Aberdeen-based Dolphin Drilling Ltd, one of the oldest and largest independent drilling contracting companies in the North Sea, attended a naming ceremony recently to unveil the identity of a brand new state-of-the-art drillship to be operated by the company. The ceremony for the 751ft long ultra deepwater asset – now known as Bolette Dolphin – [...]
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The INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG Project (the Project) cut first steel for the hull of its Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) facility in Okpo, Korea. With fabrication of the hull underway, work on all of the Project’s major offshore facilities has commenced. The FPSO is being built by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME). The [...]
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Handling systems specialist, Caley Ocean Systems has been awarded a contract by Subsea 7 to design, manufacture and supply a deepwater lowering system (DLS). The DLS will initially be deployed by Subsea 7 on the Chevron-operated Gorgon project, located off the northwest coast of Western Australia, to lower subsea structures weighing up to 950Te in [...]
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The World Heritage Committee has today strengthened its warning that the Great Barrier Reef could be added to the World Heritage list of sites in danger at its meeting in Cambodia. “The World Heritage Committee has stepped up its warning, expressing concern over ongoing coastal development and giving the government one last chance – one [...]
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Shanghai Maritime Safety Administration of the People’s Republic of China (Shanghai MSA) is responsible for the hydrographic surveying and mapping of the coastal areas of East China. To safeguard navigation and improve the efficiency of maritime traffic in harbours and channels, Shanghai MSA is continuously enhancing their surveying and charting infrastructure. This included the implementation [...]
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On 27 May 2013 Karoon signed an agreement with CGGVeritas Services SA for a marine 3D seismic survey (Chrysalids) over permit WA‐482‐P in the offshore northern Carnarvon Basin. The survey is for a total of approximately 2,386 square kilometres. This survey is to delineate leads and other prospects identified on existing 2D and 3D seismic [...]
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Resources and Energy Minister Gary Gray has announced the grant of 13 new offshore petroleum exploration permits as part of round one of the 2012 Offshore Petroleum Exploration Acreage Release. The award of these permits will see an estimated $180 million in new investment in waters offshore Western Australia and Tasmania over the next three [...]
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The Board of Neptune announces that Mr Boon Wee Kuah will be Chairman of Neptune Marine Services Limited effective from 14 June 2013. Mr Kuah joined the Board of Neptune on 16 March 2011 and will replace Mr Peter Wallace as Chairman, who will remain as a Non-Executive Director of Neptune. Mr Kuah is a [...]
Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy Limited announces that it has placed orders for a further 2 of the 10 key project elements for the Perth Wave Energy Project. Orders have been placed for the CETO Buoyant Actuators and the CETO Unit Attachment & Foundation Connectors. The supplier of the Buoyant Actuators is Strategic Marine [...]
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Oil Spill Response Limited (OSRL), the global oil spill response cooperative funded by more than 130 environmentally responsible oil and energy companies, announces the opening of a new base with enhanced response capabilities at Loyang in Singapore. Oil Spill Response Limited (OSRL), the global oil spill response cooperative funded by more than 130 environmentally responsible [...]
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