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  • Searcher Seismic in 2D survey offshore Papua New Guinea

    3 November 2015

    Searcher Seismic, an independent multi-client company, has announced the start of the Haere 2D seismic survey, offshore Papua New Guinea.  The survey, in cooperation with the Department of Petroleum and Energy (DPE) and project partner BGP, comprises ~17,000 km of 2D long-offset, high resolution, broadband seismic over the Gulf of Papua, the seismic company said. The […]

  • Top news of the week February 16 – 21, 2015

    22 February 2015

    CNOOC abandoning FLNG plans, eyeing cheaper option China National Offshore Oil Corporation has reportedly given up on FLNG option to develop its South China Sea gas discovery. BP: LNG to show dramatic growth dominating trade Despite the dramatic recent weakening in global energy markets, ongoing economic expansion in Asia, particularly in China and India, will […]

  • Labor: Protection of Australian Offshore Workers Pivotal

    15 July 2014

    Australia’s Shadow Minister for Immigration and Border Protection Richard Marles has accused the Abbott Government of attempting to undermine important legislation protecting workers employed in offshore resource projects.   The Abbott Government is currently trying to use the Migration Amendment (Offshore Resource Activity) Regulation 2014 to replace the Offshore Resource Worker visa class with Maritime […]

  • Bergen Group Offshore to Deliver Manifolds for Alvheim Field (Norway)

    25 May 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment

        Bergen Group Offshore has, through its subsidiary Bergen Group Rosenberg AS, been awarded an EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) contract by Subsea 7. The EPC-contract includes delivery of a two slots subsea manifold located at the Alvheim field, operated by Marathon Oil Norge AS. The planning and engineering activities started up in 2011, […]

  • May Containerized Exports Looking Healthier across US West Coast

    23 June 2016

    The Northwest Seaport Alliance’s (NWSA) volumes recovered in May after last year’s unusual trade patterns during contract negotiations.  Full containerized exports continued to recover, growing 12 percent year to date to 382,295 TEUs. Full imports are flat at year to date at 520,215 TEUs. Imports have been muted as retailers continue to work through excess inventory. […]

  • UK: Flood Defence Work Begins in Morpeth’s High Stanners

    26 April 2013
    Business & Finance

    Construction work will begin next week on new flood defences in Morpeth’s High Stanners. The works, which are a part of a wider £21 million flood alleviation scheme, will see the creation of a new embankment along the wide part of the green and two new flood walls, one near Oldgate Bridge and one near […]

  • Coronavirus-hit cruise ship Ruby Princess leaves Australia

    24 April 2020
    Authorities & Government, Infrastructure, Vessels

    The Ruby Princess cruise ship has departed Port Kembla, New South Wales, following the conclusion of the joint operation to facilitate the movement and repatriation of crew members to their home countries.

  • Hansa Heavy Lift Delivers Six Tugboats to Port of Vladivostok (VIDEO)

    29 November 2013
    Business & Finance

    The ferry trip of the six tugboats on the specialized cargo vessel HHL Lagos of company Hansa Heavy Lift (Germany) has successful completed. The tugboats have been delivered to the port of Vladivostok. The ferry trip was accomplished through the Northern Sea Route and lasted for 32 days. Six tugboats as follows: two marine tugboats […]

  • IMB: Piracy at Sea Falls to Lowest Level in Seven Years

    18 October 2013
    Business & Finance

    The International Chamber of Commerce’s International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has revealed that piracy on the world’s seas is at its lowest third-quarter level since 2006, but warns of the threat of continuing violent attacks off the East and West coasts of Africa. The latest IMB Piracy Report, published today, shows 188 piracy incidents in the […]

  • Falkland Islands: Director of Mineral Resources Gives December 2010 Report

    30 January 2011
    Business & Finance

    At a meeting of the Mineral Resources Committee the Director of Mineral Resources gave her report. 1). Progress with Offshore Drilling Programme: Since the last report was prepared for the meeting held on 14 December, The Ocean Guardian(photo) has completed drilling well 25/10-1 (known as Dawn/Jacinta) for Desire Petroleum which is situated in licence area […]

  • C-NLOPB issues final report on SeaRose FPSO iceberg incident

    16 August 2018

    The C-NLOPB has released the final enquiry report into SeaRose FPSO’s near-miss incident with an iceberg from last year.

  • DNV Oil & Gas names manager for South America

    19 September 2014
    Business & Finance

    Alex Imperial has taken over as DNV GL Oil & Gas’s regional manager for South America just as the company is creating a dedicated research unit in Brazil. Imperial recently left Singapore, where he was Director for DNV GL’s Deepwater Technology Centre, to take over DNV GL’s Oil & Gas Division in South America. Experience […]

  • ROV with a Chain Saw! (Norway)

    29 August 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Using a remotely operated underwater vehicle with an installed saw, researchers have acquired geological samples from the Jan Mayen Ridge this summer. The method is new – and the results provide new and useful knowledge. “This is the most fun thing I have done as a geologist!” says Robert W. Williams in the Norwegian Petroleum […]

  • Bahrain to Introduce Sand Dredging Law

    12 February 2013
    Business & Finance

    A law to regulate the dredging of sand from the seabed will be introduced in Bahrain for the first time. Shura Council members who supported the bill yesterday complained the damage had already been done after years of unregulated offshore dredging. Some called for dredging companies to be forced to make backdated payments, claiming they […]

  • M318F and M320F Wheel Excavators Introduced

    8 September 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    When designing the new Cat® M318F and M320F Wheel Excavators, Caterpillar solicited customer input for characteristics considered important. Heading the list were initial quality and reliability, low operating costs, operator comfort and safety, simplicity of operation and maintenance, durability, and environmental friendliness. The new models are designed around those goals, while retaining the best features […]

  • Crown Estate Fine-Tunes Round 4 Offshore Wind Seabed Lease Plan

    16 November 2018
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    The Crown Estate has shared its updated proposals for Round 4 offshore wind leasing, at its latest stakeholder engagement event. The updates include The Crown Estate’s proposed refinement of available seabed regions – within which developers would have the opportunity to identify and propose sites. This work, underpinned by a detailed assessment of spatial constraints […]

  • ReCAAP: No Siphoning Incidents in July

    18 August 2015

    For the first time since January 2015, there were no cases of siphoning of ship fuel/oil reported, Asian piracy watchdog  ReCAAP ICS said in its monthly report for July. According to the report, a total of 10 incidents of armed robbery against ships were reported in Asia in July 2015. Of these, eight were actual incidents and two were attempted […]

  • Two newbuilds, two secondhand ships for Oldendorff Carriers

    6 April 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Vessels

    Germany-based dry bulk carrier owner and operator Oldendorff Carriers has ordered two 61,300 dwt Ultramax newbuildings and acquired two 93,000 dwt Post-Panamaxes in separate transactions.

  • DNV: Pathways Toward Low Carbon Shipping

    22 January 2013
    Business & Finance

    Possible pathways to reduce CO2 emissions from shipping are just published in a new position paper from DNV Research & Innovation position paper, giving directions for more environmentally friendly seaborne trade. The shipping sector is quickly becoming responsible for an increased part of the world’s carbon dioxide emissions, due to its heavy dependency on fossil […]

  • First Sea Bottom Platforms for Costa Concordia Salvage Installed (Italy)

    22 February 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    At the periodic meeting of the Observatory with the Giglio community, president Maria Sargentini, accompanied by Costa Crociere managers, Rome La Sapienza University researchers and Titan/Micoperi Consortium experts, updated the local population on recovery operations and described the progress being made on the characterisation of water inside the wreck. During the meeting, it was announced […]

  • Germany: Lars Rytter Named COO at REpower

    19 August 2013

    As of 1 August, Lars Rytter has taken over as Chief Operating Officer at REpower. In his new role, Rytter will be able to make an important contribution to REpower’s programme for the future. With this programme, the Company’s plans include realizing significant savings in the areas of purchasing, production and manufacturing. The Dane is […]

  • At Least 36 Dead After Ferry Capsizes off Philippines

    2 July 2015

    At least 36 people have died after a ferry carrying 173 passengers capsized around 12 pm local time, soon after leaving the port of Ormoc City, according the Philippine Coast Guard. 118 people on board the Kim Nirvana-B ferry at the time of the capsizing have either been saved or swam ashore, with 19 still missing, according […]

  • Balltec Expands Their Facilities in Morecambe, UK

    24 October 2012

    Balltec Ltd, the UK based provider of subsea mooring connectors, pipeline recovery tools, heavy lifting tools and bend stiffener connectors, have recently acquired further buildings on their site in Morecambe, UK, to cope with their continued growth. Balltec moved from their original premises in October 2011 to much larger premises, four miles away in Morecambe. […]

  • Electrical substation on its way to Wheatstone LNG

    28 January 2015

    Western Australia’s Freemantle Ports informed that the large electrical substation has been dispatched to Chevron’s Wheatsone LNG project site.

  • Sanpellegrino expands LNG truck fleet

    5 February 2019

    The shuttle transports from the Italian’s Gruppo Sanpellegrino logistics center at Madone are set to run on natural gas with the delivery of Scania LNG trucks.