Romanian government, GSP said in a statement.
Nova Scotians will get a glimpse into the proposed plans for a newly revised and downsized Deep Panuke natural gas project on Monday. Project developer EnCana Corp. of Calgary is expected to file a description of the Deep Panuke project with the offshore regulators, the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore P
BP Plc will spend $100 million (53 million pounds) laying the first undersea fiber-optic cable linking deepwater oil platforms in the Gulf of Mexico to shore, an official said on Tuesday. The improved communication could make the platforms safer and offshore oil and gas production more resistant to
Aker Kvaerner’s Multibooster subsea boosting technology has won the ONS 2006 innovation award. The award follows an OTC 06 Spotlight on New Technology Award for the Multibooster earlier this year. “20 years of innovation, technical knowledge and collaboration with our customers and partners has been
federal appeals court on Wednesday rejected an attempt by environmentalists to block the dredging of 103 miles of the Columbia River. The work is designed to give new, larger oceangoing vessels access to Portland and other ports, helping them compete for Pacific Rim business. The project could be fi
New rules for inland vessels have been developed jointly by Germanischer Lloyd and Bureau Veritas. They have entered into force with effect from August 1, 2006, for all inland vessels with the French and German classification societies and contracted for construction on or after that date. In additi
Singapore will host its inaugural Maritime Week from September 25-29. The Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) says the event will showcase a diverse range of events as Singapore becomes a major Asian venue for international maritime activities.
Japan and five Southeast Asian countries on Tuesday opened a three-day maritime security meeting aimed at preventing terrorism in the region, officials said. Officials from Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand gathered in Tokyo for the three-day seminar, Japanese Coast
Lansdowne Oil & Gas plc said drilling has started at Inishbeg, offshore Ireland after the exploration well spudded earlier this morning. This frontier exploration well, operated by Lundin Exploration BV, a subsidiary of Lundin Petroleum, is located offshore Ireland in Block 13/12 in water depth of 3
CMA CGM is pleased to announce the reshuffling and upgrading of its Pacific East Coast Express 2 Service (PEX2), linking the Far East with Mexico, Central America & the Caribbean : From August 29th, CMA CGM will run its own PEX 2 weekly service independently, with 8 vessels of 3000/3500 TEU capacity
Project certification for the largest offshore wind farm in the Netherlands has been entrusted to Germanischer Lloyd Industrial Services, business segment Wind Energy (GL Wind). The wind farm is to be constructed approx. 23 kilometres from the coast, off the town of IJmuiden. The 60 wind turbines wi
Ever Steady, the latest in a series of ten 7024TEU S-type vessels being built for Evergreen in Japan, has taken to the water for the first time. She was launched at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ Kobe shipyard on 22 August at a ceremony hosted by Vice Group Chairman of Evergreen Group and Chairman of
Serica Energy PLC said it has secured the licences to search for oil and gas in the Slyne Basin off the west coast of Ireland. The permits, which were granted under the 2006 Irish Offhsore Licensing Round, cover an area of 611 square kilometres.
AUSTRALIA has the skills and industrial bases to maintain an efficient naval shipbuilding industry despite questions about its viability, defence officials said today. A federal parliamentary inquiry has heard repeated evidence that the next generation of Australian warships will almost certainly be
