Posts tagged with the keyword: ‘Mexico’
On April 20, 2010, the BP Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded, killing 11 workers and injuring 17 more. For the next three months, oil gushed into the Gulf of Mexico in the worst spill in history. This environmental disaster has been all but forgotten as the National Commission on the Deepwater Horizon Spill and Offshore Drilling ceased operations on March 11, 2011. Even the Environmental Protection Agency declared that it has completed its monitoring phase of the …
May 14, 2012 | Posted in
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Rio de Janeiro state's environment secretary, Carlos Minc, says Brazil is expected to fine Chevron nearly $28 million for the ongoing offshore oil spill and will also ask Chevron to pay for damages caused by the Atlantic spill. Minc said Monday he considers the … The contractor, Transocean Ltd., had operated the Deepwater Horizon rig that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico in April 2010, killing 11 men and spewing 4.9 million barrels of oil . The Frade spill, by contrast, was …
May 12, 2012 | Posted in
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![The First Ship-Shaped Production Unit in the Gulf of Mexico – Helix ESG’s “Producer I” [IMAGES]](http://cf.gcaptain.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/IMG_7611-Edit-635x358.jpg)
Click for Larger Image, (c) Robert Almeida/gCaptain Following a few busy days at the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston last week, Helix Energy Solutions group invited me on a tour of the Helix Producer I, the first ship-shaped production vessel in the Gulf of Mexico. Image (c) Robert Almeida/gCaptain, click for larger Approaching via helicopter, [...]
May 8, 2012 | Posted in
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The vessel will provide accommodation and offshore support services to Mexico's oil & gas fields. – The 75-metre … It is one of seven accommodation workboats in the group's fleet of 43 offshore support vessels . – Armada … This also supports our view that marine charter operations for the industry are reaching an inflection point, which will lead to a significant increase in charter rates in 2H2012. – Despite the … Oil & Gas Sector – April jack up rig rates up, but… Tanjung …
May 8, 2012 | Posted in
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After BP's Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded on April 20, 2010, unleashing the worst oil spill in U.S. history, BP hired contractors to spray and inject more than 1.8 million gallons of Corexit into the Gulf of Mexico, according to the complaint. … 2010, David Hogan performed commercial diving work from boats and vessels that were owned, leased, chartered, contracted for, and/or under the direction and control of Specialty Offshore , ConocoPhillips, Xplore Oil , and the …
May 5, 2012 | Posted in
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After BP's Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded on April 20, 2010, unleashing the worst oil spill in U.S. history, BP hired contractors to spray and inject more than 1.8 million gallons of Corexit into the Gulf of Mexico, according to … “Between June 1 , 2010 and the end of November, 2010, David Hogan performed commercial diving work from boats and vessels that were owned, leased, chartered, contracted for, and/or under the direction and control of Specialty Offshore , …
May 5, 2012 | Posted in
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Union Pacific said it is working with Mexican railroad Ferromex on possibly moving coal through the Port of Guaymas, about 240 miles from the US border. As domestic US coal volumes continue to shrink, Union Pacific executives said they are closely watching terminal developments in Longview, Washington, and even exploring the potential of exporting coal [...]
May 1, 2012 | Posted in
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The Gulf of Mexico alone, for example, has nearly 5000 highly vulnerable oil and gas rigs , transfer sites and drilling platforms , along with countless tankers, vessels and aircraft traversing the area. “As exploration … This technology is used extensively today in demanding military and mining operations, and can provide the same levels of reliable security, safety and productivity for any industry that must monitor and protect remote infrastructure.” GULFMESH™ is a …
April 30, 2012 | Posted in
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Published in All Latest Headlines, Cruise / Leisure. A yacht racing off the coasts of California and Mexico apparently collided with a much larger … “An investigation was continuing, but it appeared the damage was not inflicted by an explosion but by a collision with a ship much larger than the 37-foot vessel,” association spokesman Rich Roberts said in a news release early Sunday. Three crew members of a sailboat were found dead and a search was under way early …
April 30, 2012 | Posted in
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Five days after an explosion at the Deepwater Horizon offshore rig in April 2010 killed 11 oil platform workers, the Laguna Beach marine artist was in a boat in Gulf of Mexico waters off the Louisiana coast, surveying the …
April 27, 2012 | Posted in
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