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Most popular articles of the week, September 1 – 7, 2014
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Highlights of the Week – Readers’ Choice
Van Oord: New SRI Vessel for Offshore Division Van Oord has ordered a new subsea rock installation vessel. Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group Shanghai will build the vessel at its Ningbo yard in China. The vessel will be delivered in 2016. GLDD Wins $30 Mln Freeport Harbor Contract Great Lakes Dredge
Floating Production Newbuild Market Steady
Floating production systems remained in demand this year as the offshore gas and oil industry have spent over USD 16 billion on newbuild contracts, Energy Maritime Associates (EMA) announces in its analysis of the floating production sector published in 2014 Q3 Report for FPSOs, Semis, TLPs, FLNGs,
Maputo Dredging on the Way
A maintenance dredging of the Port of Maputo quays is scheduled to begin in a month’s time, using TNPA’s (Transnet National Ports Authority) brand new dredging vessel Italeni. This campaign will ensure that all quays at the port are returned to their designed depth. The dredging contract was signed
Caverton-RK to supply vessels for SEPCOL’s off Nigeria ops
Caverton Offshore Support Group Plc (COSG) has notified that Caverton-RK, a company quoted on the Nigerian Stock Exchange, has been awarded a contract to supply two offshore support vessels to Shebah Exploration and Production Company Limited (SEPCOL). The contract, which started in August, 2014 wil
Corinthian Keeping Busy
The Corinthian, acquired by Grand Circle Cruise Line earlier this year, will operate nine new itineraries beginning in 2015, announced Grand Circle CEO Michael Dowd. The 98-passenger, all-suite, ocean-faring vessel will continue to sail through the waters of Antarctica, but will expand operations wi
IMO Joins Ebola Task Force
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has joined the international ad hoc Ebola Travel and Transport Task Force and is working with other United Nations agencies and non-governmental organizations to monitor the situation and provide timely information in response to the outbreak of the dise
Senegal: Dolphin Kicks Off 3D Survey for Kosmos
Dolphin Geophysical has formally been awarded the acquisition and processing of a 7,000 sq.km. SHarp Broadband 3D survey offshore Senegal by Kosmos Energy. The Dolphin high-capacity 3D vessel, Polar Duchess has begun operations and it will take approximately four months to complete. Dolphin’s OpenCP
Dolphin to acquire seismic data offshore Senegal
Dolphin Geophysical has formally been awarded the acquisition and processing of a 7,000 sq.km. SHarp Broadband 3D survey offshore Senegal by Kosmos Energy. The Dolphin high-capacity 3D vessel, Polar Duchess has commenced operations and it will take approximately four months to complete. Dolphin’s Op
Countdown Begins for International OPV Conference
This year will see the ninth edition of the International Offshore Patrol Vessels conference which gathers military and industry stakeholders from the Middle East, Latin America, Africa, Asia, Europe and North America at one place. The event will take place from 30th of September to 2nd of October,
Statoil Fails to Find Oil Off Angola and GoM
Statoil has completed the Martin well in US Gulf of Mexico and the Dilolo well in the Kwanza basin in Angola. Statoil has made a small discovery in its Martin prospect located in the Gulf of Mexico (GoM). Statoil does not consider this to be a commercial discovery. The well has been drilled efficien
DOF Subsea Secures W. Africa Gig from Saipem
DOF Subsea UK Limited has been awarded and started work on a multi-million dollar contract with Saipem S.A. The scope sees the provision of DOF Subsea’s DSV Skandi Singapore and project crew, to complete two key construction projects offshore West Africa. As well as supplying the Skandi Singapore, D