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BMT Oceanica Wins APPEA Study

Nov 03, 2014

Marine and coastal environment specialist, BMT Oceanica (BMT), a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, has been awarded the Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association’s (APPEA) “Understanding the Risks of Unplanned Discharges” study…

LNGL Extends Gladstone Lease

Nov 02, 2014

Highlights* Gladstone Ports Corporation has extended LNGL’s Fisherman’s Landing LNG Project (FLLNG) site Agreement for Lease until 31 March 2016, with an option for another year * LNGL has signed a non-binding memorandum of intent (MOI) for gas supply with Tri-Star Petroleum Company (Tri-Star)…

General Dynamics Lands $84 Million Naval Award

Nov 02, 2014

The U. S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat a $83.8 million contract modification to continue development of the Common Missile Compartment for the Ohio replacement submarine and the United Kingdom's Successor ballistic-missile submarine…

EMGS Receives LoI for BOA Thalassa

Nov 02, 2014

Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) has received a letter of intent worth USD 7.0 million from an oil company for 3D EM data acquisition in Thailand and Myanmar. 'This is the first time we operate for this customer and also the first…

BG Group Selects Rolls-Royce Trent 60 DLE

Nov 02, 2014

Rolls-Royce is proud to announce that BG Group has selected the Trent 60 DLE industrial gas turbine as the driver for the main refrigeration compressors in the proposed Lake Charles LNG Export project in Louisiana, USA.BG Group and Rolls…

Wärtsilä, Diesel United Renew Pact

Oct 31, 2014

Wärtsilä and Diesel United Ltd in Japan have signed a ten-year renewal of their co-operation agreement for the sale, manufacturing and servicing of Wärtsilä low-speed marine engines. Diesel United is a long-standing member of the Wärtsilä family of low-speed engine licensees…

IMarEST Acquires HA

Oct 31, 2014

IMarEST has  announced its acquisition of Plymouth University’s Hydrographic Academy (HA).Launching on November 1, the new venture – Marine Learning Alliance Ltd. – will see IMarEST experts and HA academics develop a new suite of e-learning…

Fukushima Offshore Floating Wind Farm Update

Oct 31, 2014

A consortium has been participating in an experimental offshore floating wind farm project sponsored by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry since March 2012.  Preparatory works for the installation of the 7MW oil pressure drive-type…

First Libra Offshore Oil Well Confirms Discovery

Oct 30, 2014

Libra consortium reports that drilling the first well in the area extension of Libra, the 3-BRSA-1255-RJS (3-RJS-731), confirmed the discovery of good quality oil in the northwestern part of the structure .Well, informally known as NW1…

Maersk Interceptor Named in Norway

Oct 30, 2014

In a ceremony held at GMC Marine Partners yard in Mekjarvik in Norway, Mrs. Anita Utseth, Senior Vice President in Det norske oljeselskab ASA (Det norske) had the honour of naming the ultra harsh environment jack-up rig Maersk Interceptor…

Aquarius MAS with Marine Solar Power Installed on Delos

Oct 30, 2014

Eco Marine Power together with strategic partners has installed an Aquarius Management & Automation System (MAS) integrated with a marine solar panel array on-board the Blue Star 'Delos'. The Aquarius MAS has been installed as part of a joint…

Korean Register to Drive LNG Fuelled Shipping

Oct 29, 2014

Korean Register (KR) will work alongside the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Secretariat (APEC) to promote the use of LNG fuelled ships in the APEC region.APEC has awarded a contract to KR to further the understanding of the current state…

General Dynamics to Upgrade Peruvian Navy Helicopters

Oct 29, 2014

General Dynamics Canada has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract to upgrade four SH-2G Super Seasprite helicopters with an integrated mission system to enhance the operational capability of the Peruvian Navy and its ability to meet the demands of modern maritime missions…

Chevron - First Gas from Bangladesh Bibiyana Project

Oct 29, 2014

Chevron Corporation today announced that its Bangladesh subsidiary has commenced natural gas production from the Bibiyana Expansion Project in the northeastern part of the country.The project included an expansion of the existing gas…

Schlumberger Introduces New Well Integrity Service

Oct 28, 2014

Schlumberger announced today the release of Invizion Evaluation* well integrity service, which helps operators evaluate zonal isolation by using integrated drilling, cementing and well logging data.“One key component in achieving zonal isolation is cementing…

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