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Metal Shark to Build Damen Designs

Dec 05, 2014

Vessel manufacturer Metal Shark has reached an agreement with Damen Shipyards to market Damen designs, which the company will construct at its Franklin, Louisiana shipyard.“We are proud to offer globally proven Damen designs as we expand our footprint in new markets…

Gazprom & UniCredit Sign Agreement

Dec 05, 2014

Gazprom and UniCredit Bank signed a bilateral credit agreement worth a total of EUR 390 million in Vienna yesterday.The agreement is of great historical significance both for promoting the mutually beneficial relations between the two…

SAL Heavy Lift Handles Ichthys LNG project

Dec 05, 2014

SAL Heavy Lift GmbH, the leading Heavy Lift operator, has successfully completed a series of complex and sensitive shipments totalling more than 100,000frtts for the Ichthys LNG Project near Darwin, NT.SAL Heavy Lift was contracted by the Project’s freight forwarder SDV…

Shell to Put Teekay’s LNG Newbuilds into service

Dec 05, 2014

Subsidiaries of Teekay LNG Partners L.P. and a wholly owned company of Royal Dutch Shell plc today announced that they have entered into time-charter contracts for five newbuild LNG carriers. The vessels will operate as part of Shell's global…

Petrobras Starts Furnaces at RNEST Refinery

Dec 04, 2014

Petroleo Brasileiro SA began operating the furnaces in the atmospheric distillation unit at its Abreu e Lima or 'RNEST' refinery near Recife, said the state-run oil company in a statement on Thursday.The furnaces began operation Wednesday…

Canada's Harper Remains Confident of Budget Balance Despite Cheap Oil

Dec 04, 2014

The sharp decline in oil prices should not prevent Canada's Conservative government from balancing its next fiscal year budget according to Prime Minister Stephen Harper.He noted that the federal government does not get direct royalties from oil companies…

2H Offshore Relocates to Larger Facilities

Dec 04, 2014

2H Offshore, an Acteon company, has invested in office facilities in Malaysia and Australia, to support ongoing growth in the Asia Pacific region, the company announced. “The subsea oil and gas industry in Asia Pacific continues to grow rapidly…

300 kilos Cocaine Intercepted in Portsmouth Port

Dec 04, 2014

The drugs were seized following the search of the cargo vessel Star Stratos at Portsmouth port yesterday evening.Approximately 300 kilos were discovered concealed within a shipment of bananas which had originated in Colombia.Investigations…

USCG Report Vessel Traffic Restriction on ICW

Dec 04, 2014

Vessel traffic on the Intracoastal Waterway near Bal Harbor, Florida is restricted following an incident involving a yacht and the Broad Causeway bridge. Due to the incident, only the bridge's west leaf is able to open.  Restrictions…

Lerwick Port Strengthening Top Deck

Dec 04, 2014

The Board of Lerwick Port Authority is strengthening its senior management team in support of continuing activity and development at the busy harbour.The move follows an external organisational review, particularly looking at the staff…

Long Beach Port Helps Fund Westside “Livability” Study

Dec 04, 2014

The public is invited to attend the first community workshop to discuss the Livable West Long Beach Plan and Green Terminal Island (TI) Plan on Saturday, Dec. 6, at 10 a.m. at Silverado Park, 1545 W. 31st St.“The goal of both plans is to improve the quality of life in West Long Beach…

Swire Pacific Wins Sustainable Business Award

Dec 04, 2014

Swire Pacific Offshore (SPO) was presented the Sustainable Business Award (SBA) for Business Responsibility and Ethics at the inaugural Responsible Business Forum on Sustainable Development held in Singapore on Tuesday, 25 November 2014.…

Gazprom to Upgrade Gas Supplies to Kyrgyzstan

Dec 04, 2014

The development of gas transmission and distribution infrastructure of Kyrgyzstan was discussed during a meeting held at the Gazprom headquarters hosted today between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Company's Management Committee and Djoomart Otorbaev…

Dan Johnson is Info Systems-Tech Gr. EVP at General Dynamics

Dec 03, 2014

The board of directors of General Dynamics has elected S. Daniel Johnson to be executive vice president, Information Systems and Technology, effective January 1, 2015, to succeed David K. Heebner, who has informed the company of his intention to retire on December 31…

Whiting Shareholders Approve Kodiak Oil Buyout

Dec 03, 2014

Whiting Petroleum Corp shareholders approved the company's all-stock buyout of Kodiak Oil and Gas Corp on Wednesday, a deal that will make Whiting the largest oil producer in North Dakota.Votes representing about 79 percent of Whiting's shares were cast…

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