Sep

25

Updated damage statistics show 52 platforms lost to Ike

September 25, 2008 | 4 Comments

The U.S. Minerals Management Service(MMS) has updated its damage statistics from Hurricane Ike. MMS now estimates that 52 oil and gas production platforms, three jackups and one platform drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico were destroyed by Hurricane Ike.
Of the 52 destroyed [...]

Sep

25

Crane Accident onbard J-Lay Vessel S7000

September 25, 2008 | 10 Comments

An accident occurred aboard semisubmersible crane and pipelay vessel Saipem 7000 on Sept. 17, killing three people, wounding four others, with one more person missing. The accident occurred during the operations for the laying of the MEDGAZ trans-Mediterranean pipeline in international waters between Algeria and Spain. Saipem is currently investigating the causes of the accident.

Sep

25

Tesla’s ‘Bluestar’ to be all-electric family car

September 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Tesla Motors has received many accolades for producing an all-electric luxury sports car. But its long-term plans may hold its most challenging task: making a mass-market electric car.
The company intends to make a “family car” that it hopes will lead to the sale of millions of all-electric vehicles, JB Straubel, Tesla’s chief technology officer, said [...]

Sep

23

BP scientist: To cut oil use, make carbon expensive

September 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Everyone from politicians, investors, and consumers tout the potential of solar and wind technologies.
But even BP, a company that changed its tagline to “Beyond Petroleum,” sees renewable energy as a very small piece of the global energy picture–a situation that’s not likely to change in the coming decades, according to BP’s chief scientist, Steven Koonin.
Koonin [...]

Sep

18

Result of Champion League (2) Leg 1

September 18, 2008 | 2 Comments

Manchester United 0-0 Villareal
Celtic 0-0 AaB
FC Steau Bucarest 0-1 Bayern
Van Buyten 15′
Lyon [...]

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