China: Guangzhou Panyu Lingshan Shipyard has just completed sea trials on the 40-metre ‘Putrajaya Singosari’.
With an 11.8-metre beam and 4.6-metre moulded depth, the offshore utility support vessel was built to a design by Khiam Chuan Marine of Singapore. Classed by BV and meeting IMO / SOLAS for life saving and firefighting the vessel will be registered in Kota Kinabalu in Sabah Malaysia. Main propulsion comes from a pair of 895kW Cummins KTA38 M2 main engines turning nozzled propellers through Reintjes WAF460 gears. This power gives the vessel a twelve-knot speed and a 28-tonne bollard pull. Steering is an electric over hydraulic. A 200kW three-speed bow thruster provides additional maneuverability. A pair of water and foam monitors provides external fire fighting capabilities while the deck house is fitted with water curtain nozzles. A pair of boomless dispersant spray nozzles is mounted in the bow. The vessel is also fitted with two 215kW generator sets. On the main deck a there is a single drum 20-tonne towing winch. A live roller is fitted into the vessel's transom.
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Friday, November 21, 2008
Australian company terminates ship supply contract
Australia’s Nexus Energy has terminated an agreement for the supply of a floating production and storage ship.
The company signed the agreement in 2007 with Vanguard Oil and Gas International and Viking Shipping to supply the vessel for the Cruz liquids project in Western Australia. The Crux project is a joint venture between Nexus and Osaka Gas containing some 75.2 million barrels of light oil reserves. Crux is expected to produce over 34,000 barrels of light oil per day. According to The Australian, the company has said that the agreement was terminated as Crux was not able to proceed to the final investment decision with the vessel providers. Nexus said it would negotiate an alternative offer from another provider.
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The company signed the agreement in 2007 with Vanguard Oil and Gas International and Viking Shipping to supply the vessel for the Cruz liquids project in Western Australia. The Crux project is a joint venture between Nexus and Osaka Gas containing some 75.2 million barrels of light oil reserves. Crux is expected to produce over 34,000 barrels of light oil per day. According to The Australian, the company has said that the agreement was terminated as Crux was not able to proceed to the final investment decision with the vessel providers. Nexus said it would negotiate an alternative offer from another provider.
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Pirates demand $25m for Sirius Star
Somali pirates, who hijacked the Vela VLCC Sirius Star have demanded $25 million in ransom and set a 10-day deadline amid mounting calls for tougher action on sea bandits.
"We are demanding $25 million (20 million euros) from the Saudi owners of the tanker. We do not want long-term discussions to resolve the matter," a pirate who identified himself as Mohamed Said told from the ship, anchored at the Somali pirate lair of Harardhere. "The Saudis have 10 days to comply, otherwise we will take action that could be disastrous," Said added, without elaborating. Eight vessels have been seized in the last two weeks alone -- including a massive Saudi supertanker loaded with $100 million worth of crude oil. Several hundred crews are now in the hands of Somali pirates.
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"We are demanding $25 million (20 million euros) from the Saudi owners of the tanker. We do not want long-term discussions to resolve the matter," a pirate who identified himself as Mohamed Said told from the ship, anchored at the Somali pirate lair of Harardhere. "The Saudis have 10 days to comply, otherwise we will take action that could be disastrous," Said added, without elaborating. Eight vessels have been seized in the last two weeks alone -- including a massive Saudi supertanker loaded with $100 million worth of crude oil. Several hundred crews are now in the hands of Somali pirates.
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Panamanian Dredging Kickoff
Manning the controls of a large cutter suction dredge, Panamanian President Martín Torrijos kicked off the Pacific sea entrance dredging work for the waterway’s expansion.
He was accompanied by First Vice-President and Minister of Foreign Affairs Samuel Lewis Navarro, Panama Canal Authority (ACP) Board Chair and Minister of Canal Affairs Dani Kuzniecky and ACP Administrator/CEO Alberto Alemán Zubieta. In April 2008, the ACP awarded Belgium-based Dredging International the $177.5 million contract to dredge the Pacific sea entrance, an essential component of the Canal’s Expansion Program that will provide enough draft and width for longer, wider ships to enter the new locks. President Torrijos was on hand to initiate the work of Dredging International’s cutter suction dredge, The Vlaanderen XIX. It will be used to remove approximately 1.5 million cubic meters of soft material on the northern most areas of the Pacific sea entrance. A stationary dredger which makes use of a cutter head to loosen the material to be dredged, The Vlaanderen XIX pumps the dredged material via a pipeline ashore to a designated site. When the Pacific sea entrance dredging contract concludes, the dredging project will have widened the navigation channel to a minimum of 738 feet (225 m) and deepened it to a minimum of 51 feet (15.5 m) below Mean Low Water Springs (MLWS).
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He was accompanied by First Vice-President and Minister of Foreign Affairs Samuel Lewis Navarro, Panama Canal Authority (ACP) Board Chair and Minister of Canal Affairs Dani Kuzniecky and ACP Administrator/CEO Alberto Alemán Zubieta. In April 2008, the ACP awarded Belgium-based Dredging International the $177.5 million contract to dredge the Pacific sea entrance, an essential component of the Canal’s Expansion Program that will provide enough draft and width for longer, wider ships to enter the new locks. President Torrijos was on hand to initiate the work of Dredging International’s cutter suction dredge, The Vlaanderen XIX. It will be used to remove approximately 1.5 million cubic meters of soft material on the northern most areas of the Pacific sea entrance. A stationary dredger which makes use of a cutter head to loosen the material to be dredged, The Vlaanderen XIX pumps the dredged material via a pipeline ashore to a designated site. When the Pacific sea entrance dredging contract concludes, the dredging project will have widened the navigation channel to a minimum of 738 feet (225 m) and deepened it to a minimum of 51 feet (15.5 m) below Mean Low Water Springs (MLWS).
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Iran says hijacked ship and crew safe
Iran made contact with a hijacked Hong Kong-registered cargo ship it had chartered and said all 25 crew members were safe and sound.
"Around Thursday noon the first contact was made with the 'Delight' after its hijacking and fortunately all its crew is safe and sound," the urgent reaction committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines said. "The urgent reaction committee along with concerned officials will make efforts to release the ship and its 25 crew members," a statement added, without providing further details. The Delight was carrying 36,000 tonnes of wheat when it was attacked on Tuesday in the Gulf of Aden as it headed for the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas, maritime officials said. In October, Iran paid ransom to gain release of a merchant vessel hijacked off the Somali coast two months earlier. This year, Somali pirates have attacked 90 ships, more than double the number in 2007, according to the International Maritime Bureau. Pirates are still holding 16 ships and more than 250 sailors.
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"Around Thursday noon the first contact was made with the 'Delight' after its hijacking and fortunately all its crew is safe and sound," the urgent reaction committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines said. "The urgent reaction committee along with concerned officials will make efforts to release the ship and its 25 crew members," a statement added, without providing further details. The Delight was carrying 36,000 tonnes of wheat when it was attacked on Tuesday in the Gulf of Aden as it headed for the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas, maritime officials said. In October, Iran paid ransom to gain release of a merchant vessel hijacked off the Somali coast two months earlier. This year, Somali pirates have attacked 90 ships, more than double the number in 2007, according to the International Maritime Bureau. Pirates are still holding 16 ships and more than 250 sailors.
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StatoilHydro makes additional Gas Discovery in Norwegian Sea
StatoilHydro has made a small additional gas discovery during drilling of an exploration well northwest of Sandnessjøen in mid-Norway.
As operator of production license 218, StatoilHydro is currently concluding the drilling of exploration well 6707/10-2 A. The well has been drilled southeast of the Luva gas discovery, 280 kilometers northwest of Sandnessjøen. The purpose of the well was to confirm petroleum in Upper Cretaceous reservoir rock. The well was a planned sidetrack to a deeper prospect following the confirmation of 8–14 billion cubic meters (Sm3) of gas during drilling of well 6707/10-2 S in October 2008 in a prospect called Haklang. The well confirmed a 38 meter gas column in the lower part of the Nise formation. The confirmed resources are small, and it is too early to say whether the discovery is commercially viable when seen in connection with a possible field development of Haklang and the nearby Luva and Snefrid South finds. "This year we have drilled three exploration wells in the vicinity of Luva and gas has been found in all wells," says Frode Fasteland, who is StatoilHydro's head of exploration in the Norwegian Sea. "This well confirmed a new exploration model, and even if the find is small it offers exciting opportunities for further exploration in this part of the Norwegian Sea," says Mr Fasteland. This is the fourth exploration well in production license 218, which was awarded in the 15th licensing round in 1996.
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As operator of production license 218, StatoilHydro is currently concluding the drilling of exploration well 6707/10-2 A. The well has been drilled southeast of the Luva gas discovery, 280 kilometers northwest of Sandnessjøen. The purpose of the well was to confirm petroleum in Upper Cretaceous reservoir rock. The well was a planned sidetrack to a deeper prospect following the confirmation of 8–14 billion cubic meters (Sm3) of gas during drilling of well 6707/10-2 S in October 2008 in a prospect called Haklang. The well confirmed a 38 meter gas column in the lower part of the Nise formation. The confirmed resources are small, and it is too early to say whether the discovery is commercially viable when seen in connection with a possible field development of Haklang and the nearby Luva and Snefrid South finds. "This year we have drilled three exploration wells in the vicinity of Luva and gas has been found in all wells," says Frode Fasteland, who is StatoilHydro's head of exploration in the Norwegian Sea. "This well confirmed a new exploration model, and even if the find is small it offers exciting opportunities for further exploration in this part of the Norwegian Sea," says Mr Fasteland. This is the fourth exploration well in production license 218, which was awarded in the 15th licensing round in 1996.
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