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  • Hansa Heavy Lift Files for Insolvency

    11 December 2018
    Business & Finance

    Hansa Heavy Lift has reportedly filed for insolvency amid challenging market conditions.

  • Nova Innovation Hires Former SSE Executive

    25 July 2014

    Nova Innovation, the Edinburgh-based tidal energy company has appointed Ian Marchant, the former SSE Chief Executive, as Chairman. Ian Marchant was head of the UK energy firm SSE for over 10 years before standing down in 2013. Since then he has taken director and chairman roles with selected companies including Aggreko, Wood Group and Infinis. […]

  • EC seeks views on energy innovation strategy

    4 March 2016
    Authorities & Government, Environment, Research & Development

    The European Commission (EC) has launched a public consultation on the development of an Integrated Research, Innovation and Competitiveness Strategy aimed at facilitating the EU’s transition to a sustainable, competitive, energy-efficient and low-carbon economy.

  • Walney Extension Lifts UK Wind Capacity Past 20GW

    17 September 2018

    The UK has reached over 20 gigawatts (GW) of wind generation capacity following this month’s opening of Ørsted’s 659MW Walney Extension wind farm off the coast of Cumbria, RenewableUK said. Total operational capacity of onshore and offshore wind in the UK currently stands at 20,128MW, which is enough to meet the annual power needs of […]

  • BP, CGG in Marine Seismic Source Project

    28 October 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders, Research & Development

    CGG and BP have today announced an agreement for collaborative research and development in the field of new types of marine vibratory seismic sources. The agreement combines the companies’ research efforts and expertise to develop and deploy innovative seismic source technology, and builds on successful prototype trials. Seismic surveys have for decades been the exploration […]

  • Trelleborg Sealing Solutions Makes Senior Promotion

    27 May 2015
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    Trelleborg Sealing Solutions has promoted David Brown to lead its oil and gas focus globally. Previously Trelleborg Sealing Solutions UK Managing Director and Oil and Gas Lead in Europe, Brown has taken on the role of Global Lead Group Director Oil and Gas with immediate effect, and will relocate to Houston in the U.S. According to […]

  • Greenpeace vessel blocks Statoil’s rig from reaching drill site

    29 May 2014

    The Greenpeace ship Esperanza is blocking the arrival of Statoil’s Transocean Spitsbergen oil rig in the Arctic by occupying the exact location where the company plans to drill the world’s northernmost well.

  • SES Buys Sonardyne’s Positioning Technology (USA)

    3 August 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Offshore survey and navigation equipment rental specialist Survey Equipment Services (SES) has today announced Hydroquip’s purchase of Sonardyne International Ltd’s 6G acoustic positioning technology. The order for ROVNav 6 LBL transceivers and Compatt 6 positioning transponders will be added to the SES rental pool in Katy, Texas. SES is part owned by Hydroquip and acts […]

  • Statoil buys share in UK part of Alfa Sentral field. FID in 2016?

    2 October 2015

    Norway’s Statoil has bought a stake in the UK North Sea part of the Alfa Sentral field, which expands across both the UK Continental Shelf and Norwegian Continental Shelf. According to the Norwegian firm’s statement on Friday, Statoil paid $15 million for First Oil’s 24% equity share in the UK licence for the Alfa Sentral […]

  • H7 Platform Removed from German North Sea

    22 August 2013

    The platform (photo above) stood on Norpipe and came on line in 1977. Its compressors were used to maintain pressure in the pipeline, which carries gas from Norway’s Ekofisk area to the Norsea Gas Terminal at Emden in Germany. The compressors were shut down in 1999, but the installation remained operational until 2007. It was […]

  • Russia: Alexey Miller Highlights Importance of Energy Cooperation with Azerbaijan

    21 June 2011
    Business & Finance

    The Gazprom headquarters hosted today a working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Company’s Management Committee and Rovnag Abdullayev, President of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR). The parties discussed bilateral cooperation in the energy sector and appreciated the efforts taken by Gazprom and SOCAR for maintaining gas supplies from Azerbaijan to […]

  • USA: Seadrill Wins USD 919 Million Contract for West Capricorn Rig

    7 October 2011
    Business & Finance

    Seadrill has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with a major oil company for a five-year contract for operations in North America with the ultra-deepwater semi-submersible rig West Capricorn. The potential contract value for the firm five-year period is US$919 million, which includes a US$30 million mobilization fee. The oil company has the right to […]

  • Rickmers Group Bolsters Its Bulk Carrier Management

    24 March 2015
    Business & Finance

    Hamburg-based Rickmers Shipmanagement GmbH & Cie. KG has been awarded with the technical shipmanagement, including the provision of crew, for a fleet of seven supramax bulk carriers.  The vessels concerned are operated in world-wide tramp services, that is without a fixed schedule. They will be taken over by Rickmers Shipmanagement and gradually join the managed […]

  • Qatar: Minister of Energy Inaugurates New Drilling Rig ‘Al Jassra’

    11 April 2013
    Business & Finance

    Dr. Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada, Minister of Energy and Industry, Chairman and Managing Director of Qatar Petroleum and Gulf International Services (GIS), inaugurated one of the most technologically advanced offshore drilling rigs to ever work in the State of Qatar. The inauguration ceremony took place at PPL’s shipyard in Singapore and was attended by […]

  • Ocean Yield’s Suezmax Newbuilding Starts Charter with NAT

    31 August 2018
    Business & Finance

    Fresh from delivery from SHI, Nordic Cygnus started the hell and high water charter with Nordic American Tankers.

  • Indonesia’s Coal to Philippines on Hold, Seven More Abducted

    24 June 2016

    In light of the latest kidnapping of seven crewmembers in the southern Philippines, Indonesia said that the stoppage of coal shipments to the Philippines will remain in place until the country can guarantee for security, Reuters reported. The kidnapping of the seafarers from an Indonesian tugboat, which was underway towing a coal barge on June 20, pushed the number […]

  • Alphaliner: CMA CGM, PSA Singapore to Join Forces

    10 June 2016
    Business & Finance

    French container shipping major CMA CGM and PSA Singapore Terminals are planning to establish a joint venture company to lease and operate four container berths in the port of Singapore, according to Alphaliner. The joint venture would be owned in proportions of 49% and 51%, respectively. With an estimated annual handling capacity of over 3 Mteu, the joint […]

  • Rickmers Holding Takes New Corporate Form

    1 June 2015
    Business & Finance

    Rickmers Holding GmbH & Cie. KG, parent of the shipping company Rickmers Group, is to become a stock corporation according to a decision made at today’s shareholders’ meeting. The entry in the Commercial Register of the new corporate form is expected to take place by the end of June 2015. Following this entry, the company […]

  • Trident Alliance Calls for IMO Carriage Ban on Non-Compliant Fuel

    9 October 2018
    Business & Finance

    Trident Alliance has called for the adoption without delay of IMO’s Carriage ban on non-compliant fuel.

  • One Shot, Four Kidnapped from Indonesian Tug and Barge

    18 April 2016

    One crew member was shot and four were kidnapped from Indonesian flagged tug and barge on April 15 in the international waters between Malaysia and the Philippines, according to Indonesia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The injured crew member was transported to Malaysia for treatment and is reported to be in a stable condition. The two vessels involved in […]

  • Paragon Snubs Delivery of Ultramax Newbuilding

    26 May 2016
    Business & Finance

    Athens-based dry bulk shipping company Paragon Shipping has not taken delivery of an Ultramax newbuilding dry bulk carrier, according to a statement from the company. Namely, Paragon Shipping said that it received a notice of default from the Chinese shipbuilder Yangzhou Dayang Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. on May 24 for not taking delivery of the vessel. The company still […]

  • Asian Spirit Steamship Company Adds New Feeders

    23 October 2019
    Business & Finance

    The new units, Spirit of Kolkata and Spirit of Chennai, started their charter deals with Mediterranean Shipping Company.

  • Singapore: New AHTS Vessel Joins Swire Pacific Offshore’s Fleet

    7 December 2011
    Business & Finance

    Swire Pacific Offshore (SPO) announces the delivery of Pacific Python, the last of eight new “P Class” Anchor Handling Tug Supply (AHTS) vessels built by Qingdao Qianjin Shipyard, marking the successful completion of the major part of an ongoing fleet replacement programme. This follows on from the delivery of her sister vessel Pacific Porpoise at […]

  • World Demand for High Value-Added Vessels Increase

    23 December 2011

      The new orders gained by China shipbuilding industry in 2010 worth USD 36.3 billion, accounted for 38% of the global market exceeding the 37% taken by South Korea. From January to September 2011, the China’s new orders fell by 40% and the new orders obtained by South Korean shipyards valued USD 43.6 billion regaining […]

  • Morocco: Polarcus Samur Commences 3D Seismic Survey for Tangiers Petroleum

    20 December 2011
    Business & Finance

    Tangiers Petroleum Limited announces that it has taken the opportunity to accelerate its Moroccan exploration program. The Company has reached agreement with Polarcus Samur Ltd to immediately commence an approximate 677 km2 3D seismic acquisition programme within its Tarfaya Block. This campaign will further delineate the areal extent of the structures for 3 of Tangiers […]