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(Photo: AP / Gerald Herbert)Oil sheen spreading after rig blast, fire
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Another oil rig explosion: the first photos hit the web
| Everyone is familiar with the BP Deepwater Horizons oil rig explosion, and it aftermath earlier in the year. Now, come September, it's happened again with a Mariner Energy rig in a place called Vermilion Bay (not to be confused with the Vermilion about 40 miles West o...Full Story
Civil Aviation officials visit Navi Mumbai airport site
| Vinaya Deshpande and Rahi Gaikwad | Mumbai: Officials from the Civil Aviation Ministry and the Maharashtra government visited the proposed international airport site at Navi Mumbai on Thursday. The consultants appointed by the City and Industrial Development Corporati...Full Story
Oil rig explodes in Gulf of Mexico
| "Mile-long oil sheen spreading" | HOUSTON: An oil and gas platform in the Gulf of Mexico exploded on Thursday in an accident that recalled the worst offshore oil spill in history, though there appeared to be no injuries. | Some agency reports, quoting the U.S. Coast G...Full Story
Civil Aviation Ministry officials visit Navi Mumbai airport site
| Vinaya Deshpande and Rahi Gaikwad | Focus of visit is to explore expert panel's suggestions | EAC will look into the issue of diversion of rivers | Mumbai: Officials from the Civil Aviation Ministry and the Maharashtra government visited the proposed international air...Full Story
Belekeri port official arrested
| Correspondent | Karwar: In a new twist to the iron ore theft case at Belekeri port, CID officials arrested Mahesh Biliye, Conservator of Belekeri port, who is now under suspension, and filed an additional charge sheet in the JMFC court at Ankola naming 45 more export ...Full Story
Port targets to handle 251.30 lakh tonnes
| Staff Reporter | Tuticorin: Tuticorin Port handles a variety of cargoes and records improvement in traffic every year. | During the last financial year, it has handled 237.85 lakh tonnes registering 8.06% growth. | A. Subbiah, Chairman (in-charge), said in a statement...Full Story
"Port container handling growing"
| Staff Reporter | Capacity to go up after berth conversion: Chairman | A. Subbiah | Tuticorin: Tuticorin Port Trust (TPT) has handled over two lakh TEUs (twenty foot equivalent units) of containers in the current fiscal as on date, according to A. Subbiah, Chairman (in...Full Story
New rig explosion raises spectre of second Gulf of Mexico oil spill
| A mile-long oil sheen has spread from an offshore petroleum platform burning in the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana, west of the site of BP's massive spill. | Coast Guard Petty Officer Bill Coklough said the sheen was spotted near the platform owned by Houston-based Mari...Full Story
Oil rig explodes off Louisiana coast
7:44 AM Friday Sep 3, 2010 Share Email Post this story to: | Myspace Bebo Digg Delicious Reddit StumbleUpon 1 of 3 More World Photos Photos Day in photos - September 2 (12 pics) Photos Hurricane Earl (12 pics) Photos Day in photos - September 1 (15 pics) ...Full Story
Acergy Havila on sea trials
| - | More | Acergy Havila is due to be delivered by mid-September. | Havyard Group in Norway says the Havyard 858 DSV Acergy Havila is currently performing final sea trials and is due to be delivered to her owner, a joint venture between Acergy and Havila Shipping, by ...Full Story
Offshore Ship Designers helps to harness marine renewable energy
| - | More | Offshore Ship Designer's first project in the marine renewable energy field will shortly be commencing on site trials in the UK's Humber estuary. | By applying its experience and design knowledge, OSD has helped UK company Neptune Renewable Energy Ltd (NREL...Full Story
Ezra Holdings prepares for growth with rights issue
| - | More | Ezra Holdings Limited is taking a strategic initiative to prepare for opportunities that will drive its next lap of growth. | In this latest exercise to strengthen its capital base, the Group is undertaking a fully | underwritten one-for-five renounceable r...Full Story
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SapuraAcergy chooses 6G acoustic positioning technology
Offshore Shipping Online | - | More | SapuraAcergy has become the first company in Southeast Asia to take advantage of the benefits available from Sonardyne’s new 6G (Sixth Generation) acoustic positioning technology. The subsea engineering and installation contractor has ta...
More Gorgon work for Neptune Marine Services
Offshore Shipping Online | - | More | Neptune Marine Services Ltd  has announced a 14 month extension to its involvement with the Gorgon Project following the award of two new contracts. | Collectively valued at approximately US$12 million, the work scopes comprise...
Hallin completes installation of huge tidal turbine
Offshore Shipping Online | - | More | Hallin Marine Subsea International Ltd, a Superior Energy Services company, has successfully completed installation of what is believed to be the world’s largest rotor diameter subsea tidal turbine, the AK-1000. | The 1MW subsea tid...
Second oil rig explodes in Gulf of Mexico
The Daily Telegraph Australia | AN EXPLOSION has ripped through another oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, raising pollution fears. | A 2km-long oil sheen spread from the rig, which is 320km west of the site of BP's massive oil spill. | Coast Guard Petty Officer Bill C...
Legal loopholes barrier to curbing maritime pollution
The Times Of India NEW DELHI: The tar balls floating up to Goa beaches and blighting the picture-perfect tourism hot spot have again brought to the fore how weak the environment and liability laws are in India when it comes to checking maritime pollution. | The recent ...
New oil rig explosion in Gulf of Mexico
NZ Herald 7:25 AM Friday Sep 3, 2010 Share Email Print | Another oil rig exploded and caught fire off the Louisiana coast this morning. | But no, it's not another Deepwater Horizon-scale disaster. | The explosion has spread a kilometre-long oil sheen in the Gu...
Oil rig blast forces 13 workers into Gulf of Mexico
Inquirer | NEW ORLEANS—An explosion ripped through an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday forcing 13 people into the water, one of whom was injured, the US Coast Guard said. | There was no immediate sign of an oil spill and everything "appears to be" co...
Oil sheen spreading after rig blast, fire
The Daily Telegraph Australia | A 2KM-LONG oil sheen spread overnight from an offshore petroleum platform burning in the Gulf of Mexico off Lousiana, west of the site of BP's massive spill. | Coast Guard Petty Officer Bill Coklough said the sheen, about 30 metres wide, was s...
Oil sheen spreading after rig blast, fire
The Australian | A 2KM-LONG oil sheen spread overnight from an offshore petroleum platform burning in the Gulf of Mexico off Lousiana, west of the site of BP's massive spill. | Coast Guard Petty Officer Bill Coklough said the sheen, about 30 metres wide, was s...
Oil rig explosion in Gulf of Mexico
The Australian | AN offshore oil rig has exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, west of the site of Deepwater Horizon blast that caused a massive oil spill. | Coast Guard Petty Officer Casey Ranel says the blast was reported by a commercial helicopter company about early ...
Offshore Oil Platform in the Gulf of Mexico Explodes
The New York Times | NEW ORLEANS — An offshore oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday morning, injuring one worker, the United States Coast Guard said. | The rig was located just west of where another rig leased by BP blew up and sank this spring, kil...
Oil rig explosion in Gulf of Mexico
The Daily Telegraph Australia | AN offshore oil rig has exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, west of the site of Deepwater Horizon blast that caused a massive oil spill. | Coast Guard Petty Officer Casey Ranel says the blast was reported by a commercial helicopter company about early ...
Amazon ships stranded
The Australian | LIMA: The Amazon, the world's biggest river, is at its lowest level in more than 40 years near its source in northeastern Peru, causing havoc in a region where it is the only form of travel. | The Amazon in the northeast city of Iquitos fell t...
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U.S. offshore oil fire may delay lift of drill ban
Yahoo Daily News | WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama Administration is likely to stay focused on toughening regulatory oversight of the U.S. offshore oil industry and may push back lifting a ban on deepwater drilling after the latest accident in the Gulf of Mexi...
Phoenix Woman Apprehended With 44 Magnum and Narcotics at the Douglas Port of Entry
Newsvine | Douglas, Ariz. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers apprehended a Phoenix woman who was attempting to smuggle a .44-caliber Magnum handgun, marijuana and crystal methamphetamine she had concealed on her person. | ...
Gulf of Mexico oil rig explodes
The Telegraph India New Orleans, Sept. 2 (AP): An offshore petroleum platform exploded and was burning today in the Gulf of Mexico about 160km off the Louisiana coast, west of the site where BP’s undersea well spilled after a rig explosion. | According to the coast guar...
Mariner Energy oil rig fire extinguished, no sign of oil spill in Gulf
Yahoo Daily News | A fire on an offshore oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico has been extinguished, and officials say oil does not appear to be leaking from the facility. | The US Coast Guard is at the platform roughly 80 miles south of Vermillion Bay in Louisiana, an...
Oil rig explosion: Is oil leaking from Mariner Energy rig near Vermillion Bay?
Yahoo Daily News | A oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico Thursday morning forced all 13 crew members to evacuate into the water. | Company officials said in a statement Thursday morning that the incident does not appear to have resulted in an oil leak. The Associ...
North Carolina-based Marine killed in Afghanistan
The News & Observer | CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. -- Military officials say a Marine based in North Carolina has been killed in combat in Afghanistan. | The Department of Defense announced on Thursday that 20-year-old Lance Cpl. Christopher B. Rodgers of Griffin, Ga., died Sept....
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