| Oil and condensate have been proven by Statoil and its partners, Det Norske Oljeselskap ASA and Svenska Petroleum Exploration AS, in the North Sea’s Krafla West prospect. Located about 26 kilometres south-west of Oseberg South, the discovery well... Read More >> |
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| Administration Continues to Seek Congressional Action to Provide Tools to Further Increase Penalties The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) announced today that the maximum civil penalty rate for Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act... Read More >> |
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| The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), joined by the Coalition for Responsible Transportation and the Environmental Defense Fund, is launching a new initiative to protect people’s health, the environment and promote sustainable economic growth by reducing pollution from... Read More >> |
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| by Dr. D’Lee Babb, Ph.D. from Oklahoma State University in Human Development and Family Science I heard the crying of Maggie, an eighteen-month-old, as she... Read More >> |
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| French nuclear reactor company, Areva, has partnered with Spanish power company, Iberdrola, to jointly bid for offshore wind projects in France, both companies divulged on Wednesday. Areva reported that per their MoU, they will be the only supplier of the turbines to... Read More >> |
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| Members of the Lighthouse Archaeolgoical Maritime Program utilized a life davit to extract an 18th century, 1,200 pound cannon from a shipwreck off the coast of St. Augustine, Florida 30-ft beneath the ocean. The cannon was spotted from a lighthouse and at the St. Augustine pier... Read More >> |
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| KSM Brasil draws flow of new orders ahead of its anticipated opening in 1Q2012. Keppel Singmarine Brasil (KSM Brasil), Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M)'s new 7.6-ha shipbuilding facility in the state of Santa Catarina, has secured two newbuild... Read More >> |
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| Ocean carrier charters five 14-000-TEU ships to alliance partner MOL; receives financing offers for newbuilds NOL Group today confirmed it has signed contracts with Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. and Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries Co., Ltd... Read More >> |
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| On June 13, Donjon-SMIT of the American Salvage Association (ASA) responded to grounded vessel in the Mississippi River just above Cubit’s Gap, about 10 miles below Venice, Louisiana. Traffic on the Mississippi was not impeded by the grounded... Read More >> |
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| Norway’s largest oil and gas producer, Statoil, has booked a supertanker to store crude at sea, according to Optima Shipbrokers Ltd. The Frontline-owned VLCC, the largest supertanker operators in the world, have chartered the vessel at a cost of $32,000 for... Read More >> |
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| Aiming to educate and to train manpower dedicated to its Shipbuilding Unit, OSX, an EBX Group Company focused on offshore naval industry, is detailing the concept of the Naval Technology Institute (ITN, in Portuguese). OSX expects to train, untill the end of 2013, a... Read More >> |
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| SpecTec Group and their partner CORENA, a global leader in S1000D software and implementation services, announced today that they have signed a strategic contract with Korea based KJ Radio for the AMOS Shipdex Suite. “KJ Radio has selected the AMOS Shipdex Suite,... Read More >> |
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| BOURBON announces the signing of a five-year marine charter agreement with CGGVeritas for six new seismic support and assistance vessels that will be delivered at the end of 2012. Following a tender procedure, BOURBON has decided to build these vessels at... Read More >> |
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| The revolutionary IMO-approved Simrad ARGUS radar system takes a threefold approach to safe navigation, simultaneously acting as a docking aid, pirate detection system and enhancing collision avoidance. Incorporating both solid-state FMCW Broadband Radar* and pulse... Read More >> |
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| Since the formation of its On Board Services division three years ago, Viking Life-Saving Equipment has had much success in providing lifeboat and marine fire services. The company is now expanding upon its achievements and offering even more services for ship... Read More >> |
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| Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President: Koichi Muto) announced an upgrade to its Asia-East Coast South America Service (CSW). From July 2011 through 2012, MOL will launch a total of 10 new 5,600 TEU containerships and replace the currently-operated vessels. The... Read More >> |
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| Baker Hughes Introduces State-of-the-Art Vessel to its Global Deepwater Fleet Seattle-based Elliott Bay Design Group, through its New Orleans office, was selected by Baker Hughes to provide the owner's design of the BLUE TARPON™ a state-of-the-art well... Read More >> |
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| August 1-4, 2011: LNG Awareness Seminar Scope: The seminar is intended to familiarize LNG terminal, and shipboard... Read More >> |
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| Tankship LG TPIC Course July 11-22, 2011 Scope: This course is intended to provide specialized... Read More >> |
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