Press Releases


Tuesday, January 29, 2013
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News

John Minge Takes Over as President of BP America

HOUSTON–BP Plc (BP, BP.LN) said Tuesday it has named John Minge president of its U.S. unit, BP America, Inc. Mr. Minge succeeds Lamar McKay as BP’s

January 29, 2013
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Idemitsu Partners With AltaGas to Export Canadian Natural Gas to Asia

By Mari Iwata TOKYO–A Japanese energy company said Tuesday it is partnering a Canadian firm to export North American natural gas from Canada’s West

January 29, 2013
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ABS Grants Energy Management Certifications to Leading Maritime Organizations

HOUSTON – The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) announced today the certification of several maritime industry leaders for adopting energy management

January 29, 2013
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Monday, January 28, 2013
Press Releases

USMMA Gets New Deputy Superintendent

KINGS POINT, N.Y., January 25, 2013 – The United States Merchant Marine Academy welcomed its new Deputy Superintendent during a Town Hall meeting that

January 28, 2013
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Star Cruises Signs Long-Term Preventive Service Contract with ABB

Zurich-based power and automation technology group ABB announced today they have won a long-term service contract from Star Cruises for preventive maintenance

January 28, 2013
Total Views: 44

Total Says Buying Iranian Crude Via Korean JV Complies With Law
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Total Says Buying Iranian Crude Via Korean JV Complies With Law

By Geraldine Amiel PARIS–French integrated oil and gas major Total SA (TOT, FP.FR) Monday confirmed that Samsung Total Petrochemicals, its joint venture

January 28, 2013
Total Views: 45

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COSCO Delivers Pair of Panamax Bulk Carriers, Ecopride G.O. and the Union Mariner

COSCO Dalian Shipyard announced today the delivery of two 82,000 DWT  bulk carriers,  the ECOPRIDE G.O. and UNION MARINER, respectively to its European

January 28, 2013
Total Views: 38

Wednesday, January 23, 2013
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News

Mubadala Petroleum Signs $116 Million Contract for Atwood Orca Jack-Up

HOUSTON – Atwood Oceanics, Inc. (NYSE: ATW) announced today that one of its subsidiaries has been awarded a two-year drilling services contract by

January 23, 2013
Total Views: 61

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News

Chevron Signs Agreement to Conduct Deepwater Exploration Offshore Morocco

By Saabira Chaudhuri Chevron Corp. (CVX) has signed petroleum agreements related to three offshore areas in Morocco, a push to expand its footprint in frontier

January 23, 2013
Total Views: 90

Tuesday, January 22, 2013
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News

Noble Group to Add Former BP Oil Analyst Giovanni Serio to Roster

Jan. 23 (Bloomberg) — BP Plc’s head oil analyst for Asia, Giovanni Serio, plans to join Noble Group Ltd. in Singapore, four people with knowledge

January 22, 2013
Total Views: 314

Monday, January 21, 2013
Engines

Wärtsilä to Power New Scottish RoPax

Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading solutions and services provider, has been selected to supply the main engines and auxiliary generating sets

January 21, 2013
Total Views: 51

Offshore

Island Offshore Wins Long-term Charter Contracts

Island Offshore has announced it has won two 5-year contracts for its Island Chieftain and Island Challenger vessels. In a statement, Island Offshore says that

January 21, 2013
Total Views: 34

Friday, January 18, 2013
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Engineering News

Japan Authorizes ABS as Recognized Organization

TOKYO – The American Bureau of Shipping announced today they have been granted authorization by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and

January 18, 2013
Total Views: 118

Monday, January 14, 2013
Press Releases

Rickmers Shipmanagement Achieves Germanischer Lloyd ISO 50001 Cert

HAMBURG- Rickmers becomes the first German company operating in the maritime industry and one of only a handful of shipping companies in the world to achieve

January 14, 2013
Total Views: 57

Thursday, January 10, 2013
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News

Jan Mayen Island is Likely Too Remote and Risky For Offshore Drilling Says Norway

Oil and gas exploration off Norway’s Jan Mayen Island, due to be opened up to drillers this year, poses “significant environmental

January 10, 2013
Total Views: 175

Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Press Releases

Globe Wireless And Airmar to Effectively Open the Italian Market

Globe Wireless and Arimar have announced today that they have entered into a long-term cooperation agreement to provide Globe Wireless products and services to

January 9, 2013
Total Views: 31

Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Finance

Royal Boskalis Westminster Secures Financing for Dockwise Acquisition

AMSTERDAM–Dredging company Royal Boskalis Westminster NV (BOKA.AE) said Tuesday that it has secured financing for its planned acquisition of sea

January 8, 2013
Total Views: 39

Monday, January 7, 2013
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News

De Poli Tankers Upgrades Fleet Communications with Marlink VSAT

Marlink bundles WaveCall Ku-band, Inmarsat FleetBroadband and XChange for seamless communications and full control on board De Poli Tankers Marlink has

January 7, 2013
Total Views: 131

Thursday, January 3, 2013
News

Seanergy Maritime Sells Bulk Energy Transport

Athens, Greece – Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ:SHIP) announced today that it has completed the previously announced sale of its 100% ownership

January 3, 2013
Total Views: 33

Offshore

Songa Eclipse is Officially in Seadrill’s Hands

Offshore Drilling contractor Songa Offshore SE finalized today the formal handover of the Songa Eclipse semi-submersible drilling rig to Seadrill in line with

January 3, 2013
Total Views: 27