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  • Australia adding transparency to offshore oil and gas

    28 November 2017

    The Australian government on Tuesday announced new measures which are expected to boost transparency in the country’s offshore oil and gas sector. Minister for Resources and Northern Australia Matt Canavan said in a statement that Australia already had a “comprehensive and robust regulatory regime” for the oil and gas sector, and these new measures would […]

  • Statoil swings to profit in Q4

    7 February 2018

    Norwegian energy giant and LNG operator Statoil swung to a quarterly profit due in part to rising oil and gas prices, and higher production. The company on Wednesday reported a fourth-quarter IFRS net income of $2.6 billion, compared to last year’s loss of $2.8 billion. Adjusted earnings were $4 billion in the fourth quarter, up from […]

  • Fluid dynamics simulations expert joins QED Naval

    19 September 2018
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Edinburgh-based engineering consultancy QED Naval has appointed Corey Badger to lead its computational fluid dynamics (CFD) numerical capabilities incorporated into the Subhub tidal platform design process.

  • Oxford Professor Criticizes Tidal Lagoon Costs

    17 June 2015

    Professor Dieter Helm from the University of Oxford has criticized the UK energy policy in a paper titled “British energy policy – what happens next?“, published by the Energy Futures Network. In the paper, Professor Helm suggests the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) to refrain from subsidizing expensive projects such as tidal lagoons. Furthermore, Helm said that […]

  • Danish Shipping Supports International Rules for CTVs

    19 January 2018
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Danish Shipping has called for a common international regulatory framework for small high-speed vessels below 500 gross tons, such as Crew Transfer Vessels (CTVs).

  • Seacat Services Orders Second Chartwell 24 CTV

    30 July 2019

    UK-based offshore energy support vessel (OESV) operator, Seacat Services, has taken up its option to build a second Chartwell 24 catamaran for the offshore wind sector. Seacat Rainbow, designed by Chartwell Marine, will enter construction immediately at Isle of Wight shipyard Diverse Marine. Recent multi-vessel contract wins and charter extensions from long-term customers have led […]

  • European TSOs Sign MoU on Joint Capacity Platform

    18 April 2012

    Sixteen major European Transmission System Operators (TSOs) have taken the initiative to bundle their efforts and wide experience in the field of capacity booking platforms to move towards a joint European capacity platform. The alliance is formed by network operators from Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany and the Netherlands. At the FLAME conference high-ranking representatives of […]

  • Hagens Berman Investigates GLDD after Stock Plunges (USA)

    15 March 2013
    Business & Finance

    Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, a national investor-rights law firm with an office in Chicago, IL, announced it is investigating Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp. following the resignation of the company’s Chief Operating Officer and President Bruce J. Biemeck, a restatement of the company’s financial statements and a subsequent 30 percent drop in the […]

  • Wilhelmshaven LNG terminal seeks binding capacity interest

    1 September 2020
    Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    LNG Terminal Wilhelmshaven (LTeW) has invited market participants to express binding interest in terminal capacities.

  • COVID-19: Hapag-Lloyd adds 100,000 TEU of capacity to keep goods moving

    25 March 2020
    Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Infrastructure, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Hapag-Lloyd has on-hired over 100,000 TEU of additional equipment across the globe to keep the supply chain flowing.

  • Scottish Renewables: Report Confirms what Industry Knew about Pentland Firth

    11 July 2013

    New research from Oxford University says Pentland Firth promises to be one of the best sites in the world for tidal power. Lindsay Leask, Senior Policy Manager for Scottish Renewables, said:  “This latest report confirms what the industry has known for some time; the Pentland Firth is one of the best sites in the world […]

  • Joint Declaration Signed on North Seas Countries Offshore Grid Initiative

    4 February 2014
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Storage

    Members of European, national and regional parliaments have signed a Joint Declaration on the North Seas Countries Offshore Grid Initiative (NSCOGI) expressing the need for a stronger cooperation among the 10 NSCOGI countries (Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Luxemburg, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway and the United Kingdom). As the parliamentarians point out in their Joint […]

  • Aker Solutions Delivers Drilling Fluid and Well Control System to Rolls-Royce Marine (Norway)

    18 March 2011
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Research & Development

      Aker Solutions’ wholly-owned subsidiary STEP Offshore has delivered a drilling fluid and well control system to Rolls-Royce Marine, which will be used on the Yme field in the North Sea. The Aker Solutions unit made a fast and efficient delivery of an ultra compact skid mounted system for drilling fluid circulation and well control […]

  • BMT Participates in EU Funded Project on Enhancing Maritime Safety

    22 May 2013
    Business & Finance

    Almost 80% of collisions and groundings occur due to a failure of bridge systems and their usage. A new three year European Research Project, part funded by the EU has been launched to help increase safety on-board vessels. The project named CASCADe, (model-based Co-operative and Adaptive Ship-based Context Aware Design) aims to address the lack […]

  • Subsea 7 to Use EIVA’s NaviPac Software on Its Vessels (UK)

    6 August 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    EIVA announces the signature of a contract with Subsea 7 for the use of their online survey and positioning software, NaviPac, on all relevant Subsea 7 vessels. Subsea 7 is a global leader in seabed-to-surface engineering, construction and services contractor to the offshore energy industry worldwide. It has one of the world’s most versatile fleets […]

  • Sovcomflot Takes 4th Place in International Top Tanker Company Ratings (Russia)

    1 April 2013

    Sovcomflot Group (SCF) has taken 4th place in a list of the top 30 tanker companies in the world as published by the British shipping magazine Tanker Operator. The preface to the list reads as follows: “Sovcomflot is continuing its rise to the very top of the global ratings and will undoubtedly retain its place […]

  • Philippines: Nido Petroleum Announces Tindalo Update

    23 December 2010

    Nido Petroleum Limited , as Operator of Service Contract 54A (SC 54A),provides this update on the well testing of the Tindalo-1ST1 following the completion of recent workover operations. Each of four potentially productive zones are separated by inflatable external casing packers and were tested individually. Since the last operations update on 6 December 2010, testing […]

  • Offshore safety body spots irregularities on Equinor’s Njord A platform

    12 March 2019

    Norwegian offshore safety watchdog, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has found irregularities during an audit of Equinor’s Njord A platform.

  • Tribute Resources takes stake in Tocardo

    21 July 2016
    Business & Finance, Research & Development, Technology

    Canadian energy company Tribute Resources has taken a 46.5% stake in Tocardo after its parent company Huisman sold its shares.

  • Germany: Nordex Assigns TÜV Nord to Certify New Offshore Turbine

    23 August 2011
    Research & Development, Technology

      Development of the new Nordex N150/6000 offshore turbine is progressing according to plan. Nordex has now assigned technology service provider TÜV Nord to certify the turbine type. This certification is required before the wind power system can be operated on the high seas. In addition, it serves as proof of the quality of the […]

  • Aberdeen: Bibby Offshore Names Managing Director

    8 July 2010
    Business & Finance

    Bibby Offshore Limited, the provider of turnkey subsea construction/IRM and offshore management services,  announced changes to its board of directors to support the company’s ongoing growth. Effective from 1st July 2010, Fraser Moonie, who previously held the position of commercial director for the Aberdeen-based contractor, has assumed the role of managing director of Bibby Offshore, […]

  • Cheaper Offshore Wind to Cut Dutch Subsidies by EUR 2 Billion?

    1 August 2016
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Technology

    The Dutch government could spend up to EUR 2 billion less than planned on subsidies for energy generated by offshore wind as the costs to build and operate offshore wind farms have fallen sharply in recent years, according to the Financieele Dagblad (FD).  The country’s Energy Agreement from 2013 stipulated that up to EUR 18 billion of state aid […]

  • Bergen Group CEO and CFO remain in permanent roles

    30 June 2017
    Business & Finance

    Hans Petter Eikeland and Nils Hoff will take on permanent positions as the Bergen Group CEO and CFO, respectively, as of July 1. Bergen Group said on Friday that Eikeland and Hoff both agreed to enter permanent positions as the CEO and CFO respectively in Bergen Group when their current time-limited period of involvement expires on […]

  • India: Essar Shipping Takes Delivery of Its Newest Mini Cape Vessel

    28 February 2012
    Business & Finance

    Essar Shipping Limited (ESL) part of the Essar Group has, taken the delivery of MV “Arun”. This newest addition to Essar Shipping’s growing fleet, MV Arun, is a Mini Cape which is 253 metre long, 43 metre wide and has a cargo capacity of 105000 dwt. Essar Shipping has a total capexplan of USD 1 […]

  • EEW SPC & Bladt to Supply Burbo Bank Extension Foundations

    27 January 2015
    Business & Finance

    DONG Energy has signed a contract with EEW SPC, which covers the supply of 32 monopile foundations and the associated transition pieces for the 258MW Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind farm to be built in Liverpool Bay. Under the contract, a high proportion of the transition pieces will be manufactured at the Teesside plant by Offshore Structures (Britain) […]